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The U.S. also got its first medal in women’s rugby sevens and advanced in men’s soccer Jul 31, 2024 at 9:01 am ET • 6 min read Getty Images This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get […]

Getty Images Belal Muhammad upset Leon Edwards to become UFC welterweight champion, Tom Aspinall called out heavyweight champ Jon Jones and Paddy Pimblett broke into the official UFC lightweight rankings to close out July. Heading into August, there are some interesting things on the horizon. A top-quality UFC Fight Night channels Fight Island as the […]

Getty Images Texas Rangers outfielder Evan Carter, a breakout star last postseason, is not expected to play again this year, GM Chris Young announced Tuesday (via the Dallas Morning News). Carter has not played since May 26 with what the Rangers called lower back tightness. Young says Carter needs more time to rest. Carter, 21, […]

The United States men’s basketball team will take on South Sudan in each team’s second group-stage game on Wednesday. Tip time is set for 3 p.m. ET. Both teams won their opener (USA defeated Serbia while South Sudan handled Puerto Rico) and Wednesday’s winner will earn their spot in the quarterfinals.  A quick reminder of […]

Over the past three years, we’ve seen an average of 6.7 ~new teams~ make the playoffs each year. That’s fairly wild when you consider 14 teams make the playoffs each season. Last year I went out on a limb and predicted seven new teams who would make the postseason. Three of my picks made it, […]

The U.S. women’s national team will close out Olympic group play against Australia on Wednesday. The Stars and Stripes are coming off a massive 4-1 win over Germany and have already clinched a spot in the knockout rounds. Australia played to a wild 6-5 victory against Zambia, keeping their knockout hopes alive. Both teams are […]

USATSI Tempers flared Monday night following a physical Bluegrass State battle in The Basketball Tournament as a team comprised mostly of former Kentucky players downed a team consisting mostly of former Louisville players 70-61 in overtime.  Security personnel had to intervene in what devolved into a scrum of shoving and yelling between some of the […]

This year’s trade deadline wrapped up at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday Jul 30, 2024 at 7:03 pm ET • 2 min read Getty Images Major League Baseball’s 2024 trade season is in the books. The trade market heated up in recent days before the 6 p.m. ET deadline on Tuesday. While there were plenty […]

The road to pound-for-pound respect and accreditation in combat sports is rarely ever a straight line.  Sometimes, fighters appear on the scene with a seemingly perfect skill set intact yet lack the requisite number of elite wins for inclusion (and often never get there thanks to injury, defeat and/or bad luck). Other fighters, like UFC […]

The United States saw both the men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball teams lose their opening games of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday. This doesn’t mean the journey to the podium is over, but it is important to point out that U.S. fans should perhaps manage their expectations differently when it comes to 3×3 teams […]