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By Kyle Feldscher, Homero De la Fuente and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The fields are set and it’s time for a big exhale before the madness truly kicks into gear. The selection committees for both the men’s and women’s NCAA college basketball postseason tournaments unveiled the fields of 68 teams on Sunday evening. There

By Jacob Lev and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Golf fans will have to wait an extra day to see who will win The Players Championship after Rory McIlroy and JJ Spaun finished the final round tied atop the leaderboard at 12-under par. Weather was a big factor at the 51st edition of the famed

By CNN Staff, CNN (CNN) — In too many bracket pools to count? Trying to keep on top of how you’re doing in brackets across three or four different apps? Just like the feeling of crossing out incorrect picks on your busted bracket with a pen instead of watching a computer tell you how wrong

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — An enthralling final round of The Players Championship was suspended Sunday due to lightning in the area at the Florida venue. Tee times had been pushed forward in a bid to finish the PGA Tour’s flagship event before incoming storms arrived, yet play was stopped at 1:15 p.m. ET

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — There aren’t too many goalscoring records that Erling Haaland hasn’t broken and the Manchester City forward ticked off another one during his team’s 2-2 draw against Brighton on Saturday. The imperious striker has now become the fastest player to reach 100 goal involvements in the Premier League, surpassing the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Australian 17-year-old Gout Gout continued to demonstrate why he is the most exciting talent in sprinting right now, running the fastest 200-meter time in the world this year on Sunday. Competing in the heats of the Queensland State Championships, Gout ran a world-leading time of 20.05 seconds, just 0.01

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Lando Norris claimed a dramatic victory in the opening race of this year’s Formula One season in Australia on Sunday. The British driver was able to fend off the challenging conditions and the threat of four-time reigning champion Max Verstappen to top the podium and kickstart his season with

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — For teams all across the nation, it all comes down to this: Selection Sunday is here. Only 136 teams will get the opportunity to play in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments that tip off next week, 68 in each bracket. It’s one of the signature events of

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — American golfer J.J. Spaun signed off with a spectacular long-range putt to take a one shot lead into what will be an uncustomary early final round of The Players Championship, as the threat of severe storms led tournament organizers in Florida to push Sunday’s start time forward. As heavy

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — It was roughly 7 a.m. on Thursday when Danny Walker, in a restroom of the TPC Sawgrass locker rooms, felt his phone begin to buzz. The call itself lasted a little more than a few minutes, but its impact for the PGA Tour rookie has already been nothing short

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — McLaren finished with an impressive one-two in the first Formula 1 qualifying event of the 2025 season at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday. Lando Norris will start Sunday’s opening race of the new season on pole with teammate Oscar Piastri finishing in second after qualifying. The McLaren pair

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Mirra Andreeva etched her name into the history books once again by reaching the final of Indian Wells. The 17-year-old beat two-time Indian Wells champion Iga Świątek 7-6(1), 1-6, 6-3 in their semifinal on Friday. In doing so, Andreeva became the youngest player to advance to the Indian Wells

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Staring down the barrel of an early exit, Thursday was about as bad as it could be for Justin Thomas at The Players Championship. Friday, by contrast, was just about the best in history. After opening with an error-strewn six-over 78, the American went 16 shots better on Friday