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By Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — When many of us hear the “Fall Classic,” we automatically think of baseball’s World Series. I’m not sure that will be the case for future generations. Yes, I’m being somewhat provocative with that line, but the WNBA Finals have arrived on the heels of what can only be described

By Amy Woodyatt and Eleni Giokos, CNN (CNN) — George Baldock, a British-born soccer player who played for Panathinaikos and the Greek national football team, has died at the age of 31, Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection confirmed to CNN. Baldock’s body was found in a swimming pool at his home in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, Reuters

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — A Nepalese teenager has become the youngest person to summit the world’s 14 highest peaks. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached the top of 8,027-meter Shishapangma at 6:05 local time on Wednesday, along with his partner Pasang Nurbu Sherpa – the final of 14 “8000ers” peaks all recognized by the

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Francisco Lindor wrote another chapter in the New York Mets’ remarkable season on Wednesday night, hitting a go-ahead grand slam to clinch the National League Division Series (NLDS) with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4. The victory sends the Mets through to the National League

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in its 147-year history, Wimbledon will be removing line judges from all of its courts during the tournament. The All England Club announced on Wednesday that from the 2025 championships onwards, electronic line calling (ELC) will be used after it was successfully tested in 2024. ELC

By Andy Scholes and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — In Week 5 we saw the longest day ever in NFL history. The Jets and Vikings got things started at 9:30 a.m. ET from London and the Cowboys and Steelers – because of a storm delay – did not finish until about 1 a.m. ET Monday

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — More than 11 million fans have attended Major League Soccer matches this year, breaking the regular season attendance record. With 16 games still remaining before the start of the MLS Cup playoffs, the total has already surpassed the previous record of 10,900,804 set in 2023. The average attendance across

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There are two undefeated teams and no winless teams left in the NFL this season after Week 5. The Kansas City Chiefs maintained their perfect record following their Monday Night Football victory over the New Orleans Saints while the Minnesota Vikings also stayed without a defeat by beating the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Jürgen Klopp was announced as the global head of soccer for the Red Bull group on Wednesday in what will be his first job since leaving Premier League giant Liverpool earlier this year. Klopp will assume the role with the Red Bull organization – which owns several clubs including

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — US tennis player Frances Tiafoe has apologized for his profanity-laden outburst directed at an umpire after a defeat at the Shanghai Masters. The world No. 7 lost 5-7 7-5 7-6 (5) across three hours to unseeded Russian Roman Safiullin in the third round on Tuesday, but he appeared upset

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Lynx prevailed in a winner-takes-all Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday. With the 88-77 victory, the Lynx set a date with the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals. In a back-and-forth series that was marked by close games, Tuesday night

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — University of Georgia football player Colbie Young was arrested by the Athens-Clarke County police early Tuesday morning and charged with assault on an unborn child and battery. According to police, Young posted bail Tuesday afternoon and was released from jail. The incident report states an ex-girlfriend of Young’s called

By David Close and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Renowned Cuban baseball player Luis Tiant died Tuesday at his home in Maine, according to the Boston Red Sox. He was 83. Nicknamed “El Tiante,” and known for his unmistakable handlebar mustache, the right-hander pitched for six teams during his 19-season MLB career. Tiant played for

By Brianna Keilar, Boris Sanchez and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Neuroscientist Chris Nowinski has said he wants the NFL to investigate the apparent head injury suffered by Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen during Sunday’s defeat to the Houston Texans. Bills head coach Sean McDermott told reporters on Monday that Allen “was cleared and he

By Wayne Sterling and Samuel Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The New York Jets have fired head coach Robert Saleh, the team announced on Tuesday. The Jets have started the 2024 season with two wins and three losses and are coming off a 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London on Sunday. Saleh compiled a

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are departing for their Week 6 matchup early in order to avoid the expected landfall of Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Florida. The team announced that it will leave Tampa on Tuesday morning and would be “relocating operations” to the New Orleans area for the rest