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By Matias Grez, CNN Trae Young’s clutch three-pointer secured a shock 119-117 win for the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 to cut the Boston Celtics’ first-round series lead to 3-2 and take the match-up back to Atlanta. Few people expected the Hawks to stave off elimination on Tuesday — including, it would seem, organizers at

By Ben Morse, CNN They couldn’t, could they? Days after Wrexham’s promotion from the National League for the first time in 15 years, the club’s Hollywood owners are making an audacious attempt to complete a signing fit for a movie script. The target of their efforts? Oh, just arguably the greatest Welsh footballer of all

By Jill Martin, CNN US long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall has been stripped of her recent national indoor title and hit with a one-month suspension after a positive test for cannabis, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Tuesday. USADA said Davis-Woodhall tested positive for THC, a chemical found in cannabis, marijuana and hashish. Her positive test

By Ben Morse, CNN Heading into the NFL Draft, there’s always one prospect coming out of college who everyone becomes infatuated with, despite not being the finished article. Sometimes, it’s down to physical traits shown at the Combine; sometimes, it’s down to their personality; or sometimes, it’s down to their display at their particular pro

By Wayne Sterling, CNN New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas called the deal to acquire four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers “historic” for the franchise. Douglas spoke Tuesday on how the trade — which has not yet been finalized as the two teams work out the details — came together.

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero was awarded the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy as he was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday The top overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Banchero played and started in 72 games this season with the Magic, averaging a team-high 20 points, 6.9 rebounds

By Matias Grez, CNN Real Madrid’s hopes of catching Barcelona at the top of La Liga were all but extinguished on Tuesday as Los Blancos suffered a shock 4-2 defeat to Girona. Valentín Castellanos had the match of his life, scoring all four goals in the victory to become the first player in more than

By Tim Lister and Olga Voitovych, CNN A little part of Ukraine is reborn in southern Brazil. Just over a year ago, Ukrainian soccer team FC Mariupol disappeared, as the city it represented was pummeled by Russian artillery and bombers. On March 19, 2022, the team was due to welcome FC Kollos to the Volodymyr

By Matias Grez, CNN It’s becoming quite the season for goalkeepers in Chile. Just weeks after Leandro Requena scored what could be the longest range goal in history, Deportes Temuco goalkeeper Yerko Urra also got himself on the scoresheet. With his team trailing 1-0 at home to San Marcos de Arica in the 97th minute,

By George Ramsay, CNN The Tampa Bay Rays made MLB history Monday after opening their season with a 14th-straight win at home. An 8-3 victory against the reigning World Series champions, the Houston Astros, saw the Rays pass the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers for the longest home winning streak to start the season in the

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The stars were out in Hollywood as LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a thrilling 117-111 overtime win against the Memphis Grizzlies to give the purple and gold a 3-1 first round playoff series lead. Playing in his 20th year in the NBA, James became the oldest player in

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Houston Rockets have reached an agreement with Ime Udoka to become the franchise’s next head coach, according to multiple reports, including ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania, citing league sources. In September, the former Boston Celtics head coach was suspended for the entire season by the

By Matias Grez, CNN Jimmy Butler took his ‘Playoff Jimmy’ moniker to new heights on Monday as he scored a franchise playoff record 56 points to lead the Miami Heat to a stunning comeback win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Trailing by 14 points in the fourth quarter, the Heat roared back — led by the

By Matias Grez, CNN Winning the Treble is an achievement reserved only for football’s most dominant teams. It takes an elite level of skill, determination and concentration — and no shortage of luck — to claim the domestic league title, main continental tournament and primary domestic cup competition in the same season. Such is the

By Kevin Dotson, CNN The Green Bay Packers and New York Jets have agreed to trade longtime Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the Big Apple, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst told reporters Monday. Gutekunst said the trade has not yet been finalized as the two sides work out the details, but he expects the trade

