5 Months When You Forget Sports Aren't The Only Thing Happening
Is there a better time of the year for sports than now? Well, depends on what you like. Here are five of the best sports months.
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Is there a better time of the year for sports than now? Well, depends on what you like. Here are five of the best sports months.
Last season was plagued by injuries to the league's most noted stars, but this offseason proved to be full of action: the draft, big announcements, players sporting new jerseys, coaching changes and the controversies - just to name a few.
Five of the new coaches this season have head coaching experience — Stan Van Gundy (Detroit), Flip Saunders (Minnesota), Lionel Hollins (Brooklyn), Byron Scott (Los Angeles Lakers) and Jason Kidd (Milwaukee) — and know how important it is in the NBA to manage relationships and come together as a team.
This summer, Monroe did something almost unheard of for a frontline NBA player — he signed a one-year qualifying deal that costs him almost $10 million for this season.
Gray was signed during the summer to back up Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe at center. The Pistons have signed Hasheem Thabeet to a non-guaranteed contract to provide some depth at the position.
The deal will make Monroe a Piston through the upcoming season and later an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2015.
Brown has appeared in 403 games for seven different clubs, and was briefly with Washington last season though never appeared in a game.
Athletes not only sign big contracts on the field but off the field as well. Most athletes make more money off of their endorsement deals than their actual contract salary.
Martin played in a career-high 59 games last season with Atlanta and Chicago, averaging 5.6 points. Gray split time between Toronto and Sacramento during the 2013-14 season.
The Detroit Pistons will begin the 2014-15 season on Wednesday, October 29 with two road games at Denver and at Minnesota on October 30.
You've seen the sardonic messages splashed all over social media. Everyone is calling LeBron James the best GM in the NBA, based largely on his ability to wrench Kevin Love from Minnesota, which instantly imbues the Cavaliers with three All-Stars.
In light of Metta World Peace aka Ron Artest aka The Panda's Friend announcing that he is playing in China next season, let's take a look at other notable players who have taken their talents overseas.
With Kevin Love headed to Cleveland, let's take a look at the 5 favorites to win the 2015 NBA title.
Kevin Love has finally been traded. With the deal in place, let's take a look at the top five starting lineups in the NBA...
20 of the best #NBASweets Memes Found On Twitter
Over the weekend the NBA rookies gathered for their initial photo shoots, which included displays of dunking.
The Philadelphia 76er has been chatting up Kim Kardashian and Rihanna in recent weeks but the 20-year-old Cameroonian has been making a splash on twitter for sometime now. Here are 13 of his best tweets and 13 reasons why you need to follow this future NBA star.
Payne averaged 12.5 points and seven rebounds while starting all six games for the Hawks' Las Vegas summer league team this month.
Most look like they haven't aged, some look even younger than they did when they were active players, and some are still involved for the love of the game. Here's a look at nine athletes over 50 who are still better and more athletic than you and who could beat you in anything.
We all know athletes have a ritual, routine, tradition or whatever you want to call it leading up to games. However, these 7 athletes have the most bizarre and unusual superstitions in the game.
The 6-foot-6 Dinwiddie will have a shot to play a lot in Van Gundy's first season of leading the team on the sideline and from the front office.
President Barack Obama is announcing new commitments for his initiative aimed at helping boys and young men of color, called "My Brother's Keeper."
The future of the Los Angeles Clippers is closer to decision as testimony resumes Monday in a probate trial over whether a deal negotiated by Donald Sterling's estranged wife to sell the team for $2 billion is authorized under a Sterling family trust.
With the biggest names off the board, it's time to break down the five teams having the best offseason thus far in the NBA.
Here is my list of best 3-point shooters of all time....
More than 100 cars were involved in a pileup on I-196 in Zeeland Township on Monday morning in West Michigan.
It will mostly be business as usual for homeowners this tax season. However, new changes introduced under the "big, beautiful bill" may affect how they file.
Troopers responded to a snowmobile crash on Trail 8 near H-58 in Shingleton Township in Alger County around 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
Fire crews responded around 7:45 a.m. Monday to a house fire in the 8800 block of Meyers Road.
Thousands of pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products have been recalled due to potential contamination with listeria, officials say. The products were sold in 7 states.
Gusty winds and blowing snow will impact travel before dangerously cold windchills move in.
More than 100 cars were involved in a pileup on I-196 in Zeeland Township on Monday morning in West Michigan.
The Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administration said there were at least 43 workplace fatalities in the state last year.
On average, drivers in the state are paying $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.
It will mostly be business as usual for homeowners this tax season. However, new changes introduced under the "big, beautiful bill" may affect how they file.
On average, drivers in the state are paying $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.
The 2026 Detroit Auto Show opened to the public on Saturday. Some people at the show think the Trump administration is doing a good job of making cars more affordable. Others disagree.
The Detroit Auto Show's Charity Preview is Friday night, and CBS News Detroit is taking you there.
The North American International Auto Show in Detroit once dedicated an entire track on its coveted show floor to getting consumers comfortable with electric vehicles and charging.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
In a video provided to TMZ on Tuesday, Timothy Busfield said the allegations "are all lies."
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
It will mostly be business as usual for homeowners this tax season. However, new changes introduced under the "big, beautiful bill" may affect how they file.
Thousands of pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products have been recalled due to potential contamination with listeria, officials say. The products were sold in 7 states.
Most stores on Monday are open during their regular business hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with a few exceptions.
A U.S. defense official confirmed some 1,500 active-duty soldiers, currently stationed in Alaska, are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis amid the city's protests.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended ongoing immigration operations in Minnesota, and said a federal judge's order limiting the tactics federal agents can use "didn't change anything."
Officials in Oakland County, Michigan, say they will establish a committee in an effort to strengthen long-term water safety after Legionella bacteria were detected at two different area facilities last month.
While the termination of these substance abuse and mental health service funds is now reversed, the 48-hour rollercoaster is creating uncertainty and distrust from organizations relying on those dollars.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
Michigan health officials say only 23% of Michigan residents have received this year's influenza vaccine.
The CDC took six previously routine vaccinations off its recommendation list, but Michigan health officials suggest parents consider those immunizations anyway.
Alex DeBrincat scored 36 seconds into overtime to give the surging Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.
From being treated like "cattle" as a young girl to sleeping in her car off a Polish highway, Allison Reed has taken a long, hard road to follow her Olympic ice dance dream.
Duncan Robinson and Cade Cunningham each scored 16 points in limited minutes as the Detroit Pistons routed the shorthanded Indiana Pacers 121-78 on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena.
Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2.
Former EMU players Jalen Terry and Da'Sean Nelson and current player Carlos Hart were among the 26 people indicted this week
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
With one in eight adults at risk for kidney disease, Dr. Silas Norman, a University of Michigan doctor specializing in kidney health, and Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Chamber, appear on Michigan Matters.
Clawson, Berkley and Royal Oak schools came together Monday to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Business and motor racing titans Roger Penske and Mark Reuss appear at the Free Press Breakfast Club event as General Motors moved into its new world headquarters, and the CBS News Detroit crew was there to capture the duo taking the stage at the speakers' forum.
Clarinda Barnett-Harrison is the Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority's first woman CEO. Barnett-Harrison shares more about her vision for the years ahead.
Detroit native Andre "Dre" Dukes is turning his real-life experiences into a cautionary tale with his debut novel, "Street-Wise and Real Talk."
A new analysis of dozens of peer-reviewed medical studies found no link between the use of Tylenol in pregnancy and diagnoses of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities in children.