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By Jacob Lev, CNN The name of former Chicago Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich has been removed from the Stanley Cup, a Hockey Hall of Fame spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday. According to the spokesperson, Aldrich’s name was “X’d out” on Sunday when the names of the members of last season’s Stanley Cup Champions, the

By Ben Morse, CNN Liverpool put in a dominant performance against Atlético Madrid on Wednesday night, winning 2-0 in a heated encounter at Anfield in the Champions League. Diogo Jota headed the hosts in front against the reigning Spanish league champions inside the opening 15 minutes, heading home a delightful cross from England international Trent

By Ben Morse, CNN Real Madrid became the first team in Champions League/European Cup history to score 1,000 goals. Karim Benzema coolly slotted home from close range in the 14th minute to give the Spanish giants the lead against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening. He added another in the second half.

By Ben Morse, CNN A late Cristiano Ronaldo goal salvaged a dramatic point for Manchester United on Tuesday as it drew 2-2 against Atalanta in the Champions League at the Gewiss Stadium. Josip Iličić scored the opening goal of the game in the 12th minute. Duván Zapata’s cut back falling to the Slovenian at the

By Aleks Klosok, CNN Antonio Conte has been named as Tottenham Hotspur’s new coach on a contract until the summer of 2023 with the option to extend, the North London club announced in a statement on Tuesday. The Italian’s appointment comes just a day after Spurs dispensed with the services of Nuno Espírito Santo. Conte

By Steve Almasy and David Close, CNN Linebacker Malik Harrison has a non-life-threatening injury after being hit by a stray bullet in the left calf while attending a gathering in Cleveland on Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens said Monday. With the Ravens not scheduled to play this weekend, Harrison, 23, was in Cleveland when he was

By Jason Kurtz and Ben Church, CNN The Houston Astros kept their dreams of a World Series championship alive after beating the Atlanta Braves 9-5 in Game 5 on Sunday. The Braves, who still lead the series 3-2, would have clinched the title with victory in front of their home fans but faced a revamped

By Wayne Sterling, CNN National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman spoke with Kyle Beach, a former NHL player who said he was sexually assaulted by former Chicago Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010, on ways the league can better protect players, according to NHL.com. Beach’s attorney, Susan Loggins, said Bettman expressed his “sincere regret”

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha says he was targeted with racist abuse on social media, following his side’s 2-0 win against Manchester City on Saturday. Zaha, who scored in the sixth minute of the match to contribute to his team’s victory, shared screenshots of multiple racist messages he had received

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Jerry Remy, the beloved longtime Boston Red Sox broadcaster and former Major League Baseball infielder, died Saturday night after a lengthy battle with lung cancer, the team announced. He was 68. “We are saddened by the loss of a beloved player, broadcaster, and 13-year cancer warrior,” Red Sox principal owner John