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By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN “Mr. Irrelevant” — the playful name given to the final player selected each year in the NFL Draft — suddenly became relevant last year when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy went 5-0 in the regular season and led his team to the NFC Championship game. So there

By Jacob Lev, CNN The President’s Trophy curse will continue for at least another year as the Boston Bruins fell to the Florida Panthers 4-3 Sunday in an electric Game 7 of the first round of the NHL playoffs. The Panthers got out to a quick start, going up 2-0. The high-powered Bruins came storming

By Aimee Lewis, CNN The final day of the World Chess Championship was always going to be a nervy affair, but few could have predicted just how tense the battle would be. After the classical section of the tournament ended 7-7 after 14 games, the championship between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren went to tiebreaks.

By Issy Ronald, CNN Sergio Perez took a clinical victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, completing a perfect weekend in which he also won the sprint race while his teammate Max Verstappen finished in second. Red Bull’s dominance already this season has been so comprehensive that it seems any fight for the world championship will

By Aimee Lewis, CNN It has been quite the weekend for Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva. On Saturday she celebrated her 16th birthday and also continued her remarkable progress at the Madrid Open. Andreeva, ranked world No. 194 and a wildcard for the tournament, beat world No. 19 Magda Linette 6-3 6-3 on the clay in

By Jacob Lev and Aimee Lewis, CNN When the Toronto Maple Leafs last won a playoff series, George W. Bush was the US President, Lance Armstrong was winning Tour de France titles and The Facebook had just been launched. A lot has happened since 2004, and it has been quite the wait for the Maple

By Issy Ronald, CNN Back in 2007, in the months before Lamine Yamal was born, the first iPhone was released and Lionel Messi was already announcing himself as one of the greatest footballing talents ever. Fast forward to 2023 and smartphones have taken over the world, Messi has won the World Cup and it was

By Issy Ronald, CNN Sergio Perez won the first sprint race of the season at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, overtaking pole-sitter Charles Leclerc almost halfway through the 17-lap race, and continuing Red Bull’s dominance in every aspect of the sport this year. Behind them, Perez’s teammate Max Verstappen came to blows with Mercedes’ George Russell

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN The Vesuvius national park authority in Naples, Italy, has announced it will be closing access to the live volcano on Saturday, ahead of Napoli’s potential title-winning game on Sunday. Should Lazio drop points against Inter Milan in an earlier kickoff on Sunday, the Italian side could win its first Italian

By Aimee Lewis, CNN The World Chess Championship has reached a thrilling finale, with the title set to be decided Sunday by tiebreaks. World No.2 Ian Nepomniachtchi and China’s Ding Liren were 6½-6½ going into Game 14 of the best-of-14 game series. A point for either player in the final classic game Saturday would have

By Matt Foster, CNN Most people’s idea of fun wouldn’t involve running for hours on end through brutal, undulating terrain — but ultra-marathon sensation Courtney Dauwalter is no ordinary person. While an ultra-marathon is technically defined as any race longer than 26.2 miles, Dauwalter’s exploits tend to take place at distances far greater than that,

CNN By Matt Foster, CNN Most people’s idea of fun wouldn’t involve running for hours on end through brutal, undulating terrain — but ultra-marathon sensation Courtney Dauwalter is no ordinary person. While an ultra-marathon is technically defined as any race longer than 26.2 miles, Dauwalter’s exploits tend to take place at distances far greater than

By Issy Ronald, CNN Just when it seemed as if the playoff series between the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins couldn’t contain any more drama, it delivered a pulsating Game 6, complete with a spectacular between-the-legs goal, four goals in seven minutes and a shock 7-5 victory for the Panthers. By the second period it

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Hollywood great Jack Nicholson watched the LA Lakers put on a dominant display against the Memphis Grizzlies Friday in Game 6 of the first-round series. Cameras captured the longtime Lakers fan embracing and chatting to LeBron James before the game in a moment widely shared on social media. According to ESPN,