Matt Norlander

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2024 Olympics: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's gold adds to her glory, while COVID robs Noah Lyles of his story

Two star American athletes at the peak of their primes had very different outcomes on the track Thursday

2024 Paris Olympics: Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas, Cole Hocker have United States ahead of the pack on the track

After two more dramatic gold medal-winning races, Team USA is on its way to having its best Olympics in track in a generation

2024 Paris Olympics: Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Trinity Rodman and more shine in best day of the Games yet

From huge races to epic finishes, the Paris Games' second Saturday was the peak Olympics experience

2024 Paris Olympics: How Team USA can fix its 3x3 basketball problem in time for the Games on home soil

The bizarrely bad showing from the men's team in France should lead to wholesale changes in 2028, when the Olympics will be in LA

2024 Olympics: Simone Biles takes her place among the greatest athletes in history with latest gold medal

We have never seen someone so small loom so large over their sport, but Biles' legacy is impeccable

2024 Olympics: Katie Ledecky, Leon Marchand lead the way to a historic night of swimming in Paris

The pool was witness to an outrageous run of five gold medals, all of them won in memorable fashion on Wednesday

2024 Olympics: Simone Biles' return to greatness gives her career a redemptive arc in aiding USA to team gold

Biles' big return on Tuesday gave us a comeback story some never thought they'd see from the greatest gymnast in history

2024 Paris Olympics' breakout stars: Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik creating moments, memes at Summer Games

Also on the list: Frenchman Léon Marchand, who's turning swim meets into rock concerts on his way to taking gold

2024 Paris Olympics: USA, Australia take gold in day's top three swimming events; the rivalry is officially on

Aussie women took two gold medals before the U.S. men capped the day with a gold of their own

Dribble Handoff: Miami, Arkansas among picks to finish with college basketball's best 2025 recruiting class

For as much as the transfer portal means in recruiting, recruiting five-star freshmen is still a guiding principle for most programs

Cooper Flagg might be great at Duke, but the best part for college hoops is A.J. Dybantsa could be even better

High-profile freshmen are poised to shine in college basketball in the coming years in a way not seen since Zion Williamson

NCAA Tournament to include two new metrics beginning in 2025; committee delays decision on expansion

Additionally: In 2026, Indianapolis will become the first city to host the D-I, D-II, D-III and men's NIT tournaments in the same year

Dribble Handoff: Aaron Bradshaw, AJ Storr lead college basketball transfers with 2025 NBA Draft potential

These 2024 transfers may be first-round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft

Five significant reasons why the NCAA should pass on expanding the Big Dance and stick with 68 teams

As the NCAA men's basketball committee convenes this week to consider expansion, a reminder of what makes the tourney special

2024 NBA Draft recap: Seven picks who were taken too late and will outperform their draft slot

Who can be the Jalen Brunson of the 2024 Draft? That is to say: A guy taken in the second round who had no business waiting that long to be picked

Matt Norlander is a two-time national award-winning senior writer who has been with CBS Sports since 2010 and is in his 14th season covering college basketball for CBS Sports. He also co-hosts the Eye on College Basketball podcast and is a college hoops analyst and insider for CBS Sports HQ. In addition to college hoops, Norlander covers the NBA Draft, is CBS Sports' lead Olympics columnist and occasionally writes on golf. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two sons, is an avid guitarist, amateur drummer and enthusiastic skier. You're happily invited to send him story tips and music recommendations.

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