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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Watching Caitlin Clark make history is starting to become a familiar sight. The 2024 WNBA No. 1 overall pick recorded her 21st game of the season with at least 15 points and five assists in the Indiana Fever’s 84-79 win over the Atlanta Dream on Monday, the most by

CNN By Zayn Nabbi and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid superstar Vinícius Jr. has his sights set on reaching even greater heights this season, as the Brazilian told CNN Sport in part one of a world exclusive interview that Los Blancos could win a historic treble this season, adding that he hopes to

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — In the type of quirkiness that likely one day will be a sports trivia question, Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen made Major League Baseball history Monday by becoming the first player to play for two teams in the same game. On June 26, Jansen was a member of the Toronto

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The NFL regular season is nearly upon us. All 32 teams were in action over the weekend as the preseason came to a close and teams are beginning the process of finalizing their regular season rosters. Each team must trim its roster from 90 players to 53 by 4

CNN By Amy Woodyatt and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson died on Monday at the age of 76, his representatives confirmed to CNN. “Sven-Göran Eriksson has passed away. After a long illness, SGE died during themorning at home surrounded by family,” a statement read. In January 2024, Eriksson revealed that

By Amy Woodyatt and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson died on Monday at the age of 76, his representatives confirmed to CNN. “Sven-Göran Eriksson has passed away. After a long illness, SGE died during themorning at home surrounded by family,” a statement read. In January 2024, Eriksson revealed that he

By Jack Hillcox, CNN (CNN) — Athletes train their whole lives for the opportunity to win an Olympic medal. The step onto the podium is the culmination of a lifetime of effort, determination and sacrifice. Victorious athletes at Paris received their medal and a box containing the official poster of the Summer Games. But these

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — After three deep runs at the US Open, Aryna Sabalenka is close to cracking the formula for success at tennis’ final grand slam of the year. Close because, following two semifinal losses and a painful defeat in the final, she hasn’t managed to get her hands on the winner’s

By Jacob Lev and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — American soccer icon Megan Rapinoe had her jersey retired by her former National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club Seattle Reign FC ahead of its match against the North Carolina Courage on Sunday. The two-time World Cup winner and Olympic gold medalist received her No. 15 jersey

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Lydia Ko completed what she called a “Cinderella-like story” as she clinched the Women’s Open at St. Andrews on Sunday, just a few weeks after winning Olympic gold in Paris. The 27-year-old from New Zealand carded a three-under 69 in her final round, including a birdie on the final

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to the sign-stealing investigation, the school confirmed to CNN on Sunday. An NCAA spokesperson also confirmed to CNN it has sent Michigan the notice of allegations to “the school and involved parties in the Michigan

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris has died at the age of 70, the team announced on Sunday. Earlier this month, the team said D’Alessandris had been hospitalized for an acute illness and would require treatment for an extended period. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said at the time D’Alessandris had

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama community is in mourning following the death of a high school quarterback who suffered a brain injury during the school’s season opener Friday night, according to statements from school officials and the teen’s family. Caden Tellier was taken to a hospital in critical condition after a head injury in John

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Home plate umpire Nick Mahrley was taken off the field on a gurney after being struck in the head by a broken bat Sunday during the fifth inning of the game between the host New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Yankees slugger

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The final grand slam of the tennis season is upon us – and the US Open might be the most enthralling of the year. After an altered schedule due to the Olympics, which meant many of the world’s top stars made the switch back to clay following the grass

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lando Norris produced a dominant performance at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off Max Verstappen with ease to potentially reignite the drivers’ world championship with nine races left this season. The British driver started on pole and promptly lost the lead to Verstappen, but overtook the Dutchman

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Lynx fans got to witness not only a win but also the team retiring WNBA legend Maya Moore’s jersey on Saturday. Despite Caitlin Clark’s 23 points, the Lynx held off the Indiana Fever 90-80 to win their sixth straight game. The win also clinches a playoff spot for

