National Sports

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Joey Chestnut demolished his world hot dog eating record Monday, beating longtime rival Takeru Kobayashi in a showdown billed as “unfinished beef” between the two biggest global stars in professional competitive eating. Chestnut devoured 83 all-beef hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes while Kobayashi ate 66 hot dogs and buns in

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — There will be more American representation in the women’s quarterfinals at the US Open as Jessica Pegula advanced to the last eight in New York for the second time in three years by defeating Diana Shnaider – 6-4, 6-2 – on Monday. Pegula defeated her young Russian opponent in

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Valentina Petrillo became the first out transgender runner to take part in the Paralympics when she competed in the women’s 400m T12 heats on Monday. Italy’s Petrillo made it through to the semifinal of the event after qualifying as one of the fastest runners-up with a time of 58.35

By George Ramsay and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese broke the WNBA’s single-season record for rebounds, notching her 418th in a 79-74 defeat against the Minnesota Lynx. Prior to Sunday’s game, Reese needed six rebounds to take the record from former Sky player Sylvia Fowles, who retired in

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool star Mohamed Salah said this will be his “last year” with the Reds after playing a pivotal role in his team’s 3-0 thumping of Manchester United on Sunday. Salah, 32, scored and provided two assists as Liverpool ran riot at Old Trafford against a lackluster United. When asked

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler is tired. After the year he’s had, can anyone really blame him? The world No. 1 capped off a year in equal parts historic and haywire with triumph at the season-ending Tour Championship on Sunday, cruising to a four-shot victory in Atlanta. Having begun the week with

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The No. 23 USC Trojans scored a touchdown with just eight seconds remaining to earn a statement 27-20 win over the No. 13 LSU on Sunday, causing Tigers head coach Brian Kelly to admit his “anger” in a post-game outburst. Running back Woody Marks sliced through the LSU defense

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — At 2:15 a.m. ET, the last ball was struck, and China’s Zheng Qinwen and Donna Vekić of Croatia completed the latest finish for a women’s match in US Open history. World No. 7 Zheng defeated Vekić, who is ranked No. 24, 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US sprinter Hunter Woodhall didn’t need to look far for inspiration at this year’s Paralympic Games. The 25-year-old won his first Paralympic gold medal in the 400m T62 on Friday, after watching his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall become the Olympic long-jump champion in August. He raced to victory with a

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US sprinter Hunter Woodhall doesn’t need to look far for inspiration at this year’s Paralympic Games. The 25-year-old heads to Paris with the chance of winning two gold medals – in the 100m T64 and 400m T62 – having watched his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall become the Olympic long-jump

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — American Frances Tiafoe, who reached the US Open semifinals two years ago, is making another deep run in New York – and needed to shout out a certain member of the crowd before leaving the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Tiafoe, who had the fans loudly behind him Sunday

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff will not retain her US Open title as American Emma Navarro advanced past her compatriot in the fourth round, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. It’s Navarro’s second consecutive win against the 20-year-old Gauff, and it comes at the same stage in a grand slam tournament: At Wimbledon in July,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Mackenzie McDonald and Maria Mateas didn’t expect still to be in New York, but on Sunday they have a chance to extend their stay in the US Open mixed doubles. The American couple had a wild card entry to the competition and defeated Fabrice Martin and Alexandra Panova in three

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held on to take a thrilling Grand Prix win at his team’s home race in Monza, Italy, somehow shepherding his increasingly battered and tired tires to the checkered flag ahead of a marauding Oscar Piastri. Piastri had led for much of the race after overtaking his

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — British archer Jodie Grinham became the first ever athlete to win a Paralympic medal while pregnant when she took bronze in the women’s individual compound open on Saturday, organizers said. Competing while seven months pregnant came with a unique set of challenges for Grinham, like asking her baby to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Poor water quality in the River Seine has once again interrupted Paris’ summer of sport with the postponement of the Paralympic triathlon competitions. Hours before the events were scheduled to start on Sunday, World Triathlon released a statement saying that the latest tests revealed a “decrease in water quality”

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Being the world’s most prodigious eater wasn’t quite the life or the career that Joey Chestnut had planned for himself when he was studying engineering and construction management at San Jose University, but a lobster-eating contest changed everything. He already had a reputation for being the fastest around his

By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — While Taylor Swift is on the bleachers watching her boyfriend Travis Kelce play for the Kansas City Chiefs, she has already started drawing up plays for the team, according to quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “She’s really interested in football and she asks a lot of great questions,”

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The NCAA has banned Oklahoma State football from using QR codes on player helmets, the school announced on Saturday. In a move that Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy had called a “revolutionary step forward,” the school announced earlier this month that a 1.5 square inch QR code decal would be applied to the

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — When Karolína Muchová is healthy… That’s the start of a sentence tennis fans have uttered multiple times throughout the 28-year-old Czech’s career. Muchová has gone deep before in grand slam events, but she’s also been halted before by injuries. Now, in New York at the US Open and unseeded,