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Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner scores fastest ever international goal inside game’s opening six seconds

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner scored the fastest ever international goal on Saturday, taking just six seconds to find the back of the net during his country’s 2-0 victory against Slovakia. Immediately after kickoff, he weaved through the Slovakian defense before rifling the ball into the net from well outside the

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LSU coach Kim Mulkey rips Washington Post over unpublished ‘hit piece’ and threatens legal action

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana State University women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey ripped the Washington Post on Saturday over what she describes as a “hit piece” in which she has threatened legal action if published. “This is exactly why people don’t trust journalists and the media anymore. It’s these kinds of sleazy tactics and hatchet

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Record-breaking American teen Ilia Malinin lands quadruple axel as he wins first ever World Figure Skating title

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For every other figure-skater, landing a quadruple axel lies outside the realms of possibilities, attempted but never accomplished by an endless parade of skating greats. For American teenage prodigy Ilia Malinin though, they are simply part of his routine. And landing one on Saturday propelled him to his first

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