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By Aleks Klosok and Ben Morse, CNN Lindsey Jacobellis secured Team USA’s first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with victory in the women’s snowboard cross big final on Wednesday. After near misses at previous Games, the 36-year-old finally topped the podium at her fifth Winter Olympics. “This feels incredible because this level that all

By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges for sexual assault accusations, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office says in a charge evaluation sheet obtained by CNN. A California woman accused Bauer last June of assaulting her during sex — allegations Bauer has denied from the

By Matias Grez, CNN This wasn’t how Mikaela Shiffrin had envisaged her Winter Olympics at Beijing 2022 would go. Two events in the space of three days ended in crashes for the 26-year-old, all but ending her hopes of becoming the first US skier to win three medals at a single Winter Olympics. These Games

By Matias Grez, CNN It’s a testament to Chloe Kim’s remarkable career that she comes into the 2022 Winter Olympics as a seasoned veteran, despite being only 21 years old. The snowboarding sensation already boasts five X Games gold medals, two world championships and, four years ago in Pyeongchang, announced herself to the world with

By Hannah Ryan, CNN, and Reuters Footage of West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma kicking and slapping ​a cat has emerged online, leading the French center-back to issue an apology and the Premier League club to condemn the video content​, according to Reuters. In a video first published by the Sun newspaper Monday, Zouma is

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Ten gold medals were won on Day 4 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Alpine Skiing Men’s Super-G: Matthias Mayer, Austria Biathlon Men’s 20km Individual: Quentin Fillon Maillet, France Cross-Country Skiing Women’s Sprint Free: Jonna Sundling, Sweden Men’s Sprint Free: Johannes Klæbo,

By Ben Church, CNN US skateboarder and filmmaker Josh Neuman was one of four people killed in a plane crash in Iceland, local authorities confirmed. Neuman, who produced skateboarding videos for almost 1.2 million YouTube subscribers, had been in the country sightseeing and shooting a commercial when a plane he was in went missing on

By Travis Caldwell, CNN NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with civil rights leaders Monday amid concerns that the league and its teams are not doing enough to promote Black and minority coaches for head coaching opportunities. The meeting came less than a week after a federal class-action lawsuit was filed by former Miami Dolphins head

Nine gold medals were won on Monday, February 7. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Alpine Skiing Men’s Downhill: Beat Feuz, Switzerland Women’s Giant Slalom: Sara Hector, Sweden Biathlon Women’s 15km Individual: Denise Herrmann, Germany Figure Skating Team Event-Women Single Skating Free Skating: Russian Olympic Committee Short Track Speed Skating Women’s 500m:

By Ben Morse, CNN A finish to a golf tournament doesn’t get more dramatic than Sunday’s Saudi International. As much as 92-feet from the hole, off the front of the green and a shot behind leader Bubba Watson, it looked like Harold Varner III’s opportunity to win had slipped away. A par would mean Watson

By Matias Grez, CNN It’s hard to fathom the pressure that Eileen Gu would have been feeling as she waited to drop into her third jump of freeski big air qualifying on Monday. The 18-year-old — who elected to represent her mother’s native China over the United States, her country of birth — has become

By Ben Morse, CNN Jordan Spieth’s knack of salvaging an errant shot has become a trademark of his game. The three-time major winner took those recovery skills to another level at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Saturday’s third round in what proved to be a bit of a cliffhanger. After his drive on the