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For the first time since the 2018-19 season, North Carolina will tip off a new campaign without Armando Bacot in the starting lineup. Bacot anchored the Tar Heels’ rotation for five seasons as the program transitioned between eras, starting 168 games and setting school records for career rebounds and double-doubles while scoring 2,347 points. Naturally, […]

USATSI The Chicago Cubs plated 11 consecutive unanswered runs on Wednesday as part of a 14-10 comeback win against the Pittsburgh Pirates (box score) that saw them overcome a 10-3 deficit through the first six innings. Notably, the Cubs became the first team since the 2019 San Diego Padres to rally from a seven-plus-run deficit […]

UFC CEO Dana White is adamant about booking UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic amid growing demand to see interim champ Aspinall challenge Jones. Jones vs. Miocic is rumored for UFC 309 on Nov. 16, one full year after their original pay-per-view main event was postponed. Aspinall helped save the card by defeating […]

Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers had some good and bad news following Wednesday’s practice. The bad news was that starting guard Isaac Seumalo sustained a pectoral injury during practice. The good news was that Seumalo avoided a season-ending injury and is expected to miss a month, according to the Post-Gazette.  Seumalo underwent tests to determine […]

The Golden State Warriors have spent the 2024 offseason trying to trade for a superstar, but no matter how serious those talks got, they drew one line in the sand that they never crossed. Whether it was for Paul George or Lauri Markkanen, general manager Mike Dunleavy was adamant that Brandin Podziemski was off limits.  […]

Paris Saint-Germain have not been as busy as many people expected them to be post-Kylian Mbappe but head coach Luis Enrique was clear last season when he said that he was building Les Parisiens towards a future without the French superstar. That work done by the Spanish tactician has paid off with the Ligue 1 […]

CBS Sports college basketball insiders Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander spent a month surveying 100-plus Division I men’s basketball coaches for our annual Candid Coaches series. They polled across the sport’s landscape: some of the biggest names in college basketball, but also small-school assistants in low-major leagues. Coaches agreed to share unfiltered opinions in exchange […]

Getty Images Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom took another step on Tuesday toward making his first big-league appearance since April 28, 2023 — and his first since undergoing his second Tommy John surgery. deGrom made another minor-league rehab start (his second to date), firing two perfect innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Triple-A affiliate while […]

Getty Images Welterweight contenders hope to get back on track in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday, Sept. 7. Gilbert Burns and Sean Brady headline UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. By recent standards, UFC returns from a one-week hiatus with a decent Apex Fight Night. Former welterweight title challenger Burns was […]

The 2024 NFL schedule kicks off Thursday, September 5 at 8:20 p.m. ET with a matchup between the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, who had the best record during the regular season last year. The Chiefs ended the Ravens’ season last year with a 17-10 victory in the AFC […]