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By Thomas Schlachter and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Joe Flacco continued his impressive comeback to the NFL as the 38-year-old quarterback led the Cleveland Browns to a 37-20 rout of the New York Jets and seal an unlikely spot in the playoffs. The Browns will now head to the postseason for the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Arsenal missed out on the chance to regain top spot in the Premier League after suffering a surprise 2-0 home defeat against West Ham on Thursday. Tomáš Souček’s first-half goal gave the visitor the lead against the run of play, before Arsenal’s misery was compounded by former defender Konstantinos

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Florida State finished the regular season undefeated and won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. But despite going 13-0, the Seminoles are missing the College Football Playoff. The snub left Florida State furious. And, according to ESPN, Seminoles quarterback Brock Glenn said Florida State should “absolutely” be considered the national champion should it end up being the only

By Eric Levenson and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Pistons continued their march toward infamy on Thursday in a 128-122 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics, tying an NBA record of futility with their 28th consecutive loss. The Pistons have been on an unrivaled single-season run of failure over the past

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — While fans always know to expect the unexpected in the NFL, not even the most knowledgeable football followers would have predicted the impact Joe Flacco has made during the 2023 season. The veteran quarterback has starred for the Cleveland Browns in recent weeks and now faces a Thursday Night

By Issy Ronald and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon suffered lacerations to his face and hand resulting from a dog bite on Christmas Day and will be absent while he recovers, his team announced Wednesday. The Nuggets said the 28-year-old “is in good condition and will remain away from the

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Even for the all-conquering Manchester City, the art of winning can prove elusive, lost for weeks as it secured just one victory in six Premier League games, before it capped its historic year by winning a record fifth trophy at the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

By Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN (CNN) — As captain of the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi fulfilled his lifelong dream by leading his country to World Cup glory at Qatar 2022. In the first few days of 2023, as Messi prepared to give an interview to Argentine radio presenter Andy Kusnetzoff’s show “Perros de la

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Green Bay Packers announced Wednesday that cornerback Jaire Alexander has been placed on the reserve/suspended list for one NFL game for conduct detrimental to the team. The move comes after Alexander had inserted himself to be part of the coin toss ahead of the Packers’ game against the

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Denver Broncos are benching quarterback Russell Wilson for the remainder of the 2023 NFL season, team head coach Sean Payton told reporters on Wednesday. “Rather than get into the specifics — because I think that would be unfair today — it’s more about what we weren’t doing effectively

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler continued his unlikely run at the PDC World Darts Championship as he secured a 4-1 win against Matt Campbell in the third round on Wednesday. The 16-year-old, fresh out of school, has been the breakthrough star at this year’s tournament and is now the