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — For the third year running, the first day of the college football season featured a game in Dublin, Ireland. Nearly 50,000 fans packed into a sold-out Aviva Stadium, Ireland’s national soccer and rugby stadium, to watch Georgia Tech stun No. 10 Florida State 24-21. The Seminoles, led by senior transfer

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — American F1 driver Logan Sargeant escaped unharmed after losing control of his car during practice at the Dutch Grand Prix Saturday, as it crashed into a wall, crumpled on impact and burst into flames. Sargeant sat in the car for a moment afterwards, saying “I’m good” over the team

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani became just the sixth MLB player to join the 40-40 club on Friday and he did so in dramatic fashion – with a walk-off grand slam. Ohtani accomplished the feat of hitting 40 home runs and stealing 40 bases in a single season

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Several Los Angeles Chargers players and staff got stuck in a hotel elevator on Friday and had to be rescued by the Dallas fire department, the team announced later that day. When Dallas Fire-Rescue arrived on the scene, they helped everyone escape from the “inoperable elevator … through its

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — WNBA star Angel Reese made more history on Friday after another impressive performance for the Chicago Sky. Despite the Sky losing to the Connecticut Sun 82-80 on the road, Reese joined Tina Charles as the only rookies in WNBA history to record multiple 20+ rebound games. After scoring 13

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to the 2024 college football season, where everyone makes the playoffs! Well, not everyone, but, for the first time, 12 schools will be playing in college’s postseason and this is how it will work. Get ready for a new look college football. New conference layout The realignment dust

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Boston Red Sox player Danny Jansen will make Major League Baseball history Monday by playing for two teams in one game, a team spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The Red Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park Monday to complete a suspended game between the two teams

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The New York Liberty solidified their spot at the top of the WNBA standings with a 79-71 home win over the Dallas Wings at the Barclays Center on Thursday. The result made it eight victories in a row for the Liberty, who currently sit atop the Eastern Conference with

By Jacob Lev and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Bears safety Douglas Coleman III has been released from a Kansas City area hospital hours after suffering a frightening injury Thursday night. The 26-year-old was taken off the field on a stretcher during the team’s preseason game against the Super Bowl champion Chiefs at Arrowhead

By Rory Fleming, CNN (CNN) — “Darkness” is the first word that comes to Zakia Khudadadi’s mind when she thinks back to the events which unfolded in her native Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. It is a date etched in the annals of the nation’s history, the day that saw the Taliban recapture the capital

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — 2023 Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová will miss the upcoming US Open after undergoing shoulder surgery, she announced on social media. The 25-year-old’s defense of her Wimbledon title ended in a huge first-round upset to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in July and Vondroušová wrote she has been “struggling with shoulder pain

By Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — The final of the 2030 FIFA World Cup is five years and 11 months away, and the design for the stadium which hopes to host the match has finally been revealed. The Grand Stade Hassan II soccer stadium in Morocco – one of three countries co-hosting the tournament alongside

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Golf’s first superstar, Bobby Jones, once described the sport as “the closest game to the game we call life.” Decades later, golf is being compared to broccoli. The analogy is being made by the co-founder of Whim Golf, a luxury apparel brand and design studio encouraging those with no interest

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The New York Yankees have defended star player Aaron Judge amidst claims that the slugger ignored a team of Little League players during the 2024 Little League World Classic earlier this week. South Shore Little League manager Bob Laterza said that Judge “failed” to acknowledge his team ahead of

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles moved up to second place on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list on Wednesday. The 35-year-old came into the team’s game against the Phoenix Mercury needing 10 points to move past Tina Thompson’s 7,488 career points. The Dream defeated the Mercury 72-63 and Charles finished

CNN By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — DiJonai Carrington led the way for the Connecticut Sun in its win against the Los Angeles Sparks, then called out the WNBA for not doing enough to promote Tuesday’s historic game at TD Garden in Boston. This was the first-ever WNBA game to be staged at the famous

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Al Attles, the basketball Hall of Famer who coached the Golden State Warriors to the 1975 NBA title, died Tuesday surrounded by his family at his East Bay home in California, the team announced Wednesday. He was 87. “Alvin Attles did not just epitomize what it meant to be a Warrior—he was

