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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Oakmont, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Bogey, bogey, bogey, par, bogey, bogey. It’s a helluva way to start the most important round of your life. In the span of about two hours on Sunday, J.J. Spaun looked like a golfer in complete freefall. It looked like the magic touch from his first three

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 12th time in his career in front of a delighted home crowd in Stockholm, Sweden. Duplantis cleared 6.28 meters on his first attempt to surpass his previous record by a centimeter, immediately running over to the stands to celebrate.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — When seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton suffered damage to his car during the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, the cause wasn’t initially clear. The Ferrari driver, who had started fifth on the grid, knew something had happened after suddenly losing pace early in the race but was only later

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Sky star Angel Reese became the second youngest player in WNBA history to record a triple-double as she led her team to a 78-66 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. Reese recorded 11 points, 11 assists and 13 rebounds for her first career triple-double at 23 years

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Oakmont, Pennsylvania (CNN) — As he stood on the ninth tee box in the pouring rain, it looked for all the world like J.J. Spaun had just played his way out of contention for the 125th US Open championship. A few hours later, he outlasted a crowded top of the leaderboard,

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark scored a season-high 32 points and equaled a career-high seven three-pointers on her return from injury as the Indiana Fever defeated the New York Liberty 102-88 on Saturday. It was the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year’s first appearance in three weeks having missed the last five

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Oakmont, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Rory McIlroy just wants to go home. After three rounds at Oakmont Country Club at this year’s US Open, the Northern Irishman is over it. When asked what he wanted from Sunday’s final round after a frustrating first three rounds at the 125th US Open, the Masters

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Panthers are just one win away from being crowned NHL champions for a second consecutive season after a resounding 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The pivotal win comes just 48 hours

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Oakmont, Pennsylvania (CNN) — It’s shaping up to be a dramatic Sunday at the US Open as American Sam Burns goes for his first major win and leads the field by one stroke, just ahead of Australian Adam Scott and his compatriot J.J. Spaun Saturday was moving day at the US

By Patrick Snell, CNN Oakmont, Pennsylvania (CNN) — It must surely be one of the best and most joyous moments of this year’s US Open: Philip Barbaree is pinching himself in disbelief after making the cut at the brutally tough Oakmont Country Club. It’s a dream that’s now a reality for a young American golfer

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Nationals fell to an agonizing 4-3 defeat in their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. But it was not all doom and gloom for the Nationals and their fans as the team’s “top paw-spect” made his long-awaited MLB debut. Bruce the Bat Dog was called up

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Oakmont, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Sam Burns came into Friday knowing that he could play at Oakmont. He also knew what the course could do to him, having finished with three bogeys and one double bogey during Thursday’s opening round. Burns chose not to dwell on how his round ended and instead

By Esteban Campanela and Pablo García Escorihuela, CNN (CNN) — When the ball gets kicked off the center circle of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, the United States will go down in history as the first host of the most important soccer tournament created this century. The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, taking place from June