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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Chattanooga survived a nail-biting final play to become the first team from the Southern Conference to win the NIT championship, beating UC Irvine 85-84 in overtime on Thursday. The dramatic final went down to the closing seconds of the extra period, with Anteaters guard Jurian Dixon missing what would

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of grueling action, the women’s NCAA tournament is down to just four teams. The Final Four games will be held on Friday, with both contests being played in Tampa, Florida. Here’s everything you need to know about the two semifinal clashes with a spot in Sunday’s national

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — For a six-day period, Grant Fisher felt like everything he touched would turn to gold. The American distance runner had never held a world record at the start of the year, but over the course of back-to-back races in February, he broke two in the space of a week:

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Dreaming of a penthouse with incredible views? Well, there’s one for sale atop the world’s skinniest skyscraper that overlooks Central Park in New York City and features five bedrooms, six bathrooms, two terraces, a bar and a screening room. It will, however, set you back a whopping $110

CNN By Homero De la Fuente and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Tensions boiled over in the aftermath of Fenerbahçe’s 2-1 loss to Galatasaray in the Turkish Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, as manager José Mourinho clashed with his counterpart, Okan Buruk. The heated Istanbul derby saw three red cards issued in stoppage time before the

By Djenane Villanueva and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The death of Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, was due to carbon monoxide inhalation, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) of Costa Rica said Wednesday. Gardner was found dead by a family member in his hotel room on March

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week on his left knee, the team announced on Wednesday. The 76ers said the decision was made “following consultations with medical experts.” Embiid was shut down for the season on February 28 after featuring in only 19 games

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Four women’s soccer players from Zambia have been removed from the national team ahead of upcoming internationals due to added challenges entering the United States. The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) announced on Wednesday that captain Barbra Banda, Racheal Kundananji, Prisca Chilufya and Grace Chanda, all of whom play

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen said that it “was not a mistake” that he liked an Instagram post criticizing Red Bull’s decision to swap Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda just two races into the new Formula One season. After a disappointing start to the year, Lawson was replaced at Red Bull by

By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Michael Johnson wants to make one thing clear: track doesn’t need saving. But he does think it needs improving. For Johnson and many others, we are reminded of the sport’s potential once every four years when, for a brief, two-week window, athletes compete for status and

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani continues to amaze in more ways than anyone can ever imagine – including with a walk-off home run on his own bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium. With the game tied 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Ohtani stepped up to the plate and delivered a walk-off

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal Wednesday and is now three tally shy of breaking Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky’s 31-year NHL record. Down 4-0 against the Carolina Hurricanes late in the second period, Ovechkin scored on a 5-on-3 power play in the Capitals’ 5-1

By Homero De la Fuente and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Tensions boiled over in the aftermath of Fenerbahçe’s 2-1 loss to Galatasaray in the Turkish Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, as manager José Mourinho clashed with his counterpart, Okan Buruk. The heated Istanbul derby saw three red cards issued in stoppage time before the final

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Jason and Kylie Kelce announced that they have welcomed a fourth daughter together. In a post published on Tuesday on Instagram, the couple said that Finnley “Finn” Anne Kelce had been born on Sunday. The post showed pictures of Finnley wrapped up with a pink hat and a blue