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By CNN Sport Staff The Los Angeles Lakers have fired head coach Frank Vogel after the franchise missed out on the NBA playoffs this season. Despite a victory over the Denver Nuggets in his final game on Sunday, Vogel was unable to steer the squad into the postseason after the Lakers suffered eight consecutive defeats

By Matias Grez, CNN Football rivalries are often difficult to define. This is, in large part, due to the numerous complex historical, sometimes political, reasons that shape decades-long feuds between two opposing sets of supporters. In recent seasons, Liverpool and Manchester City have provided fans of English football with some of the most thrilling battles

By Ben Morse, CNN The Premier League title race remains nip and tuck after Manchester City and Liverpool played out a pulsating 2-2 draw on Sunday in Manchester. City took the lead in the first five minutes when Kevin De Bruyne’s deflected shot flew past a despairing Alisson in goal. But Liverpool bit back soon

By Ben Morse, CNN There was some final hole drama of the third round at the Masters, which sets up the prospect of a thrilling final day. Scottie Scheffler, who looked to be heading in with a commanding lead, hit a wayward tee shot on the 18th hole, with his ball flying into the bushes

By Ben Morse, CNN Tiger Woods’ incredible Masters journey continued on Saturday as he had a rollercoaster third round at Augusta National. The 15-time major winner defied the odds and made the cut on Friday, carding a two-over-par 74 after an up-and-down round. Woods has already achieved much more than what many thought he could

By Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Dwayne Haskins, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy finalist at Ohio State, was struck and killed by a dump truck Saturday morning while trying to cross a highway on foot in South Florida, police said. Haskins, who re-signed with the Steelers in March after

By Ben Morse, CNN Does it get much better than hitting a hole-in-one and celebrating with a family member? Well, Stewart Cink is living the dream. The 48-year-old, after a tough opening round and a half at the Masters, added some energy to his round with one shot. At the par-three 16th hole, the 2009

By Ben Morse, CNN Golfers will prepare for every eventuality before playing in a major. But Hudson Swafford could never have expected what happened to him at the Masters on Friday. Hitting his second on the historic par-five 13th hole, the US golfer lined up to hit his iron shot from the fairway. He swung,

By Ben Morse, CNN Tiger Woods made the cut at the Masters after a roller coaster Friday, continuing his excellent return to competitive golf, and is scheduled to tee off at 1 p.m. in Saturday’s third round. The five-time Masters champion had to overcome a poor start to his round, before an up-and-down back nine

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Pro Football Hall of Famer and Dallas Cowboys icon Rayfield Wright died on Thursday at the age of 76, the Hall of Fame announced, citing his wife Di. Wright suffered a severe seizure and had been hospitalized for several days, the Hall of Fame said. “Over the past few

By CNN Sports staff Shohei Ohtani had a bittersweet MLB Opening Day. The 27-year-old Ohtani made history on Thursday as he became the first player in the history of the American and National Leagues to throw his team’s first pitch of the season and face his team’s first pitch as a hitter. However the Japanese

By Jack Bantock, CNN No trophy will be lifted at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, but when the dust settles on this Premier League season, April 10 may well be remembered as its defining date. On paper, Manchester City’s impending showdown with Liverpool is no more significant than any other ‘title-deciding’ fixture between the two

By Jack Bantock, CNN Nikola Jokic became the first player in NBA history to register 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season as a 122-109 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies saw the Denver Nuggets secure a playoff spot on Thursday. As far as good days at the office go, they don’t