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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Fueled by one of this season’s most prolific playoff performers, the No. 2 seed New York Knicks stormed back from a double-digit halftime deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 130-121 in Game 2 of their second-round series. All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson scored 24 of his team-high 29 points

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti credited the “magical” Santiago Bernabéu stadium for motivating his team to the Champions League final on Wednesday, after the Spanish side scored two late goals to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the semifinal second leg. With the scores level at 2-2 after the first

KCNC By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokić was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Wednesday, marking the third time he has been awarded the honor in four seasons. The 29-year-old Serbian averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game this season – all in the top

By Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The National Basketball Association has suspended Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley for four games without pay after throwing a basketball twice at spectators and an “inappropriate” interaction with a reporter after a playoff game last week, the league announced Thursday. Beverley called his actions “inexcusable” after

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A jury has awarded $9 million in damages to a tennis player after a court ruled that the United States Tennis Association (USTA) failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted by a coach. Kylie McKenzie, a 25-year-old American tennis player, filed her lawsuit in March 2022 in the US District Court in Orlando,

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokić was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Wednesday, marking the third time he has been awarded the honor in four seasons. The 29-year-old Serbian averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game this season – all in the top 10

By Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former interpreter and longtime friend of MLB megastar Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to illegally transferring almost $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account, according to a news release from the US Department of Justice. Ippei Mizuhara will plead guilty to

By Jill Martin and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Following an investigation of a racist slur directed at the Utah women’s basketball team in Idaho ahead of the NCAA tournament, the Coeur d’Alene prosecutor’s office opted not to file charges related to the incident. Chief deputy city attorney Ryan Hunter said in a written decision,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy from the 1986 World Cup, which had gone missing in contested circumstances for decades, has reappeared and is anticipated to sell for millions of dollars at auction next month. The trophy, presented to the best player at each World Cup, will be sold by

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Boston Celtics continued to put on a show in the NBA Playoffs, dominating the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-95 in Game 1 of their second-round series. Star wing Jaylen Brown scored 32 points in front of the home crowd at the TD Garden as the No. 1 seed Celtics showed

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Borussia Dortmund continued its “incredible” run in this season’s Champions League, reaching the final after stunning Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the semifinal second leg on Tuesday. The German side took a 1-0 advantage from the first leg into the match at the Parc des Princes and somewhat rode its

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Scroll through the athlete profiles on the USA Cycling website and you’ll find someone whose favorite movie is listed as “Interstellar” – Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed sci-fi adventure released in 2014. “I love realistic space movies … I’m definitely a nerd,” reads Chris Birch’s answer on her profile page. That

By Heather Chen and Andrew McNicol, CNN (CNN) — A star player for Malaysia’s soccer team is in “critical but stable condition” after an acid attack that left him with fourth-degree burns, officials said late Tuesday. Malaysian soccer officials said Faisal Halim’s movement and speech had been affected and he would require more surgery. On May

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Denver Nuggets star point guard Jamal Murray has come under criticism after he was spotted throwing a heat pack onto the court during the reigning champions’ 106-80 playoff loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. While on the bench toward the end of the second quarter, Murray could be

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Timberwolves opened up a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals thanks to a stunning 106-80 blowout in Game 2 on Monday. The defending champion Nuggets had no answer for the electric Minnesota duo of Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns, who

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United’s season reached a new low on Monday after being thrashed 4-0 by Crystal Palace in the Premier League, a result which heaped more pressure on a club in crisis. The scoreline could have been more emphatic had United’s opponent been more clinical, but the defeat was still

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Brittney Griner feared that her plane would be shot down after she was released from detention in Russia, the WNBA star said in a new interview with The Cut. Speaking with former US soccer icon Megan Rapinoe in an interview published in The Cut on Monday, Griner recalled the

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko, who competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has died while fighting in his country’s war with Russia, according to statements from the Ukraine Olympic Committee and the Ukraine Weightlifting Federation posted Monday. “On May 5, an honored master of sports of Ukraine Oleksandr Pielieshenko