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CNN By Jill Martin and Andy Scholes, CNN New York (CNN) — World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has won his second grand slam singles title, beating American Taylor Fritz to win the US Open 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday. Fritz, the world No. 12, was bidding to be the first American

WSVN, CNN By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Miami-Dade Police Department placed an officer on administrative leave Sunday after Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was detained prior to the start of the season-opening game. On Sunday morning, just hours before kickoff, Hill was detained for a short time by police after

CNN By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Miami-Dade Police Department placed an officer on administrative leave Sunday after Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was detained prior to the start of the season-opening game. On Sunday morning, just hours before kickoff, Hill was detained for a short time by police after a

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Hours before the start of the 2024 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys and their star quarterback Dak Prescott agreed to a record four-year, $240 million contract extension, his agent Todd France confirmed to CNN on Sunday. The deal, according to ESPN and The Athletic, includes $231 million guaranteed, making

By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Miami-Dade Police Department placed an officer on administrative leave Sunday after Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was detained prior to the start of the season-opening game. On Sunday morning, just hours before kickoff, Hill was detained for a short time by police after a traffic

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Paris Games paid tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei after her death on Thursday, days after allegedly being burned by her boyfriend. A eulogy was played at the 2024 Paralympics after the T54 and T12 marathons on Sunday, together with a photo of Cheptegei on the big

By Patrick Snell and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Wojtek Czyz had long dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player – and those dreams were close to coming true, when at 21 he had just signed a contract with a professional club. But shortly after penning his deal, Czyz suffered a life-changing injury after a

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Jessica Pegula reached new heights in her already distinguished tennis career this week. A serial winner of other tournaments on the WTA Tour and firmly ensconced in the top 10 of the world rankings, she had never quite been able to replicate that success in grand slams, until this

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Northern Illinois Huskies shocked No. 5 Notre Dame on Saturday in a dramatic upset result at Notre Dame Stadium. Kanon Woodill’s 35-year field goal with 31 seconds left gave the Huskies a late two-point lead before Cade Haberman blocked Notre Dame’s attempted 62-yard field goal to clinch the

By Don Riddell and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When American swimmer Ali Truwit first got back into the water after losing her leg in a shark attack, the sound of water rippling around the pool “triggered flashbacks” to that day. “It was really, really hard,” she told CNN’s Don Riddell. “At that point physically,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Lyudmyla Kichenok’s time in New York for the US Open was supposed to be filled with tennis and capped off by her marriage to her partner, Stas Kumarsky, on the Wednesday of the second week of the grand slam. But that schedule all changed when the Ukrainian player and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 NFL season got off with a bang with the Kansas City Chiefs beating the Baltimore Ravens, 27-20 on opening night on Thursday and the Philadelphia Eagles beating the Green Bay Packers in Brazil on Friday. But the rest of the opening weekend of action is full of