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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Jaco van Gass was lying in a French hospital bed a week ago, battered and bruised after a car hit him while he was out training on his bike, leaving his hopes of defending his Paralympic title hanging by a thread. “I was totally heartbroken, I was like, this

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 31 points to lift the Indiana Fever past Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky 100-81 in a battle between the WNBA rookies on Friday night in Chicago’s Wintrust Arena. Considered the two front-runners for the WNBA Rookie of the Year award, the

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — After a hard-fought comeback win in a five-set thriller against fellow American Ben Shelton in the third round at the US Open, an exuberant Frances Tiafoe pounded his chest, and then he pointed down at the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “This is my f**king house,” said Tiafoe, who

By Homero De la Fuente and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Beloved NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were honored around the sports world on Friday following their tragic death in New Jersey late Thursday night. Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were fatally struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — After two seasons, Premier League defenses are still grappling with the same question: how do you stop Erling Haaland? The Norwegian striker has scored at a phenomenal rate since joining Manchester City and is shows few signs of slowing down, netting four times in his first two games of

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — There’s been another massive upset at the US Open. One night after No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz was stunned by unseeded Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets, No. 2 Novak Djokovic has been bounced by No. 28 seed Australian Alexei Popyrin in the third round at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

By Thomas Schlachter and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were fatally struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bikes on a New Jersey roadway, officials said, just hours before they were to serve as groomsmen in their sister’s wedding. The deaths of “Johnny Hockey,” known for his

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Defending champion Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to win her US Open third round match against Elina Svitolina on Friday. The American struggled to impose herself in a very tight opening set but upped her levels as the encounter wore on to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and

WPVI, CNN By Ashley R. Williams, Thomas Schlachter, Andy Rose and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The night before their youngest sister’s wedding, two brothers and soon-to-be groomsmen from a tight-knit hockey family rode their bikes down a county road not far from their southern New Jersey hometown. Instead of celebrating this weekend, their family

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — There isn’t much that Chelsea Gray hasn’t done in the game of basketball. The Las Vegas Aces star is a three-time WNBA champion, a Finals MVP, a four-time All-Star and has made multiple All-WNBA teams. And after Team USA’s victory in Paris, she can now call herself a two-time

CNN By Don Riddell and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — When athletes paraded down Paris’ Champs-Élysées for the opening ceremony of the Paralympics earlier this week, many did so as a cast of tens or even hundreds, shoulder to shoulder with their teammates and compatriots. But not Fadi Aldeeb. He is the only Paralympic athlete

By Don Riddell and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Major champion, seven-time PGA Tour winner, Ryder Cup captain – Keegan Bradley’s career CV is already the kind most golfers would take in a heartbeat, but that hasn’t stopped the American from harboring regrets. Among the biggest of them all? Not making friends. “I just came

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal at the Paralympics. Khudadadi, originally from Afghanistan but now living and training in France, won bronze in the taekwondo women’s K44 -47kg category in Paris. “This medal is fantastic for

By Don Riddell and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — When athletes paraded down Paris’ Champs-Élysées for the opening ceremony of the Paralympics earlier this week, many did so as a cast of tens or even hundreds, shoulder to shoulder with their teammates and compatriots. But not Fadi Aldeeb. He is the only Paralympic athlete representing

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka’s run at this year’s US Open ended in the second round with a 6-3, 7-6(5) defeat to the Czech Republic’s Karolína Muchová on Thursday. Osaka has previously enjoyed success at Flushing Meadows and won the tournament in 2018 and 2020, but hasn’t been

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Steph Curry has agreed to a one-year extension with the Golden State Warriors, the team announced on Thursday. According to the NBA’s website, the deal – which will keep Curry in California through the 2026-27 season – is worth $62.6 million. Curry is now guaranteed about $178 million for

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Morteza Mehrzadselakjani knows a thing or two about winning. With two Paralympic gold medals to his name already, the Iranian is the not-so-secret weapon of his country’s men’s sitting volleyball team and is aiming for a three-peat at the 2024 Paris Games. At two meters, 46 centimeters (eight-foot-one-inch) tall,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Head coach Deion Sanders and his Colorado Buffaloes narrowly avoided beginning the season with a surprise defeat as they came from behind to beat the North Dakota State (NDSU) Bison 31-26 on Thursday. Colorado trailed 20-17 at halftime but scored 14 unanswered points in the second half to retake

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shocking defeat in the second round of the US Open on Thursday, falling to Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets. The Dutchman, ranked 74 in the world, downed the 21-year-old Spaniard in straight sets 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows,