Sports

Welcome to the NHL Star Power Index: A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing — it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world’s attention. These players are in no particular […]

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson could be one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year. The bout between the social media influencer-turned-boxer and the former heavyweight champion is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 15, a sanctioned fight that will go on each competitor’s record. The 27-year-old Paul (11-10, 7 KO) last stepped into the […]

The long offseason of college basketball — all 210 days of it, but who’s counting?! — will finally give way to the start of the regular season next week. It all begins on Monday. So in your best John Stamos voice, I want you to say two magical words with me to ring in the […]

Now that the Dodgers have been crowned champions and the World Series has concluded, it’s time to focus on what comes next. For Major League Baseball’s front offices, the answer is right there on the league’s calendar: the opening of the free-agent market. As is tradition, we here at CBS Sports are previewing this winter’s […]

Dodgers star Freddie Freeman has had quite the journey over the past five years, leading up to his second championship title (with two different teams) and a World Series MVP award in 2024.  By certain measures, like consistency and accolades, you could say the 2020s belong to Freeman.  No, he has not been the most dominant player. Yankees […]

Getty Images A little more than a week ago, the Milwaukee Bucks had won their opener — albeit against a defanged Philadelphia 76ers team without the services of Joel Embiid and Paul George — and Damian Lillard had begun the season with a 30-point performance while connecting on six of his 12 3-pointers.  Since then, […]

With his team trailing late in the third quarter and facing a fourth down near midfield, New York Jets wideout Davante Adams unleashed a vintage, absolutely wicked stutter-and-go move to beat Houston Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter for a big gain up the left sideline.  He took a big hit at the tail end of the […]

Aston Villa are out of the EFL Cup after a 2-1 loss at home to Crystal Palace on Wednesday in the round of 16 when a place in the quarterfinals was seemingly beckoning to Unai Emery and his players. Jhon Duran pulled the hosts level after falling behind to Eberechi Eze’s opener in the first […]

Not since Zion Williamson enrolled at Duke for the 2018-19 season has a freshman captivated college basketball like Cooper Flagg is expected to in the 2024-25 season. Ranked the No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2024 by 247Sports, Flagg is set to be a must-see attraction when the Blue Devils open the season […]