On what was the last day of the regular season for a large swath of teams across the country, many at their home venues in holding with tradition observed Senior Day to pay tribute and commemorate the contributions of seniors to their respective programs. To ghastly results. At Auburn, the No. 1 Tigers lost a … Read more
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 morning here. 🏀 Good morning to all, but especially to… THE NO. 5 FLORIDA GATORS Beware: These Gators bite. No. 5 Florida beat No. … Read more
Prior to Saturday, across the past 40 seasons, the No. 1 and No. 2 schools met 16 times in the regular season. None of the teams that played in those games wound up winning the national championship. Bruce Pearl’s top-ranked Auburn Tigers can buck that trend. Because what happened at Coleman Coliseum — Auburn winning … Read more
Alabama head coach Nate Oats, left, shakes hands with Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. Both have helped revive the basketball programs at their traditionally football-obsessed schools. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) The epicenter of college basketball this weekend won’t be Storrs, Connecticut, Lawrence, Kansas, or somewhere on Tobacco Road. All eyes will be on a pigskin-obsessed state … Read more
The date was Jan. 4, 2016. Oklahoma went into Allen Fieldhouse to battle Kansas. What transpired that night became one of the best regular-season games of all time: KU won 109-106 in triple OT. OU’s Buddy Hield — on his way to winning national player of the year honors; a topic we hit on just … Read more
Tom Brady is the GOAT of the NFL. Michael Jordan and LeBron James are still battling for that 1-of-1 NBA title. 6 Bo Jackson was ahead of his time and hasn’t been matched sinceCredit: yx@ballislife.com But the greatest American sports athlete of all time? In 2024, Bo Jackson is still a strong contender for that … Read more
Regardless of rankings, regardless of future bowl games and playoff berths, the stakes for the Iron Bowl are both simple and infinite. If you can give your fans an edge over the opposition at every cookout, church social, grocery store line and tee box in the state of Alabama for an entire year, well, that … Read more