Sports

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Charles “Lefty” Driesell, who coached college basketball for more than four decades, died Saturday at the age of 92, according to a statement from James Madison University, where Driesell coached from 1988 to 1997. His grandson, Ty Anderson, told The Washington Post that Driesell died at his home in Virginia Beach,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — With its bright lights, big names and halftime shows, the Super Bowl has always been the biggest sporting ticket in the US. But even by Super Bowl’s standards, this year’s edition was a whole different ball game. Between the storylines on the field to those off it – yes,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Six-time Olympic gold medalist Chris Hoy has announced he has cancer, saying he is “optimistic, positive and surrounded by love.” Hoy, 47, posted a statement on Instagram revealing he is undergoing chemotherapy after receiving his diagnosis last year, something he says “came as a huge shock, having had no

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — We know Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu are great three-point shooters. But this weekend, we got to find out who is the best. Curry narrowly defeated Ionescu Saturday when the two sharpshooters faced off during All-Star Weekend in the first NBA vs. WNBA three-point contest to

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — As she serves a four-year doping ban, Romanian tennis star Simona Halep is now pursuing legal action against a Canadian health supplements company for damages in excess of $10 million. Halep, 32, submitted the legal complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York on Thursday, with

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Chilean top division soccer club Palestino, which was founded by Palestinian immigrants in 1920, has gifted the team’s jersey to Palestinian journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh, thanking him for his “courage and determination to inform.” Al-Dahdouh, Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, lost his wife, son, daughter and grandson in October after

By Jacob Lev and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods withdrew from The Genesis Invitational during the second round after suffering from “flu-like symptoms” and being “treated with an IV bag,” his longtime business partner Rob McNamara told reporters on Friday. The PGA Tour had announced Woods’ withdrawal from the tournament earlier on Friday.

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — College basketball players from Farleigh Dickinson University found themselves in a tight spot ahead of Thursday’s away game against Long Island University – quite literally. The start of the Division I Northeast Conference game was delayed after several FDU players became stuck in a cramped elevator at the Steinberg

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Milwaukee Bucks fell to their seventh defeat in 10 games under new head coach Doc Rivers on Thursday night, losing 113-110 on the road against the lowly Memphis Grizzlies. Rivers agreed to join the Bucks in January, as first reported by CNN Sport, leaving his role as an

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods shot a one-over-par 72 on his return to competitive PGA Tour action on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, but finished his round with a huge shank to blot his outing. The 48-year-old – restricted to a limited schedule after suffering serious leg injuries in a car accident