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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Legendary tennis player and women’s rights advocate Billie Jean King became the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, she announced in an Instagram post on Friday. The award honored the 80-year-old’s trailblazing achievements both on and off the court and recognized a “remarkable life

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Four-time NBA All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns is heading to the Big Apple, according to The Athletic and ESPN, citing unnamed sources. The Minnesota Timberwolves are trading Towns to the New York Knicks for three-time NBA All-Star forward Julius Randle, guard Donte DiVincenzo and a 2025 protected top-13 first-round pick from the Detroit

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — As the MLB season nears its conclusion, the playoff picture continues to get clearer with each passing game. The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals secured their spot in the playoffs on Friday – ending two of the longest droughts in the MLB. In a game where unwanted history

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says it’s lodging an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after an independent tribunal found world No. 1 tennis player Jannik Sinner wasn’t at fault for twice testing positive for a banned substance in March 2024. Sinner, 23, has so far

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The International Team stormed back into contention on Day 2 of the Presidents Cup in some style, sweeping the USA 5-0 during Friday’s foursomes. The score is now tied at 5-5 with two days of golf left to play. Heading into the second day of competition, Team USA was

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — By losing to the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the 2024 White Sox entered the record books as one of the most inept teams in sports history. Friday’s defeat was Chicago’s 121st of the season, setting the Major League Baseball record for most losses in a single season in baseball’s modern era

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has agreed to pay $375 million to settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit alleging anti-competitive practices against its fighters, according to a filing seen by CNN. The agreement was disclosed in a filing by TKO – UFC’s parent company – to

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Muriel Furrer, an 18-year-old cyclist, has died after suffering a serious head injury in a race, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced Friday. Furrer was competing in the women’s junior road race at the world championships in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday when she was badly injured in a fall.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old has filed a lawsuit over the ownership of the ball Shohei Ohtani made baseball history with when he became the inaugural member of the 50-50 club. On September 19, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar went where no player has gone before, hitting his 50th homer and stealing his

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The New York Yankees clinched the American League (AL) East title on Thursday night with a 10-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The Bronx Bombers were spurred on by the exploits of Aaron Judge, who went deep for the fifth straight game with a two-run homer in the seventh

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Some of the world’s best track and field athletes competed for lucrative prizes on Thursday, as the inaugural women-only Athlos event got underway in New York. Launched by entrepreneur and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, the track and field meet bids to showcase the very best women in world athletics

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Dallas Cowboys got a much-needed victory on Thursday Night Football as they edged past the New York Giants 20-15 at MetLife Stadium. Coming off two painful home losses, the Cowboys traveled to East Rutherford, New Jersey, in search of a victory to inject some confidence back into the

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — In an emotional farewell to the city of Oakland, the Athletics secured a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday in front of a sold-out crowd at the Coliseum, marking the end of their 57 seasons at the iconic stadium. “Today there is crying in baseball,”

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team (RB) have announced that Daniel Ricciardo has left the team with immediate effect. He will be replaced by Red Bull junior driver Liam Lawson in a move that brings weeks of speculation to an end. After being left without a seat for