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — DiJonai Carrington led the way for the Connecticut Sun in its win against the Los Angeles Sparks, then called out the WNBA for not doing enough to promote Tuesday’s historic game at TD Garden in Boston. This was the first-ever WNBA game to be staged at the famous Garden,

By Penelope Jennings, CNN (CNN) — Men’s gymnastics in the US have been on an overall downward trajectory for decades. High school and college programs have been discontinued in large numbers, including storied Big Ten programs at the University of Minnesota and University of Iowa being cut as recently as 2021. But the United States’

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Gabby Williams has re-signed with the WNBA’s Seattle Storm for the remainder of the 2024 season, after helping to lead France to a silver medal this Olympics, the team said in a statement Tuesday. This is Williams’ third season with the Storm, who first acquired her ahead of the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Dallas Cowboys’ 2024 offseason has been dominated by talk around a contract extension for the team’s star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb – though an end to the saga appears to be in sight. Lamb, who is one at the best at his position in the NFL, has been

By Ben Church and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores has said he wants to “grow” after he was labeled a “terrible person” by his former player Tua Tagovailoa. The Miami Dolphins quarterback made the comments during an interview that aired on Monday as he outlined the difference between Flores’

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Less than 24 hours after world No. 1 Jannik Sinner won the ATP 1000 Cincinnati Open title, it was revealed that the Italian tennis star avoided a suspension despite twice testing positive for a prohibited substance in March. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced in a statement Tuesday

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was candid in his thoughts of Brian Flores during an interview which aired on Monday, labeling his former head coach a “terrible person.” Speaking on the “Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz,” the 26-year-old QB outlined the difference between Flores’ coaching and his current

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Commanders have officially named rookie Jayden Daniels as their starting quarterback for the 2024 NFL season. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner – who played college football at Arizona State and Louisiana State University (LSU) – was selected second overall in the 2024 Draft as the franchise hopes

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Aryna Sabalenka finalized her preparations for the US Open with an impressive 6-3 7-5 win over Jessica Pegula in the Cincinnati Open final. It was as close to a perfect week as Sabalenka could have hoped for, with the new world No. 2 not dropping a single set en

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Jannik Sinner saw off the challenge from home favorite Frances Tiafoe to win the men’s Cincinnati Open title on Monday. The Italian admitted he was struggling with fatigue after a taxing tournament, but still found a way to beat his American opponent in the final in

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Jordan Spieth has announced that he will miss the remainder of the golf season to have surgery on a wrist injury first sustained last year. Spieth finished tied for 68th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday, failing to advance in the FedExCup Playoffs. It

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Defending Spanish champion Real Madrid had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Mallorca in its La Liga season opener. In Kylian Mbappé’s league debut, Real survived a sluggish start to take the lead through Rodrygo’s wonderful, curled effort after 13 minutes, latching onto Vinícius Jr.’s backheel. But Vedat

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese both dominated in college basketball, now the pair keep making history in the WNBA. On Sunday, Clark led the Indiana Fever to a 92-75 win over the Seattle Storm and broke another league record in the process. In addition to scoring 23 points, the

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Katarzyna ‘Kasia’ Niewiadoma won a thrilling edition of the Tour de France Femmes by just four seconds, holding off a blistering long-range attack on the final stage from defending champion Demi Vollering as the race was decided on the iconic Alpe d’Huez. Niewiadoma began the day in the yellow

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Iga Świątek and Jessica Pegula headline the Cincinnati Open semifinals on Sunday after they battled through their respective quarterfinals. Facing 17-year-old rising star Mirra Andreeva, Świątek overturned a one set deficit to eventually earn a 4-6 6-3 7-5 victory and book her spot in a semifinal against longtime rival

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The New York Liberty became the first WNBA team to clinch a playoff berth following their 79-67 road victory against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Saturday. Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones led the way for the Liberty at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas; Ionescu

By Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — There have been plenty of highlight reel moments in NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes’ career – and then there was what happened on Saturday afternoon in Arrowhead Stadium. On third down and three with 6:16 left in the first quarter of a preseason game against the Detroit Lions, the Kansas

