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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray faced each other 36 times throughout their tennis careers, mostly in finals and often at the sharp end of grand slam tournaments. But at this year’s Australian Open, their decades-long rivalry has taken an unexpected turn. In his ongoing pursuit of a record-breaking 25th

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer once lived with Quinn Ewers. On Friday, he earned a rent-free spot in the Texas quarterback’s head, stripping the ball from his former roommate and taking it 83 yards for a touchdown that sealed the Buckeyes’ place in the college football national championship

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana State Police have issued an arrest warrant for LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy following a fatal December 17 crash in Lafourche Parish. Police said the 24-year-old, who has spent the last three seasons with the Tigers, is wanted for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has undergone another surgery after rupturing his right Achilles for a second time, the team announced Friday. The setback puts a question mark on whether Watson will see the field in 2025. He already was in the middle of rehabilitation after he suffered the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Given everything she has already achieved in her fledgling career – and the weight of expectation she has borne as one of tennis’ rising superstars – it’s sometimes easy to forget that Coco Gauff is still only 20 years old. Heading into the Australian Open, which runs from January

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — British tennis star Emma Raducanu says she turned down treatment for insect bites ahead of this year’s Australian Open over concerns about what she could be putting in her body. The 22-year-old told reporters that she had been badly bitten by bugs during her preparation for the tournament but

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After 272 regular season games, we have the final 14 NFL teams vying to lift the Lombardi Trophy. Of those teams, 12 who qualified for the postseason will take to the field in the wild-card round, while the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions have a week of well-earned

By Jamie Barton, Coy Wire and Dan Moriarty, CNN (CNN) — When Tatiana Dos Santos started playing flag football, she did so on a dirt field in Panama. By the time she left high school, she had played at the NFL Pro Bowl, held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It has been a remarkable

By Ben Morse, Homero De la Fuente and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr revealed on Thursday that his childhood home was lost in the Pacific Palisades wildfire which has swept through Los Angeles County. “It’s been tough. My family is fine, my mom is in good hands, but

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Wake up the echoes, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are once again going to play on college football’s biggest stage. Notre Dame beat Penn State 27-24 in a classic College Football Playoff semifinal, a heavyweight slugfest that saw two teams match each other blow for punishing blow throughout four

KABC, CNN By Jill Martin and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Former US Olympian Gary Hall Jr. won 10 Olympic medals and six world championship medals in his swimming career. He believes he’s lost them all in the Palisades wildfire, he told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “I thought I had more time,” Hall said. “I saw

By Jill Martin and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Former US Olympian Gary Hall Jr. won 10 Olympic medals and six world championship medals in his swimming career. He believes he’s lost them all in the Palisades wildfire, he told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “I thought I had more time,” Hall said. “I saw the fire

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says it “fully supports” the US government’s decision to withhold a $3.625 million payment to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that was due on December 31, 2024. USADA’s decision comes after a months-long dispute between the two anti-doping organizations that stems from WADA’s handling