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What does it mean to earn the distinction of being the preseason National Player of the Year? More than anything, it sets the stage for one player and one program. The expectations become official. It’s a big deal, and it should be.  Typically, the guy who’s picked to be the best player in college basketball […]

After two games with New York winners on Monday, we head into Tuesday ready for Game 2 of the ALCS while the NLCS combatants get themselves settled in the Big Apple after a cross-country flight. In advance of ALCS Game 2, let’s grab some gambling plays.  Guardians at Yankees, 7:38 p.m. ET RHP Tanner Bibee […]

Ah, tank-related puns. I’ve missed you. Nobody was worth a rhyme last season. Victor Wembanyama certainly was before that, but his name isn’t easily punnable (though we should give a shoutout the Reddit commenter who coined “Wembanyamarama”). But this season? We get an easy one. Actually, we get several. There’s the obvious “sag for Flagg” […]

Getty Images Middleweights ranked in the UFC’s official top 15 meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira make their case for a fight against one of the division’s stalwarts next. “Fluffy” Hernandez is one of the division’s bigger success stories. After a 1-2 start, Hernandez rattled […]

Rookies are settling into their NFL careers, and that showed in Week 6. Several were making an impact across the league, including two quarterbacks putting their franchises on their backs.  CBSSports.com looks at the top rookie performers from the past week. 1. Caleb Williams, Bears Fans are starting to see Williams settle in a bit […]

Mauricio Pochettino will be looking to get his U.S. men’s national team stint as head coach off to a double-winning start by adding a friendly victory over Mexico to his debut win over Panama. The pair meet at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on Tuesday as these two fierce rivals play out what will only lightly […]

For the first time in a long time, college basketball has moved back into a phase of having only five “major” conferences. Those five leagues account for 79 schools. That means there are another 285 schools (a voluminous 78%) filling up 26 more conferences that comprise Division I.  As we do every year, this is […]

Pete Prisco shares his Power Rankings heading into Week 7 of the 2024 season Oct 15, 2024 at 5:01 am ET • 2 min read Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports America’s self-proclaimed team is America’s mess right now. The Dallas Cowboys are playing some bad football, embarrassingly bad football. The Cowboys did the unthinkable Sunday when […]

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers by a 7-3 final on Monday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, knotting the best-of-seven set at 1-1. For the Mets, the contest was an overwhelming success. Left-hander Sean Manaea held the majors’ fiercest lineup in check over five innings of work; shortstop […]

Getty Images LeBron James and Stephen Curry checked a major item off of their basketball bucket lists this offseason when they linked up for Team USA and won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After facing off in the NBA Finals four times, the two defining superstars of this era had long spoken of a […]