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Getty Images As Barcelona and Real Madrid meet for a preseason El Clasico, it’s a debut for Hansi Flick in the storied rivalry. Joining Barcelona after they parted ways with Xavi Hernandez during the summer, Flick will now enter the biggest managerial job of his career with high expectations.  Coming off of winning La Liga […]

It took footwork, guile and a sturdy chin but Jose Valenzuela was able to achieve his boxing dreams of becoming a world champion on Saturday despite entering as a solid underdog against Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz.  Valenzuela (14-2, 9 KOs) moved up to 140 pounds for the first time and relied on his advantages of six […]

Blake Snell, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, threw the 17th no-hitter in San Francisco Giants history on Friday night, blanking the Cincinnati Reds in what doubled as his first ever complete game. Snell, whose career narrative includes a notorious early hook during the 2020 World Series, had previously never thrown more than […]

USA Basketball is off to a great start at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and on Saturday, it took another step toward a fifth straight gold medal with a 104-83 victory over Puerto Rico. With that win, Team USA improved to 3-0 after the group stage, boasted a point differential of +64 and secured the No. 1 […]

Umar Nurmagomedov made his case for a bantamweight title shot on Saturday, outworking Cory Sandhagen to take a unanimous decision win in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi. The fight was competitive throughout, with Nurmagomedov having to turn mostly to his striking to get the win. Sandhagen found himself in trouble […]

Getty Images Tyreek Hill is the latest star wide receiver to get a pay bump, and it’s a significant one. The Miami Dolphins have reached an agreement with the Pro Bowl wideout on a restructured contract, as confirmed by CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. The new deal is worth $90 million over the next […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Pau Victor was the surprise star of Barcelona’s 2-1 win over rivals Real Madrid at MetLife Stadium on Saturday when the former member of the club’s reserve team scored a brace in a preseason edition of El Clasico. Real Madrid got off to a quick start and racked up five shots […]

Top American heavyweight prospect Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson took a major step up in Saturday’s showdown against Martin Bakole in Los Angeles and was sat down three times en route to the first defeat of his pro career.  The 6-foot-6 Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) took everything Anderson (17-1,15 KOs) had to offer and […]

The New York Yankees lost 8-5 to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night (box score), extending a recent stretch of poor play at home. The Yankees have now lost three consecutive home games and five of their last seven overall. What’s more is that New York is now 6-16 in its last 22 games […]

Two down, one to go for Team USA in the group stage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The star-laden American roster has picked up double-digit victories over South Sudan and Serbia thus far, and now, with only one Group C game left, the knockout stage is nearly at hand. Before we get to the single-elimination portion of […]