Sports

By Jacob Lev, CNN Several Major League Baseball teams have extended beer sales thanks to the newly implemented regulations for the 2023 season that have shortened the average game time. The Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins have confirmed to CNN Sport that they have extended beer sales through the eighth inning. Traditionally, teams

By Eryn Mathewson, CNN When was the last time something terrible led you to something incredible? For me, that “something terrible” was suddenly developing liver failure. And although recovering from that was probably one of the most grueling experiences I’ve ever gone through, it also connected me to some of the kindest, bravest strangers I’ve

By Ben Church, CNN It’s watched by more than 500 million people from 140 different countries, but the Grand National remains one of the most controversial horse races in the world. Since it was first run in 1839, the spectacle has become a national institution in the United Kingdom which has transformed into the greatest

By Matias Grez, CNN A third of players from the England and Australia teams took to the pitch for Tuesday’s international friendly without names on the back of their shirts. It was an unusual sight for a professional game but one that carried significance, as both teams sought to raise awareness for UK charity Alzheimer’s

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN LeBron James had a big night as he carried the Los Angeles Lakers through to the NBA playoffs with a 108-102 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Play-In. Despite being in year 20 of his career, the four-time MVP has continued to dominate games and put up 30 points,

By Ben Church, CNN When football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders agreed to become head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, he probably never thought he’d be asked to stand in the way of an actual charging buffalo. But that’s what happened when Sanders went to meet the team’s mascot — Ralphie — for the first

By Ben Morse, CNN The Tampa Bay Rays took one more step to equaling the record for the longest unbeaten start to a Major League Baseball season with another victory on Tuesday night. The Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 to move 11-0 this season. In doing so, they became the third team to

By Ben Church, CNN When he was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020, Iain Ward was sure about one thing — he wasn’t interested in any “pity party.” Doctors had discovered a cancerous tumor growing in his brain after the Irishman had taken part in a voluntary medical trial and, after tests, he was told

By Ben Church, CNN Another game, another goal and yet another record for Erling Haaland. The Norwegian superstar found the target yet again on Tuesday as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal at the Etihad Stadium. Haaland, who volleyed home his team’s third of the night,

By Ben Church, CNN Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds says he will “never be the same again” after watching Wrexham AFC take a huge step towards promotion in dramatic fashion on Monday. Reynolds watched from the stands with co-owner Rob McElhenney as the Welsh club beat National League title rivals Notts County 3-2 in a match

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Following her stellar college career, Aliyah Boston was picked first by the Indiana Fever in the 2023 WNBA Draft. The 21-year-old starred throughout her time playing for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was the unanimous choice to go No. 1 on the big day. The Indiana Fever did not miss out

By Amy Woodyatt and George Ramsay, CNN Three years after becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic gold in wrestling, Helen Maroulis was told she was about to be admitted to a psychiatric ward with suicidal thoughts. “I just don’t remember anything after that,” Maroulis tells CNN Sport about her admission, adding that