National Sports

By Matias Grez, CNN When Erling Haaland burst onto the Champions League stage, everybody in the world of football immediately sat up and took notice. Playing in European football’s premier competition is supposed to be hard. Haaland made it look anything but. In September 2019, then 19 years old, the Norwegian sensation bagged a hat-trick

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Bob Lanier, an eight-time All-Star and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, died Tuesday, the NBA said. He was 73. Lanier, who played for 14 years in the NBA, died after a short illness, surrounded by family, the NBA said in a statement. “Bob Lanier was a Hall of Fame player

Exclusive by Matias Grez, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN As MMA fighter Yaroslav Amosov walks through the streets surrounding his hometown of Irpin, which sits around 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) west of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, there are fleeting moments when it seems like an ordinary day in May. The skies are clear and

By Issy Ronald, CNN Steph Curry became the first player in NBA history to make 500 career playoff threes as he poured in 32 points to go along with eight assists to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 101-98 on Monday and move to within one win of the Western Conference finals.

By CNN Sport staff From one magnificent feat to another, Shohei Ohtani is having a season to remember. On Monday, the Los Angeles Angels star achieved his first grand slam as a professional as he helped his side to a 11-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Anaheim, California. Ohtani, Mike Trout and Jared

By Tina Burnside, Kevin Dotson and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former NBA player Adreian Payne was shot and killed in Orlando, according to authorities in Florida. Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting just after 1 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, where they found Payne, 31, shot. The gunman, who was later

By Wayne Sterling, CNN The New York Islanders have relieved Barry Trotz of his coaching duties after four seasons with the club, Islanders President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello announced Monday. The Islanders missed the Stanley Cup playoffs this past season after finishing with a 37-35-10 record. “It will be a tremendous understatement to say

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Kelly Meafua, a Samoan rugby star, has died after falling from a bridge in France following his team’s final game of the season. French rugby club US Montauban confirmed the 32-year-old back-row forward had not survived the fall into the river Tarn in the early hours of Saturday morning, despite the

CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN The Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 111-101 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon to tie their Western Conference semifinal series at two games a piece, but it was an off the court incident that stole the headlines. The game was overshadowed by an incident involving Suns guard

By Issy Ronald, CNN The Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 111-101 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon to tie their Western Conference semifinal series at two games a piece, but it was an off the court incident that stole the headlines. The game was overshadowed by an incident involving Suns guard Chris

By George Ramsay, CNN Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of championship leader Charles Leclerc. The victory cut Leclerc’s lead over Verstappen to 19 points in the championship, while the Monegasque’s Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz completed the podium. Verstappen got off to a fast start at the Hard Rock Stadium

By Jacob Lev, CNN Las Vegas Raiders team president Dan Ventrelle has been fired, the team’s owner Mark Davis said in a statement Friday. Davis didn’t provide a reason for the termination in the statement, which was posted on the NFL team’s Twitter account. “Dan Ventrelle is no longer with the Raiders organization,” Davis said

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Nearly six years ago, Eric Reed almost called it quits from the horse training business. A fire engulfed one of the barns at his Lexington, Kentucky, equine center, in the middle of a December night, killing 23 thoroughbred horses and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. “When we drove

By Kevin Dotson and Christina Maxouris, CNN In a stunning upset that sent the crowd roaring, Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday. The horse entered the race at 80-1 odds — the biggest long-shot in the 20-horse field. Rich Strike began the derby week as