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The Phoenix Suns didn’t trade for Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal in order to get swept in the first round of the playoffs. When the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team they had dominated in the regular season, beat them four straight times in April, it stamped their 2023-24 season as a failure. Devin Booker said after […]

Two of the NHL’s best are headed in opposite directions to start the season Oct 16, 2024 at 1:09 pm ET • 1 min read CBS Sports design The 2024-25 season is underway, and that means the first NHL Power Rankings are here. There have been a few surprises in the early going, and that […]

No one knows more about quarterback battles than Jerry Rice.  Rice, a Hall of Famer who is widely regarded as the greatest receiver of all time, was at the center of the most controversial quarterback controversy ever between future Hall of Famers Joe Montana and Steve Young. That situation makes Rice uniquely qualified to give […]

Getty Images Serena Williams is on the road to recovery after having a procedure done to remove a branchial cyst that was “the size of a small grapefruit” from her neck. In a video that she posted to social media, Williams revealed that the cyst was successfully removed and “all is OK.” In the post, […]

Hello there! Mauricio Pochettino’s first international window in charge of the U.S. men’s national team has officially come to a close, offering plenty of food for thought as the group continues their preparation for the 2026 World Cup. I’m Pardeep Cattry with a USMNT-focused midweek update. Footy fix All times U.S./Eastern Wednesday, Oct. 16 UWCL: […]

Getty Images The clock is ticking towards Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. On Tuesday, Netflix released a cinematic trailer ahead of Paul vs. Tyson on Nov 15. “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth,” Ludacris says at the beginning of the video, alluding to the famous quote Tyson gave ahead of […]

The Big One remains a big problem for Ryan Day. Following No. 4 Ohio State’s 32-31 road loss to No. 2 Oregon on Saturday in a top-five clash, the same familiar narrative that’s hovered over him stemming from his struggles against Michigan reemerged. Ryan Day can’t win The Big One. The trends immediately flooded social […]

It’s momentum time for me picking games. After a slow start, the sports betting pace has picked up as I went 8-6 against the spread and 12-2 straight up last week. That takes my ATS record to 46-43-3 and my straight-up record to 51-41. I’ll take it.  This week features a lot of high-profile games, […]

The next generation of college basketball stars has arrived. The 2024-25 college basketball season begins in less than three weeks, and incoming freshmen stars such as Duke forward Cooper Flagg, Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe and Rutgers duo of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey are ready to leave their mark on their respective programs. Flagg enters […]

NEW YORK — In a game they could not afford to fall behind early, the Cleveland Guardians made a mess of things in the first and second innings of ALCS Game 2 against the New York Yankees (NY 6, CLE 3). Shortstop Brayan Rocchio dropped an Aaron Judge infield pop up to allow a run to score […]