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By Jack Bantock, CNN History was made on Wednesday when the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes drafted Alexis Hopkins, the first woman ever drafted by an American professional baseball team for an on-field role, according to the Atlantic League and MLB.com. A catcher nicknamed “Scrappy” for her on field work-rate, as per a Northwest Florida Daily

By CNN Sport Staff Duke progressed to the Elite Eight of the NCAA men’s tournament after beating Texas Tech 78-73 on Thursday. It was touch and go for much of the game, with Duke trailing its opponent for over 26 minutes. But the second-seeded Blue Devils held their nerve and made their last eight shots

By Ben Morse, CNN There was a big day of March Madness action on Thursday night as two No. 1 seeds were dumped out of the tournament. No. 1 overall seed and last year’s runner-up Gonzaga was upset by No. 4 seed Arkansas 74-68, before another No. 1 seed, Arizona, lost to No. 5 seed

By Kikue Higuchi, CNN At the top of Dawn Staley’s stacked trophy case is an orange and white basketball. The University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach said the ball was signed by every Olympic coach, and she finally added her own signature last month. It also serves as a reminder of just how

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN For those looking for a piece of golfing history — and with a seven figure sum to spare — the clubs that Tiger Woods used to win the “Tiger Slam” are up for sale for the first time in more than a decade. After a grueling four days at Augusta National

By Jill Martin, CNN The vibe was much more positive on the court and off following Naomi Osaka’s latest tennis match. After defeating Australian Astra Sharma 6-3, 6-4 in her first-round match at the Miami Open, the four-time grand slam champion told reporters she was feeling better. “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say

CNN By Matias Grez, CNN On her day, Ashleigh Barty was an unstoppable force. Her sudden retirement at the age of just 25 comes as a shock not only due to her age, but because she looked set to dominate women’s tennis for the foreseeable future. Barty’s mixture of crushing groundstrokes and slice backhand, which

CNN By Ben Morse and Jim Sciutto, CNN It was a bittersweet moment when Mykhailo ‘Misha’ Golod stepped off the plane at Orlando International Airport on Friday, March 11. It marked the end of a marathon journey the 15-year-old and his mother Vita had undertaken to escape the warzone back in his homeland of Ukraine.

By Ben Morse and Jim Sciutto, CNN It was a bittersweet moment when Mykhailo ‘Misha’ Golod stepped off the plane at Orlando International Airport on Friday, March 11. It marked the end of a marathon journey the 15-year-old and his mother Vita had undertaken to escape the warzone back in his homeland of Ukraine. But

By Kevin Dotson, CNN US Ski and Snowboard, the sports’ governing body, has cut ties with longtime coach Peter Foley amid allegations of sexual misconduct. “As of March 20, 2022, Peter Foley is no longer employed by U.S. Ski and Snowboard,” US Ski and Snowboard said in a statement to CNN. “Mr. Foley has been

By Jessie Yeung and Jill Martin, CNN World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport after winning three major singles titles in the last three years. “Today is difficult and filled with emotion for me as I announce my retirement from tennis,” the 25-year-old Australian said

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The president of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, reportedly said that the integrity and future of women’s sport is “fragile” and defended his governing body’s rules on testosterone. His comments came days after American swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship last week. “The integrity