National Sports

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Buckeye and Hurricane fans must have known this moment was coming as the College Football Playoff (CFP) comes into focus ahead of conference championship week. After suffering shocking upsets to unranked opponents on Saturday, Ohio State and Miami dropped in the penultimate CFP rankings, which were revealed Tuesday. Ohio

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The father of decorated Norwegian distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen will stand trial next year after being charged with physical and mental abuse of his son, Norwegian public prosecutors told CNN Sport. Gjert Ingebrigtsen coached three of his seven children – Henrik, Filip and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jakob –

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Sondra Williams, the wife of San Francisco 49ers tackle Trent Williams, said on social media that their son, Trenton, was stillborn on November 24. Sondra wrote on Instagram that it had been “extremely hard trying to process the saddest Hello and Goodbye.” She also said she had lost Trenton’s

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Neale Fraser, the icon of Australian tennis who was the last man to win singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at a single grand slam, has died aged 91, Tennis Australia announced on Tuesday. Fraser won 19 grand slams – including singles titles at Wimbledon and the US National

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Denver Broncos defense scored two interception touchdowns to defeat the Browns 41-32 on Monday to spoil a record-setting night for Cleveland’s Jameis Winston and Jerry Jeudy. Winston passed for a Browns franchise-record 497 yards and four touchdowns, as well as three interceptions, while Jeudy torched his

By Ben Morse and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair’s appeal of his three-game suspension was upheld by hearing officer Ramon Foster, who was jointly appointed by the National Football League (NFL) and NFL Players Association (NFLPA), the league announced on Wednesday. Al-Shaair was handed the suspension without pay by the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Fan violence at a soccer match in Germany left 79 people injured on Saturday, local police said. Supporters of FC Carl Zeiss Jena and BSG Chemie Leipzig clashed following the fourth-division match, which Jena won 5-0, in an episode of “disinhibited violence,” police said. The statement from Thuringia Police

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen took his ninth victory of the 2024 Formula One season at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, though he wasn’t exactly in a celebratory mood after the race, accusing Mercedes’ George Russell of trying to “screw him over.” The Red Bull driver took pole position on Saturday

By Homero De la Fuente and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Oregon has topped the AP Top 25 college football poll for the seventh straight week, while Ohio State and Miami dropped down significantly when the rankings were released on Sunday. The Ducks defeated the Washington Huskies 49-21 over the weekend and remain the only

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 NFL regular season is approaching its final quarter and that means wins become that much more important. Whether it be playoff seeding or fighting for job security next year, every team still has something to fight for and Week 13 had plenty of momentous results. There had

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — NFL legend Randy Moss says he is “battling” a health issue and called for his fans to send him “prayers.” The former wide receiver, who now works as a pundit, posted two videos on Instagram Sunday to explain why he’s been wearing tinted sunglasses during his television appearances this

By Jacob Lev and Barbie Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Inter Milan was abandoned after a player collapsed on the field on Sunday at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy. Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove fell to the ground in the 16th minute following a stoppage in play.

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — There was certainly no love lost between certain schools over college football’s rivalry weekend. Skirmishes, fights and all-out brawls broke out at several stadiums, with some clashes triggered by teams planting their flag at centerfield in their rivals’ stadiums – a sight that is becoming increasingly common. Perhaps unsurprisingly,

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a monster stat line on Saturday, notching his first career 40-point triple-double as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Washington Wizards 124-114. The ‘Greek Freak’ recorded 42 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists on 62.5% shooting from the field in the victory, for his

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving leaves many lethargic and in a food coma. But for 22 NFL teams on Sunday, they will have to shake off that rust as a full slate of games takes place on Week 13 of the 2024 season. The traditional Thanksgiving games kicked off the week’s action, with

By Jacob Lev and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — No. 2 seed San Jose State lost to No. 1 seed Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference volleyball final on Saturday at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas amid an ongoing gender controversy surrounding a Spartans player. The Rams downed the Spartans in four sets: