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By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — There are no words to comfort anybody who’s been affected by a plane crash. In an instant, many lives can be violently cut short – drastically and forever changing the futures of the friends and family who are left behind. It is particularly devastating whenever a large group of

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The US Open will become the first major to offer exemptions to LIV Golf players, introducing new qualification criteria for them to compete in the championship, the USGA announced on Wednesday. It will offer one spot to the highest ranked player in the top three of the LIV Golf

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer? That’s not a simple question for the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee. There are 15 modern-era finalists, including Manning, with a limited number of spots available for the class of 2025. While his stats at quarterback weren’t flashy, Manning

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Ten years ago, Jordan Mailata watched the Super Bowl for the first time. The then-17-year-old only cared about one thing: the halftime show. “I only watched the halftime performance because that’s all I knew about the Super Bowl,” he said Tuesday. American football was a far-flung thing

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For many years, Andy Reid was synonymous with midnight green, white and black. Now, he is best known for red, white and gold. Reid was a vastly successful head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 seasons, leading the team to nine playoff appearances, five NFC championship games and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Neymar said he was left speechless after making his first appearance for Santos since returning to the Brazilian club where he began his illustrious career. Neymar confirmed in January that he was returning to his boyhood club, 12 years after he first left to join Barcelona as one of

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Butler is leaving South Beach for the Bay Area. The Miami Heat have agreed to trade the six-time All-Star forward to the Golden State Warriors, the teams announced on Thursday. ESPN’s Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst report that the Warriors and Butler have also agreed on a two-year,

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The National Football League is going Down Under. The NFL announced Wednesday it will host the first-ever regular season game in Australia in 2026. The Los Angeles Rams will be the designated home team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, an Australian shrine. They will play against an opponent who

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Two-time grand slam champion and former world No. 1 Simona Halep has retired from tennis. The Romanian announced her decision at the Transylvania Open in Cluj, Romania on Tuesday after losing her first-round match against Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1. “It’s very hard to reach that level, and I know

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Fans in Canada continued to boo the US national anthem before games in the NBA and NHL on Tuesday, despite news the previous day that US President Donald Trump had agreed to pause tariffs on the nation. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was met with a chorus of boos at Rogers

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Travis Kelce is having too much fun to retire – at least not just yet. The superstar tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs has done it all. Three Super Bowl wins (so far), 10 straight Pro Bowl selections, four first-team All-Pro selections. That on-the-field success has

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving says he is in the “grieving process” after the shock news over the weekend that the team had traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. In one of the most stunning trades in league history, the Mavericks sent Dončić, Maxi Kleber and Markieff

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Quincy Wilson’s life is moving quickly, his days passing in a busy blur. But as one of the world’s fastest teenagers, he’s used to keeping up with this kind of whirlwind pace. It has been six months since Wilson won relay gold as a 16-year-old at the Paris Olympics,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — As if he didn’t have enough already, Patrick Mahomes said on Tuesday that he’ll have some added motivation for Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX in the form of his newborn daughter. Mahomes and his wife Brittany announced in January they had welcomed a new addition to their family following the

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The National Football League will stencil the phrase “Choose Love” in the back of the end zone at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans for Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX (59) game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. “The Super Bowl is often a snapshot in time and

By Jamie Barton and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — NBA superstar Luka Dončić has revealed that he was as shocked as anyone to hear that the Dallas Mavericks were trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the most stunning deals in NBA history. “Everyone was surprised, so you can imagine how surprised

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Kultida Woods, the mother of Tiger Woods, golf’s biggest star, died Tuesday, according to the 15-time major winner. He did not give a cause of her death. “My Mom was a force of nature all her own, her spirit was simply undeniable. She was quick with the needle and

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Steve Burns and his son Lucian had a good feeling about the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup Final on December 7. It was exactly 10 years to the day that they had sat in the same stadium in Los Angeles to watch their beloved Galaxy team lift the trophy.

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The year is 1984. It’s Super Bowl Sunday and you turn on the TV to see a procession of stern men marching through a tunnel. No, it’s not the Los Angeles Raiders. It’s the most important Super Bowl commercial of all time. Apple’s iconic Macintosh advert, simply called “1984”

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Saquon Barkley leaps into the end zone and puts his hands to his face in a gesture of astonishment. But there’s nothing to be shocked about. He’s been doing this all year. Barkley’s celebration came after his third touchdown in the NFC Championship game, the penultimate score in a

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Anthony Davis commented for the first time on Monday since the blockbuster trade which saw him move from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Dončić. “6 years ago, I came here with the vision to win a Championship, and I will never forget

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — The music is booming, the lights are turned down low. The series of customary hype videos have played, and the crowd is being egged on to cheer by the stadium hosts. A marching band takes the field as the tension rises. Finally, the players take the field

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Supporters at an NBA game between the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers continued the trend of Canadian sports fans booing the US national anthem on Sunday, a day after Donald Trump announced tariffs on Canada. The game was being played at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, home of

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — You’re allowed to start getting excited now. Super Bowl week is finally here. As is tradition, what can sometimes feel like the longest week of the year begins with Monday’s Opening Night. Players and coaches will make their first public appearances in the buildup to the biggest game in

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox is on the verge of joining the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team deal which will see the Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine sign with the Sacramento Kings, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Through a complex deal which involves multiple players and draft picks,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Just when it looked like Manchester City’s underwhelming season was turning a corner, the team suffered another humiliating defeat, this time at the hands of Premier League rival Arsenal. City had won three of its last four games heading into Sunday’s contest at the Emirates Stadium, but a 5-1

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy claimed a two-shot victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, a course he referred to as a “cathedral of golf.” McIlroy, 35, closed with a final-round six-under to finish 21-under-par for the tournament, two shots ahead of Ireland’s Shane Lowry in second. The victory was McIlroy’s

By Jack Guy, Pau Mosquera and Ana Melgar Zuniga, CNN (CNN) — Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso has said that an unwanted kiss from former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales “tainted the happiest day of my life” on the first day of his trial in Madrid. Rubiales is charged with one count of

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — In his first comments since being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier Sunday, NBA superstar Luka Doncic penned a thank you letter to the Dallas Mavericks, their fans and the city of Dallas. “Seven years ago, I came here as a teenager to pursue my dream of playing

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark and A’ja Wilson, who both helped elevate the game of women’s college basketball, had their respective No. 22 jersey retired Sunday at the schools where they became bona fide superstars. Clark, the all-time leading scorer in NCAA men’s and women’s Division I basketball history, had her jersey