By Ben Church, CNN When the referee blew the full-time whistle confirming Wrexham’s promotion from the National League for the first time in 15 years, the club’s Hollywood owners could scarcely believe it. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who had promised to transform the club after their takeover in 2021, looked temporarily winded and almost

By Jack Bantock, CNN Lilia Vu triumphed at the Chevron Championship on Sunday, besting American compatriot Angel Yin in a playoff to seal the first major of her career in The Woodlands, Texas. Vu had begun the final round four shots adrift of co-leader Yin but rallied with five birdies — including two to close

By Thomas Schlachter and Homero De la Fuente, CNN They say good things come to those who wait, and Drew Maggi has been waiting a long time for his major league call-up. The third baseman for the Altoona Curve — the Pittsburgh Pirates’ AAA affiliate — was drafted by the Pirates in the 15th round

By Matias Grez, CNN The Golden State Warriors narrowly beat the Sacramento Kings in a playoff thriller, winning 126-125 to level the first round series at 2-2. Former Warrior Harrison Barnes, who played a key role in Golden State’s 2015 title run, missed a game-winning buzzer beater that would have given Sacramento a commanding series

By Patrick Sung, CNN FC Barcelona scraped by Atlético Madrid 1-0 at the Camp Nou to extend its lead at the top of La Liga over eternal rival Real Madrid to 11 points. Ferrán Torres’ goal in the 44th minute made the difference, ensuring Atlético continued its 17-year winless drought — with 8 draws and

By Patrick Sung, CNN It’s said that sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you — ironically, the Memphis Grizzlies can now all too familiarly relate. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and center Anthony Davis had strong performances to help lead LA to a big 111-101 win over the Grizzlies in

By Issy Ronald, CNN Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis landed a vicious body shot to knock out Ryan Garcia in the seventh round of their non-title catchweight fight and settle one of boxing’s fiercest rivalries. It didn’t seem like the knockout blow when it landed. Garcia continued for a moment as if it was like all the

By Aimee Lewis and Matt Foster, CNN Wrexham fans will likely be singing into the night, serenading their famous owners in the process, because the wait for promotion is finally over. On a raucous evening at the Racecourse, and with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney — the actors who have transformed the club since their

By Ben Church, CNN Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah says this year’s London Marathon will be his last as the iconic event braces itself for potential protests. The long distance running legend told reporters Thursday that, while he plans to continue competing after Sunday’s race, he likely won’t be racing over the marathon distance again.

By George Ramsay, CNN World No. 1 Iga Świątek enjoyed a winning return from injury as she defeated China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-1 6-4 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. The Polish star had been away from the tour for more than a month after sustaining a rib injury at Indian Wells in

By Matias Grez, CNN Rafael Nadal admits he doesn’t know if he will recover from injury in time to defend his title at the French Open. The 22-time grand slam champion said in a video posted on social media that his recovery process is taking longer than anticipated, forcing him to pull out of tournaments

By Matt Foster, CNN The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) announced their intention to launch a joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup on Wednesday. The announcement came the same day as global governing body FIFA’s deadline to submit expressions of interest to host the competition. The

By Thomas Schlachter and Homero De la Fuente, CNN New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was ejected against the Los Angeles Dodgers before the bottom of the fourth inning after umpires inspected his hands and gloves for use of an illegal substance, ruling that the ace’s hand was too sticky. MLB home-plate umpire Dan Bellino

By Jack Bantock, CNN Tiger Woods has completed “successful” surgery on his ankle following his withdrawal from The Masters earlier this month, the 47-year-old announced Wednesday. The 15-time major winner made the cut at Augusta National despite admitting to “constant” pain, only to pull out of the major before the resumption of the rain-delayed third

By Ben Church, CNN Manchester City took another step towards winning its first Champions League trophy after cruising to a 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich on Wednesday to secure a 4-1 aggregate win in the quarterfinals. City has now reached the semifinal stage in each of the last three seasons and will play tournament specialist

