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Record-breaking American teen Ilia Malinin lands quadruple axel as he wins first ever World Figure Skating title

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For every other figure-skater, landing a quadruple axel lies outside the realms of possibilities, attempted but never accomplished by an endless parade of skating greats. For American teenage prodigy Ilia Malinin though, they are simply part of his routine. And landing one on Saturday propelled him to his first

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Caitlin Clark’s Iowa win opening March Madness clash while referee removed at halftime of NC State-Chattanooga game

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark scored 27 points as her Iowa Hawkeyes won their opening game of March Madness on Saturday. Clark started slowly before eventually finding her range as she proved the catalyst for the 91-65 victory for the No. 1 seeded Iowa over No. 16 Holy Cross Crusaders at Carver–Hawkeye

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A 40-year-old just became the oldest woman to win a World Figure Skating Championship. What she wants non-athletes to know

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Battered by injuries and burnt out by the demands of her sport, Deanna Stellato-Dudek retired in 2001 – before many of today’s elite figure skaters were even born. But this week, Stellato-Dudek achieved the unthinkable. With her partner Maxime Deschamps, the 40-year-old former retiree defeated athletes less than half

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‘We’re not a Cinderella’: Meet Jack Gohlke, the Oakland guard who galvanized the Golden Grizzlies to famous win over Kentucky

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — March Madness is a time when stars become superstars and when the unheralded transform themselves into cult heroes. And while we’re only a few days into this year’s edition of the men’s March Madness, the tournament already seems to have 2024’s unannounced sensation: Jack Gohlke. The 24-year-old Gohlke produced

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British runner Jasmin Paris becomes first woman to finish Barkley Marathons, just 99 seconds before time limit expired

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — British runner Jasmin Paris became the first woman ever to finish the legendary Barkley Marathons on Friday. According to Keith Dunn who attends the race and provides updates on X – formerly known as Twitter – Paris finished the grueling course with a time of 59 hours, 58 minutes and

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Allegations around Dodger Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter spur MLB investigation amid IRS probe. Here’s the latest

By Homero De la Fuente, Raja Razek, Dalia Faheid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball and the Internal Revenue Service are investigating amid allegations surrounding Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani and his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. The investigations are underway just two days after Mizuhara, a longtime interpreter for the

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