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By Fred He, CNN (CNN) — “C’mon Bo, C’mon Bo, C’mon Bo.” Inside the training facility at the University of Louisville, strength coach Eli Foy stands on a weighted sled, adding more resistance. Zhang Boyuan, a 19-year-old player from northeast China, gives it everything he has, pushing the sled toward the end of the court

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Like almost every boy, Freddie Woodward was exposed to porn at an early age. At first, it was nothing more than a glance at adult magazines or material shared between friends. Then, as he got older, he stepped into the seemingly endless world of online videos, which offered a

By Kyle Feldscher, Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Argentine superstar Lionel Messi announced Monday that he is retiring from his country’s national team. “After the time that has passed since the final, and after giving it a lot of thought, I want to let everyone know that I am retiring from the National Team,” Messi

By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Watch CNN Original Series “Decades in Sports” on the CNN app. Across six episodes, the series explores the defining moments, athletes and cultural shifts that shaped sports over the past six decades, from the television revolution and Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s to the impact of

By Associated Press (AP) — William Jewell College junior running back MicahJo Barnett died after experiencing a medical emergency on the sideline — and shortly after scoring a touchdown — during the Missouri-based Division II school’s season opener against Fort Lewis College on Saturday, police and school officials said. Without providing many details, police in

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Maura Horton read the latest stories, the ones detailing the startling research that as many as one in four NFL players could end up with CTE, and she knew what would happen next. People would talk about chronic traumatic encephalopathy that day and for a few days after. They’d

CNN By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The first time he cried after a big win, Roger Federer says he didn’t understand what was happening. It was 2001 at Wimbledon, and he’d just dethroned the great Pete Sampras on his Centre Court debut. “I go to my knees, (then) I shake hands with Pete and

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The first time he cried after a big win, Roger Federer says he didn’t understand what was happening. It was 2001 at Wimbledon, and he’d just dethroned the great Pete Sampras on his Centre Court debut. “I go to my knees, (then) I shake hands with Pete and he’s

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — On the 18th hole, Cameron Young’s sloping, sliding, quick eagle putt from about 42 feet hit the back of the cup, an exclamation point on an 8-under round that sent him from last to first. He pulled the ball out of the hole, shook hands with his caddie,

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The fallout from a controversial advertisement is deepening for golf media company Good Good after losing two key partnerships in a matter of hours on Thursday. The advertisement posted last week showed Garrett Clark, one of the co-founders of Good Good, shoulder-checking Alexis Miestowski to the ground as

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Wyndham Clark just wants to be loved. The reigning US Open champion, who is sitting in third place in the FedEx Cup standings heading into this week, is enjoying his best year as a professional. Last week’s victory at the BMW Championship outside St. Louis was his third