By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Vegas Golden Knights scored three goals in the third period and showed off what may be the best save of the postseason to claim a 5-2 victory against the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night. Panthers’ defenseman Eric Staal drew
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona Femení overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Wolfsburg 3-2 in a dramatic Women’s Champions League final and banish its disappointment from last year. The only blemish on Barcelona’s all-conquering record these past few seasons was last year’s Champions League final, as it succumbed to a 3-1 defeat against
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t too long ago that Coco Gauff exploded onto the scene as a 15-year-old, defeating Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019. But time marches on and it was Gauff who was the experienced player on court on Saturday as she defeated 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva in a hard-fought battle
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN Wembley, London (CNN) — Perfection can come in many forms and be interpreted in different ways. Manchester City has produced more polished performances under Pep Guardiola this season. There have been matches where the team has scored more and created more – yet City’s ability to dominate its opponent, to do
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A horse died following a race at Belmont Park after sustaining an injury Thursday ahead of next week’s Triple Crown finale. According to the Equibase race chart notes, 6-year-old horse Chaysenbryn suffered a right front leg injury after bumping into Dolce Sera nearing the quarter pole in
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Police in Surrey, England, arrested 31 people on Saturday “in connection with planned criminal disruption” at the Epsom Derby Festival, one of the oldest and most famous horse races in the world. The Jockey Club, which runs the Epsom racecourse, won a High Court injunction last month to stop
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Phoenix Suns will hire Frank Vogel as the franchise’s new head coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania citing NBA sources. The 49-year-old Vogel previously coached the Los Angeles Lakers for three seasons, helping lead the team to an NBA championship in 2020 before
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Stanley Cup Final gets underway Saturday as the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Florida Panthers in the NHL’s end of season showcase. The Knights go into the final as heavy favorites with many expecting the Stanley Cup to be heading to Vegas for the first time.
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The boys of summer are back! Palm Springs Power opening up it’s 2️⃣0️⃣th season in style! ⚾️ 💥 Here is our @KESQ live coverage this afternoon with @PSPowerBaseball President Andrew Starke. New league, new fun, and some high-level summertime competition! @BlakeArthur24 @Tarp1969 https://t.co/rw5833SXJQ pic.twitter.com/omVdMhERgd— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) June 3, 2023 </script The Palm Springs Power
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We now know one of the two teams who will play in the Calder Cup Finals! The Hershey Bears rule the East 👑 pic.twitter.com/CiNDa1hwRk— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) June 3, 2023 On Friday, the Hershey Bears put away the Rochester Americans 1-0 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Shane Gersich breaks the deadlock
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You have witnessed the Coachella Valley Firebirds on the ice fighting for the Calder Cup in the franchise’s first ever season, but there are some team players we haven’t heard from this year. The equipment manager Shawn Thorns will go down in history as a staff member in the first group of CV Firebird employees.
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The pain of defeat from last season’s Women’s Champions League final has lingered at Barcelona. After a perfect domestic season with 30 wins from 30 games and a Champions League campaign in which the team barely broke a sweat, Barcelona arrived in Turin last year as the overwhelming favorite
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The owner of Churchill Downs, the racetrack that hosts the Kentucky Derby, is set to temporarily suspend all racing operations at its legendary namesake track to review protocols in the wake of a series of horse deaths, the company announced Friday. According to Churchill
Continue Reading By Jill Martin and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka did not participate in a customary post-match press conference after her third-round win at the French Open on Friday, saying she didn’t feel safe when participating in a press conference held earlier this week. On Wednesday, after winning in the second
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — When nature calls, sometimes you just have to answer. During his third-round match at the French Open, Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis was left dumbfounded after seemingly being refused a toilet break by the umpire. After losing the second set, Kokkinakis – who had taken a toilet break after
Continue Reading By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Referee Szymon Marciniak will officiate next weekend’s UEFA Champions League final after apologizing for his appearance at an event organized by a hardline right-wing Polish politician, the European football governing body confirmed in a statement on Friday. According to the Guardian, Marciniak was a keynote speaker at an event
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — As birthday presents go, defeating the world No. 1 and five-time world champion must rank up there among the best for chess grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh. On his 17th birthday, the young Indian chess star beat Magnus Carlsen in the blitz event ahead of the Norway Chess tournament. Afterwards, Gukesh
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Tom Brady has shut down speculation and rumors of a potential return to football. While speaking to Sports Illustrated, the 45-year-old Brady said on Thursday he’s “certain” he will not play football again. “I’m certain I’m not playing again, so I’ve tried to make that clear and I hate
Continue Reading By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that the league has “uncovered a fair amount of additional information” in relation to Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant and a video which surfaced on social media in May appearing to show him flashing a gun while in a vehicle with
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former Manchester United and England star Phil Neville has been sacked as head coach at David Beckham’s Inter Miami, the team announced on Thursday. Neville and Beckham are friends and were teammates at United, forming part of the famed group of academy players who graduated to the senior team
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