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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

By Karl de Vries and Ben Church, CNN Starter Ian Anderson threw five no-hit, scoreless innings to inspire the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 advantage over the Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series, winning 2-0 in Game 3 on Friday. The 23-year-old dazzled the crowd over five innings, walking three and striking out four,

By Jacob Lev, CNN The owner of the Chicago Blackhawks has asked the Hockey Hall of Fame to write X’s over the name of a former video coach on the Stanley Cup. In a letter addressed to the Hall of Fame’s chairman, Lanny McDonald, and obtained by CNN, Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz requests “x-ing out”

By Jack Bantock, CNN Truist Park takes center stage tonight as the World Series shifts from Houston to Atlanta, with the Braves and the Astros looking to break the deadlock. Tied at a game apiece following Wednesday night’s dominant 7-2 Astros win — lit up by the ferocious pitching of right-hander José Urquidy — the

By Ben Church, CNN The NAACP sent an open letter to five players’ unions on Thursday, urging their athletes not to sign with teams in Texas. “Over the past few months, legislators in Texas have passed archaic policies, disguised as laws, that directly violate privacy rights and a woman’s freedom to choose, restrict access to

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Ellidy Pullin, the partner of Australian Olympic snowboarder Alex “Chumpy” Pullin, has given birth to their daughter 15 months after his death last year. Pullin, a two-time world champion snowboarder died while spearfishing in his native Australia in July 2020. The snowboarder, 32, was the Australian flag bearer at the 2014

By Jill Martin, CNN The Florida Panthers have announced head coach Joel Quenneville has resigned. Quenneville was the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks during the time that player Kyle Beach says he was sexually assaulted by a then-video coach for the team. Quenneville met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, deputy commissioner Bill Daly, Panthers

By Ben Morse and Esha Mitra, CNN Indian police have arrested three Kashmiri Muslims for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s win over India in the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Police superintendent Vikash Kumar in Agra — a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh — told reporters on Tuesday evening that a complaint was

By Aleks Klosok, CNN David Henderson, who organized the flight that crashed and left soccer player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson dead, has been found guilty of endangering the safety of the aircraft, Cardiff Crown Court confirmed to CNN on Thursday. Sala and pilot David Ibbotson were traveling from France to Wales after Cardiff