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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers looks to have been given a new lease of life upon being traded for the New York Jets. It appears a burden has been lifted from his shoulders, with the 39-year-old quarterback seen joking with teammates and a smile often plastered on his face. However, there was

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Diana Taurasi, the Phoenix Mercury star who stands atop the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer list, reached another milestone in her highly decorated career by becoming the first player to score 10,000 points in league history. Playing in front of a packed Footprint Center in Phoenix, Taurasi entered

By Jill Martin and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Horan has rejected criticism of how the US women’s soccer team has been performing at the Women’s World Cup, labeling it as “noise.” The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) drew 0-0 with Portugal on Tuesday, a result that confirmed the four-time world champion as runner-up in Group E,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — NFL great Tom Brady has joined a partnership to become a minority owner in second-tier British soccer team Birmingham City, it was announced on Thursday. Brady, who is a seven-time Super Bowl champion, joins with Knighthead Capital Management LLC to purchase a stake in the club. According to the

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Emma Raducanu has returned to the practice courts after missing both the French Open and Wimbledon due to injury. In May, the 20-year-old said she would be out for “the next few months” as she recovered from surgery on both wrists and one of her ankles. On Wednesday, the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi continued his impressive start with Major League soccer team Inter Miami as he scored twice in a 3-1 win against Orlando City in the Leagues Cup. The Argentine star, playing his third game since moving to the United States from Paris Saint-Germain, opened the scoring on Wednesday

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán, who was on top of the baseball world after throwing a perfect game in June, has voluntarily agreed to enter inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse and was placed on the MLB’s restricted list, the team announced Wednesday. Germán has dealt with alcohol abuse

By Kevin Dotson, Jill Martin and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Dekkers, the starting quarterback for all 12 Iowa State football games last season, is among several athletes who have been charged in Iowa district court in Story County in connection with an investigation into alleged student-athlete gambling at Iowa State University and the

By Don Riddell and Glen Levy, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia might be currently disrupting soccer with world record transfer bids and offers of huge salaries, but Barcelona President Joan Laporta has told CNN Sport that there are “no sporting reasons” for a player to move to the Gulf state and play in the Saudi

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World Cup tournaments tend to be defined by an emerging star and, this year, it’s Colombia’s 18-year-old sensation Linda Caicedo who is shining brightest. The teenager, who signed for Real Madrid earlier this year, was highly thought of before games got underway in Australia and New Zealand but she’s

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Football has consumed much of Cedella Marley’s life. But perhaps that should not come as a surprise. As the daughter of global reggae icon Bob Marley, who was a renowned lover of the beautiful game, Cedella was never far from a soccer ball growing up. Had he not been

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — A meeting between Sweden and the US in the first knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup was confirmed on Wednesday as the Scandinavian side beat Argentina 2-0. In the other Group G game, Italy and South Africa played out a wildly entertaining thriller which saw arguably the most

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Auckland, New Zealand (CNN) — American soccer fans have flocked to Australia and New Zealand to cheer on the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) as they attempt a historic “threepeat”, but not many can say they have been in the crowds as often as Jessica Malone. New Zealand is now the

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Jamaica became the first Caribbean nation to reach the knockout phase of the Women’s World Cup, sending Brazil crashing out of the tournament in the process. Jamaica had never previously reached the knockout stages of a World Cup – men’s or women’s – prior to the 0-0 draw in

By Tara Subramaniam and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — After the thrill of winning successive Women’s World Cup titles, the 2023 tournament – so far – has brought the US team very much down to earth with a bump. Hearts must have been in the mouths of US fans during Tuesday’s tense 0-0 draw with

CNN By Tara Subramaniam and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — After the thrill of winning successive Women’s World Cup titles, the 2023 tournament – so far – has brought the US team very much down to earth with a bump. Hearts must have been in the mouths of US fans during Tuesday’s tense 0-0 draw

By Tara Subramaniam and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — US coach Vlatko Andonovski said it was “insane” for anyone to question the team’s commitment as he responded to criticism from former American international soccer star Carli Lloyd. “The player of the match was that post,” two-time World Cup winner and former US player Lloyd said

By Matias Grez and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — The US was a post width away from exiting the Women’s World Cup at the group stage, but survived a late scare to earn a goalless draw against Portugal and reach the last 16. With the game hanging in the balance, substitute Ana Capeta had a