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By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — There are no words to comfort anybody who’s been affected by a plane crash. In an instant, many lives can be violently cut short – drastically and forever changing the futures of the friends and family who are left behind. It is particularly devastating whenever a large group of

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The US Open will become the first major to offer exemptions to LIV Golf players, introducing new qualification criteria for them to compete in the championship, the USGA announced on Wednesday. It will offer one spot to the highest ranked player in the top three of the LIV Golf

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer? That’s not a simple question for the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee. There are 15 modern-era finalists, including Manning, with a limited number of spots available for the class of 2025. While his stats at quarterback weren’t flashy, Manning

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Ten years ago, Jordan Mailata watched the Super Bowl for the first time. The then-17-year-old only cared about one thing: the halftime show. “I only watched the halftime performance because that’s all I knew about the Super Bowl,” he said Tuesday. American football was a far-flung thing

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For many years, Andy Reid was synonymous with midnight green, white and black. Now, he is best known for red, white and gold. Reid was a vastly successful head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 seasons, leading the team to nine playoff appearances, five NFC championship games and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Neymar said he was left speechless after making his first appearance for Santos since returning to the Brazilian club where he began his illustrious career. Neymar confirmed in January that he was returning to his boyhood club, 12 years after he first left to join Barcelona as one of

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Butler is leaving South Beach for the Bay Area. The Miami Heat have agreed to trade the six-time All-Star forward to the Golden State Warriors, the teams announced on Thursday. ESPN’s Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst report that the Warriors and Butler have also agreed on a two-year,

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The National Football League is going Down Under. The NFL announced Wednesday it will host the first-ever regular season game in Australia in 2026. The Los Angeles Rams will be the designated home team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, an Australian shrine. They will play against an opponent who

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Two-time grand slam champion and former world No. 1 Simona Halep has retired from tennis. The Romanian announced her decision at the Transylvania Open in Cluj, Romania on Tuesday after losing her first-round match against Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1. “It’s very hard to reach that level, and I know

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Fans in Canada continued to boo the US national anthem before games in the NBA and NHL on Tuesday, despite news the previous day that US President Donald Trump had agreed to pause tariffs on the nation. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was met with a chorus of boos at Rogers

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Travis Kelce is having too much fun to retire – at least not just yet. The superstar tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs has done it all. Three Super Bowl wins (so far), 10 straight Pro Bowl selections, four first-team All-Pro selections. That on-the-field success has

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving says he is in the “grieving process” after the shock news over the weekend that the team had traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. In one of the most stunning trades in league history, the Mavericks sent Dončić, Maxi Kleber and Markieff

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Quincy Wilson’s life is moving quickly, his days passing in a busy blur. But as one of the world’s fastest teenagers, he’s used to keeping up with this kind of whirlwind pace. It has been six months since Wilson won relay gold as a 16-year-old at the Paris Olympics,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — As if he didn’t have enough already, Patrick Mahomes said on Tuesday that he’ll have some added motivation for Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX in the form of his newborn daughter. Mahomes and his wife Brittany announced in January they had welcomed a new addition to their family following the

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The National Football League will stencil the phrase “Choose Love” in the back of the end zone at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans for Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX (59) game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. “The Super Bowl is often a snapshot in time and

By Jamie Barton and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — NBA superstar Luka Dončić has revealed that he was as shocked as anyone to hear that the Dallas Mavericks were trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the most stunning deals in NBA history. “Everyone was surprised, so you can imagine how surprised

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Kultida Woods, the mother of Tiger Woods, golf’s biggest star, died Tuesday, according to the 15-time major winner. He did not give a cause of her death. “My Mom was a force of nature all her own, her spirit was simply undeniable. She was quick with the needle and