Sports

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Jones’ time with the Giants in the Big Apple is over. After six inconsistent seasons, the No. 6 overall pick from the 2019 NFL draft no longer leads one of the league’s most high-profile franchises. According to New York Giants President John Mara, Jones asked to be released

Story by Associated Press London (AP) — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. Nikita Hand said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying

By Don Riddell and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Whoopi Goldberg’s latest venture, the All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), has been a long time in the making. “I’ve gotten a lot older, I think, in the last little while, and I’m tired of waiting,” the legendary actor and comedian told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. “So

CNN By Don Riddell and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Whoopi Goldberg’s latest venture, the All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), has been a long time in the making. “I’ve gotten a lot older, I think, in the last little while, and I’m tired of waiting,” the legendary actor and comedian told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell.

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — WNBA star Caitlin Clark has joined an ownership group that is bidding to bring a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team to Cincinnati. Cincinnati is one of a number of cities looking to become the 16th NWSL franchise, facing competition from Cleveland, Denver, Nashville and Philadelphia. “The NWSL Cincinnati

By Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The weather at Huntington Bank Field was the main talking point as the Cleveland Browns hosted division rivals Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. What started out as a wintery mix quickly turned to blizzard-like conditions in the second half as the Browns found a way

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge have been named Major League Baseball’s Most Valuable Players in unanimous fashion by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Thursday. Ohtani captures the third MVP award of his career and first in the National League

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola signed a new two-year contract extension on Thursday, extending his club tenure to over a decade. “Manchester City means so much to me,” Guardiola said in a Thursday club statement. “This is my ninth season here; we have experienced so many amazing times together.

CNN By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It’s fair to say 2024 has been quite a year for Italian tennis. And in particular for Jasmine Paolini, who capped the best season of her career by winning the decisive match in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals against Slovakia to secure Italy’s first

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Brian Harman said on Tuesday that a woman is in a coma after trying to save his son from drowning in October. Speaking to the media ahead of the RSM Classic on St. Simons Island, Georgia, Harman asked for prayers for family friend Cathy Dowdy, who was

By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It’s fair to say 2024 has been quite a year for Italian tennis. And in particular for Jasmine Paolini, who capped the best season of her career by winning the decisive match in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals against Slovakia to secure Italy’s first title

By Andy Scholes and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Fantasy football players are going to have to dig deep in Week 12 of the NFL season as six teams are on a bye – the most we’ve had in a single week so far this season – with the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball (MLB) will test the use of robot umpires as part of a challenge system during Spring training next year, with the aim of implementing the system in the 2026 regular season. The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system will be trialed at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James announced on Wednesday that he’s taking a break from social media. The Los Angeles Lakers star made the announcement on his X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram accounts, writing: “Getting off social media for the time being. Y’all take care.” Prior to that, James had shared

By Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Geno Auriemma sits alone at the top. The longtime Connecticut Huskies head women’s basketball coach notched career win No. 1,217 after No. 2 UConn’s dominant 85-41 home victory against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Wednesday. Auriemma surpassed the recently retired Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer for

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Detroit Tigers’ Tarik Skubal and Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale were voted the best pitchers in the majors for the first time by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Wednesday. Skubal and Sale won the American League (AL) and National League (NL) Cy Young Awards, respectively. Skubal was a