Sports

By Steve Almasy and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Jim Brown, the transcendent athlete-actor-activist who ran roughshod over the NFL and its record books in the 1950s and 1960s and won multiple MVP awards before retiring abruptly at age 30 to focus on the civil rights movement and a career in Hollywood, has died, his

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James proved he is human after all as the Los Angeles Lakers fell to a 108-103 Game 2 playoff loss against the Denver Nuggets. With the Lakers up by eight points early in the second, James had a clear run to the basket after being found by Rui

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — After a golf shot goes wrong, amateur golfers know the feeling of hunting through bushes and wading through mud all too well. It’s a familiar sight to see a friend return from their ball-gathering adventure covered in whatever terrain they were trawling through, but this is not so frequent

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The WNBA is back for another edition and, following an off-season filled with drama and a superb women’s March Madness to keep hoops fans entertained, it is set to be bigger and better than ever. The season tips off Friday with eight teams in action on the opening night.

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The phrase “nobody’s perfect” just might not apply to José Mourinho when it comes to European soccer finals. The 60-year-old Mourinho has won all five of the European finals in which the teams he has coached have appeared, and he now has an opportunity to add to his 100%

CNN By Thomas Schlachter and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the idea of a former NFL legend and a former US Women’s National Team star wanting to bring “global eyeballs” to an English soccer club might seem an unusual ambition. Burnley FC will play in the Premier League next season and that

By Thomas Schlachter and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the idea of a former NFL legend and a former US Women’s National Team star wanting to bring “global eyeballs” to an English soccer club might seem an unusual ambition. Burnley FC will play in the Premier League next season and that the

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Even before the full-time whistle blew in Manchester City’s 4-0 mauling in the Champions League semifinal Wednesday, Real Madrid players looked to have accepted their fate. The Spanish side had been outpassed, outrun and outclassed for almost the entirety of the 90 minutes by a City side that was

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal will miss the French Open for the first time since he made his debut in 2005 after the 14-time champion announced on Thursday that he has withdrawn from the tournament due to injury, adding that “next year is my last year” in professional tennis. The Spaniard suffered