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By Andy Scholes and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Damian Lillard has etched his name into NBA All-Star royalty in recent years but, ahead of his ninth appearance, this year’s event is extra special for the Milwaukee Bucks guard. With the All-Star weekend heading to San Francisco and the Bay Area, it represents a homecoming

By Homero De la Fuente and Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — As the NBA world gears up for All-Star Weekend, few players have had the kind of full-circle moment that Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry is experiencing. Set to make his 11th All-Star appearance, Curry will have the rare privilege of playing in front

By Thomas Schlachter and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban from tennis to settle a case which has lingered over the sport for months after he twice tested positive for a banned substance, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Saturday. The men’s world No. 1 will be banned

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Russian-born chess grandmaster and émigré Gennadi “Genna” Sosonko still remembers where he was 40 years ago today, when he heard that the 1984-85 World Championship match in Moscow between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov had been abandoned. “I couldn’t come to the Soviet Union, of course. I was an

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — After almost a year of hard work, it’s time for the Philadelphia Eagles and their adoring fans to enjoy the moment. Following their dominant 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, the Eagles held their celebratory open-air bus parade through

WPVI By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — After almost a year of hard work, it’s time for the Philadelphia Eagles and their adoring fans to enjoy the moment. Following their dominant 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, the Eagles held their celebratory open-air bus parade

CNN By Jamie Barton and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — What would you do if you had just pulled off the biggest win of your career so far, one of the biggest upsets in basketball history, but you couldn’t tell anyone about it? That is the question Grant Hill – before he was seven-time NBA

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A new tournament is pitting some of the biggest stars in the NHL against each other, and the North American teams have gotten off to winning starts. The 4 Nations Face-Off began on Wednesday when Canada threw away a two-goal lead in regulation but came back to snatch a

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The New York Giants ownership is considering the sale of a minority stake in the franchise, the team confirmed on Thursday. The Giants did not outline the percentage of the stake potentially for sale, but did confirm they had acquired the services of an investment bank to explore the

By Jamie Barton and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — What would you do if you had just pulled off the biggest win of your career so far, one of the biggest upsets in basketball history, but you couldn’t tell anyone about it? That is the question Grant Hill – before he was seven-time NBA All-Star

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Some world records stand for years, even decades. Others just five days. That was the case with the men’s indoor mile record on Thursday as Norwegian middle-distance star Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran a time of 3:45.14 in Liévin, France, beating Yared Nuguse’s short-lived record by more than a second. As

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Patrick Reed had a moment to remember on Friday as he hit a hole-in-one on the famed party hole at the LIV Golf Adelaide event in Australia. On just his second hole of the day, the 2018 Masters champion teed off at the 12th – renowned for its raucous