Briefing: Boozer among freshmen on All-America 1st team
Strategic angle: Duke forward Cameron Boozer is a unanimous first-team All-American in college basketball in voting released by The Associated Press.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
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Briefing: U-M's Whittingham looks to refine QB Underwood
Strategic angle: In his first year at Michigan, coach Kyle Whittingham aims to develop sophomore quarterback Bryce Underwood into a top-tier player.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Hawks fans rep Magic City despite nixed promo
Strategic angle: Hawks fans showed up in Magic City gear Monday night even though the NBA shut down the team's short-lived promotion with the well-known strip club.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Kiper's new NFL mock draft: How free agency shook up first-round landing spots for top prospects
Strategic angle: Team needs have shifted in free agency, so how will top prospects come off the board in Round 1? Mel Kiper Jr. projects the NFL draft's first 32 picks.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Reid's updated NFL draft QB Hot Board: Strengths and weaknesses for the top passers
Strategic angle: Who are the best quarterbacks in the 2026 class? We sized up the top 12, starting with Fernando Mendoza.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Green galore: Revisiting NBA St. Patrick's Day uniforms of the past
Strategic angle: Taking a look back at notable St. Patrick's Day specific jerseys for NBA teams through the years.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Hope for Man City, Chelsea & Spurs - great Champions League comebacks
Strategic angle: Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City all need something special to stay in the Champions League, but sides have recovered from three-goal deficits before.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Kerr wins 600th, fourth fastest among coaches
Strategic angle: Steve Kerr reached 600 wins in his 943rd regular-season game Monday night in Washington.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Sources: NBA eyes key 1st vote for expansion
Strategic angle: The NBA will hold a vote at the board of governors meetings next week to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Suns' Ishbia could bump ownership stake to 96%
Strategic angle: Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is in mediation to potentially buy out minority owners' 13% stake.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Arsenal trial and self-doubt: Valverde's journey to Real legend
Strategic angle: Rejected by Arsenal as a teenager, Federico Valverde has transformed himself into a Real Madrid legend - and was the main man in their Champions League win over Manchester City last week.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Everything we know about NBA expansion: Why add two teams now? Why Seattle and Las Vegas?
Strategic angle: The NBA seems closer than ever to adding two franchises. Here's what we know, including how an expansion draft could work.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Late flurry allows SGA to maintain 20-point run
Strategic angle: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander barely extended his record streak of games with at least 20 points to 128 during Sunday's win over the Timberwolves.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: NBA: Missed call late in Lakers-Nuggets thriller
Strategic angle: The NBA ruled that Spencer Jones had a clean strip of Austin Reaves with 9.2 seconds remaining in regulation of Saturday's Nuggets-Lakers game.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: How to run your 2026 March Madness pool: Play for prizes, plus create an NCAA Tournament game
Strategic angle: The CBS Sports 2026 NCAA Men's and Women's Games have returned for March Madness 2026 office pools.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: 🏀 Men's NCAA tourney: Get to know every team
Strategic angle: The men's bracket has been revealed. Here's what you need to know about every competitor for the national title.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Colts re-sign Alie-Cox, a key cog in rush attack
Strategic angle: The Colts have re-signed tight end Mo Alie-Cox, the team announced Monday.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: CB Wright tops in performance-based pay in 2025
Strategic angle: Former Bears, current Jets CB Nahshon Wright earned $1.4 million in performance-based pay in 2025, the highest amount among the 25 players who earned over $1 million in performance bonuses.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Sources: Macario signs with Wave in record deal
Strategic angle: United States forward Catarina Macario has joined the San Diego Wave FC on what is believed to be the biggest total contract value in women's soccer history.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Tide's No. 2 scorer arrested on felony pot charge
Strategic angle: Aden Holloway, Alabama's second-leading scorer, faces legal issues ahead of NCAA tournament.
Editorial Staff Mar 16