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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball will have a new champion this fall. The Milwaukee Brewers are headed to the World Series after a dominating sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the reigning two-time champions. The high-priced Dodgers aimed to make history as the first National League team to ever win three

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Five weeks into the NFL season, three teams remain unbeaten, a Super Bowl favorite is suddenly struggling and one high-profile head coach is already feeling the heat. With division rivalries, a Sunday night shootout and a crucial London showdown on tap, Week 6 could tell us a lot about

By Ben Church, CNN Manchester, England (CNN) — Stepping inside the plush halls of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium before Wednesday’s Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain felt a bit like walking into an alternative universe. Despite all the criticism that has pummeled the club since it was found guilty of over 100 charges relating to

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Birmingham, Alabama (CNN) — In legalese, the SEC on Tuesday filed a response to LSU’s motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by the conference in September saying that it’s not ready to close the door on the argument because “the dispute remains live.” In more understandable parenting parlance, the SEC

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN London (CNN) — Close your eyes, tap your heels together three times and think to yourself there’s no place like home. These were the instructions given to Dorothy as she left the Land of Oz before waking up at home in Kansas. It all seems rather straightforward, but it could have

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta Dream may have racked up a ton of steals on the court against opponents in this WNBA postseason, but the franchise just got a major assist ahead of the Finals against the Golden State Valkyries. On Tuesday, it was announced the WNBA Finals schedule would be altered

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN London (CNN) — From delirium to devastation – and back again – a lot can happen in a second. As the clock ticked down toward the end of a pulsating game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jacksonville Jaguars fans began to flock towards the nearest exit. Philadelphia kicker Jake Elliott had

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — We’ve got five winless teams, Mr. Irrelevant as the MVP, a Detroit Lions defense putting up historically bad numbers and a potential Super Bowl preview on Monday night. Oh, and fantasy managers, enjoy your full rosters while you can – bye weeks have officially arrived. Here are five things

By Fred He, Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Beijing, China (CNN) — For a couple of minutes, the Diamond Court was full of whispers. After some intense rallies at the beginning of the second set, Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur were suddenly shaking hands at the net. Chinese fans – most of whom had been

By Hannah Keyser, CNN New York City (CNN) — What a hero he would have been. The New York-born heir to Derek Jeter’s spot on the diamond, Anthony Volpe has become an unfortunate avatar of all the ways this iteration of the Yankees has failed to live up to the legacy set by the Jeter

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — With less than an hour to go before a playoff game with their season on the line, the San Diego Padres announced star closer Mason Miller wouldn’t be available. It was shocking, a move that could have potentially derailed the Padres’ attempt to stave off elimination as they faced

By Hannah Keyser, CNN New York (CNN) — Chad Mottola, the hitting coach for the Tampa Bay Rays for the past decade, sat in the visiting team dugout alongside speedy slap-hitter Chandler Simpson and budding star Junior Caminero, who was nearing the end of his first full season in the majors. It was late September

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that the Chicago White Sox used to stink. After three disastrous years in which they’d lost at least 100 games every season, the South Siders had to freshen things up; but they couldn’t have imagined that some new toilet seats would

CNN By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — As soon as my son pressed play, the video made me wince. A few years ago, he’d discretely recorded me from the backseat as I was driving, talking to my other son in the passenger seat. We were returning from one of their junior tennis matches and I

By Associated Press Milwaukee (AP) — As soon as he swung the bat, Ty France believed he had hit a two-run homer to put the San Diego Padres ahead in the ninth inning of their NL Division Series opener against Milwaukee. Brewers manager Pat Murphy figured France’s drive was heading foul instead. Neither was correct.

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — As soon as my son pressed play, the video made me wince. A few years ago, he’d discretely recorded me from the backseat as I was driving, talking to my other son in the passenger seat. We were returning from one of their junior tennis matches and I was

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL star Tony Romo will not be returning to CBS Sports after his arrest for drunk driving earlier this summer, the network said in a statement. CBS Sports and Romo “mutually agreed to part ways,” according to the statement, after nine years of the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback

By Hannah Keyser, CNN New York City (CNN) — As the New York Yankees’ young ace Cam Schlittler mowed down Boston Red Sox batters in a way that felt not only effective but deliciously vindictive, chants of “M-V-P!” rained down from the Bronx crowd. There was a tinge of hometown bias to the honorific, but

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Three weeks into the NFL season, we’re already seeing some familiar storylines, some huge surprises and plenty of history being made. The Houston Texans are 0-3 – again – while the Las Vegas Raiders are sitting at a surprising 3-0. Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence are renewing a rivalry

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s one of the most extraordinary and monumental moments in the history of the Premier League – a story that has threatened and continues to endanger the very integrity of soccer in England. Manchester City, one of the most successful teams in the world in recent years, has