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NEW YORK Las Vegas gambler William “Billy” Walters is expected to go to trial Monday on charges that he made more than $40 million through insider trading. The case has drawn attention not only because of Walters’ renown as a wealthy professional sports gambler, but because of a connection to star golfer Phil Mickelson and an investigation plagued by leaks. Jury selection is set to begin in the morning before…

It’s no secret that the times haven’t been kind to cable television. There’s no question viewership is down, especially among the younger generation. Stats show they’re watching about six hours less of television per week. But here’s the conundrum: people are still viewing their shows and sporting events. They’re just getting it via non-traditional ways, whether it’s via a streaming device, phone or iPad. Sports are especially…

Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four™ on truTV presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, March 14, and Wednesday, March 15 (6 p.m. ET, both days). First round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17 (Noon-Midnight, both days) with all games available live in their entirety across four national…

LAS VEGAS — Kyle Busch left Las Vegas Motor Speedway bloodied and angry after a last-lap incident with Joey Logano that also left Busch’s chances of a strong finish in the Kobalt 400 broken. Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was sent spinning in a wild wreck after contact with the No. 22 Team Penske Ford of Joey Logano as they both raced toward the checkered flag in hopes…

Even after winning the National Championship in dramatic fashion last year, it seems like Villanova can’t get any respect headed into this season’s NCAA Tournament. “I think that Villanova is probably the most underrated national champion I can remember in a long time,” said former Sixers great and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley. “Nobody’s talking about them, and…

Even after winning the National Championship in dramatic fashion last year, it seems like Villanova can’t get any respect headed into this season’s NCAA Tournament. “I think that Villanova is probably the most underrated national champion I can remember in a long time,” said former Sixers great and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley. “Nobody’s talking about them, and…

Even after winning the National Championship in dramatic fashion last year, it seems like Villanova can’t get any respect headed into this season’s NCAA Tournament. “I think that Villanova is probably the most underrated national champion I can remember in a long time,” said former Sixers great and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley. “Nobody’s talking about them, and…

This month, millions of Americans will participate in March Madness—friendly betting pools on the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Men’s Basketball Championship. People from diverse backgrounds and political ideologies will collectively fill out an estimated 70 million brackets. What they share in common is not only a fun pastime, but violating a federal law. A little known statute, enacted by Congress in the early 1990s, bans states from sanctioning…

Download the CBS Sports App today and get instant tournament news and alerts, plus play Brackets! The conference tournaments are over. Teams are sitting by in anticipation. After a long wait, Selection Sunday is finally here. This is the day the NCAA Tournament selection committee will hand down its field of 68 teams and a final bracket. I hate to break it to you before it happens, but your favorite team will…

Leading US sports punter faces insider trading trial

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Sunday, March 12 2017 AUTO RACING Noon: WSET, IndyCar, Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, at St. Petersburg, Fla. 3:30 p.m.: WFXR, NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, Kobalt 400, at Las Vegas (pregame show at 3 p.m.) BASEBALL 6 a.m.: MLB Network, World Baseball Classic, second round, Japan vs. Netherlands, at Tokyo 12:30 p.m.: MLB Network, World Baseball Classic, first round, Dominican Republic vs. Colombia, at Miami 3:30 p.m.: MLB…

Thanks to Duke’s four-day run through the ACC tournament, the topic du jour on this Selection Sunday is whether the 27-8 Blue Devils will now garner a No. 1 seed that would have seemed unfathomable less than a week ago. Presumably to the chagrin of many of you, my hunch is they will. Allow me to explain. Villanova (31-3) and Kansas (28-4) are the no-brainer first two No. 1s. I…

State high school athletic associations are never terribly popular, as no rule-making and rule-enforcing authority tends to be. But in Georgia has carried this froth to a new level. In March, the executive director of the Georgia High School Association, which oversees sports and activities in the state, agreed to retire in the face of legislative pressure. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Georgia High School Association will begin the search…

Floyd Mayweather is ready to come out of retirement to face Conor McGregor as early as June if he can reach an agreement to fight the UFC lightweight champion. Mayweather has been touring the United Kingdom over the past week and due to his close proximity to McGregor’s home in Ireland, it’s no wonder his name has come up a lot during appearances. Mayweather has said a lot about McGregor…

Floyd Mayweather is ready to come out of retirement to face Conor McGregor as early as June if he can reach an agreement to fight the UFC lightweight champion. Mayweather has been touring the United Kingdom over the past week and due to his close proximity to McGregor’s home in Ireland, it’s no wonder his name has come up a lot during appearances. Mayweather has said a lot about McGregor…

State high school athletic associations are never terribly popular, as no rule-making and rule-enforcing authority tends to be. But in Georgia has carried this froth to a new level. In March, the executive director of the Georgia High School Association, which oversees sports and activities in the state, agreed to retire in the face of legislative pressure. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Georgia High School Association will begin the search…

Floyd Mayweather is ready to come out of retirement to face Conor McGregor as early as June if he can reach an agreement to fight the UFC lightweight champion. Mayweather has been touring the United Kingdom over the past week and due to his close proximity to McGregor’s home in Ireland, it’s no wonder his name has come up a lot during appearances. Mayweather has said a lot about McGregor…

Senior figures in UK Sport believe the position of British Cycling’s new chairman, Jonathan Browning, is untenable following the leak of an independent review into the culture at the Manchester velodrome. The 57-year-old replaced Bob Howden as the chairman last month but was a nonexecutive director on British Cycling’s board from April 2014 onwards. Last week a draft review produced by Annamarie Phelps found an internal investigation into the track…

UCLA guard Lonzo Ball, right, shakes hands with his father LaVar following an NCAA college basketball game against Washington State, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Los Angeles. UCLA won 77-68. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) There have been a lot of famous and infamous sports parents, but I can’t remember anyone quite like LaVar Ball of Chino Hills, Calif. His ambitions for his three sons are not only to become NBA…