CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 16: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela hits a tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 16, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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PGA Championship: Rakes, snakes, an ace and Vegas reigns supreme in second round
New York Mets' Juan Soto waved to the Yankees fans while they booed him.
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Juan Soto booed on hostile return to Yankee Stadium as New York Mets lose to Yankees
TOPSHOT - Barcelona's Spanish forward #19 Lamine Yamal shoots to score his team's first goal during the Spanish league football match between RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona at the RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by MANAURE QUINTERO / AFP) (Photo by MANAURE QUINTERO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Lamine Yamal, 17, scores another stunning goal as Barcelona clinches La Liga title
Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday.
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After meeting Pope Leo XIV, Jannik Sinner leads Italy’s charge at the Italian Open
Jamal Murray (center) led the Denver Nuggets to a Game 6 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Ball Arena on Thursday to force Game 7.
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Jamal Murray overcomes illness to help Nuggets force Game 7 against Thunder in Western Conference semifinals
Bill Belichick was hired by the University of North Carolina to be their new head coach.
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Bill Belichick is ‘happy’ and says he has ‘good personal relationship’ with girlfriend Jordon Hudson
Jalen Brunson finished with 23 points, six rebounds and six assists.
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New York Knicks breeze past Boston Celtics to reach Eastern Conference finals for first time in 25 years
South Korean police arrest two people accused of blackmailing Tottenham’s Son Heung-min
What’s so funny about tennis? Daily Show’s Michael Kosta says it could prepare you for a life in comedy
PGA Championship: The world’s best golfers struggle in opening round with an unlikely name in the lead
Indianapolis Colts apologize for since-deleted schedule release video that poked fun at Tyreek Hill’s run-in with police
The curious case of the missing Wanamaker Trophy
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian buys minority stake in Chelsea women’s team
Motorsport’s world governing body dials back driver cursing penalties after major outcry
Surfer Garrett McNamara of the US rides a wave on December 29, 2020, during practice at Sunset Beach in Pupukea, Oahu, Hawaii. - Pro surfers are getting ready for the beginning of the 2021 World Surfing League championship season in January. (Photo by Brian Bielmann / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by BRIAN BIELMANN/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘It changed me’: Big wave surfer Garrett McNamara on the wipeout that altered his perspective
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 04: Cooper Flagg #2 of the Duke Blue Devils warms up during a practice session ahead of the Final Four in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Alamodome on April 04, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Mavericks fans rebelled after Luka Dončić was traded. An improbable win in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes should ease the pain

Beyond the field

Ghana's Prince Affum (L) competes against Nigeria's Samual Nneka (R) in the Senior Men's 85 KG left arm wrestling competition during the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana, on March 15, 2024. The 13th edition of the African Games runs in Ghana until March 23, 2024. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP) (Photo by NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Why African arm wrestling is growing in strength
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This nation is threatened by rising sea levels. It is raising awareness as it sets up its first soccer team
MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: (L-R) Eileen Gu and Lindsey Vonn pose for a photo prior to Winter Olympics Preview Round Table ahead of Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2025 at Palacio De Cibeles on April 20, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images for Laureus)
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Not holding back: Neither Lindsey Vonn nor Eileen Gu are scared to fail at the Olympics
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American teenager Maya Merhige withstood thousands of jellyfish stings during a 14-hour swim across the Cook Strait

In the spotlight

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‘I will die in there before anything happens’: Why this region of Russia produces so many MMA champions
Robert Wirehag (center) arranges youth soccer games in the Swedish city of Uppsala.
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Why soccer might be Sweden’s way out of a gang crime crisis
Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith looks on during the NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
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Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith was ‘scared’ using pain medication after life-threatening leg injury
SUN VALLEY, USA - MARCH 23: Lindsey Vonn of Team United States takes 2nd place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's and Women's Super G on March 23, 2025 in Sun Valley, USA. (Photo by Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
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CNN Exclusive Lindsey Vonn says she proved to herself and her doubters that ‘I deserve to be here’ after skiing return

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<p>It has not been the easiest start to life for Mauricio Pochettino as Head Coach for the United States Men's National Team as the Argentine would have envisaged. Results have been disappointing as the one year to go mark to the 2026 World Cup quickly approaches, a tournament which will be hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico. At CNN's Techwood location recently in Atlanta, Poch sat down with TNT Sports' Melissa Ortiz to discuss a range of topics, starting with the importance of the team's upcoming friendly matches against Türkiye and Switzerland. </p>
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<p>Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti is set to leave the club and take over as Brazil’s new national team coach. Ruairidh Barlow, Football España editor, tells CNN Sports Amanda Davies why it's a good move for both club and country.</p>
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<p>CNN World Sport's Amanda Davies discusses Kohli's retirement with Indian cricket journalist Boria Majumdar.</p>
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<p>Mondo Duplantis won his second straight pole vault Olympic gold medal last year at the Paris Games in part of what he described as a “life-changing” year. While at the Laureus World Sports Awards where he was named Sportsman of the Year, the 25-year-old sat down with CNN World Sport’s Amanda Davies to reflect on his past year and his hopes to continue raising the bar ahead of the LA 2028 Summer Olympics.</p>
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Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports
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<p>Fresh off winning Comeback of the Year Award at this week’s Laureus World Sports Awards, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, reflects on “goosebumps” moment at last summer’s Paris Game. The star gymnast has been telling CNN’s Amanda Davies why it was such a powerful moment in her career. </p><p> </p>
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<p>Jamie Miller is extremely troubled. He might only be a 13-year-old character in a fictional television show called “Adolescence,” but his story has prompted widespread consternation about the plight of disaffected men who feel dangerously isolated and alone. Even if you haven’t seen the four-part British drama series, which has rapidly become the top streaming Netflix show in 75 countries, you will likely know that his character is drawn into a world of misogyny and hyper-masculinity, radicalized online and arrested for killing a female school mate. CNN's Don Riddell speaks to psychologist John Amaechi who explains how sports could have helped, instead of hurt Jamie Miller.</p>
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Gold medalist Alysa Liu looks at her medal after winning the Women's world championship during the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 28, 2025.
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Figure Skater Alysa Liu reflects on winning world title and return to the sport 4:58
241201 Patrick Berg, Sondre Brunstad Fet, Fredrik Sjøvold, Jostein Gundersen, Philip Zinckernagel, Nikita Haikin, August Mikkelsen, Jens Petter Hauge, Ulrik Saltnes, Kasper Høgh, Håkon Evjen and Sondre Auklend of Bodø/Glimt celebrates with the trophy after the Eliteserien match between Bodø/Glimt and Lillestrøm on December 1, 2024 in Bodø. Photo: Marius Simensen / BILDBYRÅN / COP 238 / MM0036 bbeng bodø/glimt eliteserien football fotball fotboll jubel lillestrøm soccer (Photo by MARIUS SIMENSEN/Bildbyran/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
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The most unusual job in sports? This scuba diver turns lost golf balls into lucrative business 1:39

NFL

(Original Caption) New York: The All All-America of 1935--A close up of Jay Berwanger, ace backfield man of the University of Chicago, shown holding the bronze trophy of the downtown Athletic Club, with which he was presented today, December 10th, after his selection as the Outstanding Football Player of 1935. Berwanger is the only football player in the country to have been selected on All All-America Teams.
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He was the first player ever to be drafted in the NFL, but he never played a professional game
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders fell to the fifth round in the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Shedeur Sanders aiming to ‘prove himself right’ instead of other ‘people wrong’ as he begins NFL career
Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker warms up prior to game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Baltimore, Maryland, in December.
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Baltimore Ravens release veteran kicker Justin Tucker, calling it a ‘football decision’
Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports
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NFL fines the Falcons $250,000 and Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 over Shedeur Sanders’ phone number leak

