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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — American players at next year’s Ryder Cup will be paid for the first time in the tournament’s history, the PGA of America announced Monday. Members of the US team will now receive $500,000 each, with $300,000 of that being directed to a charity of their choice. It’s an increase

By Sam Joseph and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — We are firmly in the home stretch of the 2024 NFL season and there is everything to play for. Several division titles are still to be decided and home-field advantage in the playoffs is on the line, with multiple squads flying high at the

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — What do you buy for the team that has everything? That is the question that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been wrestling with this winter. The answer, it appears, is Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old star who has torn it up in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and is now making

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers eased to a 116-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday as LeBron James returned to the team following a two-game absence. The 39-year-old missed the Lakers’ recent games against the Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves due to personal reasons and injury management

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Miami Dolphins say wide receiver Grant DuBose “has movement in all extremities” after he was carted off the field Sunday following a hit to the head during the team’s 20-12 road loss to the Houston Texans. “After sustaining a head injury in yesterday’s game, Grant DuBose remained at

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — One of the rarest qualities in all of team sports is the ability to impact a game in multiple ways. Athletes are seldom able to sway contests both offensively and defensively to an equal degree and those who are – referred to as two-way players – become some of

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday, in the 59th minute of his team’s Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest, time seemed to stand still for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. As a header from Forest’s Nicolás Domínguez whizzed past him, Martínez leapt backwards, reached out one hand and somehow pushed the ball to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Bill Belichick received a warm reception when he was introduced to the crowd at a University of North Carolina men’s basketball game, days after he was named as head coach of the school’s football team. Belichick was invited onto the court at halftime of the Tar Heels’ game against

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season sees four games between teams currently in the playoff positions, with all four taking place on Sunday. The week’s action began on Thursday with the Los Angeles Rams keeping their playoff hopes alive through their narrow victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

By Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The second edition of the NBA Cup championship game will pit the Milwaukee Bucks versus the Oklahoma City Thunder at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday after both teams emerged from the in-season tournament semifinals on Saturday. One of the league’s hottest teams,

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — University of Colorado’s Travis Hunter was crowned the winner of the 2024 Heisman Trophy on Saturday following an impressive season with the Buffaloes. Hunter excelled as a wide receiver and cornerback for the Buffs. His offensive contributions included leading the Big 12 with 92 receptions and 14

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Landover, Maryland (CNN) — Throughout Saturday’s 125th Army-Navy game, Landon Robinson led the way for Navy’s defense. But on one play early in the fourth quarter, the 6-foot, 285-pound nose guard seized a moment of special teams glory that will live on in Naval Academy football history. The Midshipmen appeared to

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — It’s the most unique rivalry game in college sports and one of the signature events of the college football season: Army vs. Navy. Kicking off at 3 p.m. ET Saturday from Northwest Field in Landover, Maryland, the clash between the nation’s service academies is a staple of the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There was a time not long ago when Russell Wilson’s career in the NFL looked to be coming to an end. A blockbuster 2022 trade had seen him switch the Seattle Seahawks for the Denver Broncos, where he signed a big-money contract. The prevailing thought was that he was

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Skiing great Lindsey Vonn has announced that she will make her World Cup return at St Moritz, Switzerland next weekend. In a video posted by her sponsor, Red Bull, on Friday, the 40-year-old Vonn said: “So, I have some news. My body is finally put back together and I