National Sports

By Andy Scholes and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NFL season is nearing the home stretch, but many teams won’t even be playing in Week 14. Six teams are on a bye this weekend, with the Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Washington Commanders and Baltimore Ravens all off. Here are

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Two golf governing bodies – the LPGA and the USGA – announced new guidelines Wednesday requiring golfers to be female at birth or to have transitioned pre-puberty to be eligible to compete in women’s events. Both policies will take effect in 2025. Athletes assigned female at birth are eligible

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden sent a heartfelt letter to ESPN “College GameDay” football analyst Kirk Herbstreit after his adored golden retriever, Ben, died of cancer last month. “I was so sorry to hear about the loss of your beloved Ben,” Biden said in the November 22 note. “Ben brought so

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 13 saw the traditional Thanksgiving festivities of food and football with plenty of important match-ups which could go a long way in deciding the playoff picture. It wasn’t filled with holiday spirit for all though, with the Chicago Bears deciding to fire head coach Matt Eberflus after their

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Picture the scene. It’s the bottom of the ninth, the Los Angeles Dodgers are down one with two outs and two men on base. Enrique Hernández is due up, but manager Dave Roberts sits him down and sends star man Shohei Ohtani to the plate instead. That is the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks emphatically booked their places in the NBA Cup knockout stages on Tuesday after topping their respective groups unbeaten, while the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics were eliminated. The Knicks beat the Orlando Magic 121-106 at Madison Square Garden behind a 23-point, 15-rebound

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — At just 17, Lily Yohannes has the soccer world at her feet. Considered one of most exciting talents in the women’s game, she is already a regular in Ajax’s first-team and is making waves on the international scene. The teenager recently gave the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) an

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods said that he’s “got a long way to go” before he can make a return to professional golf but insisted the “fire still burns to compete.” Woods was speaking to reporters on Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, a tournament he hosts. The 48-year-old

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Buckeye and Hurricane fans must have known this moment was coming as the College Football Playoff (CFP) comes into focus ahead of conference championship week. After suffering shocking upsets to unranked opponents on Saturday, Ohio State and Miami dropped in the penultimate CFP rankings, which were revealed Tuesday. Ohio

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The father of decorated Norwegian distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen will stand trial next year after being charged with physical and mental abuse of his son, Norwegian public prosecutors told CNN Sport. Gjert Ingebrigtsen coached three of his seven children – Henrik, Filip and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jakob –

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Sondra Williams, the wife of San Francisco 49ers tackle Trent Williams, said on social media that their son, Trenton, was stillborn on November 24. Sondra wrote on Instagram that it had been “extremely hard trying to process the saddest Hello and Goodbye.” She also said she had lost Trenton’s

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Neale Fraser, the icon of Australian tennis who was the last man to win singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at a single grand slam, has died aged 91, Tennis Australia announced on Tuesday. Fraser won 19 grand slams – including singles titles at Wimbledon and the US National

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Denver Broncos defense scored two interception touchdowns to defeat the Browns 41-32 on Monday to spoil a record-setting night for Cleveland’s Jameis Winston and Jerry Jeudy. Winston passed for a Browns franchise-record 497 yards and four touchdowns, as well as three interceptions, while Jeudy torched his

By Ben Morse and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair’s appeal of his three-game suspension was upheld by hearing officer Ramon Foster, who was jointly appointed by the National Football League (NFL) and NFL Players Association (NFLPA), the league announced on Wednesday. Al-Shaair was handed the suspension without pay by the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Fan violence at a soccer match in Germany left 79 people injured on Saturday, local police said. Supporters of FC Carl Zeiss Jena and BSG Chemie Leipzig clashed following the fourth-division match, which Jena won 5-0, in an episode of “disinhibited violence,” police said. The statement from Thuringia Police

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen took his ninth victory of the 2024 Formula One season at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, though he wasn’t exactly in a celebratory mood after the race, accusing Mercedes’ George Russell of trying to “screw him over.” The Red Bull driver took pole position on Saturday

By Homero De la Fuente and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Oregon has topped the AP Top 25 college football poll for the seventh straight week, while Ohio State and Miami dropped down significantly when the rankings were released on Sunday. The Ducks defeated the Washington Huskies 49-21 over the weekend and remain the only