Basketball

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle and guard Anthony Edwards hug after Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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Minnesota Timberwolves eliminate Steph Curry-less Golden State Warriors to reach Western Conference Finals
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, left, celebrates along with forward Pascal Siakam after scoring during the second half in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Indiana Pacers rally to eliminate top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers and advance to Eastern Conference Finals
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics lays on the ground after being injured against the New York Knicks during the fourth quarter on Monday.
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Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has surgery to repair ruptured Achilles tendon
Duke Blue Devils' Cooper Flagg playing against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the NCAA men's basketball tournament's Elite Eight in March.
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Dallas Mavericks secure No. 1 overall pick after winning 2025 NBA draft lottery

More US Sports

Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose is introduced to the crowd as the 1976 World Series championship team was honored in 2016.
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Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB in historic decision
Junior Alvarado rode Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3.
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Kentucky Derby-winning jockey fined $62,000 and suspended for overuse of whip
Pitcher Scott Alexander of the Colorado Rockies throws against the San Diego Padres in the sixth inning.
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The Colorado Rockies are having a historically bad start to the season. They just fired their manager a day after 21-0 loss
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Bill Belichick and Jordan Hudson attend Michael Rubin's 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on February 08, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Fanatics)
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UNC denies it has banned Bill Belichick’s girlfriend from its football facility

Golf

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This man salvages 70,000 golf balls from an infamous golf water hazard to earn a lucrative living
Scottie Scheffler claimed his first victory of the year at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
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Scottie Scheffler ties PGA Tour record to claim first victory of 2025 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Who else? Tiger Woods changed golf when he won his first major by a record 12 shots in 1997. He went on to win three further Green Jackets, the last of which came in 2005 after a famous chip-in on the 16th. The 43-year-old is fit again after multiple back surgeries, and among the widely tipped contenders.
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Tiger Woods’ 2005 Masters chip-in was the shot heard around the world. We almost didn’t see it.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS - APRIL 27: Mao Saigo of Japan (C) jumps in the pond on the 18th hole after winning The Chevron Championship 2025 in a playoff at The Club at Carlton Woods on April 27, 2025 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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Japanese golfer Mao Saigo celebrates first major trophy by jumping in a pond

Soccer

Taiwo Awoniyi joined Nottingham Forest in 2022.
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Premier League striker reportedly placed in an induced coma after ‘urgent’ surgery on serious abdominal injury
Savy King collapsed during Angel City's game against the Utah Royals in the NWSL.
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Angel City’s Savy King undergoes heart surgery after collapsing during NWSL game
Carlo Ancelotti, Head Coach of Real Madrid looks on during the La Liga EA Sports match between Getafe CF and Real Madrid CF at Coliseum Alfonso Perez on April 23, 2025 in Getafe, Spain. (Photo by Gokhan Taner / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by GOKHAN TANER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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Legendary soccer coach Carlo Ancelotti set to become new Brazil manager
Alex Loera led both sets of players in a prayer for Savy King, her former teammate at Bay FC, following the final whistle.
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Angel City’s Savy King ‘responsive’ after collapsing during NWSL game

Tennis

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 09: Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic of Serbia are interviewed during the Night with Novak charity event ahead of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 09, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray end coaching partnership after six months
Coco Gauff booked her spot in the Italian Open quarterfinals with a dominant victory over Emma Raducanu.
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Coco Gauff makes history with dominant victory over Emma Raducanu to advance to Italian Open quarterfinals
Tennis great Rafael Nadal speaks to CNN's Amanda Davies at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
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Rafael Nadal tells CNN exclusively that he ‘100%’ believes Jannik Sinner is innocent amid return from doping suspension
Danielle Collins upset Iga Świątek at the Italian Open.
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American Danielle Collins stuns world No. 2 Iga Świątek, ending her reign at Italian Open

Photo galleries

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after Philadelphia beat Kansas City 40-22 to win Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Gallery The best photos from the 2025 Super Bowl
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 26: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after a first down late in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images)
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Gallery The best photos from the 2024 NFL season

Longform

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These athletes suffered life-changing injuries. Then, they turned to psychedelics
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A doping free-for-all Enhanced Games calls itself the answer to doping in sports. Opponents say it poses a danger to health
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These young female athletes died by suicide. They all had head injuries in common
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Saudi Arabia is trying to disrupt soccer’s world order. The reasons why might surprise you