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  • How to watch Super Bowl 58: Streaming, TV channel for 49ers-Chiefs in HDR, 4K on CBS, Paramount+

    How to watch Super Bowl 58: Streaming, TV channel for 49ers-Chiefs in HDR, 4K on CBS, Paramount+

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    It’s almost here! On Sunday — Feb. 11, 2024 — the defending NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will square off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII — and these two teams have been in this position before. As a matter of fact, these same teams played each other in the Super Bowl just four years ago, and they’ll do it again on the biggest stage in just a few days.

    For the first time ever, CBS Sports will have the Super Bowl available in 1080p High Dynamic Range (HDR) and 4K HDR. The 4K HDR feed will be supplied to various MVPDs (Multichannel Video Programming Distributor) and vMVPDs (Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor).

    Super Bowl LVIII will not be the only program offered on these feeds. Over 10 hours of coverage will air on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+, and will be available on all feeds offered by the network.

    CBS Sports’ pregame, halftime and postgame coverage will also be available on 1080p HDR and 4K HDR.

    HDR has a better display detail in shadow and bright scenes and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) displays a more vivid range of colors. The two provide a brighter and more colorful screening. 

    This year, Usher will be the halftime show performer, and his performance will be even more vibrant in 1080p HDR and 4K HDR.

    Super Bowl LVIII will take place at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders, in Nevada’s first time hosting the game.

    How to watch 2024 Super Bowl

    Date: Sunday, Feb. 11Time: 6:30 p.m. ETLocation: Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)TV: CBS, Nickelodeon Stream: Available via Paramount+ on all platforms, or sign in with your TV provider on CBS.com or CBS Sports apps 

    Note: This marks the first time in NFL history that the Super Bowl will be broadcast in…

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  • Georgia wins the 2024 high school recruiting title

    Georgia wins the 2024 high school recruiting title

    The high school team recruiting title is staying in the SEC for another year. Georgia and head coach Kirby Smart will claim the recruiting crown for the 2024 class after signing four five-stars, 19 four-stars and five three-stars.

    Rivals will be awarding two more 2024 recruiting champions this year – the transfer portal team champion and the comprehensive team champion, which will blend the high school and transfer portal team rankings. The latter two team champions will be crowned in the summer, prior to the teams reporting to training camp.

    But for the Bulldogs, this recruiting crown is Georgia’s fourth since the 2017 recruiting cycle and the SEC’s ninth-consecutive recruiting championship. In an historical context, Georgia’s 2024 recruiting class ranks No. 16 all-time, according to the team recruiting rankings formula.

    MORE: Team rankings for 2024 class | UGA’s 2024 class

    HS RECRUITING CHAMPIONS SINCE 2002

    1. GEORGIA

    Ellis Robinson (Adam Friedman/Rivals.com)

    Unsurprisingly, Georgia’s defensive signees are the stars of this recruiting class. There are a total of four five-stars who signed with the Bulldogs and each of them are defensive prospects. Finishing the rankings cycle at No. 3 in the Rivals250 is cornerback Ellis Robinson, who is the highest-ranked prospect to sign with Georgia in the 2024 cycle. That No. 3 ranking is the highest for a cornerback since the 2019 class when Derek Stingley Jr. finished No. 1 overall.

    Five-star signees Justin Williams (No. 11 in the Rivals250), KJ Bolden (No. 14) and Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (No. 16) along with Robinson give the Bulldogs at least one five-star at every level of the defense.

    Joining Robinson and Bolden in the secondary are top-100 prospects Ondre Evans and Demello Jones, who finished the rankings cycle listed as an athlete. The…

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  • 2024 Super Bowl: Here’s why you should root for the Chiefs when they take on the 49ers in Super Bowl 58

    2024 Super Bowl: Here’s why you should root for the Chiefs when they take on the 49ers in Super Bowl 58

    Don’t look now, but the Kansas City Chiefs are set to play in their second straight Super Bowl, and their fourth in five years. The Chiefs won their sixth straight AFC title game after ousting the Baltimore Ravens on the road. The upset marked Patrick Mahomes’ second road playoff game aside from past Super Bowl appearances. Kansas City previously beat the Bills in Buffalo in the divisional round.

    Mahomes and Co. ended the regular season 11-6, with some ups and downs giving them their most losses since 2014. Now they look to win back-to-back NFL titles, but standing in their way are the San Francisco 49ers. As Kansas City prepares to face the NFC’s top-seeded team, here are three reasons to root the Chiefs on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas.

    1. A dynasty in the making

    The Chiefs have been an AFC powerhouse for years, making the playoffs every year since 2015 and reaching three Super Bowls since 2019, winning two of them. They defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl last year and are looking for their second straight championship. 