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona kicked off its La Liga season with a 2-1 away victory against Valencia on Saturday, marking a winning start to new manager Hansi Flick’s tenure. A brace from Robert Lewandowski, reuniting with Flick after their time together at Bayern Munich, overhauled a 1-0 deficit and secured the first

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Cheering crowds filled the streets of Tiaret, Algeria on Friday evening to welcome boxer Imane Khelif back home as she returned from the Paris Olympic Games where she won a gold medal. She posted a video of the parade to her Instagram story on Friday, leading the crowd in

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — In the build-up to the WNBA’s return after the Olympic Games, Caitlin Clark said she had been ready to get going again for a while. In Friday’s matchup against the Phoenix Mercury, the star rookie looked like she’d never been away as the 22-year-old lit up the game with

By Issy Ronald and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — As Carlos Alcaraz slipped to a shock defeat against Gaël Monfils in the second round of the Cincinnati Open, he became so frustrated that he smashed his racket against the court several times, bending the frame out of shape while the crowd looked on stunned. The

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Premier League is back, albeit without a bang. Manchester United and Fulham played out an opener which lacked the fireworks fans were hoping for but saw the Red Devils start the season with an important 1-0 win. There was a bright spark in the game, though, coming in

By Homero De la Fuente and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Late model dirt racing icon Scott Bloomquist has died in a plane crash near his home in Mooresburg, Tennessee, according to local officials. He was 60 years old. A single-engine Piper J-3 plane crashed into a barn around 7:50 a.m. Friday, according to the Federal Aviation

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s defense of her Cincinnati Open title didn’t get past the first round as the American was surprisingly defeated 6-4 2-6 6-4 by Yulia Putintseva. The world No. 34 was trailing 2-4 in the final set, but won four straight games to see out the match in spectacular

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Phillies rookie Weston Wilson hit for just the 10th cycle in franchise history during the team’s comfortable 13-3 win over the Washington Nationals. The outfielder hit a triple and a single in the fourth inning, homered in the seventh and then completed the cycle with a double in

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Since joining Manchester City in 2016, Pep Guardiola has won everything. There is little else for him and his team to achieve and questions around whether or not this is Guardiola’s last season at the club will likely persist all season. The Spaniard revealed earlier this year that he

By Amy Woodyatt and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Colin Kaepernick won’t be joining the Los Angeles Chargers as a coach or a player this season, according to head coach Jim Harbaugh. “I love Colin,” Harbaugh told reporters Thursday. “But he’s not going to be on my coaching staff this year, and he’s not going

By Al Goodman and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Four suspects have been arrested in connection with a knife attack on the father of Spanish teen soccer sensation Lamine Yamal, the Catalan police press office told CNN Thursday. Mounir Nasraoui, the father of the 17-year-old Barcelona star, was hospitalized and in serious condition

By Jon Passantino and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — ESPN has fired football analyst Robert Griffin III and host Samantha Ponder, a person familiar with the situation told CNN on Thursday. Both moves were business decisions, the source said. The 34-year-old Griffin, a Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback, joined ESPN in 2021. He was regularly featured

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The University of Notre Dame is suspending its men’s swimming program for at least one academic year following an investigation that uncovered violations of the NCAA’s gambling rules, the school announced Thursday. Notre Dame said it launched an external probe after receiving reports of possible misconduct within the program. “The external

CNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has condemned an anonymous online petition concerning Rachael Gunn – the viral breaker known as Raygun – saying it contains falsehoods about how she was selected to compete at the Paris Games. Gunn, a 36-year-old university lecturer from Sydney, failed to register a

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is standing by its ruling that Romania’s Ana Bărbosu is the rightful third place finisher in floor exercise at the Paris Olympics. The decision led the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to request that American gymnast Jordan Chiles return the bronze medal she

