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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — With the holidays just around the corner, it’s time for the first round of the College Football Playoff (CFP). And just like the Christmas gifts you are about to receive from your distant relatives, this year’s new expanded field is sure to be unpredictable and unforgettable in equal measure.

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Just as New York Jets fans thought there were no more twists to be had in their 2024 season, another bolt from the blue has been revealed. According to The Athletic, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson turned down the chance to trade for current Cleveland Browns wide receiver

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Few athletes in the history of the NFL have had more attention than quarterback Aaron Rodgers. On the field, he’s one of the greatest to ever do it – a four-time MVP with the ability to drag a team to Super Bowl glory. Off the field, he’s not afraid

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Charlotte Hornets have apologized for appearing to gift a PlayStation 5 to a child during an on-court skit, only to later take it back from him off camera. The incident, which occurred during Monday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, was captured in a post on X that now

CNN By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman has apologized to his daughter, Olympic gold medal-winning soccer player Trinity Rodman, after she criticized him for being absent for much of her life in the Call Her Daddy podcast. “He’s not a dad. Maybe by blood, but nothing else,” she told host

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman has apologized to his daughter, Olympic gold medal-winning soccer player Trinity Rodman, after she criticized him for being absent for much of her life in the Call Her Daddy podcast. “He’s not a dad. Maybe by blood, but nothing else,” she told host Alex

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Four-time NFL Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick has announced that he will be the next head coach of Norfolk State. The 44-year-old, a Newport News native, made the announcement on his Facebook page on Tuesday. “It’s an honor to announce that I’ll be the new head coach of Norfolk

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Two-time World Cup winner and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Becky Sauerbrunn has announced her retirement from soccer. The 39-year-old spent 16 years in the professional game, playing a crucial role in a golden era for the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) and, at club level, lifting the National Women’s

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — PGA Tour golfers Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler earned a comfortable victory over LIV Golf duo Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in The Showdown, taking home $10 million in crypto currency for their troubles. The contest, which began in 2018 as ‘The Match’ when Tiger Woods faced off against

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Milwaukee Bucks won the second annual NBA Cup after stifling the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Bucks foward Giannis Antetokounmpo had a dominating performance, finishing with a triple-double, 26 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists at T-Mobile Arena. He also had three blocks and

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — “I hate it.” That was one player’s reaction to the NBA’s new format for the league’s annual All-Star Game. The new-look tournament, announced by the NBA on Tuesday, will feature four teams of eight players competing in a knockout-style competition. The winners of each first-to-forty semifinal will advance to

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Penn State University is playing its first game in the College Football Playoff in just a few days and is facing a shakeup in the quarterback room thanks to the sport’s wide-open transfer rules. Sophomore QB Beau Pribula, the backup to starter Drew Allar, announced Sunday night that he’s

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Canadian hockey player Matthew Petgrave has begun crowdfunding to help cover his legal fees in connection with the death of fellow hockey player Adam Johnson. Johnson, who played for the Nottingham Panthers in England, died last October after sustaining a cut to the neck in a collision with another

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The NFL playoffs are nearly in sight and the heat is on for some teams still in the fight to make the postseason. Week 15 saw the number of teams that have qualified for the playoffs increase to seven, while two more were cut out of contention. There were

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Austrian international soccer player Guido Burgstaller has been hospitalized with a fractured skull after being assaulted in Vienna, his club Rapid Vienna said in a statement. Rapid said Burgstaller, who has played 26 times for the Austria national team, was “attacked by an unknown assailant” in the city center

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Gukesh Dommaraju returned home to jubilant scenes at Chennai International Airport on Monday having become the youngest ever chess world champion last week. The 18-year-old beat defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday after the Chinese player blundered in the final game. Draped

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Baltimore Ravens and Diontae Johnson “have mutually agreed” to excuse the wide receiver from team activities this week, the franchise said in a statement. The Ravens suspended Johnson for one game on December 4 for “conduct detrimental to the team” after he refused to enter the Week 13

