Sports

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Baylor women’s basketball program retired Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey in a pre-game ceremony at the Foster Pavilion, Texas, on Sunday. Griner, who was wearing a letterman jacket, was met with loud cheers as she walked onto the court. Fans in attendance were all given yellow shirts

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — It was a comeback round so incredible that his playing partner had to stop and ponder if it was the best he had ever witnessed. Champion Hideki Matsuyama’s assessment? “Today was an OK round.” Having started Sunday six shots off leader Patrick Cantlay at The Genesis Invitational, the Japanese

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who set a new NBA record by making his 20th All-Star appearance at the weekend, told reporters ahead of the history-setting night in Indianapolis that he wants to finish his career as a Laker. The four-time NBA champion added that although he

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Carcillo wanted two things in life: to play hockey and to be a father. The Canadian started ice skating aged three and got his start in professional ice hockey as soon as he graduated high school. By 20 he’d broken into the NHL and over the next decade

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko was met with jeers from the crowd after placing second in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday. Gorbenko, who was awarded a silver medal for the runner-up finish, could be heard facing a mix of boos and

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City star Erling Haaland produced an uncharacteristic performance on Saturday, as the striker missed a plethora of chances in his team’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Soccer fans have become accustomed to Haaland, arguably the best goal-scorer in the world, converting almost all of his chances in recent seasons,

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — This past week was punctuated by several groundbreaking moments for women in sport, with players breaking records on the basketball court, while an MLB play-by-play announcer made history off it. University of Iowa talisman Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball on Thursday, confirming her

By Travis Caldwell and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Daytona 500 has been postponed until Monday for just the third time in its history due to “inclement weather,” organizers announced Sunday. The NASCAR Cup Series was scheduled to return to Florida on Sunday as 40 drivers vie to win “The Great American Race.” The

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Charles “Lefty” Driesell, who coached college basketball for more than four decades, died Saturday at the age of 92, according to a statement from James Madison University, where Driesell coached from 1988 to 1997. His grandson, Ty Anderson, told The Washington Post that Driesell died at his home in Virginia Beach,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — With its bright lights, big names and halftime shows, the Super Bowl has always been the biggest sporting ticket in the US. But even by Super Bowl’s standards, this year’s edition was a whole different ball game. Between the storylines on the field to those off it – yes,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Six-time Olympic gold medalist Chris Hoy has announced he has cancer, saying he is “optimistic, positive and surrounded by love.” Hoy, 47, posted a statement on Instagram revealing he is undergoing chemotherapy after receiving his diagnosis last year, something he says “came as a huge shock, having had no

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — We know Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu are great three-point shooters. But this weekend, we got to find out who is the best. Curry narrowly defeated Ionescu Saturday when the two sharpshooters faced off during All-Star Weekend in the first NBA vs. WNBA three-point contest to

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — As she serves a four-year doping ban, Romanian tennis star Simona Halep is now pursuing legal action against a Canadian health supplements company for damages in excess of $10 million. Halep, 32, submitted the legal complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York on Thursday, with

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Chilean top division soccer club Palestino, which was founded by Palestinian immigrants in 1920, has gifted the team’s jersey to Palestinian journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh, thanking him for his “courage and determination to inform.” Al-Dahdouh, Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, lost his wife, son, daughter and grandson in October after