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By Thomas Schlachter and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Gregg Popovich, the NBA’s all-time winningest coach, suffered a mild stroke on November 2, the San Antonio Spurs said Wednesday. Popovich had been out of action since then with an undisclosed health issue. San Antonio said the incident happened at Frost Bank Center, the home arena

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Basketball fans are used to seeing Caitlin Clark produce out of this world feats on an almost nightly basis, but Wednesday served as an important reminder that the phenom is human after all. Clark swapped the court for the golf course and took part in the ANNIKA Pro-Am hosted

By Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It’s 2024 and Alex Zverev is back doing what he does best on a tennis court: back in a grand slam final, topping the tree with a season-leading number of match wins on the men’s tour, and returning to a career-high ranking of world No. 2. Those are all

CNN By Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It’s 2024 and Alex Zverev is back doing what he does best on a tennis court: back in a grand slam final, topping the tree with a season-leading number of match wins on the men’s tour, and returning to a career-high ranking of world No. 2. Those are

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Canada Soccer says it will soon start its search for a new head coach for the women’s national team after announcing that Bev Priestman won’t return to her role amid the drone scandal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Priestman and two other members of her coaching staff – Joseph

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra admitted that his own “horrendous mistake” cost the team in its 123-121 defeat to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Cup on Tuesday. After the Pistons leveled the scores at 121-121 with a Jalen Duren alley-oop, a frustrated Spoelstra, who has led the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Steph Curry spoiled the emotional return of his former “Splash Brother” Klay Thompson to Chase Center on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors rallied late to beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-117. Thompson was playing against his former team for the first time since leaving the Bay Area to join

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Big Ten dominated the latest edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, with the conference claiming four of the top five slots in the new standings revealed Tuesday night. Unsurprisingly, undefeated Oregon claimed the top spot for the second consecutive week just ahead of No. 2 Ohio

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador international soccer player Marco Angulo has died at the age of 22, the Ecuadorian Football Federation said in a statement. “The Ecuadorian Football Federation expresses its deepest sympathy over the death of Marco Angulo, who with his talent and dedication defended the colours of our country at every

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — English Premier League (EPL) referee David Coote has been suspended pending investigation after a video went viral on social media appearing to show him making negative comments about Liverpool and the club’s former manager Jurgen Klopp. The video, which has not been verified by CNN, was posted on X,

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Cleveland Cavaliers became just the eighth team in NBA history to start a season 12-0 after earning a hard fought 119-113 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. In a back and forth game in Chicago, the Bulls opened up a nine-point lead with 4:26 remaining in

By Sam Joseph and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — For many tennis fans, rivalries are what keeps the sport going. A plethora of storylines can emerge simply from the best of the best pushing each other to be even better. The men’s game saw Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors do battle with each

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Victor Wembanyama put his name alongside some legendary figures in NBA history after posting yet another monstrous stat-line during the San Antonio Spurs’ 116-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday. The 20-year-old scored 34 points while also adding 14 rebounds, six assists and three blocks as the Spurs