    Kansas City can do something no team has done since the New England Patriots in 2004 and 2005 (Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX) by winning back-to-back championships. The Chiefs have proven time and time again they are the team to beat since Mahomes became the starter.

    The Chiefs are on the verge of securing that dynasty status, so why not be along for the ride while they attempt to do so. 

    2. Rooting for trio of Mahomes, Kelce, Reid

    In the divisional round, Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce dethroned Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowksi for most touchdowns in the playoffs by a quarterback-receiver duo with 19. The two are arguably the greatest QB-TE duo and continuing to make their case with each game.

    Mahomes finished the regular season going 10-6 in 16 games, with a career high in completion percentage (67.2), along with 4,183 passing yards and 14 interceptions.

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  • Judge sides with NCAA, denies state of Tennessee’s temporary restraining order request in NIL lawsuit

    Judge sides with NCAA, denies state of Tennessee’s temporary restraining order request in NIL lawsuit

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    A federal judge denied a request from the states of Tennessee and Virginia for a temporary restraining order that would have halted the NCAA from enforcing NIL recruiting guidelines. The ruling comes one week after attorney generals from the two states filed a federal antitrust lawsuit. The two states claim that the NCAA violated antitrust laws by denying athletes their ability to earn full NIL compensation. 

    Though Judge Clifton L. Corker’s decision provides an early victory for the NCAA, his comments may paint a bleaker picture for the organization’s long term standing in the legal battle. Corker said he believed the states’ case will “likely” succeed based on federal antitrust statutes, going as far as to say current NIL regulations “likely foster economic exploitation of student-athletes.”

    NCAA athletes have been permitted to earn NIL compensation since July 2021, but with parameters. For example, schools are not allowed to directly recruit players — high school prospects or transfer portal entrants — using NIL opportunities. 

    The judge’s decision leaves current NIL regulations in place for National Signing Day on Wednesday. The next battle is a hearing for a preliminary injunction on Feb. 13 in Greenville, Tennessee. If granted, that injunction would prevent the NCAA from enforcing current NIL regulations until the conclusion of the lawsuit.

    The timing of the lawsuit was no coincidence; It was filed one day after CBS Sports reported that the University of Tennessee is dealing with an ongoing NCAA investigation into potential NIL violations involving…

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  • The NFL’s 180 on Las Vegas

    The NFL’s 180 on Las Vegas

    In 2002, the creative team at Las Vegas’ largest advertising agency began working feverishly on a campaign to reinvent the city’s image.

    They wanted to veer away from prior failed attempts to market Las Vegas’ family-friendly roller coasters and attractions. They wanted to portray the city as a destination for adults who wanted to let loose in ways they normally wouldn’t. They wanted something brash, something edgy, something that ushered in a new era.

    They wanted something that captured what made Vegas Vegas.

    Out of all the seasoned pros who took on that challenge, the ones who struck advertising gold were a pair of 20-something copywriters with plenty of blank space on their resumes. Jason Hoff told Yahoo Sports that he and Jeff Candido bounced ideas off one another for days until they agreed on a now-iconic five-word tagline and a cheeky story to go with it.

    The commercial begins with a woman in a low-cut blue top and stiletto boots sliding into the back of a limousine. She brazenly flirts with her limousine driver before vanishing behind the privacy divider. When they arrive at the airport, the driver opens the limo door and is surprised to see the woman step out dressed conservatively, phone to her ear and her hair in a tidy bun. The spot then ends with the words, “What happens here, stays here.”

    “When we came up with the tagline, we both were like, ‘Wow, that’s it!!’” Hoff recalled. “The agency and the client were on board, but it wasn’t until years later that any of us understood this was going to be a forever line.”

    The commercial that Hoff and Candido dreamed up isn’t just the opener for a wildly successful ad campaign. It also stands as a 30-second monument to Las Vegas’ transformation from sports pariah to sports haven.

    The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority was ready to shell out more than $2 million to launch its new ad campaign during Super Bowl XXXVII. Instead the NFL refused to air it, citing concerns about any…

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  • SEC softball power rankings: Reigning conference champion Tennessee starts out on top

    SEC softball power rankings: Reigning conference champion Tennessee starts out on top

    The first pitch of the 2024 softball season is almost here, and the SEC is looking like the deepest conference in the country again.

    The SEC has nine teams in the NFCA preseason rankings, with Tennessee softball at No. 2, behind reigning national champion Oklahoma. After the way the top teams in the SEC reloaded in the transfer portal and several highly rated freshman classes, nothing is certain in the last season of the SEC as we know it.

    Now, on to the preseason SEC power rankings:

    1. Tennessee

    Tennessee returns seven of its nine starters from the team that swept the SEC titles last season. But NFCA Pitcher of the Year Ashley Rogers graduated, so we’ll see if the Lady Vols’ pitching holds up to back up its offensive firepower.

