Sports

By Aimee Lewis, CNN It was a high-scoring night in the NBA on Monday as both Donovan Mitchell and LeBron James set points records. Mitchell scored 71 points — the highest single-game points total since Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant scored 81 against Toronto in 2006 — as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Chicago Bulls

CNN By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Former NFL player and ESPN analyst Ryan Clark described Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s collapse on the field as football’s “extremely ugly” side. Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed during the Bills’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday. His heartbeat was restored on the field, according to the

By Adrienne Broaddus, David Close, Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin still was sedated Tuesday night after he suffered a cardiac arrest Monday during an NFL game, his uncle Dorrian Glenn told CNN outside of the University of Cincinnati hospital. “I’m not a crier, but I’ve

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Art McNally, the “father of instant replay” and the first game official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died at 97 of natural causes at a Pennsylvania hospital near his home Sunday, his son said Monday in a statement from the hall. McNally was an NFL official for nine

By Ben Morse, CNN Tom Brady and the NFL playoffs have become synonymous over his long and storied career. And the 45-year-old once again booked his place in the postseason on Sunday thanks to a comeback 30-24 victory by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Carolina Panthers. The Bucs twice fell to large deficits —

By George Ramsay, CNN Paris Saint-Germain suffered a first defeat since March as the French champion lost 3-1 against Lens on New Year’s Day. PSG was without Lionel Messi — still absent following Argentina’s World Cup victory — and Neymar — who was banned after receiving a red card against Strasbourg — for Sunday’s top-of-the-table

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. accused LaLiga of “doing nothing” about racism at matches after the Brazil star appeared to be racially abused during Real’s 2-0 win at Real Valladolid on Friday. “Racists still keep going to the stadiums and keep following closely the biggest club in the world and the

By Matt Foster, CNN Tom Brady is no stranger to high pressure situations — although usually they come in the playoffs, as opposed to the weeks prior as his stuttering Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to secure their spot in the postseason. Brady has now spent more of his life in the NFL than he has

By Kevin Dotson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The Georgia Bulldogs have advanced to the College Football Playoff Championship after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes 42-41 in the second semifinal College Football Playoff game Saturday. Trailing by six points late in the 4th quarter, defending national champion Georgia mounted a 72-yard drive capped by quarterback Stetson

By Issy Ronald, CNN Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Blaine Gabbert used Jet Skis to help rescue the occupants of a helicopter after it crash landed in the water on Thursday, he said in a press conference on Friday. He and his two brothers, Tyler and Brett, were jet skiing in Hillsborough Bay, Florida when he

By Issy Ronald, CNN Magnus Carlsen won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the latest landmark of his glittering career. The 32-year-old Norwegian is now the holder of all three world chess championship titles — in Classical, Rapid and Blitz — for the third time in his career,