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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Wyndham Clark thought his ball was in. TPC Sawgrass thought it was in. As it rolled around the cup, some of it actually was in. Yet somehow, someway, the birdie putt the American star needed to force world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler into a playoff lipped out, crowning his

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — An exhale of collective relief rippled around TPC Sawgrass as Austin Eckroat’s birdie putt finally abandoned its precarious position on the edge of the cup and dropped in. Yet the satisfaction would be short-lived. The American left with a par on the 11th hole during the final round of

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool’s chances of a historic quadruple in Jürgen Klopp’s final season at the club are over after falling to a 4-3 extra time defeat against bitter rival Manchester United in a frenetic FA Cup quarterfinal. Goals from Scott McTominay, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo gave United the win

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The fields are set for March Madness and it’s time to fill out your brackets. The men’s field is topped by defending champion Connecticut while the women’s overall No. 1 seed is undefeated South Carolina. The other top seeds for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Long Beach State Beach men’s basketball team is dancing into March Madness, and it is being led by a coach who was informed last week that the university had decided to let him go after 17 seasons at the helm of the program. A week ago, the Beach

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells men’s semifinals on Saturday, snapping the Italian’s 19-match winning streak in the latest chapter of their fierce rivalry. Sinner had enjoyed an unbeaten start to the year and his maiden grand slam at the Australian Open in

By Issy Ronald and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A bizarre end to the game overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, as a broken shot clock and controversial call overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired to add a 23-minute delay to the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A wind-assisted wonder-goal from beyond the halfway line in the last minute of play allowed the Chicago Fire to storm back for a 4-3 home victory in its Major League Soccer (MLS) clash against CF Montréal on Saturday. Chicago had it all to do after Dominic Iankov extended the

By Amanda Davies and Rebecca Hall, CNN (CNN) — Bay FC may be the new kid on the NWSL block, but recent signing Jen Beattie has insisted that the team isn’t there to make up the numbers, rather to “change the face of American soccer.” Beattie, a true legend of the women’s game, left Arsenal

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Xander Schauffele capitalized on Wyndham Clark splashing a horror shot into the waters of the fabled 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass to nudge into a one stroke lead and tee up a grandstand finish at The Players Championship. The American duo waged a pulsating third round battle at the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Needing to make one miracle shot to stay in The Players Championship, it was do-or-die for Ben Silverman. In the fading Florida light on Friday, the Canadian golfer stood over his ball knowing he would need to send it 109 yards straight into the cup of his final hole

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A Women’s Super League (WSL) clash between Chelsea and Arsenal on Friday was delayed by half an hour after the Gunners were forced to change their socks because they were the same color as those worn by Chelsea. Both teams initially wore white socks, contrary to regulations which require

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Lance Armstrong experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and used an intensive therapy approach in the years after he admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs, the former professional cyclist told “The Great Unlearn” podcast. In what remains one of the most infamous scandals in sporting history, Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de