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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Valkyries made history on Saturday, clinching the franchise’s first WNBA championship with a 68-63 Game 7 win over the Atlanta Dream. The Valkyries became the fastest expansion team among the major North American sports leagues (NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB, NFL) to win a title, doing so

By Chris Isidore, Hannah Keyser, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — The Milwaukee Brewers play in Major League Baseball’s smallest media market and their payroll is the 19th highest of the league’s 30 teams. Their World Series win this week would seem to puncture the claim that baseball needs a dramatic economic overhaul to be fair for

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The WNBA Finals are headed to a decisive Game 7 on Saturday night after the Atlanta Dream’s convincing victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday. The Dream dominated the Valkyries from the very jump of Game 6, building the biggest first-quarter lead in WNBA Finals history and

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — The NFL season is approaching its midway point, and the stakes are getting higher. From a marquee showdown between two of the AFC’s biggest stars to the league’s last unbeaten team facing its toughest test yet, here are five things to know heading into Week 8. Josh Allen vs.

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN The Milwaukee Brewers erased nearly six decades of heartache Wednesday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to clinch the franchise’s first World Series title. The Brewers used their small-ball ways, leaning on clutch hitting, stellar defense and exquisite pitching from ace Jacob Misiorowski to claim Game 5

By Kevin Dotson and Hannah Keyser (CNN) – The Tampa Bay Rays gave the Milwaukee Brewers a dose of their own medicine in Game 4 of the World Series to avoid getting swept Tuesday night (and Wednesday morning) in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays extended their season at least one more day thanks to a

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta Dream raised concerns about scheduling conflicts between the WNBA Finals and other events at the city’s State Farm Arena months ago, according to a blistering open letter to Atlanta released Tuesday night. In the letter addressed to the city of Atlanta, the Dream responded to criticism leveled

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Camden, New Jersey (CNN) — Attention Philly shoppers: When you’re hitting the candy aisle this week for Halloween provisions, be sure to stock up on Twizzlers, Mike & Ike’s, Snickers and Reese’s. Should LeBron James opt to park his helicopter on your front stoop to trick-or-treat, that’s what he’ll be looking

By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — Miller Rasmussen, the daughter of Rays’ ace Drew Rasmussen and his wife Stevie, was born during opening week of the 2026 MLB season. It was a difficult birth, with Miller needing to spend time in the NICU. As baseball was happening every day, Stevie felt like she was immediately

By Associated Press San Francisco (AP) — Kiah Stokes had 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots as the Golden State Valkyries moved within one win of a championship in their second season, beating the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Monday night. Angel Reese finished with seven points,

By Ben Church, CNN London, England (CNN) — Harry Kane and Alèxia Putellas have been named the best men’s and women’s soccer players in the world at this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony. In a glitzy ceremony that was delayed by a rainy and traffic-logged night in London, the Beautiful Game’s great and good gathered to

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in 46 years, a sitting US president was about to throw out the first pitch in a World Series game. Deep in the bowels of Yankee Stadium, George W. Bush was being warmed up by a man wearing a softball mitt. Outside on the diamond,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Several Olympic sports have evolved over the years to keep up with an ever-changing landscape, but few have been as drastic as the Modern Pentathlon. Ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, the ancient sport has modernized yet again – in a way you might not expect. Until

By Associated Press New York (AP) — The New York Knicks sought to clear up what they said is “misinformation” regarding the awarding of their championship rings, saying Saturday that employees who were always supposed to get them will do so in about a month. Madison Square Garden again conceded that using an email regarding

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — The sun hadn’t yet risen over the Wasatch Range when Kalani Sitake decided to bust a move. Standing alongside Cosmo, the Brigham Young University mascot, the head football coach shimmied and shook ESPN’s “College GameDay” crew to commercial break, mixing steps from his native Tongan ritual dances with straight-up

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Angel Reese has always known the power of an image. For as long as the basketball star has been in the public eye — as the LSU “Bayou Barbie” and now as the “Queen of the South” for the Atlanta Dream — she has always glammed up for games:

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Six weeks into the NFL season, some preseason Super Bowl favorites are already fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive, while a few divisions are making a strong case for being the worst in football. With the Los Angeles Rams approaching panic mode, the NFC East in complete disarray

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As he sits down to talk, a beaming smile spreads across Adri Mehmeti’s face. The 17-year-old is relaxation personified, holding an air of confidence usually limited to veteran athletes who have been there and done it all. But Mehmeti is far from an experienced professional. Instead, he’s at the

By Hannah Keyser, CNN New York (CNN) — The NFL’s comfort level with security for the upcoming game in Paris is “very high” despite the ongoing protests in France, commissioner Roger Goodell said at the league meetings on Wednesday. But with unrest in the city expected to surge on Saturday, Goodell said of the potential

By Dana O’Neil, CNN New York City (CNN) — The rafters themselves are nothing special, merely a useful space to house lighting and air conditioning. They are dinged up and dingy, fortunate to constantly bask in a golden hue that covers up their imperfections. But to get raised up into them, to hang around the