Sports

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Dartmouth College’s head football coach Buddy Teevens, 66, died Tuesday of injuries sustained after being hit by a truck while cycling on March 16 in St. Augustine, Florida, the Teevens family announced in a statement released through the school. “Our family is heartbroken to inform you that our beloved ‘coach’ has

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel produced the unthinkable on Tuesday after scoring his team’s 95th-minute equalizer against Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. With the Italian side 1-0 down after Pablo Barrios’ first-half strike, and with mere seconds remaining in the opening group stage match, Provedel went up for a

By George Ramsay and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — A dispute between the Spanish women’s soccer team and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) appears to have reached a breakthrough after the two parties, along with the government’s High Council of Sport (CSD), came to a series of agreements. Earlier this week, 20 players named

By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 50 years since the most-watched tennis match in history took place between female sports icon Billie Jean King and former men’s world No. 1 and self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs. An estimated 90 million TV viewers worldwide tuned into the so-called “Battle of the Sexes” between King

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Saturday’s 3-1 drubbing at the hands of Brighton at Old Trafford must surely be the low point of Erik ten Hag’s time in charge of Manchester United – and there have been a few of them. Roberto De Zerbi’s side is everything this United team is not at the

By Amy Woodyatt, Krystina Shveda and Antonio Jarne Cubero, CNN (CNN) — When Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal reportedly planned a $1.1 billion bid to sign French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé – including $332 million to his club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and an eye-watering $775 million salary packet to the World Cup winner for just one

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani has announced he underwent elbow surgery Tuesday morning after the two-way player was ruled out of both pitching and batting for the rest of the season due to injuries. Ohtani should be ready to hit on opening day of the 2024 season but

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders on Tuesday condemned death threats reportedly made against a Colorado State University player who was involved in a play that injured a Colorado star over the weekend. Sanders, speaking at a scheduled news conference ahead of the Colorado Buffaloes’ upcoming game

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Buoyed by a robust defensive display, the New Orleans Saints remain undefeated to start the season, taking down the Carolina Panthers 20-17 on the road on Monday night. The Saints held the Panthers to 239 total yards of offense and put this year’s first overall draft pick, Bryce Young,

By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Phil Mickelson has opened up about his gambling addiction, saying on Monday that it was like a “hurricane” which “caused a lot of damage” in his life. Mickelson, who has previously talked about his struggles with sports gambling, posted on X – formerly known as Twitter

By George Ramsay, Patrick Sung and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Players for the Spanish women’s national squad have reiterated their refusal to play in two upcoming fixtures without major changes to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) – the latest development amid the fallout of ex-soccer boss Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on La Roja

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Gary Woodland has undergone surgery to remove a tumor on his brain, an update posted to his social media accounts said. The former US Open champion underwent a “long” operation on Monday that removed the majority of the lesion, a diagnosis he revealed in a post on

By Wayne Sterling and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Michigan State University intends to fire head football coach Mel Tucker after the coach was accused of sexual harassment, the university announced Monday. “I, with the support of administration and board, have provided Mel Tucker with written notice of intent to terminate his contract for cause,”