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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — March Madness is a time for unheralded players to become national darlings with magical moments and lead surprising…

By Thomas Page and Sean Coppack, CNN (CNN) — “When you are in Jamestown,” says Abdul Wahid Omar, “you know you have to be a hard guy.”…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Star wide receiver Stefon Diggs has been traded from the Buffalo Bills to the Houston Texans, the Bills announced on…

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — LSU basketball star Angel Reese has announced that she is leaving school for the WNBA. Reese posted the…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — An Irish basketball team says it won’t replay the final 0.3 seconds of a playoff quarterfinal after it ended in…

By Pau Mosquera, Patrick Sung and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales…

By Amy Woodyatt and Bea Adeleke, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United defender Raphaël Varane has told French sports newspaper L’Équipe that his…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — At the start of her college basketball career, right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, Caitlin Clark grew…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Anthony Kim had forged himself a burgeoning golf career by the time he was 26. He had won multiple times on the PGA…

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Brittney Griner has re-signed with her longtime WNBA team, the Phoenix Mercury, ahead of this year’s Summer…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Joel Embiid said his recent injury “took a toll mentally” as the Philadelphia 76ers big man returned to the…

By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Larry Lucchino, whose Boston Red Sox teams won three World Series while he was president and CEO, died Tuesday…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — LSU Tigers star Angel Reese said that she has been attacked “so many times” over the past year as her team…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Devin Booker scored 52 points as the Phoenix Suns recorded a vital 124-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco threw the first no-hitter of the nascent MLB season on Monday, helping his team…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Recently crowned women’s golf world No. 1 Nelly Korda won her 11th career title on Sunday and claimed her third…

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The sequel didn’t have the exact same cast as the original. College basketball doesn’t work that way. But the…

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — No. 3 North Carolina State beat No. 1 Texas 76-66 to advance to the women’s Final Four despite the…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner will rise to a career-high world No. 2 after brushing aside Grigor Dimitrov in…

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Times have edited a previously published commentary piece written about the LSU women’s…

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The men’s Final Four is now set following victories by No. 1 Purdue and No. 11 North Carolina State on Sunday. The…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Bayer Leverkusen took an almighty step towards winning its first Bundesliga title after producing a stunning…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Danielle Collins enjoyed a fairytale Miami Open this week, winning one of the biggest titles of her career and…

By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark and No. 1 Iowa advanced to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA tournament following…

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — No. 4 seeded Alabama advanced to the program’s first ever Final Four of March Madness on Saturday, alongside…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Post on Saturday released an in-depth profile of Louisiana State University women’s basketball…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Victor Wembanyama produced one of the best performances of his fledgling NBA career, racking up a career-high 40…

By Issy Ronald and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — No. 2 seed Notre Dame narrowly lost 70-65 to No. 3 Oregon State on Friday in the Sweet 16, as its…

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars were defeated by No. 4 Duke with a 54-51 win in the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA…

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — No. 11 North Carolina State’s unlikely run in the men’s NCAA tournament continued following a 67-58 upset win…

By Hugo Manu Correa, CNN (CNN) — Three people were arrested in Argentina on Wednesday for threatening Argentine footballer Ángel…

By Ben Morse and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said on Thursday that he hopes the league’s…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain both reached the semifinals of the Women’s Champions League with dominant…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It appears that the Atlanta Hawks have the Boston Celtics’ number. Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray knocked down a…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Like a professional athlete’s performance, sporting movies are often hit and miss. While some become cult…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani received a warm welcome on his home debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers as his new team cruised to a 7-1…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged by the English Football Association (FA) for allegedly…

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The No. 1 seeded North Carolina Tar Heels were upset by No. 4 Alabama 89-87 in the Sweet 16 of men’s…

By CNN staff, CNN (CNN) — Louis Rees-Zammit, one of rugby’s biggest talents, is set for a chance to play in the National Football League next…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Although fans have been treated to a glimpse of MLB action, the 2024 season kicks off in full on Thursday with…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry was left lamenting “self-inflicted wounds” after Draymond Green received…

By Emiko Jozuka for CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — A determined Jim Clark, the world’s most famous racing car driver and reigning Formula One world…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Chelsea and Lyon became the first two teams to progress into the semifinals of this year’s Women’s Champions…

By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Concern is growing over levels of sewage pollution in London’s River Thames after E. coli bacteria was…

By George Ramsay and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Age, they say, is just a number – an adage that appears to ring true for soccer star Lionel…

