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By Kerry Flynn, CNN Olympic distance runner Alexi Pappas describes herself as an “extremely motivated person,” and it would be difficult to disagree. She is not only a professional athlete, but a filmmaker, actress and writer who lives with her husband Jeremy and their pug Bernini in Los Angeles. Her social media is overflowing with

By Eric Levenson and Kevin Dotson, CNN Marcus Ericsson of Honda survived a late challenge to win the Indy 500 on Sunday and earned the rights to the coveted Borg-Warner Trophy and to celebrate on the podium with a traditional bottle of milk. Ericsson was up 3 seconds with 5 laps to go and flying

By Ben Church, CNN Sergio Pérez produced a brilliant drive as Red Bull capitalized on a dramatic Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The Mexican driver started the race third but leapfrogged the leaders during an action-packed race. While Pérez won the sport’s showpiece for the first time, his teammate Max Verstappen finished third with Ferrari’s

By Wayne Sterling and Ben Church, CNN Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa said he disagrees with San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler’s stance on forgoing the pregame National Anthem in the wake of the latest mass shooting in the US. While La Russa agrees “there’s a lot of problems in this country that

By Matias Grez, CNN Real Madrid is simply made for nights like these. No matter how perilous the situation seems, no matter how unlikely victory appears, the team in white always seems to find a way to win. There was no comeback this time, as there had been against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City,

By Matt Foster and Zoe Sottile, CNN The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) marked the 100th day of Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia by renewing calls for her release. “Brittney Griner is our teammate, our friend, and our sister. She is a record-breaker, a gold medalist, a wife, a daughter, a champion, a role

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Zlatan Ibrahimović said he has “never suffered so much” in pursuit of a trophy, after he lifted the Scudetto with AC Milan on Sunday. The Swedish striker revealed on social media that he has played the last six months of the season without an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his

By CNN Sports staff Are we witnessing “The Last Dance” 2.0 — but featuring the Golden State Warriors? On Thursday, the Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in the past eight seasons, a feat only three previous teams have ever achieved. After defeating the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 in Game 5 of

By George Ramsay, CNN It may still be early days in this year’s French Open, but some of the big names in the men’s singles draw have already been locked in thrilling, five-set matches. Among them is 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz, who saved a match point as he defeated fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-7 5-7