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The next head coach of the US men’s national soccer team will be Mauricio Pochettino, according to reports. Pochettino has agreed to terms with the team and will soon be announced as head coach, according to multiple reports, including The Athletic’s David Ornstein. CNN has reached out to the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Osaka says that she is still adjusting to playing tennis following the birth of her daughter last year. Osaka, a four-time grand slam champion, returned to competitive tennis at the start of this year after a maternity leave. Currently ranked No. 90 in the world, the Japanese star

By Amy Woodyatt and Roseanne Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a 12 year old girl, spoke out for the first time since controversy over his admittance into the Olympic Games. Van de Velde, who is now 30 but was 19 at the time

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Colin Kaepernick might have an option to get back into the NFL, but not as a player this time. In an interview with USA TODAY, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said he was keen for Kaepernick to join the team in a coaching capacity one day. “If

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It took Kylian Mbappé just 68 minutes to open his account for Real Madrid as the French superstar helped Los Blancos to a 2-0 win over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup final. Widely regarded as a glorified preseason friendly, the Super Cup is contested between the winners of

By Glen Levy and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The word “journey” gets bandied about frequently in professional sports. An athlete’s narrative arc demands that the hard yards get put in so the eventual rise to stardom can be balanced against those early years paved with challenges. It’s a tale as old as time, especially

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews avoided injury after being involved in a car accident on the way to the team’s practice facility on Wednesday, the team announced. Andrews was evaluated by team medical staff and did not “sustain any apparent injuries,” the team added. “I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — New York Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge is no stranger to making Major League Baseball history, and on Wednesday he did it again. The 32-year-old slugger hit his 300th career home run in the team’s 10-2 win over the White Sox in Chicago, reaching the milestone in fewer games

By Esha Mitra and Lex Harvey, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — The competition was tight until the very last shot. India’s Abhinav Bindra was level with his closest rival going into the final round of the men’s 10-meter air rifle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Then, with a near-perfect shot, Bindra won India’s

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Two years after Italian volleyball player Paola Egonu stepped down from the national volleyball team after racial abuse on social media became too distracting, she has become the target of racism once again. Egonu, 25, who is of Nigerian heritage, was born in Padua and has Italian

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Unlikely partnerships between athletes and businesses aren’t uncommon. But NFL quarterback Will Levis might have just been part of the strangest one in recent times. The 25-year-old Tennessee Titans QB has partnered with condiment brand Hellmann’s to create ‘Will Levis No. 8,’ a mayonnaise-inspired fragrance named after the No.

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Dallas Cowboys have become the first professional sports team to be valued at over $10 billion, according to Sportico’s 2024 NFL rankings that were released on Tuesday. The Cowboys, owned by Jerry Jones, were valued at $10.32 billion, far and away the most valuable franchise in the league

By Rosanne Roobeek and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — The story of Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba is one of resilience. Living up to her middle name, she became the first-ever athlete to win a medal for the Refugee Olympic Team, claiming bronze in the women’s boxing 75kg class at the Summer Olympics in Paris. Born in

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United and Brazil soccer player Geyse said she will “fight hate with love” after being targeted by homophobic abuse online. The 26-year-old said she received the “attacks” after publicly sharing her relationship on Sunday, when she posted pictures with her partner on Instagram. In a post on X,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — JJ McCarthy’s career as the Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback will be delayed until next season after it was revealed Wednesday the rookie’s surgery for a meniscus tear in his right knee was a “full repair.” McCarthy, who was drafted 10th overall by the Vikings in the 2024 NFL Draft,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Team GB runner Rose Harvey completed the women’s marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games despite having a broken leg, she said on social media. In an Instagram post, which shows Harvey on crutches in St. Pancras International train station in London, the 31-year-old explained that a few weeks

By Don Riddell and David Close, CNN (CNN) — American gymnast Jordan Chiles and the US Olympic team may very well feel like protagonists in a Franz Kafka novel, as they find themselves trapped in an increasingly surreal scenario while attempting to reclaim her bronze medal. Their efforts to reclaim the bronze medal that Chiles