By Pau Mosquera and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison term of two years and six months for former soccer…

CNN By George Ramsay and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team have been left “deeply troubled and shaken”…

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — It appears Caitlin Clark isn’t just getting interest from the WNBA. Clark, the Iowa Hawkeyes superstar projected…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There were tears of joy, parties in the streets and a pitch invasion in the stadium as Georgia celebrated in style…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves helped power the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers to a furious fourth-quarter…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After 48 games of the women’s tournament at March Madness, just four perfect brackets remain intact of more…

By James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s soccer team qualified for this summer’s European Championships with a come-from-behind win over…

By Sam Joseph and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian superstar Vinícius Jr. broke down in tears in an emotional media conference on Monday…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — NFL owners officially voted to ban the ‘hip-drop tackle’ from the sport on Monday, after an annual league…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Leading by 30 points before the end of the second quarter on Monday, the Boston Celtics looked set to improve their…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani went hitless for a second straight game as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell…

By Ben Church and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Monday that a missing order of Jaromír Jágr…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The NBA is “looking into” anomalies involving prop bets pertaining to Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter,…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — British tennis star Andy Murray will be out for an extended period after suffering a serious ankle injury…

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As an Olympic gold medalist and an eight-time world champion, almost no one knows the world of competitive…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As an Olympic gold medalist and an eight-time world champion, almost no one knows the world of competitive climbing…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark’s top-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes shook off a tough challenge from No. 8 seed West Virginia to win in the…

By Pau Mosquera and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves has left prison after submitting a €1 million bond…

By Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — South Korean soccer star Son Jun-ho, who was detained in China for allegedly accepting bribes, has recently returned…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The CONCACAF Nations League final between the US men’s team and Mexico on Sunday was marred by “discriminatory…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A former official at soccer clubs in England and Wales has been accused by an anti-racism body of stereotyping…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers produced their highest scoring night in 37 years on Monday, outlasting the Indiana Pacers…

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The No. 3 seeded LSU Tigers held off No. 11 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to advance to the women’s…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars survived an overtime upset scare in the men’s March Madness after the No. 9 seed…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — In a world now hyper connected by technology, transport links and our smartphone screens, there are few places…

CNN By Raja Razek, Homero De la Fuente, Dalia Faheid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is expected…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner scored the fastest ever international goal on Saturday, taking just six seconds…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana State University women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey ripped the Washington Post on Saturday…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — UFC fighter Igor Severino was disqualified from his fight on Saturday night after biting his opponent, Andre Lima. In…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For every other figure-skater, landing a quadruple axel lies outside the realms of possibilities, attempted but…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Teen sensation Endrick scored the winning goal as Brazil beat England on Saturday, putting him into the record books…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Sainz claimed an impressive victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, breaking Max Verstappen’s…

By Kevin Dotson, Matt Egan, David Goldman and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos died Saturday at age 94,…

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Battered by injuries and burnt out by the demands of her sport, Deanna Stellato-Dudek retired in 2001 – before many…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — March Madness is a time when stars become superstars and when the unheralded transform themselves into cult heroes.…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Aryna Sabalenka defeated Paula Badosa in the second round at the Miami Open on Friday, playing just days after the…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — British runner Jasmin Paris became the first woman ever to finish the legendary Barkley Marathons on Friday.…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s taken just 31 games of the men’s March Madness tournament, but there are no perfect brackets remaining. Fans…

By Homero De la Fuente, Raja Razek, Dalia Faheid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball and the Internal Revenue Service are…

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — No. 13 Yale won its second men’s NCAA tournament game in program history on Friday with an upset 78-76 win over No.…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After last year’s tournament gripped the nation, the women’s bracket of this year’s March Madness has a lot to…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Nike has come under pressure to scrap a flag design on its recently-released England soccer kit, including from…

By Mia Alberti, CNN (CNN) — Former Brazilian footballer Robson de Souza – also known as Robinho – was arrested by Federal Police on…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s hopes of reaching Euro 2024 are over after the team suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to Iceland in…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s the hope that kills you as over 99% of March Madness bracket fans brutally discovered after day one of the…

By Jacob Lev and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball announced it has launched an investigation into the allegations surrounding…

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Another high seed has fallen in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Kentucky, the No. 3 seed in the…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Making their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1977, the No. 11 seed Duquesne Dukes have submitted…

CNN By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Two months after revealing his terminal cancer diagnosis, Sven-Göran Eriksson remains…