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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Miami’s Cam Ward were named 2024 Heisman Memorial Trophy finalists, organizers announced Monday. The prestigious trophy is awarded annually to college football’s most outstanding player. Hunter, a junior wide receiver and cornerback for the No. 23 Buffaloes, caught

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Bill Belichick affirmed Monday that he has spoken to the University of North Carolina about its football head coaching vacancy. “I’ve had the opportunity to talk to Chancellor (Lee) Roberts,” Belichick said to Pat McAfee on ESPN. “We’ve had a couple of good conversations, so we’ll see how it

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A musical inspired by viral Olympic breakdancer Raygun was shut down hours before it was due to open on Saturday, after lawyers representing the athlete threatened legal action, the show’s creator said on social media. Steph Broadbridge, an Australian comedian who wrote and intended to star in “Raygun: The

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It was a memorable Sunday of NFL action in Week 14 with multiple players across the league hitting record-breaking marks. There were also losses for some of those returning to familiar places and a last-second victory for the reigning Super Bowl champions. Sunday also saw arguably the game of

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Chelsea star Cole Palmer broke an English Premier League record on Sunday as he scored two penalties in his side’s 4-3 comeback win against Tottenham. The forward remained ice cold while converting two second-half spot kicks, bringing his tally up to 12 penalties in the league without missing. In

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler capped one of the most dominant seasons in golf history by retaining the Hero World Challenge, cruising to a six-shot victory at Tiger Woods’ invitational event in the Bahamas. His win at the Albany Golf Club marked Scheffler’s ninth title of 2024, giving him a win rate

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Juan Soto is changing clubs but not cities after officially signing with the New York Mets, the team announced on Wednesday. The superstar outfielder signed a historic 15-year and $765 million deal, according to multiple reports. Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the deal includes no deferred money and has escalators

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Despite a 44-42 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen can hang his hat on one thing. Making history. The 28-year-old did something no other NFL player has done – ever – becoming the first player with three passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns in

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The field is set, the games are scheduled, and college football fans have an absolutely scrumptious holiday buffet of playoff games set out in front of them. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee unveiled its final rankings and the bracket for the first-ever field of 12 teams competing for

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There are playoff positions on the line as Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season rolls around. There is a slightly reduced schedule with six teams – the Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Washington Commanders and Baltimore Ravens – all on bye. Week 14 began

By Issy Ronald and Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — After 15 weeks of thrilling action and shocking upsets, the College Football Playoff (CFP) is just about here. And it comes with added anticipation this year as, for the first time ever, 12 teams will be competing for a place in the College Football Playoff Championship