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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Dodgers moved one game away from reaching a second consecutive World Series with a 3-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Dodgers now lead the Brewers 3-0 in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series (NLCS) and would become the first defending champion to make the World

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — While the NFL remains a young man’s game as a whole, Thursday Night Football was a good example that the old guys can still sling it. The contest saw 40-year-old Joe Flacco face 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers as the Cincinnati Bengals hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers and was dubbed the “Icy

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — In 2022, just days before his 18th birthday, Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming found himself atop an Olympic podium with a gold medal hanging around his neck. The 17-year-old had just won the men’s big air final at the Beijing Winter Olympics, a moment which changed his life in unimaginable

CNN By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — It started with a kick. Since then, Kansei Matsuzawa’s life has never been the same. The 26-year-old from Ichikawa, Japan, made global headlines on the opening weekend of the NCAA college football season after he nailed a 38-yarder as time expired to give the University of Hawaii a

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — It started with a kick. Since then, Kansei Matsuzawa’s life has never been the same. The 26-year-old from Ichikawa, Japan, made global headlines on the opening weekend of the NCAA college football season after he nailed a 38-yarder as time expired to give the University of Hawaii a dramatic

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — An inquest into the death of former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has disclosed that he likely died by hanging at his home on September 14, according to PA Media. Manchester South senior coroner Alison Mutch told the inquest hearing that the provisional cause of death was hanging. The

By Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — It’s a weekend chock full of interesting NFL storylines on both sides of the Atlantic, capped off by an NFC showdown between two of the league’s top offenses. Here are five things to look forward to in the NFL’s Week 7. Monday night spectacle The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Toronto Blue Jays burst into life in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) with a 13-4 rout of the Seattle Mariners. The Blue Jays had 18 hits and five home runs as they cut the deficit in the series to 2-1, comfortably outperforming the four

By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — Christen Press, a two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion for the US women’s national team (USWNT) and forward for Angel City FC, will retire following the conclusion of Angel City’s 2025 season. “I’m retiring from professional soccer, and I’ve decided that this is my last season and my last

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to record-breaking achievements and the Portuguese striker set yet another mark on Tuesday. The 40-year-old hit the back of the net twice in Portugal’s 2-2 draw against Hungary to become the top goalscorer in FIFA World Cup qualifying history. Before Tuesday’s match, Ronaldo had

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw MLB’s first complete game in the postseason in eight years as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). Yamamoto pitched all nine innings of Game 2 at American Family Field, striking out

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Dawn Staley, the long-time head coach of the South Carolina women’s basketball team, has said that she doesn’t believe there will be a female head coach in the NBA during her lifetime. Staley, who recently interviewed to be head coach of the New York Knicks, also suggested that the

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Former New York Jets All-Pro center Nick Mangold said Tuesday he has been battling chronic kidney disease for nearly 19 years and is undergoing dialysis. Mangold addressed his health situation in a plea posted on social media where he appealed for a kidney donor. “This isn’t an easy message

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Running back Bijan Robinson had a career performance as the Atlanta Falcons toppled Josh Allen and the Bills 24-14 on Monday Night Football, inflicting a second straight defeat on Buffalo. Robinson rushed for a joint career-high 170 yards on 19 carries and produced a spectacular 81-yard touchdown run in

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell produced such an impressive performance that even the other team’s manager lauded him after LA took a 1-0 lead in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) on Monday. The Dodgers eventually held on for a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, courtesy of