4 Manchester United produced a Christmas miracle as they came back from two goals down to overcome high-flying Aston Villa 3-2 in the Premier League on Boxing Day. Before the encounter, United had not scored in over 400 minutes and four games in a row and fans were fearing the worst heading into half-time trailing…
Karolina Muchova is one of the most talented players on the WTA Tour, but the world no. 8 won’t compete at the 2024 Australian Open as she withdrew weeks before the start. There’s no doubt about the talent that the Czech player possesses. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka to reach the Roland Garros final this year,…
North Carolina Central’s Ja’Darius Harris was named the HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week for Dec. 17-23 after scoring 21 points, pulling down 10 rebounds and dishing out two assists in the Eagles’ 79-70 victory vs. Longwood A redshirt senior from Trenton, Tennessee, Harris’ first-career double-double led the Eagles over the Lancers for their…
The pending expiration of Carlos Vela’s contract may have been the elephant in the room during the latter half of LAFC’s 2023 season, but that didn’t mean reporters were reticent to address it. Vela has been asked countless times over the past few months about his decision or the occurrence of contract negotiations. Repeatedly, he…
Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 4-2 to an Ottawa Senators team they should have beaten. In fact, they went up 2-0 in the first period only to allow the never-quit Senators to score four unanswered goals. In this edition of Maple Leafs Takeaways, I’ll look at what I believe are three key takeaways…
In a significant development reported by NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are poised to exercise their option to acquire a controlling ownership interest in the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx from current owner Glen Taylor, with the deadline for this transaction set for December 31. The potential acquisition would formalize the duo’s…
The 2024 tennis season will officially get underway on Friday in Australia, where group-stage competition at the United Cup is set to begin. A matchup between Alex de Minaur and Cameron Norrie headlines the Australia vs. Great Britain tie.Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs. Cameron Norrie (GBR)De Minaur and Norrie will be squaring off for the…
Joe Flacco came straight off his couch to being under center for the potentially playoff-bound Cleveland Browns. Flacco is no stranger to playoff success, but 2023 has offered a certainly unique way of getting there. He went from throwing passes at a local football field with his brother Tom to quarterbacking an AFC threat with…
We close out 2023 by reviewing some of the rules changes and new tournament formats on Episode 122. Major League Soccer has brought about some rules changes for the 2024 season, and some of them are very intriguing and welcomed. However, the worst change they attempted was to withdraw its first teams from the U.S….
CBS Sports graphic The holiday season is a wonderful time of the year for a variety of reasons — but it sure does bring college basketball to a crawl. Unlike the NBA and (now the) NFL, this sport largely avoids what amounts to a five-day window around Christmas. Things get super slow every year. But…
