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By Aleks Klosok, Darren Lewis, CNN London (CNN) — Alex Iwobi vividly remembers the day: Friday, August 8, 2019. The transformative moment? A late, unexpected move for the then 23-year-old on transfer deadline day from his boyhood club of Arsenal to Premier League side Everton. The day, that as he says, he “became a man.”

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — The placard attached to the podium read “Protecting the most vulnerable,’’ but on this particular Wednesday Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry took aim at a very specific apex predator: Big-time football. The governor, who was supposed to be talking about food stamps that are nearing a crisis point due to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Ever since he first picked up a tennis racket, João Fonseca has shown a penchant for power – even if it came with mixed results. “I was the kind of kid that destroyed the ball,” says Fonseca. “Sometimes, it would go into the fence; sometimes, it would go straight

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Lamar Jackson made an emphatic return to NFL action on Thursday Night Football, throwing four touchdown passes to lead his Baltimore Ravens to a 28-6 win over the Miami Dolphins. Jackson had missed the past three Ravens games with a hamstring injury, with Baltimore struggling in his absence. But

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Hard to believe we’ve already reached the halfway mark of the NFL season. Week 9 brings the return of Lamar Jackson, another Mahomes–Allen duel, and hopefully a few games that actually keep us on the edge of our seats. Here are five things to know about Week 9: Lamar’s

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — One of the sports world’s most intriguing start-up companies is renewing its long-term partnership with its first-ever major professional sports league partner. The NBA and Cosm, the entertainment company that’s reinventing the sports bar with what they like to call “shared reality,” announced Thursday an extended partnership to air

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Danny Rensch is at the vanguard of chess. He, alongside a few others, has helped to develop the sport from one which was played by the elites to a phenomenon that has exploded in recent years, particularly thanks to the rising popularity of online chess. But to get to

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s been over 10 years since Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao clashed in what was billed the “Fight of the Century.” And despite both being well into their 40s, we might be about to see a famous rematch between two of the best boxers of their generation. Speaking

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — He’s only been in the majors for a little over a month but rookie starting pitcher Trey Yesavage has made quite a name for himself after a historic Game 5 performance to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Kade Durnin knew right away that something was badly wrong. “It’s unlike any other feeling that you’ve probably ever had, in terms of arm pain,” the 19-year-old college pitcher says in an interview with CNN Sports. “It feels like you got hit in the funny bone – it’s just

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — If there’s anyone who knows what it takes to win, it’s Michael Jordan. Arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Jordan won six NBA championships and five MVP awards during his storied spell with the Chicago Bulls. But looking at today’s landscape, Jordan isn’t overjoyed by the current

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The theme of the 2025 NFL season’s Week 8 was gnarly blowouts from pre-game favorites, with a sprinkling of shock results. There wasn’t a more surprising result than the New York Jets getting their first win of the season in a high-scoring affair against the Cincinnati Bengals, while the