CBSSports.com (formerly CBS SportsLine.com and SportsLine USA) is an American sports news website operated by

Paramount Streaming Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS Streaming) is a division of Paramount Global that oversees the company's video streaming technology and direct-to-consumer services; including Pluto TV and Paramount ...

, a division of

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. It is the website for

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division featuring news, highlights, analysis, and

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History

SportsLine

In 1997, the service entered into a content-sharing partnership with

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. SportsLine also entered into agreements to operate official websites for the

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

, and

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. The company later launched a co-branded website for

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(then owned by

), CBSSportsLine

CBS purchase

In August 2004, already holding a 38% stake in the company, Viacom announced that it would acquire the remainder of SportsLine in a deal valued at $46 million ($1.75 per-share) and re-align it with the CBS Sports division (owing to Viacom's ownership of

at the time). The company originally operated as a division of CBS Sports, reporting to its president Sean McManus.

Fantasy Sports

CBSSports.com started producing fantasy sports games in 1997. In 1998, they partnered with Daedalus Worldwide Corporation, a producer of online fantasy sports products. In 1999, they acquired Daedalus Worldwide Corporation. In August 2015, the

SportsLine CBSSports.com (formerly CBS SportsLine.com and SportsLine USA) is an American sports news website operated by Paramount Streaming, a division of Paramount Global. It is the website for CBS' Sports division featuring news, highlights, analysis, ...

brand was revived for a new subscription-based site featuring statistics,

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and

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content. CBS continues to own the site. *

News

Columnists

*Pete Prisco- NFL *

Jason La Canfora Jason La Canfora (born April 14, 1974) is an American sportswriter, radio host, television sports analyst and health advocate. Career Television La Canfora joined NFL Network and NFL.com before the 2009 season and served as an NFL insider ...

- NFL *Will Brinson- NFL * Jonathan Jones- NFL *Matt Norlander- College Basketball *Gary Parrish- College Basketball *Jerry Palm- College Sports *Matt Snyder- MLB *

Dayn Perry Dayn Perry (born 1972) is an author and baseball journalist. He was also a special consultant for the San Diego Padres from 2001–2003. Journalism Perry has written for publications including FanGraphs online journal NotGraphs, ESPN, BaseballP ...

- MLB *Mike Axisa- MLB *Kyle Porter- Golf *Jamey Eisenberg- Fantasy Football *Dave Richard- Fantasy Football *Scott White- Fantasy Baseball *Dennis Dodd- College Football

Freshman of the Year Award

Since 2006, the CBSSports.com commenced its Freshman of the Year award. The award is given yearly to the top college football newcomer.NCAA College Football - CBSSports.com News, Scores, Stats, Schedule and BCS Rankings
/ref> Previous Winners * 2010 -

Marcus Lattimore Marcus Lattimore (born October 29, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, w ...

, South Carolina * 2009 -

Dion Lewis Dion John Lewis (born September 27, 1990) is an American football coach and former running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, earning second-team All-Amer ...

, Pitt * 2008 -

Jacquizz Rodgers Jacquizz "Quizz" Rodgers (born February 6, 1990) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers footbal ...

, Oregon State * 2007 -

Michael Crabtree Michael Alex Crabtree Jr. (born September 14, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, twi ...

, Texas Tech * 2006 -

P.J. Hill Parrish "P. J." Hill Jr. (born January 3, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. Hill was a member of the NFL's ...

, Wisconsin

References

External links

* {{Webby Awards, cat=Sports, year=2001, type=Nominee American sport websites CBS Interactive websites CBS Sports