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. has been offered a lucrative deal worth more than $1 billion to play in Saudi Arabia, according to multiple reports including Reuters and ESPN. Citing anonymous sources, Reuters reported that Vinícius was approached by Saudi officials and offered a five-year contract worth around 200

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia Bulldogs have been selected as the No. 1 college football team in the annual Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll for the second season running. Georgia received 46 of 62 first-place votes and 1,532 points to comfortably top the poll ahead of the Ohio State Buckeyes, who

By Ben Morse and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Julián Álvarez has signed for Atlético Madrid from Manchester City in reported deal worth approximately $104 million, the Spanish club announced on Monday. The Argentine forward has signed a six-year contract with the Spanish side. According to British media, Atleti will pay an initial $82m (£64m) for Álvarez,

By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Three-time WNBA all-star Dearica Hamby filed a discrimination and unlawful retaliation lawsuit Monday against the league and her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, accusing the team of treating her unfairly because she was pregnant, according to a public relations firm hired by her attorneys. The

By Penelope Jennings, CNN (CNN) — The Boston Red Sox suspended All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran for two games without pay on Monday. The suspension comes after Duran was heard on Sunday’s game broadcast telling a fan to “shut up you f**king f***ot” during his at bat against the Houston Astros at home. After the game, the

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Early Monday in Greensboro, North Carolina, a lone golfer walked onto the course at Sedgefield Country Club, far from the glitz and glamour of Paris where many of the world’s best were golfing for Olympic gold. No, it wasn’t a recreational golfer out for an early 18 holes; it

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Gymnastics is full of twists and turns, but the unfolding saga over which gymnast will officially take home the bronze in the 2024 Olympic women’s artistic floor exercise final has been more complicated than anyone expected. USA gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of her first individual Olympic medal after the

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The fever pitch for sport following the successful Summer Games has continued following Sunday’s closing ceremony in Paris. The week-long Tour de France Femmes kicked off Monday with the start of the annual eight-stage race in the Netherlands. Like the men’s tour, the event needed to adjust its usual

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Rachael Gunn arrived in Paris as a competitive breaker excited to make her Olympic debut. She leaves an internet sensation, her performances viewed by millions across social media. Gunn – also known as B-girl Raygun, or simply Raygun – is a 36-year-old university lecturer from Sydney, Australia, who balances

CNN By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Even for the most successful heptathlete in Olympic history, the stresses and strains of a survival of the fittest-type competition are plain to see. Seven disciplines crammed into the space of two tightly contested days where fine margins count for everything and yet nothing at

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Paris Games are over, the Olympic flame that hung suspended in a cauldron above the Jardins de Tuileries extinguished, and the Olympic flag handed over to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games. Already, organizers have offered a glimpse of the spirit of a Games set in Tinseltown, sprinkling

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Results in NFL preseason tend not to have a bearing on the outcome of a team’s season. But they do offer fans some hope and a first opportunity to see new players with new teams or in new schemes. Week 1 of the 2024 NFL preseason concluded on Sunday,

By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Even for the most successful heptathlete in Olympic history, the stresses and strains of a survival of the fittest-type competition are plain to see. Seven disciplines crammed into the space of two tightly contested days where fine margins count for everything and yet nothing at the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — There is longevity as a coach, and then there is Anson Dorrance. The 73-year-old, who spent 45 seasons coaching the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC) Tar Heels women’s soccer team, called time on a legendary career on Sunday. In terms of titles won, Dorrance is the most

By Ben Morse, Matias Grez, George Ramsay, Patrick Sung and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — Truly, what an incredible Olympics it was here in France. It’s hard to condense a two-week period as jam-packed with memorable moments as these incredible Paris Olympics, but this is our best attempt. Here are the 12 things we’ll

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has said he would “consider” running to become the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next year. His comments come after current president Thomas Bach announced he would not seek to extend his current term beyond June 2025, telling reporters on Saturday

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The New England Patriots won their first game in over 24 years without legendary coach Bill Belichick in charge, beating the Carolina Panthers 17-3 in their opening preseason game on Thursday. It was the debut for Patriots first-year head coach Jerod Mayo, as well as the team’s first-round pick