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — On a vertical rockface like El Capitan, the soaring slab of granite in California’s Yosemite National Park, perfection is an elusive, almost impossible goal for professional climbers. It can take years of experience to master a route to the top of the 3,000-foot wall, such is its difficulty and

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The University of Vermont earned its first-ever NCAA Division I national championship in a team sport in dramatic fashion on Monday. The unseeded Catamounts upset No. 13 Marshall University 2-1 in overtime in men’s soccer at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Vermont was down 1-0 after Marshall

By Wayne Sterling and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The NFL’s Week 15 concluded with the league’s final Monday Night Football doubleheader of the season. The playoff bound-Minnesota Vikings easily defeated the Chicago Bears 30-12 for their seventh straight victory. The Vikings clinched a playoff berth Sunday following the Seattle Seahawks 30-13 defeat

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The San Francisco 49ers have suspended linebacker De’Vondre Campbell for three games – the rest of the regular season – after he refused to enter his team’s game in the third quarter of a 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — American players at next year’s Ryder Cup will be paid for the first time in the tournament’s history, the PGA of America announced Monday. Members of the US team will now receive $500,000 each, with $300,000 of that being directed to a charity of their choice. It’s an increase

By Sam Joseph and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — We are firmly in the home stretch of the 2024 NFL season and there is everything to play for. Several division titles are still to be decided and home-field advantage in the playoffs is on the line, with multiple squads flying high at the

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — What do you buy for the team that has everything? That is the question that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been wrestling with this winter. The answer, it appears, is Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old star who has torn it up in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and is now making

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers eased to a 116-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday as LeBron James returned to the team following a two-game absence. The 39-year-old missed the Lakers’ recent games against the Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves due to personal reasons and injury management

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Miami Dolphins say wide receiver Grant DuBose “has movement in all extremities” after he was carted off the field Sunday following a hit to the head during the team’s 20-12 road loss to the Houston Texans. “After sustaining a head injury in yesterday’s game, Grant DuBose remained at

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — One of the rarest qualities in all of team sports is the ability to impact a game in multiple ways. Athletes are seldom able to sway contests both offensively and defensively to an equal degree and those who are – referred to as two-way players – become some of

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday, in the 59th minute of his team’s Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest, time seemed to stand still for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. As a header from Forest’s Nicolás Domínguez whizzed past him, Martínez leapt backwards, reached out one hand and somehow pushed the ball to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Bill Belichick received a warm reception when he was introduced to the crowd at a University of North Carolina men’s basketball game, days after he was named as head coach of the school’s football team. Belichick was invited onto the court at halftime of the Tar Heels’ game against

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season sees four games between teams currently in the playoff positions, with all four taking place on Sunday. The week’s action began on Thursday with the Los Angeles Rams keeping their playoff hopes alive through their narrow victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

By Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The second edition of the NBA Cup championship game will pit the Milwaukee Bucks versus the Oklahoma City Thunder at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday after both teams emerged from the in-season tournament semifinals on Saturday. One of the league’s hottest teams,

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Landover, Maryland (CNN) — Throughout Saturday’s 125th Army-Navy game, Landon Robinson led the way for Navy’s defense. But on one play early in the fourth quarter, the 6-foot, 285-pound nose guard seized a moment of special teams glory that will live on in Naval Academy football history. The Midshipmen appeared to

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — It’s the most unique rivalry game in college sports and one of the signature events of the college football season: Army vs. Navy. Kicking off at 3 p.m. ET Saturday from Northwest Field in Landover, Maryland, the clash between the nation’s service academies is a staple of the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There was a time not long ago when Russell Wilson’s career in the NFL looked to be coming to an end. A blockbuster 2022 trade had seen him switch the Seattle Seahawks for the Denver Broncos, where he signed a big-money contract. The prevailing thought was that he was

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Skiing great Lindsey Vonn has announced that she will make her World Cup return at St Moritz, Switzerland next weekend. In a video posted by her sponsor, Red Bull, on Friday, the 40-year-old Vonn said: “So, I have some news. My body is finally put back together and I

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Colorado’s two-way star Travis Hunter dispelled any rumors that the school’s coach Deion Sanders might leave at the end of the season, saying on Friday “he ain’t going nowhere.” “I got a lot of insight … He’s going to be right where he’s at right now,” Hunter told reporters

