National Sports

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Spain kicked off its Euro 2024 campaign with a statement 3-0 win over Croatia to earn a vital three points in the tournament’s ‘Group of Death.’ La Roja was out of the blocks rapidly and made Croatia pay for a sluggish start. First-half goals from Álvaro Morata, Fabián Ruiz

CNN By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Charles Barkley, the basketball Hall of Famer whose second career as a blunt, no-BS commentator on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” may have eclipsed the heights he reached as a superstar player, announced Friday that next year will be his last on TV. “I ain’t going nowhere other than TNT. But I have

By Sam Joseph, Jacob Lev and Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Facing elimination, the Edmonton Oilers put up eight goals in front of an energized home crowd to defeat the Florida Panthers 8-1 Saturday in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. The win narrows the Oilers’ deficit to 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and

By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — As the sports betting industry continues to rake in record-breaking revenue, a growing number of professional athletes have become entangled in gambling scandals and gambling addiction helplines are reporting a rise in calls and text messages from people asking for help. Earlier this month, Major League Baseball (MLB) banned

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Charles Barkley, the basketball Hall of Famer whose second career as a blunt, no-BS commentator on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” may have eclipsed the heights he reached as a superstar player, announced Friday that next year will be his last on TV. “I ain’t going nowhere other than TNT. But I have made

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball has disciplined umpire Pat Hoberg after investigating him for potentially violating the league’s gambling rules – the second notable betting incident the MLB has dealt with in the last month, the league announced Friday. The league said, during spring training, an investigation was opened on Hoberg, 37, for a “potential violation of

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Many have waxed lyrical about the might of Pinehurst No. 2 across its 117-year history, but on Friday the North Carolina course received perhaps its greatest appraisal yet: it made Scottie Scheffler look human. After exercising a vice-like grip over the golfing realm with an impassive coolness for months

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Host Germany kicked off Euro 2024 in spectacular fashion on Friday, hammering 10-man Scotland 5-1 in Munich to record the biggest opening match victory in European Championship history. First-half goals from Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz put the result beyond doubt early on, before Niclas Füllkrug and

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — For even the most talented golfers, it’s a long road to the US Open. Willie Mack III knows that better than anyone – he’s slept on several of them. The Michigan-born 35-year-old made an impressive start on his major debut at the 124th edition of his national open on

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As she adjusts to life in the WNBA, rookie phenom Caitlin Clark is also having to navigate becoming a lightning rod for societal discourse. Since bursting onto the WNBA scene after a record-breaking college career, Clark has found herself being used by controversial figures on social media to push

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — British distance runner Jessica Warner-Judd says that she has provisionally been diagnosed with a form of epilepsy after collapsing mid-race at the European Athletics Championships. Warner-Judd was competing in the final of the women’s 10,000 meters in Rome when she had a seizure with about 600 meters left until

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — With their season on the line, the Dallas Mavericks dominated the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, extending the series to at least a fifth game. With the series now at 3-1, the Celtics will

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — British police say they are working with their German counterparts to ensure a “safe and trouble-free” Euro 2024 – European soccer’s international tournament which runs from June 14 to July 14 – for England fans amid fears that Serbian hooligans are targeting the countries’ opening Group C match on

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final to take a 3-0 series lead on Thursday. Heading into the second period, with the Panthers up 1-0, Oilers forward Warren Foegele found the back of the net to tie things up. The

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — University of Connecticut men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley spoke with reporters Thursday for the first time since spurning the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers to stay and chase a third-straight national title with the Huskies. “It was obviously tempting and obviously the Lakers organization is just incredible,

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay emerged unscathed as Pinehurst’s notorious No. 2 course sunk its teeth into the first round field at the 124th US Open on Thursday. Brutally firm and fast conditions sent scorecards spiraling in North Carolina yet Northern Ireland’s McIlroy and American Cantlay tamed the beast,

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal says he will miss this year’s Wimbledon, opting to skip the grass court grand slam to focus on preparing for the Paris Olympics. Tennis at this year’s Olympics will take place on the clay at Roland Garros, where Nadal has won the French Open a record 14