Sports

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — In 2003, Kobe Bryant was on top of the world. By that time, seven years after he was drafted, he had already established himself as an NBA superstar, winning three championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and earning five All-Star selections. Bryant was a cultural icon, too, transcending basketball

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Giannis Antetokounmpo was left furious after a foul by Chris Paul sent him sprawling during the fourth quarter of his Milwaukee Bucks’ 144-118 defeat against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. With the Bucks 20 points down and just under four minutes on the clock, Antetokounmpo was driving towards

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — You can forgive Angel Reese’s mother for nearly dropping her birthday cake when she heard the news. The WNBA star surprised her mother, Angel Webb Reese, by revealing on her Unapologetically Angel podcast that she had paid off her mortgage. “You said that, if your mortgage was paid off,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — UFC president Dana White slammed American fighter Bryce Mitchell after the 30-year-old made several antisemitic, homophobic and transphobic comments during a podcast in which he also praised Adolf Hitler. White appeared visibly angry when speaking to reporters on Thursday, as he addressed the comments made by Mitchell. “I’ve heard

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, died Thursday, US Figure Skating said. He was 95 years old. Button died hours after a catastrophic plane crash killed skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport. The

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Mikaela Shiffrin made her return to competitive skiing after sustaining a serious injury two months ago, finishing 10th in the World Cup slalom event in Courchevel. The American star suffered a puncture wound to her abdomen and severe muscle trauma when she crashed out at the Stifel Killington Cup

By Amy Woodyatt and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Darren Edwards knows a lot about hopelessness; one minute, he was rock climbing in North Wales about to finish his route, and the next, he was in the hospital paralyzed from the chest down with a severe spinal cord injury, having fallen more than 100 feet.

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy hit just the second hole-in-one of his PGA Tour career on Thursday, a remarkable slam dunk ace on Hole 15 of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Spyglass Hill. The four-time major champion, playing in his first PGA Tour event of the year, took a wedge and drilled

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Neymar has confirmed he will be re-joining boyhood club Santos, 12 years after he first left to join Barcelona as one of the most promising youngsters to ever come out of Brazil. The Seleção forward announced his return in an emotional video on Thursday, saying he felt like he

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Following an investigative report by the Baltimore Banner that detailed allegations of sexual misconduct by Baltimore Ravens’ Justin Tucker by six unnamed massage therapists, the NFL kicker issued a lengthy denial of the claims, calling them “unequivocally false.” The Banner said it spoke with the therapists who claimed Tucker

WJAR, CNN By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash – devastating a global community far too familiar with tragedy. No one survived the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter