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Liverpool fans wait to be admitted to the Stade de France prior to the Champions League final.

‘I was close to death,’ says former Liverpool star as Paris police response is in the spotlight following Champions League final ‘disorganization’

By Amy Woodyatt, Dalal Mawad and Camille Knight, CNN For Liverpool and Real Madrid fans, last Saturday’s Champions League final was supposed to be the magical conclusion to a long, arduous season. Tens of thousands of fans filtered through Paris towards the Stade de France ready to watch Liverpool and Real Madrid go head-to-head for

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Becky Hammon directs her team during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 23.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says league lost ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ due to China fallout, touches on Brittney Griner situation

By Jack Bantock, CNN NBA Commissioner Adam Silver admitted the league had lost “hundreds of millions of dollars” in revenue following a controversial fallout with China in October 2019. A tweet in support of pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong by then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey sparked a diplomatic storm between the NBA and China.

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Concrete poured on ice rink at Acrisure Arena

Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms reached another major milestone in its construction. Thursday morning, construction workers were out pouring the concrete for one of its rinks. Within six hours, the future practice rink for the Coachella Valley Firebirds was transformed. “Exactly one year from our groundbreaking we actually poured the ice floor today this morning

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder have been called to testify before a Congressional committee as part of an investigation into Snyder and the team's reported hostile workplace culture.

NFL’s Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner asked to testify before Congress in hostile workplace culture case

By David Close, CNN The National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder have been called to testify before a Congressional committee as part of the House Committee for Oversight and Reform’s investigation into Snyder and the team’s reported hostile workplace culture. Last October, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee

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