By Kevin Dotson and Jacqueline Rose, CNN Brittney Griner has been able to receive written correspondence from friends and family during her detention in Russia, where she has been held for over 100 days, her agent tells CNN — but the WNBA star has not been able to speak with her loved ones back home
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Joe Girardi after the team started the season with a 22-29 record, the club’s President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski announced Friday. Bench coach Rob Thomson will act as the Phillies’ interim manager through the end of the season. “It has been a frustrating season
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By Homero De la Fuente and Jacob Lev, CNN Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal advanced to the men’s French Open final on Friday, after opponent Alexander Zverev was forced to retire due to an injury. After losing the first set 7-6 (8) in a tie-break, Zverev was leading 6-5 in the second set of the
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By Jack Bantock, CNN NBA Commissioner Adam Silver admitted the league had lost “hundreds of millions of dollars” in revenue following a controversial fallout with China in October 2019. A tweet in support of pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong by then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey sparked a diplomatic storm between the NBA and China.
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Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms reached another major milestone in its construction. Thursday morning, construction workers were out pouring the concrete for one of its rinks. Within six hours, the future practice rink for the Coachella Valley Firebirds was transformed. “Exactly one year from our groundbreaking we actually poured the ice floor today this morning
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By Ben Morse, CNN US tennis star Coco Gauff has said she wants to use her platform to call for the end of gun violence and urged for gun reform. Following her semifinal victory at the French Open on Thursday to advance to her first grand slam singles final, the 18-year-old wrote on a nearby
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By Ben Morse, CNN “High level of basketball being displayed gentlemen.” Even Kevin Durant couldn’t take his eyes off of Thursday’s night of basketball. The Boston Celtics saved their best for last, mounting a huge fourth-quarter comeback to stun the Golden State Warriors 120-108 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. After a nip-and-tuck game,
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By Matias Grez, CNN The climax to a thrilling NBA season gets underway on Thursday, as the Golden State Warriors face off against the Boston Celtics for the greatest prize in basketball. For Steve Kerr’s Warriors, this is their sixth Finals appearance in eight seasons and this dynasty is looking for its fourth Larry O’Brien
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Experience trumped youth in the all-NFL quarterback edition of “the Match” on Wednesday, as Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers defeated Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in Las Vegas. Billed as a battle of young stars and old veterans, the hotly-anticipated showdown at Wynn Golf Club went to the final hole, with
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By Ben Church, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the national team for “two hours of happiness” after it produced a magical performance to beat Scotland 3-1 in its World Cup playoff semifinal on Wednesday. Ukraine is now just one win away from reaching the Qatar World Cup later this year, needing to beat Wales
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By Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN Running back Marion Barber III, who spent most of his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys, has died at the age of 38, the team said Wednesday. “Marion was an old-school, hard-nosed football player who ran with the will to win every down. He had a passion for the game and
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By Ben Church, CNN Despite a preparation like no other for an international football fixture, Ukraine produced a momentous performance to beat Scotland 3-1 in its World Cup playoff semifinal at Hampden Park in Glasgow Wednesday. The emotional victory, that brought many watching Ukrainian fans — sporting yellow and blue colors — to tears, puts
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By David Close, CNN The National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder have been called to testify before a Congressional committee as part of the House Committee for Oversight and Reform’s investigation into Snyder and the team’s reported hostile workplace culture. Last October, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee
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By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN West Ham defender Kurt Zouma was on Wednesday ordered to complete 180 hours of community service after pleading guilty to kicking and slapping a cat, according to PA Media. The UK animal welfare charity, RSPCA launched an investigation into the French international player after a video of the incident filmed by
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CNN By Jack Bantock and Andy Scholes, CNN There may be another 100 days to go until the start of the NFL season, but fans will still be able to get their football fix on Wednesday when four of the league’s top quarterbacks swap the gridiron for the golf course. Featuring four of the past
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By Matt Foster, CNN Justin Hardy, a basketball player for Washington University in St. Louis, passed away on Sunday from stomach cancer at age 22, according to a statement from his father Bob Hardy. Hardy was diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer in April 2021 but continued to play for the school after undergoing treatment.
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Another woman has filed a lawsuit against Deshaun Watson, bringing the number of civil suits accusing the Cleveland Browns quarterback of misconduct, including in some cases sexual assault, to 24. Katy Williams, a former massage therapist in Houston, filed her lawsuit Monday, saying she had two encounters with Watson in her
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock and Andy Scholes, CNN There may be another 100 days to go until the start of the NFL season, but fans will still be able to get their football fix on Wednesday when four of the league’s top quarterbacks swap the gridiron for the golf course. Featuring four of the past five
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By Matias Grez and Matt Foster, CNN Hours after the LIV Golf Invitational Series announced the field for its inaugural event next week, the PGA Tour threatened “disciplinary action” for PGA Tour golfers who participate in the new Saudi-backed series. In a strong rebuttal to the controversial new golf tour, the PGA Tour said on
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Do we have a great one this week. Trinity Barnett, a senior track star for the Rancho Mirage Rattlers. Trinity has proven to be one of the best runners in all of Southern California. Not just because what she has accomplished her senior year, but what she has been able to do throughout her whole
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