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CNN By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in just

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday. At 10 years, five months and

By Hailey Hurst, CNN (CNN) — A switch flips when Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London steps onto an NFL field. His easygoing demeanor and infectious smile quickly fade once the wideout leaves the sideline. When it’s time to ball, the London who his teammates all know and love all but disappears, and is replaced

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams is making her return to the US Open at 45 as a wild card for the singles main draw. Williams’ appearance later this month will make her the oldest singles entrant at Flushing Meadows since Renee Richards, who was 47 at the time of her participation in

By Associated Press Oxnard, California (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones credited an experimental trial drug for successfully treating advanced melanoma as he disclosed his cancer diagnosis publicly for the first time. Jones revealed his illness in a documentary series, “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,” which will debut on Netflix next week.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing at the World Games, organizers said on Tuesday. In a joint statement from the International World Games Association, the local organizing committee (LOC) and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF), the World Games said that the 29-year-old was found unconscious during

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — A power outage at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament created a fair amount of chaos Monday around the grounds at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Tournament organizers posted just before 6 p.m. local time that play had been suspended due to an “on-site power outage.” Tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson became the first player in WNBA history to record a 30-point, 20-rebound double-double. Wilson, who turned 29 on Friday, finished with 32 points and 20 rebounds to go with five assists and two steals in an utterly dominant performance as the Aces claimed

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Connor Zilisch, the NASCAR Xfinity Series points leader, picked up another win on Saturday but his celebrations quickly came to an unexpected end when he broke his collarbone slipping off his car. The 19-year-old driver was climbing onto the roof of his No. 88 Chevrolet car to celebrate his

By Associated Press New York (AP) — Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera tore an Achilles tendon while going after a flyball at the New York Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day game on Saturday and needs surgery. Agent Fern Cuza said the 55-year-old closer, baseball’s career leader in saves, will have the operation within a week. In his

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Baseball umpire Jen Pawol made history Saturday in Atlanta as she became the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball regular season game. Pawol worked at first base in Game 1 of the Atlanta Braves’ doubleheader against the Miami Marlins at Truist Park. Making her big league debut

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Birmingham City Football Club drew its first game in its return to the EFL Championship, English soccer’s second tier, but the opening game festivities turned sour following an altercation between a fan and a player late on. The moment was captured on the TV broadcast which showed a fan

By Jacob Lev, Coy Wire, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris posted on social media Saturday that he is “all good” after suffering a scary head injury during Friday night’s NFL preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons that led to the contest being suspended in the fourth quarter. “Amen, amen. I’m all

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A bizarre and decidedly crude string of incidents has eclipsed the action on the court in the WNBA this week and top figures in the league are calling out the disrespect they’re feeling as a result. What began as a seemingly isolated incident of a fan throwing a sex

By Said Bravo, CNN , CNN (CNN) — Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver and first-ever player union president, Billy Howton, has died, according to the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Howton, who was 95, passed away Monday in Houston “after a long and lucky life,” according to the Bradshaw-Carter funeral home obituary. The

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Spanish soccer club Villarreal announced the signing of Thomas Partey on Thursday, weeks after the midfielder was charged in England with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. Partey was charged with two counts of rape of one woman, three counts of rape regarding a second

CNN By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Mboko didn’t even have a picture on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) website before the Canadian Open in Montreal. Now, the 18-year-old has defeated four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first WTA Tour final of her career. Mboko had to come from behind in the

By Jacob Lev, Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Yet another sex toy was thrown onto a WNBA court, this time in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream’s 86-65 win over the Chicago Sky. With just under six seconds remaining at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Thursday, play was momentarily stopped after a purple

By Associated Press New York (AP) — Jen Pawol was in her hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, when she got the call she had awaited for a decade. She was going to make her major league debut this weekend, becoming the first female umpire in a century and a half of big league baseball. “I