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By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — When Benfica and Ukraine goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin comes to one day look back on his playing career, there’s one moment he’ll likely never ever forget. The time he was sent forward by As Águias manager José Mourinho to score a crucial 98th minute header against the mighty, 15-time European

By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — Tony Clark is resigning as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, sources confirmed to CNN Sports. Clark led the union in the last two rounds of collective bargaining and was expected to lead the players in another contentious CBA negotiation following this upcoming season. The

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — From the age of just nine, Bruna Moura vowed that she would make something of her life. She can vividly remember being pulled to the front of the classroom in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil so that her teacher could belittle her for not answering a question 100% correctly.

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — The gold medal that long eluded her finally hanging around her neck, Elana Meyers Taylor immediately laughed off any notion that she was in the middle of a life-changing moment. “In six days, I’ve got school pick up and drop offs in the middle of Texas,”

By Ben Church, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — Much has been made of the weight of expectation at this year’s Winter Games, especially when it comes to American athletes. But where the likes of Ilia Mailinin and Mikaela Shiffrin have seemingly struggled to live with the pressure, Team USA’s speed skating sensation Jordan Stolz has

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — There’s a reason people so often talk about the magic and romance of the Cup, and given recent events, it’s all still very much alive and well. Dating all the way back to the early 1870s, England’s iconic FA Cup is the oldest national soccer competition in the world.

By Hannah Ryan, CNN (CNN) — On the ice, they’re sworn enemies. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, they’re on opposing sides of a historic and storied rivalry between two proud nations and both will be fighting tooth and nail throughout the competition to emerge victorious. Off the ice, though, they’re a very happy couple and

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — The great ones make it look so easy that we forget how hard it is to be exceptional. Secretariat running like a machine in the Belmont and Michael Phelps gobbling up gold medals in 2008; Tom Brady engineering seven Super Bowl victories and Simone Biles coming back for more

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — She thought about watching “Miracle,” thinking the story of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team would be the exact sort of motivation she needed. But then Sarah Warren thought about it a little more. “Miracle,” she realized, had some low points. It was January 5 of