NBA reveals new Kobe Bryant Trophy awarded for All-Star Game MVP
By Ben Morse, CNN The NBA revealed on Thursday a newly designed Kobe Bryant Trophy which is awarded to the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the NBA…
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Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc: How US figure skaters forged their own paths in a sport where stereotypes run deep
By George Ramsay, Nina Avramova and Dan Moriarty, CNN Competing in a discipline with synergy at its heart, figure skating pair Ashley Cain-Gribble…
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Maame Biney became the first black woman to make a US Olympic short track speed skating team in 2018. Known for her smile and infectious personality,…
Continue Reading Hall of Famer Bill Fitch, who led Boston Celtics to NBA title in 1981, dies at 89
By Steve Almasy, CNN The basketball world is mourning the death of Bill Fitch, the legendary Hall of Fame NBA head coach who won the NBA Finals in…
Continue Reading Jacksonville Jaguars announce hiring of former Super Bowl champion Doug Pederson as new head coach
By David J. Lopez and Travis Caldwell, CNN The Jacksonville Jaguars named Doug Pederson as their head coach on Thursday — the first such hire…
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Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks to CNN’s Anderson Cooper about the lack of Black head coaches in the…
Continue Reading Here’s how the 3 NFL teams that Brian Flores accused of racial discrimination have responded
By Christina Maxouris, CNN In a lawsuit that rocked America’s most popular sport this week, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores…
Continue Reading NFL tells members of Congress that Washington Commanders are blocking access to documents from team investigation
Former employees and cheerleaders from the NFL’s Washington Commanders detailed their accusations against owner Dan Snyder at a House Oversight…
Continue Reading Oversight committee raises concerns over NFL investigation into workplace culture a day after hearing new allegation against team owner Dan Snyder
By Gabe Cohen, CNN Former employees and cheerleaders from the NFL’s Washington Commanders on Capitol Hill Thursday detailed their accusations…
Continue Reading The NFL made a rule to boost diversity in upper ranks. It’s not what ‘my father intended it to be’
By Ray Sanchez, CNN In Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, the fired Miami Dolphins coach spoke of the humiliation of being…
Continue Reading How to watch the Winter Olympics in the US and around the world
Coy Wire documents his trip to Beijing to cover the Winter Olympics, showing what added pressure the athletes are dealing with ahead of the…
Continue Reading How to watch the Winter Olympics in the US and around the world
By CNN Sport staff The Winter Olympics in Beijing get underway on February 4 with close to 3,000 athletes from 91 nations competing across 109 medal…
Continue Reading Honduras players forced off due to ‘extreme climate conditions’ in World Cup qualifier against US
By Matias Grez, CNN Two players for the Honduras national team were forced off at halftime in Wednesday’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to…
Continue Reading Brian Flores, who is accusing the NFL of racial discrimination, is not one to back down
By Faith Karimi, CNN On February 4, 2019, the Miami Dolphins introduced Brian Flores as the team’s 13th head coach at a press conference full…
Continue Reading Cleveland Browns deny Hue Jackson was incentivized for losses when he was head coach
By Jacob Lev, CNN The Cleveland Browns on Wednesday denied claims made by former head coach Hue Jackson that he was rewarded monetarily for losing…
Continue Reading Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores describes being offered money to lose games
By CNN Sport staff In his Tuesday lawsuit, former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores alleged Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross offered to pay Flores…
Continue Reading Hue Jackson says he wasn’t paid to lose NFL games with the Browns but his situation had similarities to that of Brian Flores
Former NFL head coach for the Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores, says that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross offered to pay him to lose games in order to…
Continue Reading Here are some of the notable passages in Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL
Former coach of the Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores joins New Day to discuss his lawsuit against the National Football League and three teams for…
Continue Reading Accidental Belichick text at center of coach’s NFL discrimination lawsuit
By Ben Morse, CNN An accidental congratulatory text message from New England head coach Bill Belichick to Brian Flores is at the center of a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Kate takes over from Prince Harry as patron of English rugby
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN The Duchess of Cambridge has become the official patron of English rugby, a role previously held by her brother-in-law, Prince…
Continue Reading Washington Commanders: NFL franchise reveals new team name
By Eric Levenson and Jack Bantock, CNN The National Football League’s Washington franchise unveiled its new team name on Wednesday — the…
Continue Reading Giannis Antetokounmpo surpasses Michael Jordan’s triple-double total as Milwaukee Bucks win
By Ben Church, CNN Giannis Antetokounmpo notched his fourth triple-double of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting Washington Wizards…
Continue Reading David Goodwillie: Scottish club Raith Rovers criticized after it signs striker who was ruled to have been a rapist by a judge in a civil case
By Ben Morse, CNN Scottish football club Raith Rovers is facing outrage from fans and from within its own organization for signing striker David…
Continue Reading Here are some of the notable passages in Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL
By Steve Almasy, CNN Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores initiated a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday, alleging the NFL still discriminates…
Continue Reading The Rooney Rule requires the NFL to interview a diverse range of candidates. Flores says it’s a ‘well-intentioned failure’
By Jay Croft, CNN Former NFL coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against the league and three teams, alleging racial…
Continue Reading Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sues NFL and 3 NFL teams alleging racial discrimination
By Kevin Dotson, CNN Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL, the New York Giants, the…
Continue Reading Super Bowl secret weapon: The Bengals’ viral sensation ‘The Cart’ is headed to Los Angeles
NFL great Tom Brady officially announced he is retiring in an Instagram post after earlier reports that he was stepping away from the game. The…
Continue Reading Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady officially announces retirement from NFL
By Ben Morse, CNN Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. The 44-year-old, arguably the…
Continue Reading French lawmakers have proposed a hijab ban in competitive sports. The impact on women could be devastating.
By Amy Woodyatt, Nada Bashir and Dalal Mawad, CNN Mama Diakité is 23, and has been playing club football for the past 10 years. But all of that…
Continue Reading French lawmakers have proposed a hijab ban in competitive sports. The impact on women could be devastating.
In France, some lawmakers are pushing for the hijab to be banned in sporting competitions. One group of soccer-playing women in Paris is taking a…
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