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Major college basketball tournament is reportedly coming to Dubai

According to Jon Rothstein, the Royal Palm Invitational is set to begin in 2026 featuring major conference teams playing in Dubai.

"The 'ignoring major happenings in the world to tweet about college basketball' bit doesn’t have to be 24/7."

"I have not seen in my lifetime a Final Four that was better in terms of the quality of the three games

"We've heard the hate. Even from the guy that commentated our game tonight. We've heard it."

"I'm just waiting for someone to say, 'We got some swamp water to sell you in Florida.'"

Rothstein wants to make the First Four exclusively for the last eight at-large teams.

The new show will debut Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. ET.

"I know he's had a tough season; he's going through it, but he got the job late. He'll need an offseason to right that ship."

On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon...

"I had to take a call from a source in the bathroom of my wife's hospital room while she's getting ready to deliver our first child."

Gottlieb's team lost while employing the strategy on Saturday.

"I've never played golf. So why is it on my TV INSTEAD OF DUKE-NC STATE?!"

"This is March" is but one of the CBS Sports reporter's many famous catchphrases.