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By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — The Las Vegas Aces survived a thriller Tuesday night to advance to the WNBA Finals for the fourth time in six years after a dramatic 107-98 overtime win against the Indiana Fever. Behind the immense offensive contribution of veteran guard Chelsea Gray in overtime, the Aces clinched a

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani made a fast start to the MLB postseason as he hit two home runs in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 10-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of their National League (NL) Wild Card Series. Ohtani opened his account with a lead-off home run in Tuesday’s

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Just over 13 months ago, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden was claiming a bronze medal after finishing third in the women’s 100m sprint at the Paris Olympics. Despite not claiming the sought after title of “Fastest Woman on Earth,” Jefferson’s smile was still broad and her energy upbeat. Fast

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Napheesa Collier didn’t mince words in her criticism of WNBA leadership, including commissioner Cathy Engelbert, saying Tuesday in her season-ending exit interview that “right now, we have the worst leadership in the world.” Collier, a superstar with the Minnesota Lynx who just finished her seventh season in the WNBA,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Renowned boxing champion Terence “Bud” Crawford was ordered out of his vehicle at gunpoint and given a citation for reckless driving, police said, just hours after a victory parade in his honor in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. According to a press release from Omaha police, the incident occurred

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Monday Night Football in Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season was a double-header, with one game being played in Denver and the other being held in South Beach. The first saw the Miami Dolphins get their first win of the season with a 27-21 victory over the still-winless

By Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN (CNN) — Whenever the UEFA Champions League (UCL) anthem plays, millions of people around the world perk up and get excited at the prospect of witnessing some of the best club soccer on the planet. While the song based on Handel’s “Zadok the Priest” has played through television screens in Kazakhstan

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz is proving yet again why he’s so worthy of being the current men’s world No. 1. The Spanish superstar progressed through to the Japan Open final on Monday after coming back against a resilient Casper Ruud. Despite dropping the first set, Alcaraz recovered to win 3-6, 6-3,

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — Behind the imperious trio of Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell and Odyssey Sims, the Indiana Fever fought off the Las Vegas Aces 90-83 to force their WNBA semifinal series to a win-or-go-home Game 5 in Sin City on Tuesday night. The number six seed Fever – who are playing

By Don Riddell, CNN Farmingdale, New York (CNN) — After a weekend of absolute bedlam at Bethpage, the dust is settling on an extraordinary Ryder Cup competition. The headline is that Europe pulled off a stunning victory on foreign soil, a win that was at times breathtaking and breathless, exhilarating and excruciating in equal measure.

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Farmingdale, New York (CNN) — There was a moment – a long, bewildering, incredible moment – when it seemed possible. Team USA entered the final day of the Ryder Cup facing a massive seven-point deficit, the largest in this tournament since it took on its current format in 1979. The team

CNN By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Farmingdale, New York (CNN) — The fans that line the holes at Bethpage Black have a reputation in the golf world – they’re loud, boisterous, occasionally rude and oftentimes vulgar. For most of Friday and Saturday, they were subdued. Team Europe sprinted out of the gates and racked up a