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By Ben Morse and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Week 11 saw late drama, blowout wins and surprising upsets as the 2024 NFL season’s playoff picture became a little bit clearer. There was a huge result in the AFC as the Buffalo Bills handed the Kansas City Chiefs their first defeat of the

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Another season, another epic battle between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 30-21 in a showdown between two of the best teams in the AFC on Sunday at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. Things did not start too pretty for

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Running back Ashton Jeanty continued his standout, historic season on Friday, setting a single-season school rushing record and helping No. 13 Boise State Broncos to a 42-21 win over San Jose State on Saturday. Jeanty rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns, taking his season total to a record

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — One is a Youtuber-turned-boxer. The other is a boxer who had not fought professionally for almost 20 years. And yet the combination of Jake Paul and Mike Tyson taking to the ring in front of over 70,000 fans at the home of the Dallas Cowboys gripped the sporting public,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Jon Jones retained his UFC heavyweight title with an impressive spinning kick to stop Stipe Miocic in the third round of their fight at UFC 309 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Jones had not fought since winning the title in his heavyweight debut in March last year while

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season is here and the race for the playoff spots are beginning to heat up. As well as key clashes at the top of each conference, there are meaningful games between teams vying for wild-card places with some franchises knowing that a defeat

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug to Olympic gold, has died, USA Gymnastics announced. He was 82. Karolyi, along with his wife and world-class coaching partner Marta Karolyi, is credited with catapulting US women’s

CNN By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — One is a Youtuber-turned-boxer. The other is a boxer who had not fought professionally for almost 20 years. And yet the combination of Jake Paul and Mike Tyson taking to the ring in front of over 70,000 fans at the home of the Dallas Cowboys gripped the sporting

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s national soccer team manager Javier Aguirre was left with a bloodied head after he was struck by a can thrown from the stand following his team’s 2-0 defeat to Honduras on Friday. Footage posted on social media showed Aguirre walking across the pitch in San Pedro Sula, Honduras

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Katie Taylor’s controversial points decision victory over Amanda Serrano was met with boos at the AT&T Stadium on Friday as the Irish boxer retained her undisputed world light-welterweight champion status. Fighting as the co-main event ahead of the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, Taylor and Serrano provided another