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss announced he is being treated for cancer, the 47-year-old revealed on Friday. Moss, while on Instagram Live, said he was released from the hospital on Friday after spending six days undergoing treatment for cancer found in the bile duct between

CNN By Johannes Sasay-Wada and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Sheila Johnson, billionaire co-owner of WNBA franchise Washington Mystics, has criticized Time for its awarding of “Athlete of the Year” to Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. On Tuesday, the outlet bestowed the honor on the 22-year-old after her stellar year, in which she broke multiple

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James is set to miss his second consecutive game amid injury concerns and rumors that his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, and perhaps even his NBA career, may be coming to an end. The four-time league MVP did not travel with the team ahead of Friday’s game

By Johannes Sasay-Wada and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Sheila Johnson, billionaire co-owner of WNBA franchise Washington Mystics, has criticized Time for its awarding of “Athlete of the Year” to Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. On Tuesday, the outlet bestowed the honor on the 22-year-old after her stellar year, in which she broke multiple college,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City defender Kyle Walker condemned the “vile, racist and threatening” online abuse he received on social media after the team’s 2-0 loss to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. Walker, 34, posted two Instagram Stories showing screenshots of messages he received on Thursday, one of which included

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis will reunite to play doubles at the 2025 Australian Open, three years after they lifted the title together. Nicknamed the ‘Special Ks,’ Kyrgios and Kokkinakis defeated fellow Australians Max Purcell and Matt Ebden in the final in 2022, the culmination of a thrilling two

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — It’s a rivalry unlike any other. Sure, there’s intensity in many other high-profile games. There’s pomp and circumstance every weekend in college football. There’s history and pride on the line, week-in-and-week-out across the nation. But there’s nothing like Army-Navy. From the moment each student body enters the stadium

By Ben Morse, Homero De la Fuente and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell refused to play when asked during the team’s Thursday night 12-6 loss against the Rams as Los Angeles eked past San Francisco to keep its playoff hopes alive. A day later, head coach Kyle Shanahan said he doesn’t

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Bill Belichick era at the University of North Carolina is officially underway. On Thursday, the football icon, known for his renowned straight-to-the-point candor, was unveiled as the Tar Heels’ head coach. Belichick, the second-most winningest head coach in NFL history, said it was a “dream” to be the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday. The 18-year-old Gukesh and defending champion Ding entered the last game tied and things appeared to be headed to rapid chess tiebreaks, but it was

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City’s ongoing crisis shows no sign of ending after Pep Guardiola’s side was beaten 2-0 away at Juventus in the Champions League. It means City has now won just once in its previous 10 matches, a run that includes seven defeats. That’s as many losses as City suffered

By Andy Scholes and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — We are down to just four weeks left in the regular season. There are no more bye weeks with everyone playing and many teams now find themselves in must-win situations in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. Here are five things to know for Week

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Olivia Reeves became the first American lifter since 1958 to pair the world title with an Olympic gold medal, lifting a combined 267kg (about 589 pounds) at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships in Bahrain on Wednesday. The 21-year-old, who competed in the 71kg division, saw off competition from North

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — An investigation into rape allegations made against France and Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has been dropped due to insufficient evidence, Swedish prosecutors said Thursday. In October, several Swedish outlets – including Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT, who cited “documents obtained,” and CNN affiliate Expressen, who cited a police report

By Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The NBA Cup semifinals are set after the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets were victorious in their respective quarterfinal games on Wednesday. Atlanta knocked the New York Knicks out of the in-season tournament 108-100 at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York. Down seven at the

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Sean Higgins has been indicted in the deaths of former National Hockey League (NHL) star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew after allegedly fatally striking them while intoxicated. According to the indictment, obtained by CNN, a grand jury in Salem County, New Jersey, charged Higgins with two counts of

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is standing by Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z, amid allegations the rapper and businessman assaulted a 13-year-old in 2000 with Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z has denied what he called “heinous” accusations. “We are aware of the civil allegations and Jay-Z’s really strong response to that,”

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Bill Belichick is on to UNC. The long-time NFL coach was named the next head football coach at the University of North Carolina, the school announced on Wednesday. Belichick and the school agreed to a five-year deal pending approval of the University’s Board of Trustees and Board of Governors.

