Sports

By Matias Grez, CNN In any other season, tickets to watch a team languishing in 13th place in the Western Conference of the NBA would not be too difficult to come by. However, even as the Los Angeles Lakers’ on-court failures continued on Saturday with defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans, LeBron James‘ quest to

By Jack Bantock, CNN Any chance of the Green Bay Packers lifting the Super Bowl this Sunday were dashed long ago, but Aaron Rodgers is still ending the season as a champion. Playing alongside Canadian pro golf partner Ben Silverman, the quarterback won the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, the duo carding

By Ben Church, CNN Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry could be facing significant time away from the court following an injury suffered in the team’s 119-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. The 34-year-old left the game in the third quarter with an apparent knee injury after colliding with a Mavs player. On

By Jacob Lev, CNN The National Basketball Association (NBA) conducted an investigation into a postgame incident involving the Indiana Pacers traveling party following a game between the team and the Memphis Grizzlies on January 29. The NBA said the investigation “could not corroborate that any individual threatened others with a weapon.” “NBA Security and league

By Issy Ronald, CNN There are still three months of fixtures left for Scottish club Hearts to play but Stephen Humphrys scored what is already being hailed as “the goal of the season” on Saturday. After taking possession on the edge of his team’s own penalty box, Humphrys outpaced two defenders and found himself in

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Kelly Catlin and Ellie Soutter never met, but they had a lot in common. Both were commanding athletes: Catlin, a US track cyclist, was a three-times world champion and Olympic silver medalist, and Soutter, a snowboarder, was tipped to be one of Team Great Britain’s strongest contenders for the 2022 Winter

By Matt Foster, Zoe Sottile and Steve Almasy, CNN Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been traded to Dallas, the Mavericks announced Monday. The Mavericks gave up guard Spencer Dinwiddie, forward Dorian Finney-Smith and three draft picks, Dallas officials said in a news release. The Nets also reportedly sent big man Markieff Morris to Dallas

By Aimee Lewis, CNN To say this has been a disappointing season for Liverpool would be an understatement. On recent results alone, the club is in crisis. A humiliating 3-0 loss to relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers Saturday was the team’s third successive loss on the road in the league. And after the defeat, which leaves Liverpool

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Paris Saint-Germain has struggled in recent games, relatively speaking, but thankfully for the Parisian club, Lionel Messi has been in fine scoring form. The Argentine was on target again Saturday, scoring in the second half to secure a 2-1 comeback win for PSG against Toulouse. Victory extended PSG’s lead over Marseille,

By Ben Church and Chris Wallace, CNN Hall of Fame football player and television analyst Terry Bradshaw says the NFL may be a “tough sport” but that athletes accepted the dangers when taking part. In an interview on CNN and HBOMax’s ‘Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,’ the 74-year-old recalls being knocked out a number of

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The traditional NFL Pro Bowl has been revamped for the 2022-23 season. The rebranded Pro Bowl Games breathe new life into the longstanding praxis of bringing together the league’s top talent. The festivities kicked off with a skills competition on Thursday night, which will continue on Sunday and culminate with three

By Aimee Lewis, CNN It was a straightforward header from close range that put Borussia Dortmund 3-1 ahead in the second half of its league game Saturday, but the simplicity of the goal should not mask its significance. Sébastien Haller’s goal was his first since returning to play three weeks ago, having needed to take

By Aimee Lewis and Jacob Lev, CNN LeBron James finished with 27 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 131-126 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday, leaving the 38-year-old needing 36 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA all-time scoring record. James struggled out of the gates but was able to finish the game strong, adding