Mikel Merino scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, and Spain beat Portugal 1-0 to end the World Cup career of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo
July 07, 2026
The temperatures in Paris are sweltering once again, but now residents and visitors have a new way to cool off: by swimming in the river Seine. Melissa Bell reports
July 04, 2026
A city known for angry protests, grunge and wearing head-to-toe black was transformed into a harmonious sea of red, white and blue on
July 07, 2026
Fox says the U.S. match against Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Cup was viewed by nearly 26.4 million people, making it the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in the country’s history
July 07, 2026
Nikola Jokic reiterated his hope Monday to remain with the Denver Nuggets for the rest of his career
July 07, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo heard the cheers while walking off the pitch after his final World Cup match for Portugal
July 07, 2026
France striker Kylian Mbappe hit back at a Paraguayan senator, describing her as a "despicable woman" on Monday after she launched a racist attack on him
July 07, 2026
Political tensions surrounding the World Cup deepened on Monday when Egypt coach Hossam Hassan used an official FIFA press conference to appeal for support
July 07, 2026
President Donald Trump is responding to global outrage over his intervention with FIFA during the World Cup
July 06, 2026
The NHL’s career leader in goals didn’t formally commit to returning in 2026-27 until last week
July 07, 2026
FIFA’s stunning decision to lift the suspension of a star U.S. player riled the host country's World Cup opponent, Belgium
July 06, 2026
With the integrity of FIFA and the World Cup under attack from European soccer leaders, FIFA President Gianni Infantino acknowledged taking a call from President Donald Trump before U.S. forward Folarin Balogun was cleared to play against Belgium later Monday
July 06, 2026
Giannis Antetokounmpo acknowledged that change is scary as he switches teams for the first time
July 07, 2026
CNN’s Don Riddell asks World Cup fans what they think about FIFA’s stunning decision to allow striker Folarin Balogun to be eligible to play against Belgium on Monday.
July 06, 2026
Spain scores late to eliminate Portugal and potentially end Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career
July 07, 2026
Arthur Fery has become the first British wild card to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals in the professional era
July 07, 2026
President Donald Trump is taking credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued at the World Cup against the United States’ star forward but says he did not demand an outcome
July 06, 2026
Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist will join Arrow McLaren's IndyCar team next season under multiyear agreements
July 07, 2026
‘I didn’t think it was a foul’: Trump says he asked FIFA president for review of controversial red card
July 06, 2026
Folarin Balogun plays the biggest game of his life on Monday caught in a complex intersection of soccer, identity and U.S. politics, with
July 07, 2026
The first Rolling Stones album was released in 1964
July 07, 2026
Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa has been accused of fraudulently obtaining nearly $2.2 million from two victims
July 07, 2026
Flavio Cobolli and Jasmine Paolini both reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals on a big day for Italy at the grass-court Grand Slam
July 06, 2026
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the WNBA with injuries
July 07, 2026
U.S. agencies have seized over 600 drones near FIFA World Cup venues and fan zones since the start of the tournament on June 11, the Transportation
July 06, 2026
Giannis Antetokounmpo's time with the Milwaukee Bucks has officially ended
July 06, 2026
Candlelight vigil in Kansas City raises awareness of human trafficking during World Cup
July 07, 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, whose joyous and public courtship played out as a blockbuster rom-com, are married, marking a new era for the singer who for two decades ascended to the top of the pop pyramid with her musical musings about girlhood and broken hearts. A representative for Swift confirmed to CNN that Swift and Kelce were married Friday.
July 04, 2026
Man makes 'miracle' recovery after motorcycle crash
July 06, 2026
How FIFA came to its controversial decision on Folarin Balogun
July 06, 2026
A wildfire burning out of control in southern France has forced the evacuation of over 10,000 people from two dozen small towns and villages
July 06, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Monday he asked FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review a red card issued to U.S. striker Folarin
July 06, 2026
The Belgian soccer federation is demanding an explanation from FIFA about a decision to let U
July 06, 2026
CNN World Sport's Don Riddell speaks with United States midfielder Diego Luna, who missed out on 2026 World Cup selection, about Folarin Balogun's controversial red card in the USA's Round of 32 World Cup win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
July 05, 2026
Marathon Mia, running 26.2 miles for 30 days straight
July 06, 2026
Lifeguard running for Ormond Beach mayor hospitalized after lightning strike
July 06, 2026
West Virginia Attorney General (R) JB McCuskey reacts to the Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday which ruled that states may bar transgender students from playing on girls sports teams.