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Penn State University Police and Public Safety have closed the investigation into an incident involving Jason Kelce that saw the former Philadelphia Eagles center spike a heckler’s cellphone and repeat a homophobic slur. A viral video showed an interaction between Kelce and an individual outside Beaver Stadium where Penn

By Ben Church and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A body has been found in the search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce, who is believed to have died after his car was swept into a river, Northumbria Police confirmed on Thursday. The search began on Sunday when Voyce, 43, failed to return home

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Between one team booking their spot in the playoffs and others being eliminated from contention, the end of the regular season is beginning to take shape. Week 14 could signal a turning of the page for three teams – the Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans and the New York Jets

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former New York Jets pass rusher Mark Gastineau says Brett Favre “hurt” him after he confronted the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback about the controversial NFL sack record grudge involving the two of them. Gastineau set the record for the most sacks in a season in 1984 with

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will be his final job in club management but thinks that a national team coaching role is still a possibility in his career. The Spaniard recently signed a contract extension with City until the summer of 2027, which will take him to 11 years

By Ben Church and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Global soccer governing body FIFA has officially announced the hosts for the next two men’s World Cups. However, the outcome was no surprise. That’s because there was only one bid each for both the 2030 and 2034 tournaments – Spain, Portugal and Morocco have been named

By Kevin Dotson and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The second annual NBA Cup’s knockout phase began with a Tuesday night doubleheader of quarterfinal games. The first contest between the Orlando Magic and Milwaukee Bucks went down to the wire with the Bucks winning 114-109 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Down 107-106 late in the

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods is set to return to golf for the first time since having back surgery three months ago, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday. Woods and his son, Charlie, will participate at the PNC Championship in Orlando next week. This will be the fifth time Team Woods will play

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Famed Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg revealed Tuesday his prostate cancer has returned and “spread to other organs.” Sandberg announced in January his metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis and, after months of treatments, stated he was cancer-free in August. “Unfortunately, we recently learned the cancer has relapsed and it

By Jill Martin, David Close and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said Wednesday he felt “violated” after his Ohio house was broken into while playing the Dallas Cowboys in Texas on Monday night. “I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one, and way more is

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to her comeback on the slopes at age 40, Lindsey Vonn says she is just as surprised as anyone else. “I always thought (my career) was over,” Vonn, one of the greatest skiers of all time, told NBC on Tuesday. After all, Vonn herself had said

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark – who helped draw crowds to arenas around the country and drive up viewership numbers in her final year of college and then in her rookie year in the WNBA – has been named Time’s Athlete of the Year. Clark, 22, helped continue in 2024 the growing

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani should be ready to hit when the Los Angeles Dodgers open their season in Japan – but is “very unlikely” to be pitching by March. “It’s just gonna be too early of a ramp up: there’s an innings limit, a workload management part, to think he’s gonna

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 NFL season is coming down to the wire and that can only mean one thing: playoff football is just round the corner. Seven teams from each conference will qualify for the postseason as they all battle for the eventual prize: a Super Bowl title. Here’s how things

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Some call it confidence; others would say it’s arrogance, but the way Kylian Mbappé has always strutted around the pitch and the unerring self-belief he so evidently possesses have played a huge part in his success as a player and marketability as an athlete. Whether for AS Monaco, Paris

By Andrew McNicol, CNN (CNN) — “I’ll make sure there’s prize money for you,” world No. 1 disabled golfer Kipp Popert promised 12-year-old local talent Andreas Ma after a chipping class between rounds at the Hong Kong Open last month. Popert’s inclusion marked the first time in the tournament’s history that a disabled golfer teed

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Week 14 edition of Monday Night Football featured a pair of teams struggling through disappointing seasons. With both teams’ hopes of making the playoffs all but evaporated, the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals played like a couple teams with nothing left to lose. In the end, it was

