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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Penn State women’s volleyball are champions for the first time in a decade and it came amid adversity and history. The Nittany Lions defeated Louisville 3-1 (25-23, 32-34, 25-20, 25-17) to capture the program’s eighth NCAA title in front of a record crowd of 21,860 at the KFC Yum!

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — A spectacular hole-in-one from Tiger Woods’ son Charlie was not enough to overcome two-time major winner Bernhard Langer and his son Jason on Sunday at the PNC Championship – a two-day, 36-hole competition that features 20 major champions and their family members playing in a scramble format. Team Woods

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury in their hotly anticipated rematch to defend his unified heavyweight world titles in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The pair first fought in May of this year with Usyk taking the win via split decision. This was the first loss of Fury’s career and

By Adam Renuart, CNN (CNN) — To borrow a golf term, Sunday of the NFL’s Week 16 could be called a “moving day” as teams jockey for playoff spots and seeding. After a Thursday night game and a Saturday double-header that had huge playoff implications for the AFC, Sunday will see NFC squads try to

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN University Park, Pennsylvania (CNN) — The first round of the College Football Playoff is in the books after the expanded playoff brought games to campuses for the first time, an incredible display of the best parts of college football – even if the games weren’t particularly close. Notre Dame kicked off

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs are one step closer to securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC following a 27-19 victory over the Houston Texans on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri. Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens clinched a playoff berth following a 34-17 home win over their

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball’s all-time stolen base leader Rickey Henderson died at the age of 65, according to his family, per the Athletics. Henderson passed away on Friday, according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of my

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN University Park, Pennsylvania (CNN) — By most measures of football success, James Franklin’s tenure at Penn State has been satisfying. A 100-41 record over 11 seasons, one Big Ten championship, a slew of players in the NFL. But there’s always been one question hanging over the Nittany Lions’ head coach: When

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Almost every choice an NFL team makes has the potential to make a significant impact on an organization’s future. But when it comes to picking a quarterback, a decision really can be ‘franchise-altering’ – for better or worse. This is a fact that the Washington Commanders know all too

By Issy Ronald and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — To say the return to competition for Tiger Woods was a success would be an understatement. Playing alongside his son Charlie and with daughter Sam as his caddie, Team Woods carded a blistering 13-under round of 59 Saturday in the first round of the two-day PNC

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — College Football Playoff season has finally arrived, and over the course of the next four weeks, the best teams across America will battle it out to decide the nation’s best collegiate football team. But while it’s the most wonderful time of the year for the 12 teams selected to

CNN By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Notre Dame secured a decisive victory over Indiana, defeating the Hoosiers 27-17 in the opening game of the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff on Friday night in South Bend, Indiana. Playing against each other for the first time since 1991, Friday night’s game kicked off

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Notre Dame secured a decisive victory over Indiana, defeating the Hoosiers 27-17 in the opening game of the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff on Friday night in South Bend, Indiana. Playing against each other for the first time since 1991, Friday night’s game kicked off after

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The next two editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup will air in the United States exclusively on Netflix in 2027 and 2031, according to a joint statement Friday from FIFA and Netflix. “This is a landmark moment for sports media rights,” said FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Brazil will