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Getty Images The Cleveland Guardians became the second American League team to clinch a playoff berth this season, joining the New York Yankes on Thursday when they beat the Twins in an extra-innings walkoff win. The Guardians will be returning to the playoffs after missing out last season. This will mark their third appearance in […]

While everyone is seemingly giving him a free pass, Bryce Young is looking in the mirror following the Carolina Panthers‘ decision to bench him just two games into the 2024 season.  Young, the 2023 No. 1 overall pick, addressed his surprising demotion for the first time on Thursday. He acknowledged the decision was a surprise, […]

Zion Williamson might be the New Orleans Pelicans‘ opening-night starting center. Does that make him a “big” in today’s more vague positional dictionary? Reasonable minds can disagree on this, I suppose, but this is my list and so I’m going to make a ruling.  No, Zion Williamson is not a big man.  For starters, he’s […]

Getty Images New U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino said he aims to take the team to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup on home soil, a feat they haven’t accomplished since 2002. Pochettino suggested the target is not just his but also shared by U.S. Soccer’s higher-ups, who have long hoped […]

When freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey walk into Rutgers‘ Trapezoid of Terror for the Scarlet Knights’ home opener, they’ll make history. The five-star prospects are the highest two recruits to ever suit up for Rutgers. It’s a trailblazing duo, but they’re far from alone. Cooper Flagg is the best recruit Duke has landed in the history of modern recruiting rankings. Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe, Miami’s Jalil […]

With Major League Baseball’s regular season winding to a close, this part of the schedule always makes for an appropriate reflection point. While we don’t have the time to do a full accounting of our preseason analysis — games are still being played, races are still being decided — we have carved out the space […]

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With the NBA season quickly approaching, we here at CBS Sports released our annual Top 100 NBA player rankings. Part of what makes the Top 100 so intriguing is looking at all the different ways the information can be broken down. Like assessing who the biggest risers and fallers are from the previous year, to compiling a list […]

UEFA Champions League action continues on Thursday as Atalanta host Arsenal on Paramount+. The Italian side finished fourth in Serie A last season and defeated a heavily-favored Bayer Leverkusen team in the Europa League final, but their 2024-25 campaign has been off to a rough start. Meanwhile, Arsenal are establishing themselves as a defensive force […]

The world No. 3 spoke Wednesday ahead of the DP World Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth The post Rory McIlroy shares two hurdles PGA Tour, LIV Golf must clear to achieve deal between leagues first appeared on OKC Sports Radio.