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Miami’s Cam Ward were named 2024 Heisman Memorial Trophy finalists, organizers announced Monday. The prestigious trophy is awarded annually to college football’s most outstanding player. Hunter, a junior wide receiver and cornerback for the No. 23 Buffaloes, caught

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Bill Belichick affirmed Monday that he has spoken to the University of North Carolina about its football head coaching vacancy. “I’ve had the opportunity to talk to Chancellor (Lee) Roberts,” Belichick said to Pat McAfee on ESPN. “We’ve had a couple of good conversations, so we’ll see how it

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A musical inspired by viral Olympic breakdancer Raygun was shut down hours before it was due to open on Saturday, after lawyers representing the athlete threatened legal action, the show’s creator said on social media. Steph Broadbridge, an Australian comedian who wrote and intended to star in “Raygun: The

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It was a memorable Sunday of NFL action in Week 14 with multiple players across the league hitting record-breaking marks. There were also losses for some of those returning to familiar places and a last-second victory for the reigning Super Bowl champions. Sunday also saw arguably the game of

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Chelsea star Cole Palmer broke an English Premier League record on Sunday as he scored two penalties in his side’s 4-3 comeback win against Tottenham. The forward remained ice cold while converting two second-half spot kicks, bringing his tally up to 12 penalties in the league without missing. In

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler capped one of the most dominant seasons in golf history by retaining the Hero World Challenge, cruising to a six-shot victory at Tiger Woods’ invitational event in the Bahamas. His win at the Albany Golf Club marked Scheffler’s ninth title of 2024, giving him a win rate

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Juan Soto is changing clubs but not cities after officially signing with the New York Mets, the team announced on Wednesday. The superstar outfielder signed a historic 15-year and $765 million deal, according to multiple reports. Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the deal includes no deferred money and has escalators

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Despite a 44-42 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen can hang his hat on one thing. Making history. The 28-year-old did something no other NFL player has done – ever – becoming the first player with three passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns in

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The field is set, the games are scheduled, and college football fans have an absolutely scrumptious holiday buffet of playoff games set out in front of them. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee unveiled its final rankings and the bracket for the first-ever field of 12 teams competing for

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There are playoff positions on the line as Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season rolls around. There is a slightly reduced schedule with six teams – the Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Washington Commanders and Baltimore Ravens – all on bye. Week 14 began

By Issy Ronald and Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — After 15 weeks of thrilling action and shocking upsets, the College Football Playoff (CFP) is just about here. And it comes with added anticipation this year as, for the first time ever, 12 teams will be competing for a place in the College Football Playoff Championship

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Championship football can spring massive, pressure moments on the most unlikely of players at the most unlikely of moments. When their numbers came up in Saturday’s Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship game, the University of Georgia’s Gunner Stockton and Carson Beck both answered the call in ways neither would have

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — For a record-extending sixth time, the Los Angeles Galaxy are champions of Major League Soccer (MLS). The Galaxy defeated the New York Red Bulls 2-1 to win the MLS Cup on Saturday at a sold-out Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Los Angeles jumped out to a quick

By Kevin Dotson, Jacob Lev and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Conference championship Saturday featured four blockbuster games, which had significant implications for the College Football Playoff (CFP). The Big 12, Southeastern Conference (SEC), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Big Ten championship game results provided near clarity on the 12-team CFP field to be announced

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — West Ham United star forward Michail Antonio has “undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture” after being involved in a traffic accident outside of London on Saturday afternoon, the English Premier League club said on Sunday. “Michail will continue to be monitored in hospital over the coming days,” West

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Just a day after running the fourth fastest under-18 100m time in history, 16-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout has broken Australia’s longstanding men’s 200m record. Peter Norman’s 200m national record of 20.06 seconds had stood since the 1968 Olympics, the country’s oldest remaining record, but Gout ran 20.04s in

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes meeting your heroes actually does work in your favor despite what people say. Los Angeles Lakers’ G-League guard Quincy Olivari is finalizing a shoe deal with Stephen Curry’s Under Armour Curry Brand, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Olivari has previously described the four-time NBA champion as his “hero.”