July 05, 2026
Boy finds living kidney donor in a neighborhood friend
July 06, 2026
Coach receives heartwarming welcome home after freak track meet accident
July 06, 2026
One hundred years ago a book was published that put Spain's biggest bull run festival on the map for millions of readers around the world
July 06, 2026
FIFA stunned the soccer world by allowing the USA’s Folarin Balogun to play on Monday. Trump’s role is under the microscope
July 06, 2026
The United States' World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA suspended striker Folarin Balogun's red-card ban, clearing
July 06, 2026
Europe's benchmark STOXX 600 index pulled back after hitting a record high on Monday as investors cashed in on gains
July 06, 2026
Jude Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart, Harry Kane converted a penalty when England was down to 10 men, and England handed Mexico its first World Cup loss at Estadio Azteca, a wild 3-2 victory to reach the quarterfinals
July 06, 2026
Catcher Eliézer Alfonzo has made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers with his sister and stepmother still missing after Venezuela’s catastrophic earthquakes
July 06, 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised on Monday after making a crude remark about singer Kylie Minogue in a comedy podcast interview,
July 06, 2026
England sees off an immense challenge from Mexico in what may be the best game of the 2026 World Cup
July 06, 2026
Chase Briscoe held off Christopher Bell in NASCAR’s return to Chicagoland Speedway, racing to his first Cup Series victory of the season
July 06, 2026
The United States’ World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA made the unprecedented decision to suspend Folarin
July 05, 2026
Vinícius Júnior had the ball at the penalty spot, a perfect chance to give Brazil the lead
July 06, 2026
Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing individual women’s swimming world record Sunday night, finishing the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes 1.65 seconds at the Canadian trials
July 06, 2026
Eury Pérez was pulled after pitching seven perfect innings Sunday, and the Miami Marlins nearly blew an eight-run lead before holding on for a 9-8 victory over the Athletics
July 06, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday
July 05, 2026
Erling Haaland headed in the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and scored again before the end of regulation time, carrying Norway into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 2-1 win over Brazil that showcased the young striker on soccer’s biggest stage
July 06, 2026
Chris Gotterup has won the John Deere Classic for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last 12 months
July 06, 2026
There’s not usually a clock ticking down in tennis
July 06, 2026
U.S.
July 06, 2026
After all the records Novak Djokovic has broken, the latest one left him rather unimpressed — even though he surpassed his great rival Roger Federer
July 06, 2026
By Gilles Guillaume and America Hernandez PARIS, July 5 - The third stage of the Tour de France that will take place on Monday will be closed to the public due to risks posed by a forest fire raging
July 05, 2026
Mitchell Robinson says the hand injury that left his status uncertain for the New York Knicks’ NBA Finals opener came after he punched a truck amid concern over his brother’s health
July 06, 2026
Charles Leclerc took his first Formula 1 win in nearly two years at the British Grand Prix after standings leader Kimi Antonelli’s challenge was derailed by damage to his car
July 05, 2026
The Trump administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
July 05, 2026
Meet the defining soccer rivalry on display in today’s World Cup action
July 05, 2026
An All-Star snub provided some extra motivation for Sonny Gray on Saturday night, the Boston Red Sox right-hander using the slight for fuel in an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels
July 05, 2026
Dozens of Mexican fans gathered outside the England squad’s hotel with loudspeakers, horns and fireworks in the early hours of Sunday morning, aiming to disrupt players' sleep before their World Cup round-of-16 match against Mexico
July 05, 2026
As Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its fifth year, a group of Ukrainian amateur climbers is trying to build something new: a climbing culture inspired by the sense of community surrounding California’s Yosemite National Park
July 05, 2026
Want to leverage wearable tech like a World Cup athlete? Here are the metrics to track
July 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.”
