Sports

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn’s sensational return to the Alpine World Ski Championships ended in disappointment on Thursday after the 40-year-old crashed out of the super-G event. The American was making her first appearance in six years after coming out of retirement last year, but did not finish her first run in

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — There are no words to comfort anybody who’s been affected by a plane crash. In an instant, many lives can be violently cut short – drastically and forever changing the futures of the friends and family who are left behind. It is particularly devastating whenever a large group of

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The US Open will become the first major to offer exemptions to LIV Golf players, introducing new qualification criteria for them to compete in the championship, the USGA announced on Wednesday. It will offer one spot to the highest ranked player in the top three of the LIV Golf

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer? That’s not a simple question for the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee. There are 15 modern-era finalists, including Manning, with a limited number of spots available for the class of 2025. While his stats at quarterback weren’t flashy, Manning

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Ten years ago, Jordan Mailata watched the Super Bowl for the first time. The then-17-year-old only cared about one thing: the halftime show. “I only watched the halftime performance because that’s all I knew about the Super Bowl,” he said Tuesday. American football was a far-flung thing

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For many years, Andy Reid was synonymous with midnight green, white and black. Now, he is best known for red, white and gold. Reid was a vastly successful head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 seasons, leading the team to nine playoff appearances, five NFC championship games and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Neymar said he was left speechless after making his first appearance for Santos since returning to the Brazilian club where he began his illustrious career. Neymar confirmed in January that he was returning to his boyhood club, 12 years after he first left to join Barcelona as one of

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Butler is leaving South Beach for the Bay Area. The Miami Heat have agreed to trade the six-time All-Star forward to the Golden State Warriors, the teams announced on Thursday. ESPN’s Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst report that the Warriors and Butler have also agreed on a two-year,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Two-time grand slam champion and former world No. 1 Simona Halep has retired from tennis. The Romanian announced her decision at the Transylvania Open in Cluj, Romania on Tuesday after losing her first-round match against Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1. “It’s very hard to reach that level, and I know

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Fans in Canada continued to boo the US national anthem before games in the NBA and NHL on Tuesday, despite news the previous day that US President Donald Trump had agreed to pause tariffs on the nation. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was met with a chorus of boos at Rogers