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By Kevin Dotson, CNN Authorities in Las Vegas are investigating after a fan at a game Sunday between the Arizona Cardinals and the Las Vegas Raiders allegedly hit an NFL player. In the chaos following the Cardinals’ fumble return for a touchdown to win the game, video shot by CNN affiliate KPNX sports anchor Cameron

By David Close, CNN Kalani David, a Hawaiian-born professional surfer and skateboarder, died after he suffered a seizure while surfing off Costa Rica on Saturday, according to his father, David David. He was 24. Kalani David was accomplished in both sports, having competed worldwide in both disciplines. His X Games profile highlights his multi-sport talents

By Andi Babineau, CNN The University of Oregon has issued an apology after some students yelled a bigoted chant during Saturday’s football game against Utah’s Brigham Young University. The university “sincerely apologizes for an offensive and disgraceful chant coming from the student section” during the game, it said in a statement on Twitter. “These types

By Patrick Sung, CNN New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge hit two home runs to reach 59 on the season — the most ever for a right-hander in American League (AL) history — in a monster performance on Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee as the Yankees beat the Brewers 12-8. Judge is now two home runs

By Aimee Lewis and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Mathias Pogba, the brother of France’s World Cup-winning footballer Paul Pogba, has been put under temporary detention by a Paris court as it investigates allegations of extortion, his lawyer has confirmed to CNN. According to Mathias’ lawyer Yassine Bouzrou, Mathias Pogba, 32, has been in prison since Saturday

By Aimee Lewis, CNN With victory all but secured, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gave the nod to the substitutes’ bench. Changes were afoot, history would be made. In the 92nd minute, schoolboy Ethan Nwaneri replaced Fabio Vieira to become, aged 15 years and 181 days, the youngest player to play in an English Premier League

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun 78-71 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to capture the first title in franchise history on Sunday. Aces guard Riquna Williams hit two late three pointers to thwart a late comeback attempt and seal the win. Las Vegas guard Chelsea

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The US’ most popular sport is back for what is sure to be another exciting season. Week 1 of the National Football League was no exception, with seven season-opening games decided by three points or fewer. Week 2 features another slate of great matchups, with Tom Brady’s Buccaneers (1-0) meeting their

By Ben Morse, CNN Canelo Álvarez ended his long rivalry with Gennady Golovkin with a clear victory in their trilogy fight on Saturday. Following two bruising fights, both with disputed results, the pair met for the third and final time at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And in front of a partisan crowd in favor

By Aly Vance for CNN Who can forget the Queen’s reaction at Royal Ascot in 2013 when her racehorse, Estimate, won the prestigious Gold Cup? It was a rare moment when her public front slipped as the then 87-year-old — with all the enthusiasm of a young girl — watched on from the Royal Box and urged her

By Aimee Lewis, CNN We are living through a period where the expected has surprised. In life, there is always an ending. Always. We know this. We anticipate this. We try to prepare for this. But when the passing of time forces a chapter to inevitably close, the reality of it all still stuns like

By Ben Morse, Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) executive director Tamika Tremaglio has called for a lifetime ban of Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver, while PayPal has threatened to end its sponsorship with the team if he remains as team owner. Appearing on ESPN’s