While there are multiple words and/or tiers used to describe contentious decisions in professional boxing — everything from disputed to outright corrupt — former junior lightweight titleholder O’Shaquie Foster can only use one to describe his shocking July defeat to Robson Conceicao. “I see it as one of the biggest robberies in the last few […]
USATSI Class of 2025 five-star prospect Darryn Peterson made his college commitment to Bill Self and The University of Kansas on Friday, he announced in a ceremony that aired exclusively on CBS Sports HQ. The No. 3 recruit in 247Sports’ prospect rankings and the No. 1 combo guard in the class chose the Jayhawks over […]
We’re almost half way through the NFL schedule. The Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens are both 5-3 and will go head-to-head in Baltimore on Sunday, with the Ravens listed as 9.5-point favorites in the Week 9 NFL odds. Meanwhile, the Lions (6-1) are 2.5-point favorites on the road against the Packers (6-2), who may be […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers (5-0) host the Orlando Magic (3-2) in an Eastern Conference battle on Friday night. The Magic have dropped two of their past three games. The Chicago Bulls topped Orlando 102-99 on Wednesday. Cleveland is red hot, winning all five games this season. On Oct. 30, the Cavaliers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 134-110. […]
The inaugural season for an expansion team is rarely straightforward, but even by most measurements, things were rough for Bay FC by mid-May. They were second-to-last in the NWSL after nine games, boasting the league’s worst defensive records after conceding 20 goals. They had lost seven of those first nine matches, including a disastrous five […]
Disney/Randy Holmes Eddie Murphy has reportedly signed on to play a funk music icon on screen. Variety reports that the actor/comedian is set to star as Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in a biopic directed by Bill Condon, the same director who directed Murphy in Dreamgirls, a role that earned him an Oscar nomination. The film, […]
Getty Images Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on being one of the most accomplished players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but there’s one more still to go that could put him in the pantheon of all-time greats. With the 2024-25 […]
WFTV (ORLANDO, Fl) — The mayor of Orlando, Florida, is cracking down in the city’s entertainment district after two people were killed and several others injured in a Halloween night shooting. The suspect, 17-year-old Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, has been taken into custody, Orlando police said. Officers responded to reports of shots fired just after 1 […]
The Kentucky Wildcats will open a new era under first-year coach Mark Pope against Wright State after wrapping up their exhibition season with a 123-52 win over Kentucky Wesleyan. They also cruised to a 98-67 win over defending Division II national champion Minnesota State, averaging 110.5 points per game in those contests. The 51-point average […]
Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams will stand trial on federal corruption charges starting on April 21, 2025, a judge said Friday. The date upset the defense, which argued for a schedule that could end the trial no later than early April to accommodate “grave, grave Democratic […]
