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By Ben Church, Samuel Joseph, CNN (CNN) — With the new NFL season now in full flow, fans are still getting used to some of the changes in the sport. Maybe the biggest change in recent years is the new dynamic kickoff rule, which was brought in last season but was made permanent before this

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Coming into this season, all the talk around the Cincinnati Bengals was about whether they would squander another season with Joe Burrow. Even by his own lofty standards, the quarterback had an incredible season last year, leading the league in passing yards, completions and touchdowns. And yet the Bengals

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — He may be just 17 but sprint sensation Gout Gout is ready to show the world just how fast he is. The teenager has seen his profile skyrocket over the last few years, with videos of his lightning-quick performances going viral around the world. Now, the youngster has the

CNN By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — Former Manchester United and Portugal winger Luís Nani has an encouraging message of hope for the Red Devils’ beleaguered fans: Things are about to get a whole lot better. United recently endured its worst ever finish to a Premier League season and already in this campaign, Ruben Amorim’s

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A 29-year-old man puts on a carefully planned outfit and walks out in front of a crowd of photographers and journalists. Articles are written about what he is wearing. Photos of the look are plastered all across Instagram. No, this is not a movie star, or a musician, or

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the world champion in the women’s 100 meters on Saturday, setting a championship record time in the process. Jefferson-Wooden scorched down the track in 10.61 seconds, the fourth fastest time in history. She got out of the blocks fast and never relinquished her lead,

By Jamie Barton, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — British boxer and former world champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46, according to UK media reports. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police told CNN: “Officers were called by a member of the public to attend Bowlacre Road, Hyde, Tameside, at 6:45am today where

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning on Saturday, he was in an uncharacteristic slump and 0-4 for the game. The bases were loaded and the A’s had a slender two-run lead over the Cincinnati Reds when Kurtz took

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Crossing the finish line in 10th and 11th is not how either Tim Van de Velde or Carlos San Martín would have been picturing the men’s 3,000m steeplechase qualifier on Saturday. But the Belgian’s remarkable show of sportsmanship meant that the image may be remembered as one of the

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Judge walked out at Fenway Park on Friday night knowing that just one home run would see him overtake Joe DiMaggio and move into fourth outright on the New York Yankees’ all-time list. He wasted no time. The two-time American League MVP jumped on the second pitch he

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — Former Manchester United and Portugal winger Luís Nani has an encouraging message of hope for the Red Devils’ beleaguered fans: Things are about to get a whole lot better. United recently endured its worst ever finish to a Premier League season and already in this campaign, Ruben Amorim’s men

By Djenane Villanueva, Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — A hotel in Costa Rica where 14-year-old Miller Gardner, the son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, was staying when he died, was raided Thursday to gather evidence, authorities told CNN. The Quepos and Parrita Prosecutor’s Office said to CNN on Friday that it conducted

CNN By Ben Morse, Don Riddell, and Gonzalo Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — There have been plenty of boxing clashes over the years which have gone down in history. From the two all-time classics between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the 1970s to Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao in 2015, the nature of the sport

By Ben Morse, Don Riddell, and Gonzalo Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — There have been plenty of boxing clashes over the years which have gone down in history. From the two all-time classics between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the 1970s to Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao in 2015, the nature of the sport has

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,200 elite track and field athletes are descending on Tokyo for the upcoming world championships, but Cooper Lutkenhaus might be the only one to pack homework. The 16-year-old from Texas is the youngest person in history to make the US team for the World Athletics Championships, taking

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Week 2 is headlined by a Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, while across the league several contenders are fighting to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start. It may be early, but the urgency is already real. Here are 5 things to know about Week

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has apologized to the fan he exchanged shoves with during Baltimore’s Week 1 defeat to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Following DeAndre Hopkins’ touchdown in the third quarter at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, several Ravens players celebrated at the back of the