July 04, 2026
How the Supreme Court has changed on transgender rights since 2020
July 05, 2026
President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday with a campaign-style speech that repeated his
July 04, 2026
The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs were delayed by fog at Wrigley Field for 15 minutes after the sixth inning Saturday night
July 05, 2026
Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes, and Jacob Misiorowski will miss All-Star Game mound appearances due to upcoming starts
July 05, 2026
Multiple big screens adorn Mexico City's Paseo de Reforma in preparation for Sunday's World Cup last-16
July 05, 2026
Kylian Mbappé of France has scored his 19th career World Cup goal
July 05, 2026
Kylian Mbappé scored his 19th career World Cup goal, and France survived stifling heat to beat Paraguay 1-0, sending Les Bleus into the quarterfinals for the fourth straight time
July 05, 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding was the spectacle you expected it to be
July 04, 2026
Mexico has spent 40 years chasing a return to the World Cup quarterfinals
July 05, 2026
Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the World Cup Round of 16 Saturday to make the country the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals more than once
July 05, 2026
That was quite a big brew outside the home ballpark of the Texas Rangers for America’s 250th birthday
July 05, 2026
Reed Hoffmann, a freelance photographer for The Associated Press, captures unique moments at the World Cup
July 05, 2026
Champion eater Joey Chestnut successfully defended his title on Saturday despite consuming fewer hot dogs than a year earlier.
July 05, 2026
Cape Verde’s World Cup team walked into its Miami hotel after getting eliminated from the tournament, almost in disbelief at the scene in the lobby
July 05, 2026
France ekes past Paraguay and everything else to know from Saturday’s World Cup matches
July 05, 2026
Iga Swiatek’s title defense at Wimbledon has ended in a straight-set third-round loss to 21-year-old Alexandra Eala who continues to make history for the Philippines
July 04, 2026
One of Serena Williams' coaches tells The Associated Press that it took some time for her to settle her nerves in her first singles match in nearly four years
July 05, 2026
The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest is marking the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance
July 04, 2026
This weekend, England faces the ultimate road game at this World Cup
July 05, 2026
Georgia lifeguard called a hero after saving young boy from drowning at waterpark
July 05, 2026
Time capsule with items from all 50 U.S. states to be buried in Philadelphia on U.S.' 250th anniversary
July 04, 2026
After a magical day of World Cup action, the Round of 16 kicks off
July 04, 2026
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan has waved a Palestinian flag on the pitch after his team's victory over Australia in the World Cup
July 04, 2026
Serena Williams has withdrawn from her doubles match with sister Venus at Wimbledon due to a right knee injury
July 04, 2026
The Seine used to be a toxic mess. Now it’s the hottest new swim spot in Paris
July 04, 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married
July 03, 2026
This was shaping up to be the Cooper Lutkenhaus Show
July 04, 2026
Lionel Messi has scored again, making Friday’s contest against Cape Verde the record-extending eighth consecutive World Cup match in which Argentina’s captain has delivered at least one goal
July 03, 2026
Shohei Ohtani left Friday night's game against the San Diego Padres with a right biceps issue
July 04, 2026
Pop music megastar Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce are married, the singer's publicist announced on Friday as guests
July 03, 2026
Jhon Arias scored in the opening minutes for Colombia, and Los Cafeteros held on the rest of the way for a 1-0 win over Ghana and a spot in the round of 16 of the World Cup
July 04, 2026
Mike Trout believes he can return from a hamstring injury for the Los Angeles Angels next week, giving him enough time to be ready for the All-Star Game in Philadelphia this month
July 04, 2026
They’re married! Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrate with star-studded MSG party
July 04, 2026
Vozinha's dream was for his mother to see him play at the World Cup, and he achieved that and more
July 04, 2026
Argentina and Cape Verde headed to extra time at the World Cup with their Round of 32 match even at 1-1 on Friday
July 04, 2026
American popstar Taylor Swift and NFL tight end Travis Kelce have gotten married, a spokesperson confirmed on Friday. "Taylor & Travis did not have bridesmaids or groomsmen.
