National Sports

By Penelope Jennings, CNN (CNN) — Team USA Paralympic sprinter Nick Mayhugh can rest easy tonight: his parents will be able to watch him compete in Paris now that his GoFundMe met its goal – thanks to Flavor Flav’s promotion. Earlier this month, Mayhugh posted a GoFundMe on his social media asking for $10,000 to fund his

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s defense of her Cincinnati Open title didn’t get past the first round as the American was surprisingly defeated 6-4 2-6 6-4 by Yulia Putintseva. The world No. 34 was trailing 2-4 in the final set, but won four straight games to see out the match in spectacular

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Ajax and Panathinaikos took a remarkable 34 penalties to decide their Europa League third-round qualifying tie on Thursday, setting a new UEFA record. After Ajax beat Panathinaikos 1-0 in Athens last week, the Greek side leveled the tie with an 89th-minute goal from Tetê in the second leg. When

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Phillies rookie Weston Wilson hit for just the 10th cycle in franchise history during the team’s comfortable 13-3 win over the Washington Nationals. The outfielder hit a triple and a single in the fourth inning, homered in the seventh and then completed the cycle with a double in

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Since joining Manchester City in 2016, Pep Guardiola has won everything. There is little else for him and his team to achieve and questions around whether or not this is Guardiola’s last season at the club will likely persist all season. The Spaniard revealed earlier this year that he

By Amy Woodyatt and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Colin Kaepernick won’t be joining the Los Angeles Chargers as a coach or a player this season, according to head coach Jim Harbaugh. “I love Colin,” Harbaugh told reporters Thursday. “But he’s not going to be on my coaching staff this year, and he’s not going

By Al Goodman and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Four suspects have been arrested in connection with a knife attack on the father of Spanish teen soccer sensation Lamine Yamal, the Catalan police press office told CNN Thursday. Mounir Nasraoui, the father of the 17-year-old Barcelona star, was hospitalized and in serious condition

By Jon Passantino and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — ESPN has fired football analyst Robert Griffin III and host Samantha Ponder, a person familiar with the situation told CNN on Thursday. Both moves were business decisions, the source said. The 34-year-old Griffin, a Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback, joined ESPN in 2021. He was regularly featured

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The University of Notre Dame is suspending its men’s swimming program for at least one academic year following an investigation that uncovered violations of the NCAA’s gambling rules, the school announced Thursday. Notre Dame said it launched an external probe after receiving reports of possible misconduct within the program. “The external

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is standing by its ruling that Romania’s Ana Bărbosu is the rightful third place finisher in floor exercise at the Paris Olympics. The decision led the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to request that American gymnast Jordan Chiles return the bronze medal she

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The next head coach of the US men’s national soccer team will be Mauricio Pochettino, according to reports. Pochettino has agreed to terms with the team and will soon be announced as head coach, according to multiple reports, including The Athletic’s David Ornstein. CNN has reached out to the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Osaka says that she is still adjusting to playing tennis following the birth of her daughter last year. Osaka, a four-time grand slam champion, returned to competitive tennis at the start of this year after a maternity leave. Currently ranked No. 90 in the world, the Japanese star

By Amy Woodyatt and Roseanne Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a 12 year old girl, spoke out for the first time since controversy over his admittance into the Olympic Games. Van de Velde, who is now 30 but was 19 at the time

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Colin Kaepernick might have an option to get back into the NFL, but not as a player this time. In an interview with USA TODAY, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said he was keen for Kaepernick to join the team in a coaching capacity one day. “If

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It took Kylian Mbappé just 68 minutes to open his account for Real Madrid as the French superstar helped Los Blancos to a 2-0 win over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup final. Widely regarded as a glorified preseason friendly, the Super Cup is contested between the winners of

By Glen Levy and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The word “journey” gets bandied about frequently in professional sports. An athlete’s narrative arc demands that the hard yards get put in so the eventual rise to stardom can be balanced against those early years paved with challenges. It’s a tale as old as time, especially

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews avoided injury after being involved in a car accident on the way to the team’s practice facility on Wednesday, the team announced. Andrews was evaluated by team medical staff and did not “sustain any apparent injuries,” the team added. “I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — New York Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge is no stranger to making Major League Baseball history, and on Wednesday he did it again. The 32-year-old slugger hit his 300th career home run in the team’s 10-2 win over the White Sox in Chicago, reaching the milestone in fewer games