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The NCAA announced three Division I men’s basketball players are permanently ineligible after an investigation uncovered that they were involved in sports-betting game manipulation. “As part of a coordinated effort, the student-athletes bet on their own games, one another’s games and/or provided information that enabled others to do so

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — UFC fighter Brian Ortega says that he went unconscious for 30 minutes while trying to make weight for his fight in Shanghai last month. Ortega was scheduled to face Aljamain Sterling in a 145-pound featherweight bout at UFC Shanghai, but it was moved to a catchweight of 153 pounds

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — With under a year to go until the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it’s time for fans to try to book their spot at the global soccer celebration. The tournament is the first ever World Cup to be played in three different countries, with the US, Canada

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The story of LeBron James penning an op-ed for Chinese state media, focusing on how basketball could be an avenue for diplomacy amid tensions with the US, was not as it seemed. Multiple Chinese state media outlets this week published an article purportedly written by the Los Angeles Lakers

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Eagles defensive star Jalen Carter was given a retroactive one-game suspension for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott prior to the first play from scrimmage in the teams’ season opener on Thursday, the NFL announced Tuesday. Carter will also be docked his Week 1 game check as

By George Ramsay, Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Phillies fan Drew Feltwell wants people to lay off the woman who harangued him and his son over a home run ball at a game last week. During the fourth inning of the Phillies’ game against the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park on September 5, Feltwell

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After almost seven months away, the NFL is back in emphatic fashion. All 32 teams made their 2025 season debuts in Week 1, with dramatic endings, statement wins and potentially damaging defeats among the outcomes on display. Here are three big takeaways from the opening week of action. King

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota quarterback JJ McCarthy led an inspired fourth-quarter comeback in his NFL debut to help the Vikings beat their division rivals, the Chicago Bears, 27-24 on Monday. McCarthy struggled for the majority of his first appearance in a regular-season game, with the Vikings offense unable to manufacture yards and

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami forward Luis Suárez has received a three-match ban from Major League Soccer (MLS) after a spitting incident following last week’s Leagues Cup final. The game on August 31 ended with the Seattle Sounders beating Miami 3-0, but a scuffle broke out on the field shortly after full-time,

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — “If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play good.” This was a phrase coined and made famous by iconic Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders during his time in the NFL throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. Two decades later and those words

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy claimed his second title at the Irish Open with a thrilling playoff victory against Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren. The Northern Irishman needed to produce a stunning eagle putt on the 72nd hole to take Lagergren, who had made a brilliant eagle himself on the 16th, to a playoff.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NFL offseason was dominated by talk of where Micah Parsons would be lining up in Week 1. As one of the most dynamic pass rushers in the NFL, Dallas Cowboys fans were desperate to keep him under a new contract, while fans of other teams wished the 26-year-old

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — So often in life, the mundane and the extraordinary exist side-by-side. The day of the US Open final can change a tennis player’s life, ending with a confetti-soaked celebration or lonely commiseration. Much of it is watched by the thousands inside Arthur Ashe Stadium and millions more on TV.

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Davey Johnson, who won two World Series titles as a player with the Baltimore Orioles and one as a manager with the New York Mets has died at the age of 82, according to the MLB. During his 13-season playing career in the MLB, Johnson spent most of his

By Thomas Schlachter, Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — Angel Reese has been suspended by the Chicago Sky following comments she made about her teammates, head coach and the organization. The forward will miss the first half of the Sky’s game on Sunday against the Las Vegas Aces after her criticisms were published earlier this

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Saturday’s 2025 US Open women’s singles final is rich in storylines. On one side of the net, American Amanda Anisimova is looking to claim her first-ever grand slam title, just eight weeks after she suffered a devastating, historic loss in the Wimbledon final. On the other side, world No.

