New details on Matthew Stafford trade drama, plus Travis Kelce returning to Chiefs and grading NFL combine

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  It is somehow already the final day of February, which means free agency is right around the corner, but before we can get there, we have to make it through the NFL Scouting Combine. If you love the combine, then I have some good news … Read more

Ranking NFL’s top 25 offensive free agents, plus grading every team’s 2024 season and salary cap going up

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  I hope you enjoyed this quiet week around the NFL because things could get chaotic as soon as next week. First of all, the NFL Scouting Combine will be starting with the first batch of players reporting to Indianapolis on Sunday, but don’t get too … Read more

Ranking top 100 NFL free agents; Alex Bregman, Red Sox agree to deal; grading college football coach hires

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 … ALEX BREGMAN AND THE BOSTON RED SOX Wednesday morning, Red Sox pitchers … Read more

Grading NFL head coaching hires: Did Saints get it right with Kellen Moore hire?

Ralph Vacchiano

Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter The market always seems flooded with brilliant coaches that every team should be clamoring to hire. Some have years of experience and success. Some are more about potential. But all bring promises of better days. Of course, most of them don’t work out and sometimes the optimism fades quickly. And more … Read more

Grading every 2025 NFL coaching hire: Saints pull nice coup landing Kellen Moore, Cowboys barely pass muster

Lessons other NFL teams can learn from Eagles' Super Bowl domination: Build the lines, embrace hard times

Analyzing decisions made by NFL teams is inherently an exercise in asking to be cold takes roasted down the road. Whether it’s preseason picks, week-to-week selections, draft grades or commentary on coaching hires, there’s always going to be some things in this league that don’t go according to plan or that go in the opposite … Read more

Grading the Brandon Ingram trade: Raptors get a talent, but the move raises questions about their plan

An awfully busy Wednesday in the NBA snuck one more big move in before the clock struck midnight ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, with the New Orleans Pelicans reportedly trading forward Brandon Ingram to the Toronto Raptors in a deal that ends the All-Star forward’s tenure in Louisiana after five and a … Read more

Yankees Offseason Report Card: Grading free agent signings and trades

Obviously, the baseball offseason is far from over and, while the Yankees have been quite aggressive since losing Juan Soto to the Mets, there is much more work to be done in the Bronx. In an effort to keep you up-to-the-minute on the goings-on in Yankeeland, Dear Reader, we are providing a move-by-move report card. … Read more