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By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — When the outcome is success, a high-risk decision can look courageous and wise. But if it doesn’t go to plan, questions are asked. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina opted for an underarm serve at a crucial point in his third-round Wimbledon match against Holger Rune on Saturday. After nearly four hours on

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — No one expected Jamie MoCrazy to live after her fall. The chances of survival are slim when the brain starts bleeding in eight spots. Her fatality report was written in the helicopter that took her to the Vancouver hospital where she would spend the next few weeks of her

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Japanese golfer Nasa Hataoka will be looking to win her first major title on Sunday as she leads the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. Hataoka, a six-time LPGA Tour winner, tops the leaderboard after three rounds in California, one shot ahead of American Allisen Corpuz. She had to

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The National Basketball Association on Saturday unveiled the format and groups for its in-season tournament set to debut next season. The new annual competition will tip off on November 3 with group play and run through December 9 with the championship game. All 30 NBA teams will participate in

CNN By Matias Grez and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe, a two-time Women’s World Cup winner, has announced she will retire at the end of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. Rapinoe, an Olympic gold medalist from London 2012, will play in her fourth and final

By Matias Grez and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe, a two-time Women’s World Cup winner, has announced she will retire at the end of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. Rapinoe, an Olympic gold medalist from London 2012, will play in her fourth and final World

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — There was a period during Andy Murray’s second-round match against fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas where it seemed the former champion was going to roll back the years and produce another memorable victory on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. But the 36-year-old Briton ultimately fell to a 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (2-7) 4-6

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Cubs earned their first win in franchise history at Yankee Stadium on Friday night, as pitcher Jameson Taillon led the team to a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees. Taillon, who played for the Yankees in 2021 and 2022, threw eight scoreless innings to help snap

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — There was emotion aplenty at Pebble Beach on Friday as golf great Michelle Wie West bade farewell to the sport after failing to make the cut at the US Women’s Open. It was perhaps fitting that Wie West, a trailblazer in the women’s game, played this historic event, the

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — A year after tennis players from Russia and Belarus were banned from playing at Wimbledon following the invasion of Ukraine, organizers have accepted entries from players from the two countries for the 2023 grand slam tournament if they have complied with “appropriate conditions” and compete as neutral athletes. Though tournament

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Not since LeBron James entered the NBA has there been so much hype surrounding a new prospect and fans finally got the chance to see French sensation Victor Wembanyama in a San Antonio Spurs jersey for the first time. However, it’s fair to say the reality of ‘Wemby’s’ Spurs

By Jacob Lev and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University has suspended head football coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay following an investigation into allegations of hazing within the Wildcats’ program, the school announced Friday. The independent investigation, conducted by a former Illinois inspector general, began in December to review a complaint

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Making her major and LPGA Tour debut at one of the world’s most iconic venues, Irish amateur golfer Áine Donegan probably anticipated a hectic week at the US Women’s Open. But even she couldn’t have predicted just how much drama was in store for her at California’s Pebble Beach

CNN By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Thai golfer Natthakritta Vongtaveelap made it through just five holes of her US Women’s Open debut on Thursday before she was disqualified due to her caddie’s use of a rangefinder. The 20-year-old LPGA Tour rookie was even-par to start her tournament at California’s famous Pebble Beach course before