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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The New York Yankees clinched an American League Championship Series (ALCS) spot on Thursday night with a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals which saw them take the American League Division Series (ALDS) by the same score. Starter Gerrit Cole was the game’s dominant force, giving up just

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The San Francisco 49ers entered Thursday Night Football against division rivals the Seattle Seahawks needing a win after a stunning home loss to the Arizona Cardinals last time out. And although there were some nervous moments, the 49ers were able to get back on track through their 36-24 victory

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx stunned the New York Liberty following a historic 95-93 overtime win in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday. It was all Liberty in the first quarter, led by power forward Jonquel Jones. She would finish with a

By Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — When many of us hear the “Fall Classic,” we automatically think of baseball’s World Series. I’m not sure that will be the case for future generations. Yes, I’m being somewhat provocative with that line, but the WNBA Finals have arrived on the heels of what can only be described

By Amy Woodyatt and Eleni Giokos, CNN (CNN) — George Baldock, a British-born soccer player who played for Panathinaikos and the Greek national football team, has died at the age of 31, Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection confirmed to CNN. Baldock’s body was found in a swimming pool at his home in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, Reuters

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — A Nepalese teenager has become the youngest person to summit the world’s 14 highest peaks. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached the top of 8,027-meter Shishapangma at 6:05 local time on Wednesday, along with his partner Pasang Nurbu Sherpa – the final of 14 “8000ers” peaks all recognized by the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his upcoming retirement from the sport after a glittering career in which he amassed 22 grand slam titles. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Nadal’s final tournament will be with Spain at the Davis Cup finals in

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Francisco Lindor wrote another chapter in the New York Mets’ remarkable season on Wednesday night, hitting a go-ahead grand slam to clinch the National League Division Series (NLDS) with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4. The victory sends the Mets through to the National League

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in its 147-year history, Wimbledon will be removing line judges from all of its courts during the tournament. The All England Club announced on Wednesday that from the 2025 championships onwards, electronic line calling (ELC) will be used after it was successfully tested in 2024. ELC

By Andy Scholes and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — In Week 5 we saw the longest day ever in NFL history. The Jets and Vikings got things started at 9:30 a.m. ET from London and the Cowboys and Steelers – because of a storm delay – did not finish until about 1 a.m. ET Monday

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers denied rumors that he was involved in the firing of New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh when he appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Wednesday. The Jets fired Saleh on Tuesday after a disappointing 2-3 season start. “As far as any of the ridiculous allegations

By Matias Grez and Bijan Hosseini, CNN (CNN) — The chance to win an NBA title doesn’t come around very often. It can take years, sometimes even decades, for all the stars to align for a franchise to build a competitive roster. Even when they do, injury misfortune can instantly derail a team’s title dream.

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — More than 11 million fans have attended Major League Soccer matches this year, breaking the regular season attendance record. With 16 games still remaining before the start of the MLS Cup playoffs, the total has already surpassed the previous record of 10,900,804 set in 2023. The average attendance across

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There are two undefeated teams and no winless teams left in the NFL this season after Week 5. The Kansas City Chiefs maintained their perfect record following their Monday Night Football victory over the New Orleans Saints while the Minnesota Vikings also stayed without a defeat by beating the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Jürgen Klopp was announced as the global head of soccer for the Red Bull group on Wednesday in what will be his first job since leaving Premier League giant Liverpool earlier this year. Klopp will assume the role with the Red Bull organization – which owns several clubs including

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — US tennis player Frances Tiafoe has apologized for his profanity-laden outburst directed at an umpire after a defeat at the Shanghai Masters. The world No. 7 lost 5-7 7-5 7-6 (5) across three hours to unseeded Russian Roman Safiullin in the third round on Tuesday, but he appeared upset

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Lynx prevailed in a winner-takes-all Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday. With the 88-77 victory, the Lynx set a date with the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals. In a back-and-forth series that was marked by close games, Tuesday night

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Jessica Campbell made history on the opening night of the National Hockey League (NHL) season by becoming the first ever female assistant coach in the league. Campbell was behind the bench as the Seattle Kraken took on the St. Louis Blues at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on