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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 from brain injuries sustained in a fight, his promoter announced on Saturday. “It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that after a week of battling for his life John Cooney has sadly passed away,” promoter

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — If you scrunch your eyes up just as an offensive line sets for a play, the outlines of the players look like chess pieces being moved around the board by some invisible hand. Some run in the straight lines followed by a rook, some follow the diagonals of a

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — The brass bands in New Orleans are playing. The barbecue in Kansas City is smoking. The Yuengling in Philadelphia is flowing. It’s finally time for Super Bowl LIX. With kickoff slated for 6:30 p.m. Sunday on FOX, the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — “He’s back, baby” was shown on the videoboard of Littlejohn Coliseum ahead of famed ESPN analyst Dick Vitale’s return to the broadcast. It’s been almost two years since the 85-year-old called a college basketball game and it was quite the journey leading from his last game to Saturday night’s

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Trailing by one point with 12 minutes to go in the AFC Championship game, the Kansas City Chiefs’ quest for a historic three straight Super Bowl championships was being put to a stern test. One play changed the direction of the game and exemplified the culture that

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Former NBA player Nate Robinson underwent a successful kidney transplant on Friday, and now plans to watch the Super Bowl in hospital with his donor. After dealing with renal failure for several years, Robinson, a three-time slam dunk champion who spent 11 years in the NBA, had the transplant

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — On Sunday, DeAndre Hopkins can finally put on the mink. When the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver was just five months old, his father died in a car crash, leaving him and his three siblings to be raised by his mother. From that tragedy, Hopkins built himself

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A French cycling race was thrown into chaos on Friday when several teams quit after cars and trucks appeared on the course, endangering the cyclists. Soudal Quick-Step, one of cycling’s biggest teams, branded the scenes at the Étoile de Bessèges “unacceptable” and was among those who quit the race

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods will compete in his first PGA Tour event for seven months next week at the Genesis Invitational in San Diego. Woods, who will host the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines, was announced as part of the field in a statement from organizers on Friday, with the tournament

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Retirement is a daunting prospect for every professional athlete. It’s even more panic-inducing if you’ve devoted 20-plus years of your life to little else but perfecting your craft, ruthlessly pursuing titles and accolades. That seemed to be the case for Kobe Bryant in the final years of his trophy-laden

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Almost exactly 14 months ago, the tension was beginning to show around the Philadelphia Eagles. The team’s senior advisor to the general manager and chief security officer Dom DiSandro – colloquially known as “Big Dom” – had just gotten into a confrontation with an opposing player and the team

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — After 157 days of drama, it all comes down to this: Super Bowl LIX is finally here. Thirty-two teams started out, but only two remain: the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, who will face off at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday. The matchup is a repeat of

CNN By Jamie Barton and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — In one way, Crystal Dunn has done all this before. The American’s transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, which was completed on January 31, is not the first time she has moved abroad to play for a European giant – she was signed by Chelsea in 2017

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Super Bowl week is an assault on the senses, particularly if you’re the starting quarterback for one of the teams who’ve made it this far. Hundreds of microphones, cellphones and audio recorders are pointed at you. Television lights shine right in your eyes. Innumerable questions get asked

By Jamie Barton and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — In one way, Crystal Dunn has done all this before. The American’s transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, which was completed on January 31, is not the first time she has moved abroad to play for a European giant – she was signed by Chelsea in 2017 and

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James joined Michael Jordan as the only players over 40 to have scored 40-plus points in a single NBA game on Thursday, as the Los Angeles Lakers held off a comeback attempt from the Golden State Warriors to win 120-112. The four-time NBA MVP recorded a season-high 42

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Patrick Mahomes is standing on the verge of an unprecedented career: He’s in his fifth Super Bowl, has won three of them already and is trying to win another to pull off a three-peat that has never been done before. He’s won two MVP awards, three Super

By Associated Press (AP) — Howard Twilley, a key receiver for the Miami Dolphins during the team’s perfect 1972 season and a Heisman Trophy runner-up at the University of Tulsa, has died. He was 81. Twilley died Wednesday, according to a Tulsa spokesperson, who confirmed the death with his family. No cause of death was