    2. Georgia

    The Bulldogs finished only a few games behind Tennessee and didn’t get a chance to square off last year. But this season, with a few All-ACC additions, they’ll go to Knoxville and get a chance to show who the top team in the SEC is.

    3. LSU

    The Tigers return nearly all of their starters and brought in the No. 5 freshman class. Can the youngsters take LSU to the next level after it finished sixth in the SEC last season?

    4. Alabama

    Alabama scored one of the top pitchers in the transfer portal in Kayla Beaver and brought in highly regarded freshman Jocelyn Briski to help fill the Montana Fouts-sized hole in its pitching staff. But the Crimson Tide lost their two best hitters to graduation, and they’ll need a lot more firepower to return to the top of the SEC.

    5. Florida

    The Gators cleaned up in the portal to add to their No. 1-ranked freshman class. With reigning NFCA and SEC Player of the Year Skylar Wallace and a talented freshman pitching staff, Florida just might turn into a contender this season.

    6. Auburn

    Auburn’s roster saw a lot of turnover, but when you have Nelia Peralta leading off and…

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  • Dan Quinn Commanders press conference takeaways: Hiring Kliff Kingsbury, why this opportunity was ‘different’

    Dan Quinn Commanders press conference takeaways: Hiring Kliff Kingsbury, why this opportunity was ‘different’

    ASHBURN, Va. — The Commanders formally introduced Dan Quinn as their newest head coach Monday after a long hiring process that included plenty of twists and turns.

    Quinn, 53, and the Commanders reached a verbal agreement Thursday, and the team formally announced the hiring Saturday. The Commanders were the last of the eight teams to fill their head-coaching vacancy this offseason but proceeded quickly thereafter, with Kliff Kingsbury hired as offensive coordinator and Joe Whitt Jr. hired as defensive coordinator on Sunday.

    Owner Josh Harris and general manager Adam Peters — also hired this offseason — were on hand Monday alongside Quinn. Here were the key takeaways as Washington enters a new era:

    1. ‘If I get another shot’ … and why this one is ‘different’

    Quinn said he tries to live his life by five words: “Be where your feet are.” But he also admitted there had been another five-word phrase in his mind: “If I get another shot.”

    That sort of uncertainty gave way to unbridled excitement when he got the call from Peters, and the enthusiasm was on display throughout the hour-long press conference.

    “As a coach, you prepare for it, you study for it, and there’s some lessons that you can’t study for, there’s lessons that you just have to live — sometimes through success and sometimes also through adversity — but once you learn those lessons, all you want to do is grab them and run and prove it. So let me tell you, I am ready to run and prove it, run like hell.

    “There is nothing I enjoy more than doing hard shit with good people. And these guys here, there’s some really good people and I cannot wait to get it rocking here.”

    Quinn made it clear this had to be a fit for him, not just vice versa. He interviewed with five teams — the Chargers, Panthers, Seahawks, Titans and Commanders — this year. He interviewed with three — the Broncos, Cardinals and Colts — last year. But…

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  • SEC, Big Ten leaders express uncertainty with College Football Playoff as future formatting questions linger

    SEC, Big Ten leaders express uncertainty with College Football Playoff as future formatting questions linger

    The SEC and Big Ten committing to the College Football Playoff for the long haul may be in jeopardy if key issues are not rectified. Speaking to Yahoo Sports, both SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti expressed doubts concerning their respective leagues’ commitment to the CFP as its governance struggles to iron out details surrounding its future format. 

    Yep (we’re committed for now), but we’ve got a lot to get right,” Sankey said. “The commitment is we want to see this get right. … We have the reality of meeting to deal with CFP governance with the 2026 season and beyond. That’s a highly important issue.”

    No issue looms larger than access to the CFP as college football’s power conference landscape prepares for drastic changes this summer. All of this as the CFP prepares for an expansion from four teams to 12 teams starting with the 2024 season. The previously agreed-to model of six auto-bids for the six highest-ranked conference champions and six at-large berths was expected to be amended by the CFP Board of Managers to a 5+7 model in January to account for the Pac-12’s mass exodus of 10 members last August. That amendment was never finalized, however. 

    According to Yahoo Sports, Washington State president Kirk Schulz, whose school is one of only two continuing Pac-12 members along with Oregon State, delayed the vote, which needed unanimity for it to be adopted in time for the 2024 season. Schulz also reportedly proposed that the two schools would be guaranteed voting rights and CFP revenue distribution beyond 2025, which was met with pushback. 

    The CFP’s current contract expires after the 2025 college football season, so conferences would theoretically be free to explore other postseason options if…

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