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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The New York Yankees crushed a franchise record-tying nine home runs in a dominant 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. The players had to wait for almost two hours as rain and lightning delayed the game, before Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hit consecutive

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The much-talked-about pairing of Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz fell to an early exit in the US Open’s mixed doubles competition on Tuesday, losing their first-round match and failing to win a set. Raducanu and Alcaraz, who have both lifted the US Open singles title on this court, lost

By Associated Press Mexico City (AP) — Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico, where he’s wanted for alleged cartel ties, following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application. Chávez was handed over by authorities and admitted to a prison outside of the

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — A former Miami Heat security officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to transporting and transferring millions of dollars’ worth of team memorabilia, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Marcos Tomas Perez, 62, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty at a hearing Tuesday, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern

CNN By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The much-talked-about pairing of Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz fell to an early exit in the US Open’s mixed doubles competition on Tuesday, losing their first-round match and failing to win a set. Raducanu and Alcaraz, who have both lifted the US Open singles title on this court,

By Amy Woodyatt, Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Ben Griffin got the shakes at the BMW Championship – though it wasn’t necessarily because of nerves, but rather due to swallowing a “large rock” of creatine. World No. 17 Griffin said that he “started getting super shaky” and “felt like I had tremors” on

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in anticlimactic circumstances as rival Jannik Sinner retired due to illness just 23 minutes into the match. Alcaraz raced into a 5-0 lead in the first set of Monday’s final, the 14th matchup between the world’s two best players, when an out-of-sorts

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The thought of the top men’s and women’s singles players teaming up is one that has often intrigued tennis fans around the world. It’s part of the reason the mixed doubles event sometimes draws so much interest during the Olympics, with Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff and Daniil Medvedev

By Ben Church, Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — A 47-year-old man, who was arrested after the Premier League’s season opener on Friday due to alleged racist abuse, has been banned from attending any regulated soccer match in the United Kingdom. The incident occurred during Friday’s match between Liverpool and Bournemouth, with broadcast video showing a

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — San Francisco Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee made an unbelievable catch during Sunday’s win over the Tampa Bay Rays – with more than a little help from his calves and his knees. In the top of the fourth inning, Lee was running to his left towards a drive

By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — As she approached 30, American tennis player Sloane Stephens was faced with a dilemma. She wanted to continue with her career – to win titles and climb up the rankings – but also hoped to start a family at some point in the future. Rather

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Among the usual top baseball teams this season, there is another, more unexpected name. The Milwaukee Brewers have some exciting young players but no real stars and their payroll is the tenth lowest of the 30 Major League Baseball teams, about one third of what the Los Angeles Dodgers

By Eryn Mathewson, CNN (CNN) — Can one of your biggest sports rivals also be one of your biggest fans? If you ask World Transplant Games competitors Erik Van Rompaye of Belgium and Germany’s Elmar Sprink, the answer is yes. The two met in 2023 at the Games – an Olympic-style event designed to raise

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Khamzat Chimaev finally lived up to his early promise on Saturday night, utterly dominating Dricus du Plessis to claim the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 319. Chimaev won by unanimous decision having been in complete control throughout the contest, landing a UFC-record 529 strikes on his South African opponent.