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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It was a storybook ending to a storybook year for the Orlando Pride. The Pride won the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) championship following a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit at a sold-out CPKC Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday. Pride striker Barbra Banda scored the lone

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — What is one thing a fan can always expect on a Saturday when college football is on? Chaos. And that is exactly what ensued in No. 21 Arizona State’s 28-23 upset win over No. 14 Brigham Young in Tempe, Arizona on Saturday. With the Cougars attempting to make a

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes dominated the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers 38-15 to earn a critical Big Ten win as they handed Indiana its first loss of the season. The game started promising for Indiana at Ohio Stadium. The Hoosiers scored on its opening drive – a 2-yard

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic announced on social media Saturday that Andy Murray will be joining his coaching team for the offseason and Australian Open. Murray, who retired following the 2024 Olympic Games, will team up with his former on-court competitor in this new role. “We played each other since we were

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen has the chance to add to one of the most entertaining Formula One seasons in recent memory by becoming a four-time World Drivers’ Champion at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. McLaren’s Lando Norris emerged as Verstappen’s closest challenger and has hunted the Dutchman for much of the

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Harry Kane became the fastest player to score 50 Bundesliga goals as Bayern Munich beat Augsburg 3-0 on Friday. The 31-year-old striker netted all three of Bayern’s goals as the club continued its impressive start to the Bundesliga season. Kane has now scored 50 goals in 43 games in

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Jason Kelce, the longtime and recently retired Philadelphia Eagle offensive lineman and his wife, Kylie, are expecting daughter number four, the mother announced on Friday. Kelce posted a photo on Instagram of their daughters all displaying a wide range of emotions while wearing “Big Sister” sweaters and wrote, “I

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Jones’ time with the Giants in the Big Apple is over. After six inconsistent seasons, the No. 6 overall pick from the 2019 NFL draft no longer leads one of the league’s most high-profile franchises. According to New York Giants President John Mara, Jones asked to be released

Story by Associated Press London (AP) — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. Nikita Hand said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying

By Don Riddell and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Whoopi Goldberg’s latest venture, the All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), has been a long time in the making. “I’ve gotten a lot older, I think, in the last little while, and I’m tired of waiting,” the legendary actor and comedian told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. “So

CNN By Don Riddell and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Whoopi Goldberg’s latest venture, the All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), has been a long time in the making. “I’ve gotten a lot older, I think, in the last little while, and I’m tired of waiting,” the legendary actor and comedian told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell.

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — WNBA star Caitlin Clark has joined an ownership group that is bidding to bring a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team to Cincinnati. Cincinnati is one of a number of cities looking to become the 16th NWSL franchise, facing competition from Cleveland, Denver, Nashville and Philadelphia. “The NWSL Cincinnati

By Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The weather at Huntington Bank Field was the main talking point as the Cleveland Browns hosted division rivals Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. What started out as a wintery mix quickly turned to blizzard-like conditions in the second half as the Browns found a way

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge have been named Major League Baseball’s Most Valuable Players in unanimous fashion by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Thursday. Ohtani captures the third MVP award of his career and first in the National League

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola signed a new two-year contract extension on Thursday, extending his club tenure to over a decade. “Manchester City means so much to me,” Guardiola said in a Thursday club statement. “This is my ninth season here; we have experienced so many amazing times together.

CNN By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It’s fair to say 2024 has been quite a year for Italian tennis. And in particular for Jasmine Paolini, who capped the best season of her career by winning the decisive match in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals against Slovakia to secure Italy’s first

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Brian Harman said on Tuesday that a woman is in a coma after trying to save his son from drowning in October. Speaking to the media ahead of the RSM Classic on St. Simons Island, Georgia, Harman asked for prayers for family friend Cathy Dowdy, who was