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By Hannah Keyser, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — When Austin Sheepo first told his girlfriend that he plays on his high school flag football team,…

By Hannah Keyser, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — They call it “American football” because, well, “football is football,” says Ian Potter.…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — The message Kendall Coyne Schofield posted on her social media was not terribly…

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — FanDuel CEO Amy Howe told CNN Sports on Friday her company is working closely with the NFL to…

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — It’s one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl history. It remains one of the most baffling…

By Hannah Keyser, CNN San Jose, California (CNN) — Jarran Reed, the Seattle Seahawks veteran defensive tackle, was asked something about his…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn line danced, some sort of Electric Slide meets the Cotton Eyed Joe.…

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych says that his teammates could stage…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — For Laila Edwards, this year’s Winter Olympics is about far more than sport, and that’s something she’s…

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — Sam Darnold seemed destined to be a star. With the home state kid under center, the University of…

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Santa Clara, California (CNN) — Mike Vrabel made his name in the NFL as a crunching outside linebacker, delivering…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — From brushing ice in curling to flying down an ice track headfirst in skeleton, the Winter Olympics are home to some…

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Penn State forward Gavin McKenna, widely considered to be the top prospect in the 2026 National Hockey League (NHL)…

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Jose, California (CNN) — In a mid-December game against the Buffalo Bills, Drake Maye took the snap, turned and…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — In a strange way, the brazen push from professional players to recalibrate their collegiate eligibility might…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — When the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games come around every four years, there are many sports which compete to…

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — When he squeezes into his bright red ski suit and puts on his Darth Vader-esque helmet, speed skier Simon Billy…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — When he squeezes into his bright red ski suit and puts on his Darth Vader-esque helmet, speed skier Simon Billy…

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Jose, California (CNN) — A year ago, Cooper Kupp could barely hide his heartbreak: The Los Angeles Rams, the only…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Penny the Doberman Pinscher was named Best in Show at the 2026 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday. The…

By Hannah Keyser, CNN San Jose, California (CNN) — Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers holds the record for the most points scored in a season…

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Minions may take Milan after all. After a last-minute crisis over music-licensing issues, the Spanish figure…

By Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN (CNN) — American skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina despite…

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Humans being pulled along on a sled across picturesque, snow-covered landscapes by a…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Three US Olympic bodies have changed the name of their shared athlete hospitality space at the 2026 Milan Cortina…

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Super Bowl LX is almost upon us, and the coming clash between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks is…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man ever to complete a career grand slam on Sunday, adding the Australian Open…

By Laura Sharman, Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile run by an…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn said on Friday that her “Olympic dream is not over” after she crashed in her final downhill race…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz will play Novak Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open final after the pair navigated two epic…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Now that the dust has settled on an Africa Cup of Nations final that will be remembered for years, African…

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old boy has been confirmed as the holder of two snooker world records after showing a prodigious talent for…

CNN, KHOU, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, @IRONHORSEAVIATOR, TIKTOK, @IronHorseAviator/TikTok By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old boy has been…

CNN By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — NBA legend Kobe Bryant – who became a larger-than-life figure both on and off the court – has left a…

By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — NBA legend Kobe Bryant – who became a larger-than-life figure both on and off the court – has left a lasting…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Duke quarterback Darian Mensah is free to go. The second-team All-ACC quarterback has reached a settlement with…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s hopes of winning this year’s Australian Open came crashing down in just 59 minutes on Tuesday, as…

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s hopes of winning this year’s Australian Open came crashing down in just 59 minutes on Tuesday,…

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender says she should have been going to the 2026 Olympics in Italy next month. As a…

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Silverstone, England (CNN) — A new era of Formula One is about to dawn. Not only is the sport ushering in…

By Jessie Yeung, Wayne Chang and John Mees, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — For 92 minutes on a clear Sunday morning in Taipei, thousands of…

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Bobby Jones once called golf “assuredly a mystifying game” and time in and time again, it proves to be such that.…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — NCAA leadership reached out to the National Association of Basketball Coaches to convene for a previously…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, who star as hockey players entangled in a secret romance in the HBO Max smash…

By Hannah Keyser (CNN) — Then there were four. A couple more classics decided in overtime (and a couple more, shall we say, uneven games) in…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — There is a new Mendoza line in sports and unlike the one in baseball, which signifies lousy offense, this one is…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The ongoing issues between the Buffalo Bills and Keon Coleman have taken another twist – and the team’s owner…

By Zeena Saifi, Abeer Salman, Christina Macfarlane, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian soccer pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem has been…

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — Property, passports and Pokémon! Three things that are very much front and center now for a tennis coach from…

CNN By Dana O’Neil, CNN Miami Gardens (CNN) — A piece of red confetti clung to Curt Cignetti’s neck as he shared the secret sauce of his…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Miami Gardens (CNN) — A piece of red confetti clung to Curt Cignetti’s neck as he shared the secret sauce of his…

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Add the Buffalo Bills as yet another NFL team now in search of a head coach. The Bills fired Sean McDermott after…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final – a game to decide the best soccer team on the continent – ended in…

CNN By Dana O’Neil, CNN Miami (CNN) — Back in 2023, Jase Richardson sought a more rigorous athletic and academic high school program for his…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Miami (CNN) — Back in 2023, Jase Richardson sought a more rigorous athletic and academic high school program for his…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Nick Saban wanted to change his job description. After three years coaching linebackers, he was eager to take…

By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — Bo Nix, the Denver Broncos quarterback who beat Josh Allen and the Bills to advance to the AFC Championship, will…

By Jill Martin, Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The first big move of the NFL head coach hiring cycle has been made by the New York Giants. The…

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Miami Gardens, Florida (CNN) — Mario Campos grew up deep in the hills of Cuba, a guajiro as the poor farmers there were…

By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — This postseason has already set an NFL playoff record with 12 fourth-quarter lead changes — and that’s before…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Some might say that it’s too early to predict the future of a nine-year-old sporting sensation, and often they…

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — There’s not much you can do when you’re watching your clothes spin round and around, waiting for the laundry to…

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Mike Tomlin era has come to an end in Pittsburgh. After 19 seasons as head coach of the Steelers, Tomlin made…

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The governing body for the winter sport of skeleton, the International Bobsled Skeleton Federation (IBSF), has…

By Ben Church, Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Hockey will once again be a flagship sport at next month’s Winter Olympics, not least because…