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Flagg and Dylan Harper went off the board with the first two picks in Brooklyn By Adam Finkelstein  & Kyle Boone of cbssports.com contributimg  Getty Images The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is in the books, and while there were no mysteries at the top — Duke’s Cooper Flagg went No. 1 to the Dallas Mavericks,…

The NBA trade market has heated up this week By Colin Ward-Henninger of cbssprts.com contributing  Getty Images The 2025 NBA Draft kicks off Wednesday night in Brooklyn. But NBA teams did not wait until draft night to start making trades. Multiple All-Stars have been dealt since Sunday, as the Rockets made the first blockbuster of the summer by acquiring Kevin Durant in a trade…

AP SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Otto Lopez hit the go-ahead RBI single in a four-run 10th inning and the Miami Marlins knocked off the San Francisco Giants 8-5 on Wednesday night to win consecutive series for the first time this season. Lopez’s hit off Camilo Doval (3-2) with one out gave the Marlins a 5-4 lead. Heriberto Hernández followed with…

AP ST. LOUIS (AP) Ian Happ hit a leadoff home run and drove in three, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits in six scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 on Wednesday night. Reese McGuire and Kyle Tucker also homered for the Cubs, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Boyd (7-3), who struck out…

PLAYERS OF THE GAME   S. Burke P 5.0 IP, 2 BB, 7 SO, 83 P   L. Sosa 2B 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, SO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Diamondbacks 41-39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0 White…

The Porziņģis trade comes hours after the Celtics dealt Jrue Holiday to Portland By Cameron Salerno of cbssports.com contributing  Getty Images The Boston Celtics are trading Kristaps Porziņģis to the Atlanta Hawks as part of a three-team trade with the Brooklyn Nets, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Atlanta will receive Porziņģis and a second, while the Celtics are getting back forward Georges Niang and a second-round…

AP SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Otto Lopez had two hits and an RBI, and the Miami Marlins kept Justin Verlander winless this season with a 4-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Xavier Edwards, Connor Norby and Jesús Sánchez each had two hits as Miami won for the third tims in four games. Eric Wagaman added an…

AP ST. LOUIS (AP) Masyn Winn homered, drove in four runs and scored twice to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night, their seventh win their last eight games. Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out one and walking one. Steven…

AP CHICAGO (AP) Ketel Marte hit a solo homer in the first inning, Alek Thomas and Geraldo Perdomo each had a seventh-inning RBI single and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the White Sox 4-1 on Tuesday night, Chicago’s sixth consecutive home loss. The Diamondbacks beat Chicago 10-0 in the series opener on Monday and have won five of their last…

Here’s a look at how offseason workouts fared for these AFC teams By Tyler Sullivan  of cbssports.com contributing  Getty Images School is out for the summer in the NFL. Every team in the league is now off enjoying the summer break with OTAs and minicamp in the rearview mirror, and training camp still somewhat off in the…