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
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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: 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: 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
Briefing: Butler's Matta retires from coaching with 502 wins
Strategic angle: Butler's Thad Matta, who had 502 wins and 13 NCAA tournament appearances in a career that also included stints at Xavier and Ohio State, is retiring from coaching.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
UConn overall 1-seed; joined by UCLA, Texas, SC
Undefeated UConn was awarded the top overall seed in the women's NCAA tournament Sunday.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Memphis Retaining Coach Penny Hardaway
Strategic angle: Penny Hardaway will return next season as the basketball coach at Memphis, sources told ESPN.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Jay Bilas predicts every game of the 2026 men's NCAA tournament
Strategic angle: Looking for the perfect bracket? Look no further.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
WNBA, union log marathon talks without deal
The WNBA and its players' union did not reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement after a marathon, 12-hour bargaining session.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: 'Glass in my hand': Inside Marcus Smart's incredible return from The Punch
Strategic angle: After a devastating, self-inflicted wound nearly cost him his right hand, the Lakers guard is fueling the team's rise through the West.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Grading the NCAA Tournament selection committee: Vanderbilt a huge miss, Auburn and Miami (Ohio) good calls
Strategic angle: Here's what the committee got right -- and what it missed -- in building the final 68-team bracket
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Duke, Arizona, Michigan, UF top tourney seeds
Strategic angle: Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida were named the top seeds in the men's NCAA tournament with one-loss Miami (Ohio) grabbing an at-large bid.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Lakers benefitted from incorrect foul call in final seconds of regulation in comeback over Nuggets, NBA says
Strategic angle: Austin Reaves shouldn't have gone to the free-throw line with 9.2 seconds remaining.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Selection Sunday is here. Here's what to know ahead of March Madness
Strategic angle: Brackets for the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are set to be revealed. Duke is expected to be the men's top overall seed. The undefeated UConn Huskies will likely lead the women's.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Acuff scores 30 as Calipari, Hogs roll to SEC title
Strategic angle: Darius Acuff Jr. had 30 points as No. 17 Arkansas beat No. 22 Vanderbilt to win its first SEC tournament crown and first automatic NCAA tournament berth since 2000.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Central Arkansas vs. Queens odds, prediction: 2026 ASUN Tournament championship picks from proven model
SportsLine's model simulated Queens Royals vs. Central Arkansas Bears and revealed its college basketball picks for this 2026 Atlantic Sun Tournament championship game.
Editorial Staff Mar 15