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By Ben Morse, Homero De la Fuente and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr revealed on Thursday that his childhood home was lost in the Pacific Palisades wildfire which has swept through Los Angeles County. “It’s been tough. My family is fine, my mom is in good hands, but

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Wake up the echoes, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are once again going to play on college football’s biggest stage. Notre Dame beat Penn State 27-24 in a classic College Football Playoff semifinal, a heavyweight slugfest that saw two teams match each other blow for punishing blow throughout four

KABC, CNN By Jill Martin and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Former US Olympian Gary Hall Jr. won 10 Olympic medals and six world championship medals in his swimming career. He believes he’s lost them all in the Palisades wildfire, he told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “I thought I had more time,” Hall said. “I saw

By Jill Martin and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Former US Olympian Gary Hall Jr. won 10 Olympic medals and six world championship medals in his swimming career. He believes he’s lost them all in the Palisades wildfire, he told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “I thought I had more time,” Hall said. “I saw the fire

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says it “fully supports” the US government’s decision to withhold a $3.625 million payment to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that was due on December 31, 2024. USADA’s decision comes after a months-long dispute between the two anti-doping organizations that stems from WADA’s handling

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — UK Athletics – the governing body for track and field in the United Kingdom – and a former official have been charged with manslaughter following the death of a 36-year-old Paralympian in 2017, the Crown Prosecution Service announced on Wednesday. Abdullah Hayayei, a para athlete from the UAE who

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — With all four teams that had a bye in the first round now eliminated, Thursday and Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinals have the potential to be some of the most exciting games in years. The National Championship is now so close that players and coaches can practically taste it.

KTVT By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — With all four teams that had a bye in the first round now eliminated, Thursday and Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinals have the potential to be some of the most exciting games in years. The National Championship is now so close that players and coaches can practically taste

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Landover, Maryland (CNN) — Even from the top of section 412 – the standing room area that’s about as far as one can get from the battle taking place between the Washington Commanders and the Atlanta Falcons – Northwest Stadium is a cauldron of noise. On this rainy, unseasonably warm December

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce denied that the team intentionally lost its Week 18 game to ensure that the Cincinnati Bengals were eliminated from playoff contention. The Bengals won their final game of the season on Saturday to leave open the possibility of a playoff ticket: they needed

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The two best teams in the NBA — the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder — squared off in the first game in league history featuring clubs on 15 and 10 games winning streaks. Oklahoma City entered Wednesday’s showdown having won 15 games in a row, while Cleveland came

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — On New Year’s Eve, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman teased the next Winter Classic location during TNT Sports’ broadcast of this year’s event, saying, “It’s going to be a little unusual. It’s going to be a little more unique – some people will think we’ve lost our minds.” On Wednesday,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy watched on as the opening match of the inaugural TGL season – the new high-tech indoor golf league attempting to revolutionize golf – took place on Tuesday. The Bay Golf Club – comprised of Ludvig Åberg, Shane Lowry and Wyndham Clark – beat the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta Hawks and the Utah Jazz played out an incredible closing few seconds on Tuesday night, but it was Atlanta’s Trae Young who had the last word with a remarkable, game-winning buzzer-beater from beyond halfcourt. Young’s 50-foot heave gave the Hawks a 124-121 win over the Jazz and

By George Ramsay and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr acknowledged the “terrifying” impact of the wildfires in California, while also revealing that his mother was forced to evacuate her home in Pacific Palisades. Tens of thousands of people were told to flee their homes as a fast-growing fire

CNN, KABC, KCBS, KCAL, L.A. COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, SHELBY KIDMAN, NICK MCCORMACK, KCBS/KCAL By George Ramsay and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr acknowledged the “terrifying” impact of the wildfires in California, while also revealing that his mother was forced to evacuate her home in Pacific Palisades. Tens of

By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — It’s the club where he’s made his name and where he wants to continue writing it long into the future. Lamine Yamal and FC Barcelona is a partnership stretching back to when he first joined the famed La Masia Academy at the