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CNN By Steve Almasy, Issy Ronald and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Connecticut became the first Division I men’s college basketball team to win back-to-back championships since Florida 17 years ago, as the Huskies downed Purdue 75-60 in the NCAA title game Monday. “You can’t even wrap your mind around it because you just know

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Stockton Kings coach Lindsey Harding is set to be interviewed by the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets for their head coaching position, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. According to Wojnarowski, sources said that the Hornets had been granted permission on Monday to interview the 2023-24 G League Coach of the Year for

By Ben Morse and Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — As the clock ticked down on UConn’s season, the celebrations were in full swing. After a dominant performance, the Huskies had romped to another double-digit victory – this time taking home the silverware, too. Monday’s 75-60 win over the Purdue Boilermakers wrapped up UConn’s second successive

By Sam Joseph and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The victorious South Carolina women’s basketball team returned home to celebrate with fans after defeating Iowa 87-75 to win a third national championship. The Gamecocks received a raucous ovation at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday after completing a perfect 38-0 season. South

CNN By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Skipping down the running track with a cowboy hat on her head and a grin across her face, Tara Davis-Woodhall hardly has the demeanor of an athlete about to win the biggest title of her career. However, when the hat comes off an aura of focus descends upon

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Skipping down the running track with a cowboy hat on her head and a grin across her face, Tara Davis-Woodhall hardly has the demeanor of an athlete about to win the biggest title of her career. However, when the hat comes off an aura of focus descends upon the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo was red carded for elbowing an opponent during Al-Nassr’s defeat against Al-Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup semifinal. The incident occurred late in Monday’s game in Abu Dhabi when the Portuguese striker found himself in a tussle with Al-Hilal’s Ali Al-Bulayhi during second-half stoppage time. He was

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Spanish soccer club Athletic Bilbao finally put an end to decades of heartbreak at the weekend and now the team and its fans are about to enjoy a unique celebration on water. So long has it been since the Lehoiak (‘Lions’ in Basque) last won a major trophy –

By Justin Gamble and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics voted to adopt a new policy Monday that effectively bans transgender women from participating in most of its women’s intercollegiate sports programs. The NAIA,  an athletic association consisting of 241 mostly small member colleges and universities as of 2023, governs intercollegiate athletics for more than 83,000 student-athletes, according to its website. According to the

By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The ratings record for a women’s college basketball game just got shattered – again. Sunday’s NCAA tournament national title game between undefeated and top overall seed South Carolina and Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes averaged 18.7 million viewers, peaking at 24 million, according to preliminary numbers from Nielsen.

By Sammy Mncwabe and Tanem Zaman, CNN (CNN) — Turkish soccer club Fenerbahçe called for a “reset of Turkish football” before staging a walkout one minute into the Super Cup final against Galatasaray on Sunday, conceding the trophy. Fenerbahçe fielded an Under-19 team and withdrew from the match after Galatasaray’s Argentine striker Mauro Icardi had scored. In a lengthy statement

CNN By Ben Morse and Sarah Sidner, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark’s last dance in the NCAA dominated conversation ahead of Sunday’s women’s national championship game. Could the Iowa star cap off her historic time in college basketball with the final and so-far elusive accolade: a national title? But standing in the way of the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Many golfers would be content to retire with four LPGA Tour titles. Nelly Korda has amassed that haul in just over two months. The American world No. 1 won her fourth tournament in a row on the circuit at the T-Mobile Match Play on Sunday, making short work of

By Ben Morse and Sarah Sidner, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark’s last dance in the NCAA dominated conversation ahead of Sunday’s women’s national championship game. Could the Iowa star cap off her historic time in college basketball with the final and so-far elusive accolade: a national title? But standing in the way of the unstoppable

By Steve Almasy, Issy Ronald and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Connecticut became the first Division I men’s college basketball team to win back-to-back championships since Florida 17 years ago, as the Huskies downed Purdue 75-60 in the NCAA title game Monday. “You can’t even wrap your mind around it because you just know how

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — As the saying goes, nothing truly succeeds without pain – as Akshay Bhatia discovered on Sunday. Bhatia was six shots clear when he made the turn at the Valero Texas Open on Sunday. Nine holes later, he headed into a sudden-death playoff nursing a shoulder that had just popped

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Just four races into the Formula One season, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the title is Max Verstappen’s to lose after another dominant win for the Red Bull driver. At the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, three-time world champion Verstappen finished 13 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez, who

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After setting off from South Africa just under a year ago, Russ Cook finally reached the Tunisian coast on Sunday to bring his epic odyssey to an end. The endurance athlete, dubbed the ‘Hardest Geezer,’ has battled through injury and illness, faced logistical nightmares and overcome getting lost in