National Sports

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The lives of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were remembered at an emotional, joint memorial service at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, PA, on Monday. Many NHL players, including Sean Monahan, Kevin Hayes, Seth Jones, Cole Caufield, Jack Eichel, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, were in attendance to

By Sara Sidner, David Close, Ben Morse and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Miami-Dade police on Monday released body camera footage of officers detaining Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill in the hours before the wide receiver played in Sunday’s opening game of the season. CNN is reviewing the video of the four officers responding to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — More than a month after the Olympic Games got underway in the pouring rain, it seemed fitting that the Paralympics came to a close in similar fashion at a wet closing ceremony in Paris. Thousands braved the soggy conditions inside the Stade de France on Sunday, with athletes from

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 901st career goal on Sunday as he rescued a 2-1 victory for Portugal against Scotland in the UEFA Nations League. The 39-year-old tapped home from close range in the 88th minute to complete Portugal’s comeback having gone a goal behind in Lisbon. Scott McTominay’s powerful

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark achieved yet another WNBA milestone on Sunday, becoming the fastest player in league history to reach 300 career assists in her team’s 104-100 overtime win against the Atlanta Dream. The 22-year-old scored 26 points and had 12 assists – along with five rebounds –

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani continued his pursuit of a historic 50-50 season Sunday, as his 46th home run of the year helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. The two-time AL MVP’s fifth-inning solo shot brought him to 46 on the season, matching his career

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US soccer star Alex Morgan waved an emotional goodbye to her professional career on Sunday, playing her final minutes in the San Diego Wave’s 4-1 loss to the North Carolina Courage. The 35-year-old, who announced her retirement from the sport last week, was substituted in the 13th minute –

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Another Sunday of NFL Week 1 action, another mountain of storylines to pick through after wall-to-wall drama. The opening slate of games for the 2024 NFL season is almost in the books, with only Monday Night Football between the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers to come. It

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Hours before the start of the 2024 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys and their star quarterback Dak Prescott agreed to a record four-year, $240 million contract extension, his agent Todd France confirmed to CNN on Sunday. The deal, according to ESPN and The Athletic, includes $231 million guaranteed, making

By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Miami-Dade Police Department placed an officer on administrative leave Sunday after Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was detained prior to the start of the season-opening game. On Sunday morning, just hours before kickoff, Hill was detained for a short time by police after a traffic

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Paris Games paid tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei after her death on Thursday, days after allegedly being burned by her boyfriend. A eulogy was played at the 2024 Paralympics after the T54 and T12 marathons on Sunday, together with a photo of Cheptegei on the big

By Patrick Snell and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Wojtek Czyz had long dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player – and those dreams were close to coming true, when at 21 he had just signed a contract with a professional club. But shortly after penning his deal, Czyz suffered a life-changing injury after a

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Jessica Pegula reached new heights in her already distinguished tennis career this week. A serial winner of other tournaments on the WTA Tour and firmly ensconced in the top 10 of the world rankings, she had never quite been able to replicate that success in grand slams, until this

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Northern Illinois Huskies shocked No. 5 Notre Dame on Saturday in a dramatic upset result at Notre Dame Stadium. Kanon Woodill’s 35-year field goal with 31 seconds left gave the Huskies a late two-point lead before Cade Haberman blocked Notre Dame’s attempted 62-yard field goal to clinch the