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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The top-seeded Denver Nuggets cruised past the Miami Heat 104-93 to take Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night at Denver’s Ball Arena. After clinching the first NBA Finals berth in franchise history with a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference

By Sammy Mncwabe and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Lionel Messi will play his last game for the club on Saturday, coach Christophe Galtier told reporters on Thursday. Messi’s current contract runs out in June and there has been much speculation about where he will be playing his football next season.

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris helped save a drowning child in Las Vegas this past weekend, according to ESPN. Morris was at the Encore Las Vegas with his family when he saw a young boy drowning in the hotel pool. The boy was taken out of the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes a football match is more than just a football match. And Wednesday’s Europa League final in Budapest was a great example of just that. Sevilla eventually beat Roma 4-1 on penalties having drawn 1-1 after 120 minutes of grueling action. Not only does it further cement Sevilla’s standing

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Every sport in Europe – from soccer to fencing to UFC – has had to grapple with the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and tennis is no exception. Since the start of the war, Russian and Belarusian players have continued to play at tournaments and grand slams but

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Elina Svitolina came from behind to beat Storm Hunter at the French Open – just one day after watching husband Gaël Monfils win a mammoth game against Sebastián Báez. Svitolina dropped the first set against her Australian counterpart 6-2 but stormed back in emphatic fashion winning the last two

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Butler’s talents have been lauded this postseason. From his toughness to his elite shot-making, there is a reason he has earned the nickname ‘Himmy Buckets.’ But one talent we didn’t know the Miami Heat star had was clairvoyance. But according to tennis star and Heat fan Coco Gauff,

By Matt Foster and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Kosovan Olympic Committee (KOC) has called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Tennis Federation (ITF) to take disciplinary action against Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. On Monday, Djokovic left a political message on a TV camera lens at the French Open in response

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Yogi Berra famously said “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” but one of the greatest careers in baseball history might have been over before it had even begun. In 1944, two years before he started launching home runs at the Yankee Stadium, Berra was on a rocket boat off

CNN By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Yogi Berra famously said “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” but one of the greatest careers in baseball history might have been over before it had even begun. In 1944, two years before he started launching home runs at the Yankee Stadium, Berra was on a rocket boat

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers will step down after playing a key role in constructing one of NBA’s most successful teams, the team announced on Tuesday. During his time with Golden State, the Warriors won four NBA titles and made the Finals six times – including five

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — What happens when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force? The age-old paradox may finally be answered in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday night as Jose Mourinho, unbeaten in five European finals, leads AS Roma into the Europa League final against Sevilla, a six-time winner of Europe’s second continental club

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The French Open has already seen a major upset as world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev was knocked out by Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in the first round on Tuesday. The world No. 172 showed little sign of nerves by beating Medvedev in a thrilling five-set encounter – 7-6(5)