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Recruiting ex-pros. Inflaming Ukraine-Russia tensions. Suing the SEC and being sued back. The school is adapting to a new reality – and also creating a new oneIn 1893, a chemistry professor named Charles Coates arrived at Louisiana State University and wrote that, to his surprise, “there was practically no athletics in the student body: no football, no tennis, and only very little baseball in the spring.” A broad program of sports struck him as the kind of thing a school should have, particularly as US universities were beginning to tout intercollegiate athletics as critical to a balanced higher-ed experience and another way to justify the cost of entry. But 133 years on, sports aren’t merely the main attraction at LSU. They’re the school’s raison d’être, the blinkered obsession that consumes the university and its most prominent ambassadors.Any doubt that the business of educating college students is just a nettlesome distraction from the business of college sports in Baton Rouge has been emphatically dispelled over the past 10 months. On the football side, the school has spent or committed roughly $162m to its last three head coaches: Ed Orgeron, the folksy national champion in 2019 who received a $17m buyout when he was fired two years later; Brian Kelly, the unloved underachiever who received a $54m buyout after being fired last October; and Lane Kiffin, the Kelly replacement whom it signed to a $91m deal a month later. Clemson, the opponent for LSU’s season opener at home on Saturday, are about to find out what all that money buys. Continue reading...

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the most successful franchise in MLB, but a $21 billion financial inquiry into owner Mark Walter has cast a shadow over the 'greatest show in baseball.'

Arte Moreno sells after owning team since 2003Deal gives KSE teams in NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and MLSKroenke Sports + Entertainment announced Tuesday that it will buy a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno in a deal that is expected to close in the first quarter ⁠of 2027.The sale will require the approval of Major League Baseball and its owners. Continue reading...

In a 1931 exhibition, Jackie Mitchell silenced the greats back-to-back. It sparked still-ongoing debates over legitimacy and opportunities for women in baseballThe Sultan of Swat sounded exasperated. “I don’t know what things are coming to,” Babe Ruth sighed during spring training in 1931.“I don’t know what’s going to happen if they begin to let women in baseball,” he elaborated to reporters. “Of course, they will never make good. Why? Because they are too delicate. It would kill them to play ball everyday.” Continue reading...

Report: player posed as nearly two years youngerScheme allegedly included fake grave and records$2.8m agreement with Guardians was canceledA once-prized prospect from the Dominican Republic has been suspended by Major League Baseball after a league investigation revealed the player was part of an elaborate plot to portray him ⁠as nearly two years younger than he actually was, ESPN reported Friday.The age-fraud plot included extreme efforts by the player’s handler such as falsifying school and medical records, faking birth and death certificates ⁠and even staging a gravesite, per ⁠the report. Continue reading...

From 5 a.m. lifts in Troy, New York, to the historic milestones of the Hall of Fame, we examine the relentless pursuit of baseball greatness.

Twenty teams have converged on Williamsport for the 79th Little League Baseball World Series, navigating modified double-elimination brackets under high stakes and shifted schedules.

In the unforgiving arithmetic of a pennant race, scheduling and timing can cut just as sharply as a bat or a live arm. For the Chicago Cubs, finding themselves lined up against baseball's premier pitching prospect arrives at the worst possible junction.

As the Atlanta Braves travel to Milwaukee, they aren't just facing a divisional rival; they are walking into a collision of statistical extremes. A struggling lineup meets the most dominant pitching unit in baseball.

Baseball showman Bill Veeck’s most audacious stunt sent Eddie Gaedel to bat for the lowly St Louis Browns in 1951 – and created an unforgettable diamond spectacleBill Veeck had a track record for designing some of the most elaborate marketing promotions during his four stints as a Major League Baseball owner, including an exploding scoreboard in 1960. But his most outlandish publicity stunt was sending 3ft 7in inch pinch-hitter Eddie Gaedel to the plate at a game 75 years ago Wednesday.Sporting uniform number 1/8, Gaedel was greeted with a standing ovation at Sportsman’s Park in St Louis as he came to bat in the second game of a doubleheader on 19 August 1951 for the St Louis Browns. A famous Associated Press photo shows Detroit Tigers catcher Bob Swift sitting on his knees with a ball in his glove, towering over Gaedel and his tiny strike zone. Not surprisingly, he walked on four pitches, and was immediately lifted for a pinch-runner. Continue reading...

