Michigan State coach Tom Izzo rips transfer portal culture, calls out tampering in college basketball

Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo is 70-years-old and the longest-tenured active men’s college basketball coach among high major programs. He has seen some things since taking over the Michigan State program... Read more »

Father of Celtics’ Jaylen Brown arrested for attempted murder following alleged stabbing in Las Vegas

Imagn Images The father of Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s, Quenton M. Brown, has been arrested for attempted murder, according to KSNV NBC Las Vegas. Brown, 57, was booked Thursday morning on an... Read more »

Derrick Rose’s Bulls jersey retirement ceremony set for January game against Celtics

Derrick Rose was born in Chicago. He starred at Simeon High School in Chicago. And then he became an NBA MVP in Chicago. He and the city are forever intertwined, and his... Read more »

Dribble Handoff: Duke-Kansas, St. John’s-Kentucky, Houston-Auburn among college hoops’ top 2025-26 showdowns

College basketball schedules are nearing completion ahead of the 2025-26 season, and there will be no shortage of marquee nonconference matchups over the first couple months. While the Players Era Festival will... Read more »

Paige Bueckers ties WNBA rookie single-game scoring mark; another Caitlin Clark injury; Big 12 expert picks

This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday... Read more »

Kansas basketball roster, predicting starting lineup: No. 1 recruit Darryn Peterson key to Jayhawks revival

In 2022, Bill Self and Kansas won the final 11 games of the season and waltzed through March Madness to secure the program’s fourth men’s basketball championship. Things have gone awry in... Read more »

Warriors outlook, Kevin Durant’s influence on Steph Curry and John Wall was a real hooper

On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill and Marcus Thompson give their best and worst case scenarios for some prominent NBA teams. What went right for the Knicks if... Read more »

Memphis AD Ed Scott acknowledges Big 12 rejection ‘hurt,’ says Tigers sent ‘shockwave’ in college athletics

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott admits it stung when the Big 12 rejected an unprecedented bid to join the league in July. The ambitious proposal — which included up to $250 million... Read more »

Ranking top 25 NBA players of the 21st century, from LeBron to Russ: Kobe misses top five, Jokić over Shaq

The foundation for 2000s NBA basketball was laid in the late 90s, when the Lakers traded for Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant and the Spurs drafted Tim Duncan. As Michael Jordan and... Read more »

Ex-Heat security guard pleads guilty to selling millions in stolen memorabilia, including LeBron James NBA Finals jersey

A former Miami Heat security guard pleaded guilty Tuesday in Florida to transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate commerce, in connection to the millions of dollars worth of memorabilia he was... Read more »