Greg Gumbel was a mainstay for CBS Sports. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Greg Gumbel, the popular CBS broadcaster who spent decades on the airwaves covering a multitude of sports, died Friday. He was 78 years old. His family revealed in a statement to CBS News that he died after a battle with cancer: It is … Read more
The PGA Tour’s first event of the season will feature 60 players on the Plantation course at Kapalua. The Tour released on Friday the initial full field for The Sentry, which will be contested Jan. 2-5 in Maui, Hawaii. Golf Channel coverage will begin Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. This is the third consecutive year … Read more
maryland_wbb.jpg For Brenda Frese and her unbeaten Maryland team, the word “chemistry” is an important one. After a down season by their standards, the Terrapins have rebounded in 2024-25, winning their first 11 games with a slew of new players. Of the six women who have started for Maryland, four are transfers in their first … Read more
Dave Kaval is the one on the left. (Photo by Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images) Many people are going to have to move from Oakland to Sacramento to Las Vegas if they want to keep their jobs with the Athletics. Dave Kaval, the architect of the move, will not be one of … Read more
Ohio State is preparing for a College Football Playoff quarterfinals matchup with top-seeded Oregon at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Yet many Buckeyes fans aren’t looking ahead, but still looking back at their team’s 13–10 loss to Michigan (7–5). Despite having an opportunity to win a national championship, a sizable contingent of Ohio … Read more
Steelers receiver George Pickens has shown high-end ability during nearly three seasons in the NFL. He also has flashed just enough frustration and anger to make some wonder how much of a problem he’d be without the influence of coach Mike Tomlin. When Pickens crashed the post-game interview of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs … Read more
USC receiver Kyle Ford said the emotions of an up-and-down career hit him after he caught the game-winning touchdown against Texas A&M during the Las Vegas Bowl Friday night. (David Becker / Getty Images) It was less than four months ago, at the start of his third and most consequential season yet as USC’s coach, … Read more
Tensions between the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns escalated quickly on Friday. Three players — the Suns’ Jusuf Nurkić, and the Mavericks’ P.J. Washington and Naji Marshall — were ejected after a brawl interrupted play in the third quarter. The fracas began when Nurkić hit Dallas center Daniel Gafford with a hard elbow, drawing an … Read more
The Cincinnati Bengals will host the Denver Broncos on Saturday, here’s now to watch the game. (Katie Stratman-Imagn Images) The fact that Joe Burrow is playing in an NFL game this week may have been overshadowed by the news that he just bought the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive line Katana swords for Christmas. But it’s true, … Read more
The Dolphins could be eliminated from playoff contention as soon as today, if both the Chargers beat the Patriots and the Broncos beat the Bengals. If that happens — or if the Dolphins lose to the Browns on Sunday — Miami will be eliminated. And, as explained by Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald, the … Read more