John was first player to undergo pioneering operationNew York Yankees pay tribute to four-time All-StarTommy John, the namesake of a ligament-replacement surgery that paved a path to recovery for injured baseball players, has died. He was 83.TMZ.com reported that the pitcher died at his home in Florida, surrounded by his family, including his wife, Cheryl. John ⁠had recently been in hospice ⁠care. Continue reading...

As Sunday Night Baseball approaches, the distinction between betting and trading becomes clear. Explore the Polymarket US model and the new CBSSPORTS offer.

While the Dodgers' struggles dominate the headlines, the Milwaukee Brewers are quietly amassing the best record in baseball. From Jacob Misiorowski's dominance to a masterful trade deadline pivot, the Crew is built for October.

Apple and Major League Baseball have released the August lineup for Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV, bringing marquee rivalries and postseason rematches to fans across 60 countries.

A deep dive into recent Major League Baseball performances, highlighting the Boston Red Sox's dominance, Aroldis Chapman's historic milestone, and the Athletics' downward spiral.

As Italy prepares for a high-profile World Baseball Classic campaign in Houston, Federazione Italiana Baseball e Softball President Marco Mazzieri outlines a strategic vision bridging Italian identity, grassroots growth, and elite North American talent.

Stripped of their home diamond in 2019, Ecotherm Brescia Baseball Softball has endured 550 consecutive away fixtures. Now, they've engineered their own solution.

A six-time world champion and three-time World Cup MVP, Japan’s Ayami Sato joins the new Women’s Professional Baseball League hoping to help build the sport’s futureWhen Ayami Sato takes the mound as the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Queens on Saturday, it will be the culmination of a professional career that has spanned 16 years and three countries. The right-handed hurler is largely considered the best pitcher in the history of women’s baseball. She has the awards and experience to prove it, and now she’s taking on America when she makes her debut in the Women’s Professional Baseball League, the first pro women’s baseball league in the United States since the 1950s.Even though most Americans tuning into the WPBL may not have heard of her, Sato’s resume speaks for itself. Sato’s fastball has been clocked at nearly 80mph and her curveball has a devastating spin rate that is higher than many Major League Baseball pitchers. As a member of the Japan National Team since 2010, Sato has won six gold medals. She is the only player in Women’s Baseball World Cup history to win three consecutive MVP awards. As a member of the now-defunct Japan’s Women’s Baseball League, Sato led the league in strikeouts in three of the last four seasons. And most recently, in 2024 she became the first woman to play pro baseball in Canada as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League. Continue reading...

Substitute’s deflected strike earns 1-0 win in New YorkChances few and far between in pre-season friendlyLiverpool turned the Empire State Building red when launching a new away kit on Tuesday but neither they nor Wrexham could illuminate Yankee Stadium 24 hours later. It was rough in the diamond, although Rio Ngumoha’s deflected goal made it two wins out of two for Andoni Iraola on his first pre-season tour as Liverpool head coach.Ngumoha, a second half substitute who Iraola deployed on the right, satisfied the majority of a 42,204 crowd with a 75th-minute shot that looped in off Wrexham defender Lewis Brunt. Wrexham’s Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney (now simply Rob Mac) were in attendance for what the former had labelled a “punch-me moment” but in truth few blows were traded at the iconic baseball stadium. Continue reading...

From the high-stakes finals at Lord's to the pitching mound at Raimondi Park, Liam Plunkett’s transition from cricket icon to baseball debutant is as tactical as it is historic.