Millions of sports fans across America use the internet to stay informed on sports. Your favorite teams website is a decent source of information but offers little perspective outside of trying to draw fans to the arena. Local news papers generally do at least a fair job of covering local teams but what about when you want to know what is going on nationally. Here are a few sites to bookmark to keep on top of the latest breaking sports news.

1.) ESPN.com- The worldwide leader in sports does not shirk responsibility when it comes to up to the minute sports news. The site offers breaking news on developments in any of the major sports. The site also has subset areas on professional hockey, baseball, basketball, and football as well as college sports. ESPN has an impressive list of staff writers well respected in the industry and bringing you the latest.

2.) CBS Sports- Another excellent site to research your favorite pro teams and players. Their player update section not only allows you to see what the columnists and contributors have to say about a particular player but you get contributions from the fans as well. Player updates are linked off of near full sentences allowing you to see what’s wrong with a player without having to click on the link.

3.) Yahoo sports- Yahoo is fast emerging as a leader in sports news. They already have the most popular fantasy sports games on the web and their users demand they supply them with up to date information about the players in those games. You can click on different areas which offer you the latest rumors involving players as well as possible motives of a team come the trade deadline.

Of course, there are many great places to get sports news on the internet. These are just a few of the sites available to keep you abreast on the latest in sports.