Rothstein Files: This And That Around College Basketball
Texas coach Rick Barnes doesn't have a go-to guy like he did last year with J'Covan Brown but he's absolutely thrilled with what he's seen from his team so far this fall.
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Texas coach Rick Barnes doesn't have a go-to guy like he did last year with J'Covan Brown but he's absolutely thrilled with what he's seen from his team so far this fall.
Led by quarterback Everett Golson and a stingy defense, the Irish should be able to hold off a talented Michigan team and stop the Wolverines' streak at three.
I know Syracuse likes to market themselves as "New York's team" and there are a lot of Orange fans in the area—but this one will be U-G-L-Y.
Basketball in New Rochelle just got real interesting. Again. Norvel Pelle's decision to attend Iona makes the Gaels a national story for the second consecutive season.
With Mark Lyons, Nick Johnson, Solomon Hill, and a healthy Kevin Parrom and Jordin Mayes, Arizona should have a much deeper and explosive perimeter than they did last season.
Here's a look at the top transfer players heading into the next college basketball season.
Stony Brook's underdog run in the College World Series ended on Sunday. The Seawolves were eliminated by Florida State, 12-2.
South Carolina is going for three straight national titles and Florida is the No. 1 seed. Yet all the talk at the College World Series is about Stony Brook.
The Seawolves (52-13) are in the College World Series for the first time in school history, and it's no sudden rags-to-riches story.
With early entries to the 2012 NBA Draft set, college hoops insider Jon Rothstein updated his early Top 25.
C.J. Leslie's decision to return to NC State next season immediately makes Mark Gottfried's team a threat for the ACC title.
After failing to make the tourney for the second time in three seasons, the Bruins have reloaded after landing two of the top four prospects in the country.
The entire landscape of the 2012-13 college basketball season will be affected this week by two monumental decisions.
If UConn doesn't start winning, they'll officially overtake UCLA this season as college basketball's biggest disappointment.
There are absolutely no excuses for the Bearcats' 56-54 loss to Presbyterian. But this team desperately needs to get their full complement of able bodies together if they want to be playing solid basketball at the start of the Big East season.
Jim Valvano used to say all that matters in college basketball is surviving and advancing and that's exactly what happened for Kevin Willard's Seton Hall team against St. Francis on Saturday night.
Glue guy - a player who does all the necessary things needed for a team to win at all costs. Let's take a look at the top five in college basketball.
How refreshing and quite surprising in today's world that a 19-year-old gifted athlete, in this case, amateur golfer Patrick Cantley ,would want to pursue a college degree, putting potentially millions of dollars aside.
NBA all-timer Bill Walton joined Boomer & Carton on Wednesday to look back on all aspects -- from college to the pros -- of his Hall of Fame career.
Joshua Smith scored 19 points off the bench and Reeves Nelson grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds to lead the Bruins' inside game in a messy 66-59 victory over St. John's on Saturday.
Coach Geno Auriemma and his players — just Huskies, never the Lady Huskies — have been so dominant that some in the sports world have even suggested their overwhelming success is no good for the game.
The news just keeps getting better for first-year St. John's coach Steve Lavin.
Steve Lavin doesn't look much different than he did when he left coaching college basketball seven years ago to become a TV analyst.
Alabama 24 Arkansas 20: We knew this was the best game of the weekend heading in, and it certainly lived up to the hype.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is allocating millions of dollars to immigrant children days before new anti-ICE state legislation takes effect.
A new poll in the New York governor's race shows Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead over challenger Bruce Blakeman narrowing as likely voters start focusing on the November ballot.
NYC resident Eric Glasthal was at his grandmother's house in Carthargo, Colombia, when the earthquake struck.
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegations in the killings of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
Officials say two people were shot to death inside a home on Angevine Avenue in Hempstead on Wednesday morning.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is allocating millions of dollars to immigrant children days before new anti-ICE state legislation takes effect.
A new poll in the New York governor's race shows Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead over challenger Bruce Blakeman narrowing as likely voters start focusing on the November ballot.
NYC resident Eric Glasthal was at his grandmother's house in Carthargo, Colombia, when the earthquake struck.
Officials say two people were shot to death inside a home on Angevine Avenue in Hempstead on Wednesday morning.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday morning that the Department of Transportation is working on the Bronx's first dedicated busway -- on Tremont Avenue.
The potential for severe storms and downpours returns to the Tri-State Area Monday as sweltering temperatures continue.
