National Sports

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Running back Bijan Robinson had a career performance as the Atlanta Falcons toppled Josh Allen and the Bills 24-14 on Monday Night Football, inflicting a second straight defeat on Buffalo. Robinson rushed for a joint career-high 170 yards on 19 carries and produced a spectacular 81-yard touchdown run in

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell produced such an impressive performance that even the other team’s manager lauded him after LA took a 1-0 lead in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) on Monday. The Dodgers eventually held on for a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, courtesy of

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Tennessee Titans have fired head coach Brian Callahan after the team’s 1-5 start to the season. “After extended conversations with our owner and general manager, we met with Brian Callahan this morning to tell him we are making a change at head coach,” Titans president of football operations

By George Ramsay, Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Seattle Mariners took Game 1 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) with a 3-1 road win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mariners trailed the Blue Jays in the sixth inning on Sunday before Cal Raleigh hit a solo shot – his second home run

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson missed the team’s Week 6 game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday after suffering an orbital eye fracture in a freak elastic band accident during pregame warmups. Richardson, the Colts’ back-up signal-caller, sustained the eye injury in the locker-room and was quickly ruled out

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 6 has been one of the most exciting this NFL season so far, with plenty of close finishes across the league. With two still to come on Monday, eight games so far have been within one score in the fourth quarter and six contests have been decided by

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was booked and released at the Marion County Jail in Indiana on Sunday, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. While leaving, the 38-year-old spoke to reporters upon release, thanking first responders for helping save his life. “But I’m focused on my recovery, and

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Long time Penn State head coach James Franklin has been fired after the Nittany Lions’ poor start to the season, the school announced Sunday. Franklin has been the head coach of Penn State’s football team for over 11 years after joining the program in 2014. The 53-year-old ends his

By Ben Morse, CNN Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London (CNN) — The Denver Broncos won a defensive slugfest 13-11 in London on Sunday to leave the New York Jets as still the only winless team in the NFL. Denver quarterback Bo Nix threw the only touchdown of the game at the end of the first quarter

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Of all the runs that Valentin Vacherot could have embarked upon to win his first ever major tennis tournament, this was surely the most unlikely. The world No. 204 had to navigate qualifying to even appear at the Shanghai Masters, then defeat four players all seeded far above him

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire pleaded with fans to stop throwing tortillas onto the field on Saturday night after the tradition cost his team 30 yards in penalties. Big 12 athletic directors voted 15-1 during the offseason in favor of a policy which disciplines home teams when spectators

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A’ja Wilson stood inside a circle of her Las Vegas Aces teammates on Friday, playing a tambourine. The superstar center was orchestrating the celebrations, just as she had orchestrated the performance that preceded them and, increasingly, the Aces’ dynasty itself. She contributed to practically every aspect of the Aces’

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Four hours and 58 minutes after it had begun, the longest winner-takes-all playoff game in MLB history was decided in suitably dramatic fashion on Friday night. With the bases loaded, one out and a full count, Jorge Polanco – who was 0-for-5 up until that point – sent the

CNN By Chris Lau, Fred He, Ivan Watson, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As soon as he learned the NBA was returning to China, diehard fan Buke Liu scrambled to get his hands on tickets, paying almost a thousand dollars – a price you might expect for an NBA Finals game – for a ticket

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Look away now, Philly faithful. It was another heartbreaking night for the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, after a disastrous error in the 11th inning of Game 4 saw them crash out of the MLB postseason at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers won 2-1 on the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The rookie duo of Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo combined for five touchdowns to lift the New York Giants to a historic 34-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football. Quarterback Dart, starting just his third NFL game after being selected with the 25th pick in the

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, a longtime team chaplain for Loyola University Chicago, has died at the age of 106, the university announced on Thursday. Famously known as Sister Jean, she became a good luck charm for the Ramblers basketball team after reaching TV fame in 2018 when cameras showed

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Florida State football player Ethan Pritchard, who was shot in the back of the head in August, was released from hospital on Thursday. “Ethan is alert, responsive and able to communicate. We are thankful for the efforts, thoughts and prayers of so many people and ask that you continue