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By Jacob Lev, CNN For the second straight year, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named AP NFL Most Valuable Player. The award, announced at Thursday’s NFL Honors Awards, marks the fourth of his 17-year career, as he also won for his play in the 2011, 2014 and 2020 seasons. Rodgers finished the 2021

By Hannah Ritchie, Angus Watson and Helen Regan, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test taken in December before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed Friday. Fifteen-year-old Valieva, a breakout star of the Games who helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) take home gold in Monday’s

By Jacob Lev, CNN NFL officials argued in a letter to two US representatives that the Washington Commanders are withholding documents pertaining to the investigation into team owner Dan Snyder. The letter from the league’s legal counsel, obtained by CNN and dated Wednesday, was to Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, an

By Simone McCarthy, CNN United States snowboarding great Shaun White ended his legendary career with a disappointing finish in the men’s snowboard halfpipe final at the Beijing Olympic games on Friday. White, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and snowboarding icon, appeared emotional after crashing out of his final run at Friday’s event at Genting Snow

By Ben Morse, CNN There were eight gold medals up for grabs on Thursday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who is taking home gold for their delegations on Day 6 of the Games. Alpine Skiing Men’s Alpine Combined: Johannes Strolz, Austria Cross-Country Skiing Women’s 10km Classic: Therese Johaug, Norway Figure

By Hannah Ritchie and George Ramsay, CNN Controversy surrounding Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test, which was taken in December but has only come to light during the Winter Olympics in Beijing, continues to delay the medal ceremony of the figure skating team event. On Friday, the International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed that

By Simone McCarthy, CNN American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal in Beijing, with a flawless performance that set him well above the competition in the men’s single skating competition. Chen, who had been the favorite going into Thursday’s event at the Beijing Winter Games, pulled off his win with

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Defending Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim cinched the gold for Team USA in the women’s halfpipe in Beijing Thursday, after pulling far into the lead on her first run. “I was so proud of myself. I had the worst practice, ever,” said Kim, who shouted with joy and sunk to her

By Rebecca Wright, Christine Brennan, Helen Regan and Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is at the center of a drug testing controversy at Beijing 2022, has received the support of the Kremlin back in Moscow, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov would not confirm reports of a positive test among the

By David Close, CNN Former Major League Baseball player Jeremy Giambi has died, according to his former teams, the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Giambi was 47. The Athletics tweeted Wednesday, “We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of a member of our Green and Gold family, Jeremy Giambi. We offer

By Joe Sutton, Michelle Watson, David Close and Steve Almasy, CNN NFL officials were notified by Las Vegas police just before the Pro Bowl that New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was a suspect in a battery investigation, but officers said they would question him after the game, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday. Kamara

By Hannah Ryan, CNN West Ham United’s French international defender Kurt Zouma has been fined by the English Premier League club and is facing an investigation from the UK’s leading animal welfare charity after a video emerged online that showed him kicking and slapping a cat. On Wednesday, West Ham released a statement on its

By David Close, CNN An independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder will be conducted by the NFL and not the team, a National Football League spokesperson said Wednesday. The Commanders earlier had announced the hiring of a private firm headed by two former federal prosecutors to investigate the allegations

By Ben Morse, CNN There were six gold medals up for grabs on Wednesday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who is taking home gold for their delegations on Day 5 of the Games. Alpine Skiing Women’s Slalom: Petra Vlhova, Slovakia Freestyle Skiing Men’s Freeski Big Air: Birk Ruud, Norway Luge

By Ben Morse, CNN Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi has issued an emotional apology after she was disqualified for violating suit regulations at Beijing 2022. Takanashi was one of five women ski jumpers disqualified for violating guidelines on the suits they wore while competing in the mixed-team ski jumping final on Monday. Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz,

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