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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — A stunning performance, mid-round physiotherapy, and a showdown with a frog; a chaotic second round of The Players Championship had a little bit of everything. American Wyndham Clark blitzed through his final nine holes at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course – rattling off four birdies in a row before adding

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan on Friday fired men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard, the former “Fab Five” star who was honored as college coach of the year three years ago. The Wolverines finished last in the Big Ten with an 8-24 overall record and 3-17 in the conference this season. The

By David Close and Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year winner and widely viewed as one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, announced his retirement Friday. Donald, 32, is certain to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The eight-time All-Pro

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen current and former collegiate female athletes filed a lawsuit with a US District Court in Georgia on Thursday, alleging that the NCAA “serially violated Title IX in 2022 by purposefully adopting and amending policies” to allow transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete with the UPenn

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Former UFC star Mark Coleman is breathing on his own in hospital after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio, says his daughter Kenzie. Coleman’s other daughter Morgan had shared on Instagram on Wednesday that her father was “battling for his life” after going back and forth

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The BNP Paribas Open – commonly referred to as Indian Wells – was all abuzz on Thursday after a swarm of bees caused a lengthy delay to a quarterfinal matchup between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. The scores were level at 1-1 in the first set when Alcaraz started

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City has been drawn against Real Madrid in a mouthwatering Champions League quarterfinal clash. Real Madrid will be looking for revenge after suffering a 5-1 aggregate drubbing at the hands of City in last season’s semifinals, as Pep Guardiola’s side went on to win the title for the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — As bad days at the office go, it’s unlikely Sparta Prague will have endured many worse than on Thursday. Already trailing 5-1 after last week’s Europa League round-of-16 first leg, Sparta found itself 9-1 down on aggregate after only 15 minutes at Anfield as Liverpool went on an early

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The younger brother of Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett has died, the family announced via the team on Thursday. The Raptors and Canada Basketball shared a statement from the Barrett family saying Nathan Barrett died Tuesday, “surrounded by his family, church and friends.” No cause of death was given.

By David Close and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The mystery is finally over. Two weeks after making the surprise announcement of his marriage, Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has revealed his new wife’s identity – and she’s also a top athlete. Ohtani, 29, on Thursday posted a photo on Instagram of the couple standing shoulder-to-shoulder

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — World No.2 Rory McIlroy insisted he will play the rest of The Players Championship with a clear conscience after navigating a pair of rules disputes to make a fast start in Florida. The Northern Irishman raced out of the blocks with an impressive first round seven-under 65, and could

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Over the last 50 years, only a few golfers have ever bagged a hole-in-one at The Players Championship. On Thursday, New Zealand’s Ryan Fox joined that select band. It had been a somewhat muted start for the world No. 44 at TPC Sawgrass. Yet after going one-over par through

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Leading European soccer player Quincy Promes, who was convicted in absentia for drug smuggling last month in the Netherlands, has been arrested in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors who are seeking his extradition, according to his lawyers. Promes, who has played as forward with major European clubs

By Chris Liakos and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Wednesday that she is against Russian athletes participating in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and attending the Opening Ceremony scheduled for July 26. “I would prefer them not to come,” Hidalgo told Reuters on Wednesday. “I think [Russian President Vladimir]

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Atlético Madrid claimed the final spot in this year’s Champions League quarterfinals after completing a dramatic comeback victory against last season’s runner-up Inter Milan on Wednesday. The aggregate scores were level 2-2 after a rollercoaster match at the Metropolitano Stadium, with the Spanish side winning the resulting penalty shootout