Sports

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — With the NFL, the NBA, MLB and MLS, the US sports industry is a fiercely contested market, but Mason Gordon, the founder and CEO of SlamBall, is hoping that this gladiator-esque sport can attract fans. First launched in 2000, SlamBall has become well known for viral social media clips

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy said on Thursday that he would rather retire than compete on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour even if it “was the last place on Earth to play golf.” Four-time major winner McIlroy has been a vocal opponent of the breakaway golf tour ever since it came into

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — England soccer international Dele Alli says he recently spent six weeks in rehab to help with his mental health and treatment for “addiction and trauma,” revealing he had been molested when he was a child and dealt drugs at the age of eight. “So, at six, I was molested by

CNN By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Christopher Eubanks’ thrilling run at Wimbledon has come to an end, but the American tennis star wants to keep riding the wave of his recent success. This was Eubanks’ first-ever appearance in the Wimbledon main draw and came just a year after he took up a commentating job

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Markéta Vondroušová reached her first Wimbledon final after a scintillating performance against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, winning 6-3 6-3 in just an hour and 14 minutes. The 24-year-old Czech star is the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon final and her exquisitely varied game was

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Christopher Eubanks’ thrilling run at Wimbledon has come to an end, but the American tennis star wants to keep riding the wave of his recent success. This was Eubanks’ first-ever appearance in the Wimbledon main draw and came just a year after he took up a commentating job with

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — ESPN analyst Dick Vitale says he has been diagnosed with vocal cord cancer. “I’m sorry to share that I received tough news today from Dr. ( Steven) Zeitels about my throat,” Vitale wrote on Twitter. “The tests on the tissues they removed showed that I have vocal cord cancer

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — His nerves may have got the better of him at the French Open last month, but Carlos Alcaraz seems to have found a way to relax his body and mind at Wimbledon. The top seed reached his first semifinal at the grass court grand slam on Wednesday thanks to

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — After hinting at a possible retirement following a postseason loss in May, NBA superstar LeBron James has announced he will be returning for another year of play – his 21st NBA season. The league’s all-time leading scorer revealed his plans while onstage at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday. “I

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — An emotional Damar Hamlin presented the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2023 ESPYS to the Buffalo Bills training staff who helped save his life during a game earlier this year. The 25-year-old Bills safety wiped tears from his eyes as he took the stage Wednesday to introduce

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Not too long ago, Christopher Eubanks had doubts about his professional tennis career, taking a job as a commentator for Tennis Channel while he continued to pursue playing. Now, the 27-year-old American is heading to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, upsetting world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 3-6 7-6(4) 3-6

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Teenage tennis sensation Mirra Andreeva’s dream Wimbledon run ended in controversial fashion on Monday after the Russian was docked a point for throwing her racket. Serving at 2-5 down in the third and deciding set, Andreeva slipped as she attempted to retrieve a shot from opponent Madison Keys. The

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Be it the issues of LGBTQ+ rights or equal pay, US Women’s National Team (USWNT) star Megan Rapinoe has never been afraid of standing up for what she believes in. And now on the eve of her final Women’s World Cup, Rapinoe has taken aim at recent policies that

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Trinity Rodman scored twice as the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) beat Wales 2-0 on Sunday in its final warmup game before the Women’s World Cup. Rodman, the daughter of NBA legend Dennis Rodman, came on as a second half substitute before scoring a brace late in the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — With alumni spanning the Oval Office, Hollywood, the Olympics, and even outer space, there have been countless landmark days for graduates of Punahou School in Hawaii. Thanks to Allisen Corpuz, Sunday was yet another. The 25-year-old became the second US Women’s Open champion to emerge from the Honolulu private