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By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — The Major League Baseball Players Association has elected a new executive director following the sudden departure of Tony Clark, who had led the union for over a decade. Bruce Meyer will serve as the sixth executive director in the history of the MLBPA, the union announced. Player leadership –

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — When she finally crossed the finish line a second-and-a-half faster than anyone else, Mikaela Shiffrin did the strangest thing. Nothing. She did nothing. As the memory of eight races, four years and whatever other numbers that people used to reduce a lifetime of achievement into a

CNN By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — When she finally crossed the finish line a second-and-a-half faster than anyone else, Mikaela Shiffrin did the strangest thing. Nothing. She did nothing. As the memory of eight races, four years and whatever other numbers that people used to reduce a lifetime of achievement into

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There was a welcome addition to the end of Wednesday’s Olympic women’s cross-country skiing team sprint free race, when a dog joined some of the athletes for the final sprint to the line. Footage from the broadcast showed the happy-looking pup running behind two skiers, with the crowd cheering

By Ben Church, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — It’s around 102 years since the very first Winter Olympics were held in the French resort of Chamonix, but this year’s Games will be the first to feature the sport of skimo. Short for ski mountaineering, skimo is the only sport making its debut at Milan Cortina

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — When Benfica and Ukraine goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin comes to one day look back on his playing career, there’s one moment he’ll likely never ever forget. The time he was sent forward by As Águias manager José Mourinho to score a crucial 98th minute header against the mighty, 15-time European

By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — Tony Clark resigned abruptly this week as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association after allegations of personal misconduct came to light. After an outside firm was retained in response to federal investigations, Clark was discovered to have had an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate who

CNN By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — From the age of just nine, Bruna Moura vowed that she would make something of her life. She can vividly remember being pulled to the front of the classroom in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil so that her teacher could belittle her for not answering a question 100%

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — From the age of just nine, Bruna Moura vowed that she would make something of her life. She can vividly remember being pulled to the front of the classroom in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil so that her teacher could belittle her for not answering a question 100% correctly.

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — The gold medal that long eluded her finally hanging around her neck, Elana Meyers Taylor immediately laughed off any notion that she was in the middle of a life-changing moment. “In six days, I’ve got school pick up and drop offs in the middle of Texas,”

By Ben Church, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — Much has been made of the weight of expectation at this year’s Winter Games, especially when it comes to American athletes. But where the likes of Ilia Mailinin and Mikaela Shiffrin have seemingly struggled to live with the pressure, Team USA’s speed skating sensation Jordan Stolz has

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — There’s a reason people so often talk about the magic and romance of the Cup, and given recent events, it’s all still very much alive and well. Dating all the way back to the early 1870s, England’s iconic FA Cup is the oldest national soccer competition in the world.