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By Ben Morse and George Ramsay, CNN “Mattress Mack” had reason to celebrate the Houston Astros’ World Series win on Saturday — and not just because he’s an Astros superfan. Houston furniture store owner Jim McIngvale, known as “Mattress Mack,” made a series of bets amounting to $10 million on the Astros to win the

By Issy Ronald, CNN A week after she obliterated the 1500m short-course record, Katie Ledecky broke another — this time in the 800m as she stormed to victory at the FINA World Cup in Indianapolis. The American shaved almost two seconds off Mireia Belmonte’s previous record of 7:59.34, setting a new best time of 7:57.42.

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The two most recent Super Bowl winners face off on Sunday when the Los Angeles Rams (3-4) travel south to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5). This will be just the eighth time in the past 20 seasons that the two most recent Super Bowl champions will meet in the regular

By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the NASCAR Cup Series making its final stop of the 2022 season at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, four drivers will compete to be crowned champion. The format is simple: whoever takes the checkered flag ahead of the others takes home the title. Here’s what to know about Sunday’s season finale

By Kevin Dotson, CNN In what was being advertised as the game of the year in college football, the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs knocked off the Tennessee Volunteers at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday. The Volunteers had debuted at No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season but

By Jacob Lev, CNN Gareth Bale’s dramatic, late goal helped Los Angeles Football Club win the Major League Soccer Cup for the first time in a thrilling, frantic final against Philadelphia Union at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Jack Elliott looked to have won the game for Philadelphia when he scored in stoppage

By Kevin Dotson, CNN NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday said Mitchell Miller, who was previously involved in a bullying scandal, is not currently eligible to play in the league, and added league officials were not consulted by the Boston Bruins before the team signed Miller. “He’s not coming into the NHL, he’s not eligible

By Issy Ronald and Ben Church, CNN The lawyers for a Wimbledon spectator accused by Nick Kyrgios of being ‘drunk out of her mind,’ have released an apology from the tennis star and say their client’s claim has been resolved. “On 10 July 2022, during the Wimbledon Men’s Final, I told the umpire that a

By Sammy Mngqosini and Issy Ronald, CNN West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has said that he is “very, very sorry” after kicking and slapping a cat in February, as he reflected on a “difficult spell for me and my family” in an interview with his club website. He was later ordered to complete 180 hours

By Homero De La Fuente and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James says former teammate Kyrie Irving “caused some harm to a lot of people.” Irving missed the first of several Brooklyn Nets games Friday after he was suspended for comments regarding his tweet linking to an antisemitic documentary. Speaking to reporters

By Issy Ronald, CNN Both the Georgia Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers boast 8-0 records this season, but one of their undefeated streaks must crumble on Saturday. The Bulldogs enter the game ranked No.1 in the AP Poll with the Vols tied for second, marking only the third regular season meeting in SEC history between

By Jacob Lev and Ben Church, CNN The Houston Astros won the franchise’s second World Series title on Saturday after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park. It was the Phillies who got the scoring started in the top of the sixth inning with a Kyle Schwarber solo home run

By Ben Church, CNN It’s all looking very positive at Arsenal football club this season. Heading into the World Cup break, the men’s team sits atop the English Premier League, with a manager full of ideas and a fearless new generation breaking through into the first team. In the first part of this split season,

By Ben Morse, CNN There were glimpses last season, but no one could have seen this coming. On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the lowly Houston Texans 29-17 to record their eighth-straight victory of the season and remain the only undefeated team in the NFL. In doing so, the 2022 season became the franchise’s