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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Pittsburgh Public Safety said Thursday the fan who fell from the right field wall onto the field at PNC Park on Wednesday remains in critical condition. The fall is being treated as accidental, police said. “This incident is being treated as accidental in nature. The patient remains

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The “Chapel Bill” era has already taken an interesting route in North Carolina, despite the famed Super Bowl-winning head coach having yet to lead the Tar Heels in a game. Bill Belichick defended his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, after an interview he sat for, which aired on “CBS Sunday Morning”

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — The NFL has fined the Atlanta Falcons $250,000 and team defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 over the leak of Shedeur Sanders’ phone number, the league confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Jax Ulbrich, the son of the Falcons DC, apologized for a prank call made to Sanders on Friday as

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Italian Open amid a three-match losing streak and months of struggling with his form. The withdrawal means the 24-time grand slam singles champion will go into the French Open at the end of May without a win on

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin. At this point, Merhige was already several hours into her 27-mile swim across the Cook Strait in New Zealand and had slowly become immune to the small, burning

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said the confrontation between him and the father of Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton at the end of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series was sparked by “disrespectful” behavior. Haliburton had hit what would be a game-winning shot with 1.3 seconds remaining in

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — No criminal charges will be brought over the 2023 death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Tuesday. Johnson died after sustaining a cut to the neck in a collision with another player during the second period of the Nottingham Panthers’ game

By Ben Morse and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Cleveland Cavaliers completed their first-round sweep of the Miami Heat on Monday in impressive fashion, dominating on the road to earn a 138-83 Game 4 road win. The Cavs rounded out the 4-0 series win with a huge 55-point victory, as six Cleveland players hit

By Amanda Davies, Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal exclusively told CNN Sports he completely trusts that world No. 1 Jannik Sinner is innocent, as the Italian prepares to return from a doping suspension. Sinner is approaching the end of a three-month ban having twice tested positive for

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Unlike seven years ago, the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their Super Bowl victory at the White House with President Donald Trump on Monday. The Eagles traveled to Washington for the traditional championship victory lap, taking photos with the president, presenting him with an Eagles jersey emblazoned with “Trump 47” and

By Associated Press New York (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport’s permanent ban of the career hits leader, who died in September. Speaking Monday at a meeting of

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Professional cricket phenom Vaibhav Suryavanshi put on a show for the ages Monday when the 14-year-old hit a century from just 35 balls in the first day of an Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, India. After hitting his 7th six

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Alex Zverev was given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct after using his phone to take a photo of a disputed ball mark in the middle of his 2-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(0) win over Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. In the 10th game of the second set, Zverev was left bemused after

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Japanese golfer Mao Saigo won her first LPGA major at the Chevron Championship on Sunday, and she certainly did it the hard way. The 23-year-old won a dramatic five-way playoff after getting a birdie on the final hole to share the lead with America’s Lindy Duncan, Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley was seen spending time with US president Donald Trump a day before the team’s scheduled visit to the White House to celebrate their recent Super Bowl victory. Trump is expected to host the Eagles at the White House on Monday after beating

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers are now just one game away from playoff elimination after the Minnesota Timberwolves fought back from a 12-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to take a 116-113 victory at home in Game 4. Minnesota’s comeback was powered by a superstar performance from

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 NFL draft is in the books and there were plenty of talking points from the three days in Green Bay. The drama began from the second pick on Thursday when the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up to select two-way sensation Travis Hunter, a blockbuster move for arguably the

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Anfield stadium announcer George Sephton can count on one hand the number of Liverpool home games he has missed since his first day on the job on August 14, 1971. During his first two decades in front of the mic, Sephton got used to announcing Liverpool as the champion

By Associated Press Cleveland (AP) — Jarren Duran has found plenty of support from his Boston Red Sox teammates and others outside baseball since he revealed in a Netflix documentary that he attempted suicide three years ago. His openness has also exposed him to hecklers, though. Duran said a fan in the front row Sunday

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Things got heated at the Little Caesars Arena on Sunday and no, it was not a pizza. After the Detroit Piston’s 94-93 loss to the New York Knicks in Game 4 of their playoff series, NBA officials publicly acknowledged there was a missed foul call in the closing seconds