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By Kyle Feldscher, Patrick Sung, Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw was an entertaining, colorful and, at times, somewhat baffling ceremony. But when the dust settled, soccer fans knew which group their country would play in for the opening stages of the tournament. Now, FIFA has released the full schedule

By Associated Press (AP) — Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has been here before. Twice. His second-ranked Hoosiers, just like first-ranked Ohio State, have not. For the first time in more than a decade and just the third time since conference championship games were standardized, the nation’s top-ranked teams will play for a title. The two

By CNN Sports staff (CNN) — The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw has wrapped and we now know all of the groups for arguably the biggest sporting event on the planet. Can the US men’s national team go on a deep run in this year’s tournament? Will pre-tournament favorite Spain win its second ever World

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The FIFA men’s World Cup is only played once every four years, and it is arguably the most eagerly anticipated event in all of sports. The United States, Canada and Mexico have known they will be co-hosting the 2026 tournament since 2018, but it’s only as the draw comes

By Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — It’s the type of storybook ending worthy of legendary sports stars: a retirement tour around the league where you say farewell to all of the cities and fanbases you played for or against – if you can manage this with one of your former teams, even better. That surely

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As billions of fans around the world tuned in to watch the World Cup draw on Friday, they also got the opportunity to watch FIFA President Gianni Infantino present a new, somewhat puzzling, award. World soccer’s governing body announced in November that this year would see the introduction of

By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson acknowledged his burgeoning reputation as, according to his quarterback, a “man of the people” on Monday. “I think anytime you get a chance to feed the city, you want to do it. So, man of the people,” Johnson said in his press conference.

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Week 14 of the NFL season is here, and suddenly everything feels a little heavier. For some teams, it’s win or wave goodbye to the playoffs. For others, it’s a chance to grab hold of their destiny before the calendar flips to crunch time. Either way, the stakes are