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By Associated Press New York (AP) — Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera tore an Achilles tendon while going after a flyball at the New York Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day game on Saturday and needs surgery. Agent Fern Cuza said the 55-year-old closer, baseball’s career leader in saves, will have the operation within a week. In his

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Baseball umpire Jen Pawol made history Saturday in Atlanta as she became the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball regular season game. Pawol worked at first base in Game 1 of the Atlanta Braves’ doubleheader against the Miami Marlins at Truist Park. Making her big league debut

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Birmingham City Football Club drew its first game in its return to the EFL Championship, English soccer’s second tier, but the opening game festivities turned sour following an altercation between a fan and a player late on. The moment was captured on the TV broadcast which showed a fan

By Jacob Lev, Coy Wire, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris posted on social media Saturday that he is “all good” after suffering a scary head injury during Friday night’s NFL preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons that led to the contest being suspended in the fourth quarter. “Amen, amen. I’m all

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A bizarre and decidedly crude string of incidents has eclipsed the action on the court in the WNBA this week and top figures in the league are calling out the disrespect they’re feeling as a result. What began as a seemingly isolated incident of a fan throwing a sex

By Said Bravo, CNN , CNN (CNN) — Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver and first-ever player union president, Billy Howton, has died, according to the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Howton, who was 95, passed away Monday in Houston “after a long and lucky life,” according to the Bradshaw-Carter funeral home obituary. The

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Spanish soccer club Villarreal announced the signing of Thomas Partey on Thursday, weeks after the midfielder was charged in England with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. Partey was charged with two counts of rape of one woman, three counts of rape regarding a second

CNN By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Mboko didn’t even have a picture on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) website before the Canadian Open in Montreal. Now, the 18-year-old has defeated four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first WTA Tour final of her career. Mboko had to come from behind in the

By Jacob Lev, Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Yet another sex toy was thrown onto a WNBA court, this time in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream’s 86-65 win over the Chicago Sky. With just under six seconds remaining at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Thursday, play was momentarily stopped after a purple

By Associated Press New York (AP) — Jen Pawol was in her hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, when she got the call she had awaited for a decade. She was going to make her major league debut this weekend, becoming the first female umpire in a century and a half of big league baseball. “I

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Mboko didn’t even have a picture on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) website before the Canadian Open in Montreal. Now, the 18-year-old has defeated four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first WTA Tour final of her career. Mboko had to come from behind in the 2-6,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Arriving in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, triple jumper Jonathan Edwards made an unlikely purchase in duty free. He decided to pick up a pair of sunglasses – not for sunning himself on the city’s ample and attractive coastline, but because he wanted them for the upcoming world championships,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The champions of this year’s US Open are set to enjoy the biggest payday in tennis history. Tournament organizers announced on Wednesday that the men’s and women’s singles champions will each earn $5 million at this year’s tournament, a 39% increase on the $3.6 million awarded in 2024. Overall,

CNN By George Ramsay, Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — Sprint star Kenny Bednarek told CNN Sports that he has cleared the air with Noah Lyles after a heated conclusion to their 200-meter race at the USA Track and Field Championships. Lyles finished just ahead of Bednarek in Sunday’s event, looking over at his rival as

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Baseball umpire Jen Pawol will make history this week as the first woman to work as an umpire in a Major League Baseball regular season game, crossing a historic gender barrier. Pawol has worked MLB games during spring training but her work on Saturday, when she will be in