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It was an ordinary night at LoanDepot Park where the Miami Marlins hosted the division rivals Philadelphia Phillies. Until it wasn’t. The Phils held a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning when outfielder Harrison Bader blasted a solo home run into the left field stands to extend the team’s

By Ben Morse, Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Thursday’s curtain-raising NFL game was meant to be a celebration of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl-winning campaign last year. But before even the first play from scrimmage of the 2025 NFL season, there was controversy. After the opening kickoff against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, a flag

By Rory Fleming, CNN (CNN) — For over two years, Sudan has endured a brutal civil war which has divided towns and families across the African nation. The conflict, which the UN has labeled the “world’s largest humanitarian disaster,” has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, with morgues in the capital of

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — One of the most controversial moments in Olympic history has taken a surprise twist with former South Korean boxer Park Si-hun handing his gold medal over to Roy Jones Jr. Park defeated Jones Jr. by a 3-2 decision at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, even though the American

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Three tennis icons with multiple grand slams and one player seeking his first major – that’s who makes up the semifinals at this year’s 2025 US Open. The first semifinal will see the new guard face the aging stalwart as Carlos Alcaraz takes on Novak Djokovic. The second contest

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Thursday’s NFL season opener, which saw the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Dallas Cowboys 24-20, also gave fans a little bit of everything, including touchdowns, scuffles, a weather delay and a spitting scandal. After the opening kickoff, Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter was penalized for unsportsmanlike

CNN By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The women’s draw at the 2025 US Open has been full of shock results and dominant displays. And it has left us with two fascinating semifinals, both which bear similarities to one another. Both matches have a multiple-time grand slam winner looking to add to their collection facing

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Sky star Angel Reese apologized Wednesday for comments she made to the Chicago Tribune which appeared to criticize some of her teammates, coaches and team officials for not building a competitive squad. Reese appeared to question the talent on the Sky’s roster in a Tribune interview published

By Ben Morse, Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Ethan Pritchard, a linebacker for the Florida State (FSU) Seminoles football team, was shot in the back of the head on Sunday and remains in hospital, his father has said. Speaking to CNN affiliate WFTV, Earl Pritchard said that his son was shot when driving his aunt

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The women’s draw at the 2025 US Open has been full of shock results and dominant displays. And it has left us with two fascinating semifinals, both which bear similarities to one another. Both matches have a multiple-time grand slam winner looking to add to their collection facing an

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — The NFL is back at long last, and we are going to be treated to 16 games over four days to start the season. Here are five things to know heading into Week One. (And get to the end of the article for a fantasy tip that could help

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The NBA announced it would investigate the Los Angeles Clippers following a report by podcast host and journalist Pablo Torre, who accused the team of orchestrating a deceptive endorsement deal to sign then-free agent star forward Kawhi Leonard, circumventing the NBA’s salary cap. In an episode of “Pablo Torre

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — With the new season of the NFL kicking off on Thursday, it’s only natural that everyone is talking about who will feature at the upcoming Super Bowl. But while some are busy predicting which two teams will battle it out for the Vince Lombardi Trophy on February 8, there

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams and partner Leylah Fernandez saw their unlikely run to the US Open quarterfinals end with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat against Taylor Townsend and Kateřina Siniaková. Williams and Fernandez, a late, wild-card entry in the women’s doubles, won their first three matches in New York without dropping a

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome suffered a life-threatening heart injury in his crash last week in France, his wife has said. The 40-year-old Froome, who races for Israel–Premier Tech, was airlifted to hospital following a crash during training on August 27, undergoing surgery a day later. In

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — For any Manchester United fan these days, the team’s performances would want to make them tear their hair out. But Red Devils supporter Frank Ilett can’t do that; he can’t pull it or shave it or cut it. In fact, the worse his team plays, the longer it grows.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Soccer is well-known for being a cut-throat industry but even Erik ten Hag couldn’t have imagined his new job would be over so soon. The Dutch manager was sacked by German side Bayer Leverkusen on Monday after just 63 days and two league games in charge. Although short, his

