Sports Archives

Study shows concussions have dropped in high school sports, except football

December 2, 2019 6:24 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas — A new study from the journal Pediatrics found good news for most parents of high school athletes: rates of concussions have gone…

Dramatic storm photo wins Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award

December 2, 2019 6:11 AM CNN

A dramatic picture of a brooding storm engulfing boats in a sailing race on Lake Geneva has earned Swiss photographer Loris von Siebenthal the…

‘I haven’t got any friends on the track’: Charles Leclerc on turbulent season for Ferrari

December 2, 2019 3:34 AM CNN

Charles Leclerc has had a whirlwind 12-months since joining Ferrari at the start of the season. The 22-year-old may have enjoyed seven pole positions…

Auburn football legend and Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan has died

December 1, 2019 6:32 PM CNN

Pat Sullivan, the former Auburn University quarterback who won the school’s first Heisman Trophy in 1971 and went on to play in the NFL, has…

Arsenal continues winless streak despite new caretaker manager

December 1, 2019 11:19 AM CNN

Freddie Ljungberg failed to end Arsenal’s unwanted winless streak in his first game as caretaker manager on Sunday. The London club was playing…

Lewis Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi GP as Formula 1 season comes to an end

December 1, 2019 9:18 AM CNN

Lewis Hamilton celebrated his championship-winning season in style with a commanding victory in the last race of the Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi.…

UTEP’s Season comes to a close with 30-16 loss at home to Rice

November 30, 2019 11:31 PM Adrian Ochoa

The 2019 season is in the books for the UTEP Miners, and once again it came with yet another loss at home. The Miners fell to the Rice Owls by a…

Euro 2020: World champion France drawn in ‘group of death’

November 30, 2019 12:28 PM CNN

Every tournament needs a “group of death,” and the draw for next year’s European Championship has produced an eye-watering…

Tennis Australia to celebrate Margaret Court but oppose her personal views

November 30, 2019 9:04 AM CNN

Tennis Australia confirmed it will invite former champion Margaret Court to next year’s Australian Open to celebrate the 50th anniversary of…

Italian football vows to combat its ‘serious problem’ with racism

November 30, 2019 6:33 AM CNN

All of Italy’s top football clubs have promised to do more to tackle its “serious problem” with racism. The 20 teams in the…

John McKissick, the winningest football coach in America, dies at 95

November 29, 2019 6:27 PM CNN

John McKissick, longtime football coach at Summerville High in South Carolina, has died at 95. With a record of 621-155-13 as the football coach at…

Locos returning 8 players for 2020 season including popular midfielder Nick Ross

November 29, 2019 5:23 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — Scottish midfielder Nick Ross will be returning for the 2020 season with El Paso Locomotive FC. The versatile midfielder, Ross,…

NHL coach Bill Peters steps down after admitting to using racial slur against former player

November 29, 2019 12:17 PM CNN

National Hockey League coach Bill Peters stepped down Friday, days after apologizing for using a racial slur against a former player a decade ago.…

Arsenal sack manager Unai Emery after disastrous run of form

November 29, 2019 11:15 AM CNN

Unai Emery has been sacked as Arsenal manager following the club’s longest win-less run since 1992. The Spaniard replaced Arsene Wenger in May…

Anguish of Hillsborough families continues

November 29, 2019 7:32 AM CNN

On April 15, 1989, Jenny and Trevor Hicks’ two teenage daughters left home to watch a football match. They never came back. Sarah and Vicki…

MotoE’s electric dream on track as debut season closes

November 29, 2019 7:03 AM CNN

Valencia played host to the final races of a truncated MotoE World Cup this month, with two battles worthy of the drama that has characterized the…

New Zealand’s Crusaders change logo after Christchurch attack

November 29, 2019 6:55 AM CNN

One of New Zealand’s top rugby union teams the Crusaders has scrapped its knight and sword logo after a brand review in the wake of the…

Conor McGregor to make UFC return against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in January 2020

November 29, 2019 3:44 AM CNN

We knew Conor McGregor would be making his long-awaited return to UFC in January, and now we know who he’ll be facing. The Irishman confirmed…

Flames’ coach apology for racial slur is insincere, former NHL player says

November 28, 2019 11:03 PM CNN

Ice hockey coach Bill Peters is apologizing after a former player accused him of using a racial slur against him a decade ago. Peters coaches the NHL…

Bill Peters will not coach the Calgary Flames in Wednesday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres amid investigation

November 28, 2019 12:24 PM CNN

An NHL head coach is under investigation by his team after an accusation surfaced that he directed a racial slur at a player a decade ago. Calgary…

Jerry Jones declares he’s a ‘Jason Garrett man’ following speculation over coach’s future

November 28, 2019 11:27 AM CNN

Since 1966, NFL fans have become accustomed to watching the Dallas Cowboys play on Thanksgiving. Along with the Detroit Lions, “America’s…

David Duckenfield found not guilty of manslaughter in deaths of 95 football fans in Hillsborough disaster

November 28, 2019 10:40 AM CNN

Former police superintendent David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter in the deaths of 95 Liverpool supporters in…

Could Red Bull Salzburg and Erling Braut Håland knock out defending champion Liverpool?

November 28, 2019 9:12 AM CNN

What a difference six months can make. In June, Liverpool were celebrating picking up their sixth Champions League trophy in Madrid. In December, the…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic statue vandalized in Malmo after soccer star buys stake in rival club

November 28, 2019 6:52 AM CNN

A statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been vandalized and the word “Judas” sprayed on a property he owns in Stockholm after the star, who…

Lionel Messi’s life narrated by John Malkovich in new Barcelona documentary

November 28, 2019 5:50 AM CNN

You’ve heard of “Being John Malkovich,” but what about “Being Lionel Messi.” Well, if you’ve ever wanted a…

Lionel Messi steals the show in his 700th Barcelona appearance

November 28, 2019 3:31 AM CNN

Lionel Messi’s statistics speak for themselves. On Wednesday, in front of an adoring home crowd at the Camp Nou, he made it 700 appearances,…

UTEP takes care of business against East Central, 91-71; Miners improve to 5-0

November 27, 2019 10:57 PM Adrian Ochoa

Wednesday night, the UTEP Miners did what was expected of them. Taking down East Central University, a division 2 basketball program, by a final…

Bothwell’s late score gets Furman past Texas-Arlington 58-57

November 27, 2019 4:09 PM Associated Press

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Mike Bothwell converted a 3-point play with 3.8 seconds left to lift Furman over Texas-Arlington 58-57 on Wednesday. Bothwell’s…

Jesse Marsch: ‘I don’t just want to be some American guy trying to coach’

November 27, 2019 11:48 AM CNN

Forget the American dream. Red Bull Salzburg coach Jesse Marsch is living the European soccer dream and is on a mission to change stereotypes. When…

Jose Mourinho praises ball boy after Tottenham’s Champions League win

November 27, 2019 4:18 AM CNN

His side recovered from a two-goal deficit to win its Champions League tie, but new Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho saved his most effusive praise…