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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The firing of Jimbo Fisher will reportedly cost Texas A&M University about $77 million to buy out his contract, according to multiple reports and the salary tracking website Spotrac, after the school relieved him of his duties as head football coach on Sunday. It would be the biggest buyout in

CNN By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Leylah Fernandez led Canada to a first ever Billie Jean King Cup triumph on Sunday, securing the title with a 6-2 6-3 win over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Fernandez, the world No. 20, was undefeated in her five matches over the week as Canada beat Poland and host nation

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Leylah Fernandez led Canada to a first ever Billie Jean King Cup triumph on Sunday, securing the title with a 6-2 6-3 win over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Fernandez, the world No. 20, was undefeated in her five matches over the week as Canada beat Poland and host nation Spain

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Jimbo Fisher has been relieved of his head football coaching duties at Texas A&M University, the school announced Sunday. “After very careful analysis of all the components related to Texas A&M football, I recommended to President (Mark) Welsh and then Chancellor (John) Sharp that a change in the leadership

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN (CNN) — Week 10 of the NFL season kicked off on Thursday with the Chicago Bears’ victory over the Carolina Panthers. Though some of the NFL’s top teams are on the bye this week, the action continues through the weekend with a slate of great matchups across the league. Here’s what

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — New York Giants rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito will make his first career start in the NFL on Sunday, but there seems to be little chance of the success going to his head. Once the game against the Dallas Cowboys is over and the bright lights of the NFL have

By Sarah Dewberry and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Former defensive back and first-round NFL draft pick D.J. Hayden, 33, was among six people killed early Saturday morning after a car ran a red light and struck another vehicle in Houston. The University of Houston confirmed in a statement to CNN that along with Hayden,

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Raphael Dwamena, who played for the Ghana international football team, has died at the age of 28 after collapsing during a match, the Ghana Football Association announced. “Our thoughts are with the family of Raphael Dwamena at this difficult time,” the association said in a statement. “Raphael represented Ghana

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James scored 32 points and shook off a shin injury to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 122-119 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday in the NBA In-Season Tournament, snapping the franchise’s three-game losing streak. The Suns led for much of the game until the fourth

By Matias Grez and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — American soccer icon Megan Rapinoe exited her final professional game on Saturday with an injury before Gotham FC defeated Rapinoe’s OL Reign 2-1 Saturday to win its first ever National Women’s Soccer League. In the third minute of the match while both teams were tied 0-0,