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By Hannah Keyser, CNN Pittsburgh (CNN) — Pittsburgh baseball first broke Don Kelly’s heart in the early ‘90s. And those were in the good years. Born months after the team’s last World Series win in 1979, Kelly was 10, 11, and 12 years old when the Pirates won three consecutive division titles, only to fall

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — In the moments before the Kentucky Derby began, two incredible women – one stepping off the grandest stage in horse racing and another about to step onto it – strode together to Churchill Downs’ paddock. Donna Brothers, a former jockey with 1,130 career wins, was working her final race

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) — Conveniently plopped just across the street from the backside stable gate of Churchill Downs, Wagner’s Pharmacy has served horsemen since 1922 – back when Leo Wagner let them buy their food and cigarettes on credit. It is, to this day, exactly as it should be – serviceable

CNN By Glen Levy, Elizabeth Pérez, CNN Miami, Florida (CNN) — For Kimi Antonelli, time is of the essence. The Italian driver, who competes in Formula One for Mercedes – replacing no less a legend than Lewis Hamilton at the Silver Arrows – is still just 19 years old, but he isn’t biding his time,

By Glen Levy, Elizabeth Pérez, CNN Miami, Florida (CNN) — For Kimi Antonelli, time is of the essence. The Italian driver, who competes in Formula One for Mercedes – replacing no less a legend than Lewis Hamilton at the Silver Arrows – is still just 19 years old, but he isn’t biding his time, fully

CNN By Max Feliu, CNN (CNN) — For nearly five years, dozens of Afghanistan’s women soccer players have lived in exile — scattered across Australia, the United States and Europe — unable to officially represent their country’s national team. A landmark amendment to the regulations of soccer’s worldwide governing body is set to change that.

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) — In 2004, an old fraternity brother gave Ken McPeek a call, looking for a favor. Bruce Casella went to Eastern Kentucky, a few minutes’ ride from McPeek’s University of Kentucky but they both were Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers with a shared affinity for horse racing. McPeek came

By Amanda Davies, Ben Church, Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — LIV Golf will look to restructure and seek new investment after its Saudi backers are pulling funding from the league at the end of the season, a senior source familiar with the situation told CNN Sports. On Thursday, LIV made it official, announcing a new

By Max Feliu, CNN (CNN) — For nearly five years, dozens of Afghanistan’s women soccer players have lived in exile — scattered across Australia, the United States and Europe — unable to officially represent their country’s national team. A landmark amendment to the regulations of soccer’s worldwide governing body is set to change that. The

CNN By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — 50-50. With just over two years to go, a coinflip is the chance Simone Biles has put on competing at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The most decorated gymnast of all-time has previously stated she’ll be at the Games in “some capacity.”

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — 50-50. With just over two years to go, a coinflip is the chance Simone Biles has put on competing at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The most decorated gymnast of all-time has previously stated she’ll be at the Games in “some capacity.” Now

By Associated Press (AP) — The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men’s and women’s sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that’s been in the works for years. The NCAA released a brief statement Tuesday in the wake of an ESPN report that cited unnamed sources

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — LIV Golf aims to postpone its event scheduled for this summer in New Orleans, according to a statement from Louisiana government officials, who say the breakaway league has expressed a desire to reschedule the event for later this year. The announcement from Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Economic Development

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours in a competitive race to win the London Marathon. Sawe broke the world record to complete the London Marathon in 1:59:30. His time shatters the previous world record, held by

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) — Minutes after his beloved St. John’s basketball team lost to Duke in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, a dejected Mike Repole stood in the Capital One Arena stands in his Red Storm jacket and shrugged. Smiling morosely, he said to CNN Sports, “At least we

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Even as one of the best athletes in the world, Hellen Obiri says she’ll still be nervous lining up at the start of this weekend’s London Marathon. It’s incredible, though, that the Kenyan would have any doubts at all. After all, the 36-year-old is a double world champion in

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — If you and three friends wanted to go watch the World Cup final in person this year, you’re in luck. Four tickets, all sitting together, have been made available behind one of the goals at MetLife Stadium for July 19. But if that sounds too good to be true?

By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN (CNN) — At 29 years old with three world titles and millions of followers on social media, you could forgive most sports stars for easing back a little and enjoying their success. Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, however, is not interested in resting on any laurels. Instead, this year the former World Superbike star

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — Formula One has, in the year of 2026, perhaps never been as unpredictable and unexpected as demonstrated by the opening scenes of the still nascent season. Three races in, there’ve been unforeseen winners, unpredicted changes to the schedule and the unanticipated reality of regulation changes

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Fernando Mendoza has had a remarkable last 12 months and the 22-year-old added another milestone on Thursday to his constantly growing resume: Becoming the top selection in the NFL draft. The Las Vegas Raiders selected the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback with the first overall pick The 22-year-old, who was watching