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Serena Williams might not be at this year’s US Open, but she is keeping a close eye on proceedings from afar – specifically, her sister Venus’ surprise run in the women’s doubles. Venus and partner Leylah Fernandez reached the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Zhang Shuai and

By Ben Morse, Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — The man who has been criticized after footage of him snatching a hat off a young boy at the US Open went viral has apologized, saying he made a “huge mistake.” Piotr Szczerek, identified as a Polish chief executive, was seen taking a hat from Poland’s Kamil

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Ethan Pritchard, a linebacker on Florida State’s (FSU) football team, is in a critical but stable condition after being shot on Sunday, according to the school. The freshman suffered the gunshot wound while visiting his family in Havana, Florida, FSU said in a statement on Monday. “The Pritchard family

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz produced a sensational behind-the-back shot during his victory over Arthur Rinderknech at the US Open, winning the point from his quick-thinking improvisation. The moment of skill came early in the first set of the Spaniard’s 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-4 victory when Rinderknech attacked a looping shot close to

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The wrestler who was beaten while motionless by the son of former UFC champion Rampage Jackson has been released from hospital and revealed the extent of the injuries he suffered in the incident. Footage from an event last month in Sun Valley, California, posted on social media showed Jackson’s

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Charlie Woods, the son of golf legend Tiger, hit his second hole-in-one in the last nine months during the Junior Players Championship on Sunday. In the final round of the tournament, the tee shot from 16-year-old Woods on the par-three No. 3 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach,

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — As the men’s world No. 2 and winner of five grand slam singles titles, Carlos Alcaraz is used to criticism – it’s natural that an elite sportsperson will face such scrutiny. What is slightly more surprising is that his barber, Víctor Martínez, should have to share that same thick

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Polish tennis star Kamil Majchrzak has met the young fan who had a hat snatched from him in a viral video clip after one of Majchrzak’s matches at the US Open. Majchrzak gave the boy a US Open-branded bag of gifts, including another cap, and posed for photos alongside

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Another day at the US Open, another volley of shots sent fizzing back and forth across the net, all exchanged without a ball being struck. Flushing Meadows has become the site of flushed cheeks during the final grand slam tournament of the year, with a confrontation over grunting on

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams has one of tennis’ most iconic celebrations. She steps onto the court, raises a hand to acknowledge the crowd, takes a little skip and twirls around, soaking up the applause. And when her doubles partner Leylah Fernandez ushered her onto the court to celebrate after they reached

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Following Tulane’s 23-3 season opening win over Northwestern on Saturday, Green Wave head coach Jon Sumrall shared his displeasure with their opponents after the program tried to recognize the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Sumrall told reporters he thought Northwestern disrespected the city of New Orleans after the Wildcats

By Thomas Schlachter, Ben Morse, Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Jelena Ostapenko has apologized for some of what she said during a heated back-and-forth with Taylor Townsend during their second round matchup at the US Open on Wednesday. After Townsend’s straight-sets victory over Ostapenko, the two players could be heard exchanging words beside the court,

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Painted flames curled around Taylor Townsend’s sleeves as she stunned world No. 5 Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 in the third round of the US Open on Friday. The American – who has unexpectedly found herself in the spotlight following a tense post-match exchange on Wednesday with Jelena Ostapenko –

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic became the oldest man in 34 years to reach the fourth round of the US Open on Friday night, overcoming lower back issues to defeat Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3. Not since Jimmy Connors’ straight-sets victory over Karel Nováček in 1991 has a man older

By Julia Andersen (CNN) — As seven-time grand slam singles champion Venus Williams said upon her comeback to the sport late last month: “Do you know how hard it is to play tennis? … You’re running the whole time, lifting weights and just, like, dying. And then you repeat it the next day.” Fellow American

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For one final time, Lee Corso will don the head of a college football mascot and utter his famous catchphrase: “Not so fast, my friend.” Saturday’s ESPN broadcast of defending national champion Ohio State hosting Texas will signal the end of the era as Corso steps away after a