NCAA hires Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker as next president
By David Close, CNN The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has hired Charlie Baker, the outgoing Governor of Massachusetts, as the next…
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France and Argentina bring multiple plot lines to mouthwatering World Cup final
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN And just like that, after 62 matches over nearly a month, the stage for Qatar 2022’s showpiece final was set. Two-time…
Continue Reading Tennis great Boris Becker released from UK prison and has left for Germany after reports of deportation
By Nadine Schmidt, Chris Liakos and Homero de la Fuente, CNN Former world No. 1 men’s tennis player Boris Becker has left for Germany after…
Continue Reading From ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ to beating the NFL’s GOAT: Meet new San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy
By Ben Morse, CNN One has played 331 regular season games and is widely regarded as the NFL’s greatest ever player. The other is making his…
Continue Reading Young boy killed in France after being hit by car following World Cup semifinal win
By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN A young boy died after being hit by a car Wednesday evening in the southern French city of Montpellier following…
Continue Reading Steph Curry to get an MRI after suffering shoulder injury in Golden State Warriors’ 125-119 loss to Indiana Pacers
By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Golden State fans wait anxiously for a verdict on Steph Curry as the superstar guard will get an MRI after he suffered a…
Continue Reading Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm at World Cup, his wife says
By Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN Grant Wahl, the American soccer reporter who collapsed and died while covering the World Cup in Qatar…
Continue Reading Defending champion France ends Morocco’s Qatar 2022 dream and reaches fourth World Cup final
By Ben Morse, CNN Defending champion France ended Morocco’s 2022 World Cup dream on Wednesday thanks to a 2-0 victory at the Al Bayt Stadium.…
Continue Reading Independent investigation of US women’s professional soccer league reveals ‘widespread misconduct’ by those in positions of power
By David Close, CNN The National Women’s Soccer League and its players’ union have released a 128-page independent investigation report…
Continue Reading Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm at World Cup, his wife says
By Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN Grant Wahl, the American soccer reporter who collapsed and died while covering the World Cup in Qatar…
Continue Reading San Francisco Giants and Carlos Correa reportedly agree on 13-year, $350 million deal
By Wayne Sterling, CNN The San Francisco Giants and two-time All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa have reportedly agreed to a franchise record, 13-year…
Continue Reading World Cup security guard dies after ‘fall’ while on duty at the Lusail Stadium
By Larry Madowo and Chris Eldergill, CNN A Kenyan security guard who reportedly fell while on duty at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium has died in…
Continue Reading How Morocco’s unlikely World Cup success unified Arabs
By Don Riddell and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN They’re known as The Atlas Lions, the Moroccan football team that’s ripped up the history books…
Continue Reading Andrew Flintoff, former England cricket captain, hospitalized after accident during ‘Top Gear’ filming
By Jack Guy, CNN Former England cricket captain Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has been hospitalized after an accident during filming of the…
Continue Reading NFL says it is reviewing an apparent head injury incident involving DeVante Parker during Monday’s Patriots game
By Kevin Dotson, CNN The NFL and the NFL Players Association are looking into an incident in which an apparent head injury to New England Patriots…
Continue Reading Africa’s World Cup: how a continent that usually underperforms finally got it right
By Alasdair Howorth, CNN After the first round of games at the World Cup, an all too familiar script looked to be playing out for African football…
Continue Reading Morocco on the verge of World Cup final but face toughest test against France
By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Morocco has experienced a World Cup fairytale like no other. The Atlas Lions are already the most successful African team in…
Continue Reading Mississippi State names Zach Arnett as the team’s next head football coach after death of Mike Leach
By David Close, CNN Mississippi State University has hired Zach Arnett as the team’s next head football coach following the death of Mike Leach…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi confirms final will be last World Cup game ever as Argentina overpowers Croatia 3-0
By Matias Grez, CNN Lionel Messi’s lifelong dream of guiding Argentina to World Cup glory will remain alive until the last day of Qatar 2022,…
Continue Reading ‘We’re so used to the ‘other’ playing it but now it’s here:’ What it means for Qataris to experience a World Cup
By Ben Church, CNN Reem Al-Haddad still remembers how excited she felt when Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup. As a starry-eyed,…
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