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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The shock dismissal of Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone in early April has led to a change in “energy” around the team, Serbian superstar Nikola Jokić admitted after a 120-101 Game 7 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. Malone led the team to an NBA

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Katie Ledecky produced a scintillating swim to break yet another world record on Saturday, this time in the women’s 800m freestyle, lowering the mark she set almost a decade ago at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She recorded a time of 8:04.12 at the TYR Pro Swim Series Fort Lauderdale,

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Roger Clemens has no shortage of memories from his time in Boston. The MLB legend picked up 192 wins with the Red Sox, enjoying a near-unstoppable 1986 season in which he claimed a record 20 strikeouts in one nine-inning game, was named American League MVP and won the league’s

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. The 2025 edition of the longest continuously held major sporting event in the United States featured all of the pomp and pageantry that has become the hallmark of “The Run for

By Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The fan who fell onto the field at PNC Park earlier this week, identified as Kavan Markwood, is “awake and continuing to work toward making his body stronger each day,” according to a post on social media from his girlfriend Alonna Brown. An update

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Garcia suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Rolando “Rolly” Romero on Friday night in Times Square, losing on points in his first fight since returning from a one-year doping ban. Romero’s double left hook in the second round dropped Garcia, and while the 26-year-old got straight

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Andrea Kimi Antonelli became the youngest ever driver to claim an F1 pole position in any race format on Friday when he scorched around the track to ensure he will start at the front of the grid in the sprint event at the Miami Grand Prix. The 18-year-old produced

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again when everyone turns their attention to the Kentucky Derby. This year marks the 151st running of the event, with 19 horses set to participate in one of the world’s most famous horse races. From Bob Baffert’s return to this year’s favorite, CNN

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again when everyone turns their attention to the Kentucky Derby. This year marks the 151st running of the event, with 19 horses set to participate in one of the world’s most famous horse races. From Bob Baffert’s return to this year’s favorite, CNN Sports

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Twice Olympic 100 metres medallist Fred Kerley has been arrested for allegedly punching hurdler and ex-girlfriend Alaysha Johnson in the face, police said on Friday, and, as a result, he will not compete in the Grand Slam Track event in Miami this weekend. The alleged incident occurred on Thursday at

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich – the NBA’s all-time winningest head coach – has made the decision to leave the team’s sideline after 29 seasons. “While my love and passion for the game remain, I’ve decided it’s time to step away as head coach,” Popovich said in

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — It was 1:30 AM in Monrovia, California, not far from the state’s biggest racetrack. One of the horse trainers based at the track, Tim Yakteen, was awoken by a strange sound in front of his home. When he checked the footage from his security camera, he saw at

CNN By Ben Morse and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — The last 12 months have been a whirlwind for Armand “Mondo” Duplantis. Having already been one of the most recognizable faces in track and field, the Swedish pole-vaulter catapulted himself to even greater heights in a remarkable year for the 25-year-old. Not only did he

CNN By Ben Morse and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — The last 12 months have been a whirlwind for Armand “Mondo” Duplantis. Having already been one of the most recognizable faces in track and field, the Swedish pole-vaulter catapulted himself to even greater heights in a remarkable year for the 25-year-old. Not only did he

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Jalen Brunson was the hero in Game 6 as he scored a game-high 40 points – including the eventual game-winner – to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons to advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. With the score

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s not often you meet your neighbors after traveling thousands of miles across a continent to watch a soccer match, but Bodø/Glimt is not your usual soccer team. It was certainly the case for supporters of the Norwegian club on Thursday, as they traveled in their thousands from just

By Ben Morse and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — The last 12 months have been a whirlwind for Armand “Mondo” Duplantis. Having already been one of the most recognizable faces in track and field, the Swedish pole-vaulter catapulted himself to even greater heights in a remarkable year for the 25-year-old. Not only did he break

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers are left with more questions than answers after their shocking first round exit at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite reports that the Lakers “expect” superstar forward LeBron James back next season, questions still remain about the team going forward. After Wednesday’s 103-96 Game

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Lamine Yamal is still only 17 years old, didn’t you know? The chances are you’ve heard that a lot recently, especially over the past 24 hours following his sumptuous performance against Inter Milan in the Champions League. But it really does bear repeating because what Yamal is doing at

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Former tennis world No. 1 Andre Agassi’s pro pickleball debut at the US Open Pickleball Championships has come to an end, after he and partner Anna Leigh Waters fell in their second match to Len Yang and Trang Huynh-McClain. Agassi – an eight-time grand slam singles champion on the

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — Harry Maguire has experienced the highs and lows of being a Manchester United star in recent seasons but don’t ever doubt his unshakeable self-belief. It’s certainly been a roller-coaster of emotions of late for the Red Devils center-back who became the most expensive defender in the world when he

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A fan attending the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs game on Wednesday night fell from the 21-foot right field wall and onto the field at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. “Tonight, during the seventh inning of the game at PNC Park, an adult male fell from the right

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — The NFL has fined the Atlanta Falcons $250,000 and team defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 over the leak of Shedeur Sanders’ phone number, the league confirmed to CNN Sports on Wednesday. Jax Ulbrich, the son of the Falcons DC, apologized for a prank call made to Sanders on Friday

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Italian Open amid a three-match losing streak and months of struggling with his form. The withdrawal means the 24-time grand slam singles champion will go into the French Open at the end of May without a win on

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin. At this point, Merhige was already several hours into her 27-mile swim across the Cook Strait in New Zealand and had slowly become immune to the small, burning

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said the confrontation between him and the father of Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton at the end of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series was sparked by “disrespectful” behavior. Haliburton had hit what would be a game-winning shot with 1.3 seconds remaining in

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — No criminal charges will be brought over the 2023 death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Tuesday. Johnson died after sustaining a cut to the neck in a collision with another player during the second period of the Nottingham Panthers’ game

By Amanda Davies, Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal exclusively told CNN Sports he completely trusts that world No. 1 Jannik Sinner is innocent, as the Italian prepares to return from a doping suspension. Sinner is approaching the end of a three-month ban having twice tested positive for

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Unlike seven years ago, the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their Super Bowl victory at the White House with President Donald Trump on Monday. The Eagles traveled to Washington for the traditional championship victory lap, taking photos with the president, presenting him with an Eagles jersey emblazoned with “Trump 47” and

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Professional cricket phenom Vaibhav Suryavanshi put on a show for the ages Monday when the 14-year-old hit for a century from just 35 balls in the first day of an Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, India. After hitting his 7th