Sports

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — When most people hear the name Paige Bueckers, they think of the basketball star who led the UConn Huskies to the national title in April and made her WNBA debut on Friday in the Dallas Wings’ 84-99 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. They don’t think of a city of

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Juan Soto made an emotionally charged return to Yankee Stadium on Friday where he was greeted by a cacophony of boos and his new team, the New York Mets, succumbed to a 6-2 loss against his old team, the New York Yankees. As Soto stepped up for his first

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years on Friday night, strolling to a 119-81 victory over reigning champions the Boston Celtics in Game 6. Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby led the scoring with 23 each, on a night when six

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The big news ahead of this weekend’s Preakness Stakes is that there will be no Triple Crown winner this year. That’s because Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not line up for the second leg of the three races that make up the prestigious Triple Crown of US horse racing.

By Jacob Lev and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Jhonattan Vegas raked (literally) his way through the second round of the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday. The 40-year-old stands alone atop the leaderboard, finishing the round at 1-under par and 8-under par for the tournament through the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Italian Open crowd has had plenty of local success to celebrate over the last week-and-a-half, with Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti reaching the semifinals of the men’s draw, and Jasmine Paolini reaching the final on the women’s side. An imperious Sinner, who returned from a three-month doping ban

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Famed Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick said that he is “happy” and has a “good personal relationship” with his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, after increased attention on the pair’s romance. The 73-year-old was asked by former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan on ABC’s “Good Morning America” about

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Have you heard the one about the funny tennis player? You probably haven’t, by the nature of their work, they are notoriously serious people; but one man can vouch for them. Michael Kosta was once among the top-ranked tennis players in the world and now he’s a successful, Emmy-winning

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Jamal Murray overcame illness to help the Denver Nuggets force a Game 7 against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in their Western Conference semifinals series in the NBA playoffs. Murray played 42 minutes of Denver’s 119-107 Game 6 victory on Thursday in Colorado, scoring 25 points as well as

By Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean police have arrested two people over the alleged blackmail of Tottenham Hotspur captain and soccer superstar Son Heung-min, according to South Korean’s Yonhap news agency, after reports a woman threatened him with a pregnancy claim. Son, 32, had filed a police complaint against a

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lamine Yamal is still finding new ways to impress this season after the 17-year-old scored a stunning goal to lead Barcelona to the La Liga title on Thursday. The Catalan club knew it would clinch its 28th league title with a win against local rival Espanyol and duly obliged

By Jacob Lev and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Much of the anticipation around the opening day of this year’s PGA Championship was pegged around one star-studded group at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. The grouping of World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy and World No. 3 Xander Schauffele set tongues