Monday will be a First Alert Weather Day due to the possibility of afternoon and evening thunderstorms and high heat indices near 100 degrees.
The New York area will get some brief relief Sunday from the humid weather.
Friday evening brought yet another round of prolific thunderstorms to the Tri-State Area.
A 16-year-old boy was killed after he was hit Wednesday night by a Metro-North train going from Danbury to South Norwalk, police said.
Police have made an arrest after a mother and child were hit crossing the street Tuesday morning in New Jersey.
New technology is being installed at Newark that will help track planes and vehicles moving around the airport.
Four suspects pulled off a brazen smash-and-grab robbery inside a Woodbridge, New Jersey, jewelry store over the weekend.
The potential for severe storms and downpours returns to the Tri-State Area Monday as sweltering temperatures continue.
Residents of a Newark apartment complex got a startling wakeup call Sunday morning when police in tactical gear, responding to reports of multiple people shot, stormed their building.
Neighbors told CBS News New York's John Dias two brothers were killed inside their home on Wednesday morning.
A new poll in the New York governor's race shows Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead over challenger Bruce Blakeman narrowing as likely voters start focusing on the November ballot.
Officials say two people were shot to death inside a home on Angevine Avenue in Hempstead on Wednesday morning.
The family of a woman found dead aboard a boat at the Montauk Yacht Club in August 2025 is filing a lawsuit against the man they say she was with when she died.
Steven Schwally received the maximum sentence Wednesday after a jury found him guilty of killing four people when he crashed into a Deer Park nail salon in 2024.
A new poll in the New York governor's race shows Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead over challenger Bruce Blakeman narrowing as likely voters start focusing on the November ballot.
Democratic Rep. John Larson — who has represented central Connecticut since the late 1990s — lost his party's primary Tuesday to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, CBS News has projected.
Rafael Rubio, the New York City Council worker who was detained and released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has now been granted asylum.
President Trump is weighing in on New York City's new pied-à-terre tax, a day after a judge on Staten Island temporarily blocked implementation of the controversial measure.
Back in March 1994, Yossi Spalter traveled on a van with his Yeshiva classmates from Manhattan to Crown Heights over the Brooklyn Bridge. The trip changed his life.
New Yorkers who buy their own health insurance could pay more as insurers file requests with the State Department of Financial Services to increase premiums.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
The New York Hotel and Gaming Trades Council claims The High Line Hotel tested positive for Legionella bacteria twice this summer.
Several lawsuits were announced Thursday against New York City and others connected to a deadly 2025 Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation Wednesday to strengthen inspections on cooling towers in New York City.
Actor and comedian Bowen Yang will portray Mary Todd Lincoln in Broadway's "Oh, Mary!" for a limited 12-week run starting in September.
Designer John Galliano is known for his theatrical and dramatic designs, but his legacy is also marked by antisemitic and racist comments.
"The Sopranos" actor Vincent Pastore is being remembered as a fixture in his Bronx community.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
A new Broadway show based on Prince's movie and album "Purple Rain" will take the stage at Broadway's Majestic Theatre in March.
Ryan McMahon and Trent Grisham each hit a two-run single in the seventh inning to send the Yankees past the slumping Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Martín Pérez pitched six more scoreless innings, Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-0.
LeBron James will return to Los Angeles on Christmas Day in 2026, and the Sixers will open the season in New York against the Knicks.
Brett Baty hit the first grand slam of his career and the Mets held off the Braves 8-5 on Monday night for their sixth win in seven games.
The New York Mets routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Some residents of a Queens building say a temporary boiler truck parked outside has become a nearly two-year fixture, emitting smoke they say drifts into their homes.
Harlem Week 2026 brings past and present Harlemites together to honor the neighborhood's legacy.
Parents in Harlem say their children's walk to summer camp is littered with trash, illegal dumping and a growing encampment.
A specialized program from God's Love We Deliver is serving nearly 400 veterans with medically tailored meals, while helping combat isolation and ease the challenges of life after military service.
The Newtown Creek Alliance community science project gives students hands-on experience monitoring the health of one of the most polluted waterways in the U.S.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
CBS News New York's Nick Caloway has the story from the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J.
In the race for governor of New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead over opponent Bruce Blakeman is narrowing. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer breaks down the new Sienna poll.
CBS News New York's Dave Carlin has more on how they pulled off the rescue.
CBS News New York's Elle McLogan went to Ridgewood, Queens, on Wednesday and met hopeful players who were dreaming big.
CBS News New York's Christine Sloan looks into what is being done to help smaller towns protect their water systems.
