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By Amanda Davies and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — More than sporting excellence and closets stuffed full of medals, skiing legends Lindsey Vonn and Eileen Gu have something in common: perseverance in the face of failure. While Gu – who became the youngest Olympic champion in freestyle skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry is out for at least a week and set to miss multiple games of his team’s second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves after suffering an injury on Tuesday night. The Warriors won Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Minnesota

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that there’s “no tension” between the United States, Mexico and Canada that could hamper preparations for next year’s FIFA World Cup that will be jointly hosted by the three nations. Trump, who hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House earlier

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — There will be no Triple Crown winner in horse racing this year. Sovereignty, the three-year-old thoroughbred who won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, will not race in the Preakness Stakes – the second leg of the three races that make up the Triple Crown – after it was announced

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The fan who fell onto the field at PNC Park less than a week ago, identified as Kavan Markwood, took his first steps on Monday since the incident, according to a post on a fundraiser set up by the mother of Markwood’s girlfriend. Jennifer Phillips, who is the mother

By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — In a CNN Sports exclusive interview, American skier Lindsey Vonn said that she has proved to herself – and her doubters – that she deserves to be back on the World Cup circuit after taking her first podium since coming out of retirement. The 40-year-old came

CNN By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — In a CNN Sports exclusive interview, American skier Lindsey Vonn said that she has proved to herself – and her doubters – that she deserves to be back on the World Cup circuit after taking her first podium since coming out of retirement. The 40-year-old

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Monday evening in the NBA was filled with plenty of late playoff drama as the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks picked up shocking road victories in their respective Game 1’s against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics. The Nuggets capped off a 14-point comeback with a game-winning

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Baltimore Ravens released veteran kicker Justin Tucker on Monday after 13 seasons with the team. “Sometimes football decisions are incredibly difficult, and this is one of those instances,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement. “Considering our current roster, we have made the tough decision to

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has won her first title since becoming a mother, beating Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan 6-1, 7-5 in the final of L’Open 35 de Saint-Malo, a WTA 125 event France. Osaka, a four-time grand slam champion, returned to competitive tennis at the start of 2024

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Oscar Piastri continued his blistering form to start the 2025 Formula One season as he claimed a dominant victory at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. Although Max Verstappen led early on after starting on pole position, Piastri was able to overtake the Dutch driver during the 14th lap

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler tied a PGA Tour record to claim his first victory of 2025 with a blistering win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, on Sunday. The world No. 1 equaled the PGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring record of 253, matching the mark

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Indiana Pacers stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road 121-112 to take Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night. Indiana raced out to an 11-point advantage at the end of the first quarter and held a lead for the majority of the game. It wasn’t

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Bayern Munich has been crowned Bundesliga champion for a record-extending 33rd time with two games remaining after its closest title rival Bayer Leverkusen drew a 2-2 tie against SC Freiburg on Sunday afternoon. Down 2-1 in extra time, Bayer Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah leveled the game on a flicked header

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka won a record-equaling Madrid Open title on Saturday, defeating the USA’s Coco Gauff 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the final. With the win, Sabalenka equaled Petra Kvitova’s record three titles in Madrid, and secured her 20th career title. It also further consolidated her spot as

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The shock dismissal of Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone in early April has led to a change in “energy” around the team, Serbian superstar Nikola Jokić admitted after a 120-101 Game 7 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. Malone led the team to an NBA

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Katie Ledecky produced a scintillating swim to break yet another world record on Saturday, this time in the women’s 800m freestyle, lowering the mark she set almost a decade ago at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She recorded a time of 8:04.12 at the TYR Pro Swim Series Fort Lauderdale,

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Roger Clemens has no shortage of memories from his time in Boston. The MLB legend picked up 192 wins with the Red Sox, enjoying a near-unstoppable 1986 season in which he claimed a record 20 strikeouts in one nine-inning game, was named American League MVP and won the league’s

By Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The fan who fell onto the field at PNC Park earlier this week, identified as Kavan Markwood, is “awake and continuing to work toward making his body stronger each day,” according to a post on social media from his girlfriend Alonna Brown. An update

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. The 2025 edition of the longest continuously held major sporting event in the United States featured all of the pomp and pageantry that has become the hallmark of “The Run for