By Don Riddell and Jack Bantock, CNN In 2013, a 14-year-old Alex Fitzpatrick caddied his older brother Matt to victory at the US Amateur Championship in Brookline, a win that secured the champion an exemption for the following year’s US Open. The rest is history: Matt Fizpatrick would return to the same site in 2022

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Oakland Athletics have signed a binding purchase agreement for land near the Las Vegas Strip, where the team plans to construct a Major League ballpark, according to reports from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and The Athletic, citing Athletics team president Dave Kaval. “For a while,

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN “We’re all in — 100%,” US billionaire businessman Todd Boehly told Chelsea fans upon his arrival at the club in May 2022. Fast forward almost a year, it is safe to say that the American has stuck to his word — though at some cost. The 49-year-old said his consortium would

By Homero De la Fuente and Paradise Afshar, CNN Two former New Mexico State University (NMSU) men’s basketball players filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against former head coach Greg Heiar, three former NMSU players, assistant head coach Dominique Taylor and the NMSU Board of Regents, citing alleged hazing and sexual assault incidents within the team.

By Ben Morse, CNN The Memphis Grizzlies have become known for their unflappable confidence in the face of superstar opposition — and Wednesday night was no different. Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBA playoff series between the Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers was already a chippy affair, but tempers were ratcheted up to another

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said Wednesday he considered walking away from football “for a time” after suffering multiple concussions last season. “I considered it for a time, having sat down with my family, having sat down with my wife and having those kind of conversations, but it will be hard

By Ben Church, CNN The London Marathon could become the latest sporting event to face protests and potential disruption from environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil which says it will “continue to disrupt sports and cultural events.” Thousands of runners are set to raise millions for charitable causes on Sunday in a race watched by

By George Ramsay, CNN Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen is undertaking military service in Finland following the conclusion of his NBA season. Earlier this week, the Jazz posted a photo on social media of Markkanen reporting for military service, while the 25-year-old uploaded a photo of his new buzz cut to Instagram, reassuring followers

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass has sparked heated debate on social media after claiming that a United Airlines employee “made” his pregnant wife clean up food mess left by his children on a flight. “The flight attendant @united just made my 22 week pregnant wife traveling with a 5 year

By Matt Foster, CNN Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith has died, his former agent said on Tuesday. Smith was 31. The cause of his death is not yet known. Drew Rosenhaus of RSR Sports tweeted, “Rest in Peace Chris. Condolences to all his family, friends and loved ones. We will miss you.” Smith’s high

By Matias Grez, CNN Bitter rivals on and off the pitch, tensions between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have taken an unexpected and incendiary turn with the two clubs embroiled in a war of words about which institution was closer to Francisco Franco during the Spanish dictator’s 36-year rule. The background for the imbroglio is

By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been issued a one-game suspension without pay after stepping on the chest of Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis during the teams’ Monday night playoff game, the NBA announced. “The suspension was based in part on Green’s history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the

By Ben Church, CNN A protester disrupted the World Snooker Championship on Monday by climbing onto the table and throwing a bag of orange powder paint over the playing surface. Video footage shows the man — who was wearing a ‘Just Stop Oil’ t-shirt — running from the crowd and leaping onto the table during

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Liverpool ended its five-game winless run in all competitions with an emphatic 6-1 victory against struggling Leeds United at Elland Road. In an impressive away performance, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp told Sky Sports it was the “best game” his side have produced in a topsy-turvy 2022-23 campaign. After a quiet opening

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The votes are in and, once again, no women have been elected to the executive committee of European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, which has been running for almost 70 years. Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF), wanted to change this woeful precedent — this month, she became the

By Matt Foster, CNN The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Jalen Hurts have agreed to a five-year extension of the star’s contract, the NFL team announced Monday. According to reports, the extension is worth $255 million, making Hurts the highest-paid player in league history. The contract keeps Hurts with the franchise through 2028. ESPN’s Adam Schefter