July 04, 2026
When it comes to 1.5-mile tracks, Kyle Larson is always confident
July 04, 2026
Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the deciding goal in a shootout, and Egypt won its debut in the World Cup knockout round by beating Australia 4-2 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw
July 04, 2026
What we know about Trump’s July Fourth fireworks event
July 03, 2026
United States forward Folarin Balogun says he respectfully disagrees with his red card in the 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup
July 04, 2026
JuJu Smith-Schuster, Cooper Kupp and many other NFL players and other prominent sports figures made up part of the star-studded crowd for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden
July 03, 2026
The World Cup match between Mexico and England on Sunday will remain at the original scheduled time despite concerns about a potential afternoon thunderstorm
July 04, 2026
The Philadelphia Flyers are prepared to pay Anaheim center Leo Carlsson the highest annual salary at $18 million since the salary cap era began in 2005, now giving the Ducks seven days to match the offer
July 04, 2026
Novak Djokovic is rewriting the Wimbledon record books
July 03, 2026
Ferrari launched a limited-edition 12-cylinder model with a manual gearbox on Friday, appealing to traditional fans of roaring petrol engines and hands-on driving after the
July 04, 2026
The Texas Attorney General announced an investigation into StubHub Inc on Friday, amid dozens of complaints that World Cup tickets purchased
July 04, 2026
Don’t expect to see Jannik Sinner’s parents in the Royal Box at Wimbledon anytime soon, even though they’re more than welcome
July 04, 2026
More than half of the WNBA’s 180 players didn’t submit their ballots for All-Star starters ahead of this month’s game in Chicago, a person familiar with the balloting told The Associated Press on Friday
July 04, 2026
FIFA's high-tech ball is responsible for one of the most dramatic climaxes to a World Cup match ever
July 03, 2026
LeBron James is at the center of NBA attention despite a wave of trades
July 03, 2026
Silverstone hasn’t changed a bit and yet Lewis Hamilton is ready for a British Grand Prix on a “completely different track.”
July 03, 2026
Expanding to Toronto has done more than add a first international city to the WNBA
July 03, 2026
A dog walker in Buenos Aires has turned a pack of 13 pups into local celebrities by dressing them in Argentina jerseys
July 03, 2026
International soccer fans came to cheer the competing World Cup teams
July 03, 2026
Naomi Osaka’s day out at Wimbledon went much better than plans for her young daughter’s birthday
July 03, 2026
Forecasters say the hottest World Cup tournament match so far this year could hit Saturday afternoon, during the knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia
July 03, 2026
Belgium coach Rudi Garcia says he was not criticizing African soccer when describing “those teams” who lose their tactical shape following his side’s improbable comeback victory over Senegal at the World Cup
July 03, 2026
Doubles players fear for their tennis future after being told by the ATP Tour that tournament sizes and prize money will decrease significantly starting in 2028
July 03, 2026
Georgia man keeps 5-decade Peachtree Road Race tradition alive: "A wonderful journey"
July 03, 2026
Serena Williams’ singles return at Wimbledon was watched by an average of 1.8 million viewers on ESPN, helping make it the network’s biggest audience for a Day 2 at the grass-court Grand Slam
July 03, 2026
How the new World Cup ball helped knock Croatia out with use of technology
July 03, 2026
What it takes to be chosen as a World Cup referee – and how to ref the final
July 03, 2026
How Empire State Building climbers pulled off death-defying stunt: ‘Security always has a blindspot’
July 03, 2026
More than 500 drones have been seized by the FBI since the start of the World Cup. CNN's Pete Muntean explains why.
July 02, 2026
In the 109th minute of a wild, pulsating, nerve-shredding World Cup match for the ages, referee Espen Eskås finally called time
July 03, 2026
Bryce Miller took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night before Nolan Schanuel led off with a bloop single to right field for the Los Angeles Angels
July 03, 2026
Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals and Spain beat Austria 3-0 for its first World Cup victory in a knockout match since winning the title in 2010
July 03, 2026
Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a four-game series between the top two teams in the AL Central
July 03, 2026
Goncalo Ramos headed in a pass from Rafael Leao in stoppage time as Cristiano Ronaldo, who had earlier converted a penalty kick, watched from the bench as Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1, ending Luka Modrić’s fifth bid for a World Cup
July 03, 2026
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said the country's football fans were like a 12th man for the team as thousands of them landed in Miami on Thursday, the eve of their World Cup
July 03, 2026
The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran’s World Cup team
June 24, 2026
Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has the longest shutout streak in World Cup history
July 03, 2026
The Iranian national team has left North America, departing from its World Cup home in Mexico following a tournament marked by repeated disagreements with U.S. officials, flashes of athletic brilliance and, ultimately, disappointment over barely missing out on advancing beyond the group stage
June 30, 2026
The United States has World Cup fever
July 03, 2026
Stewart Cink got off to a great start in a bid to win his third straight senior major
July 03, 2026
A federal judge is demanding firmer commitments from the Trump administration regarding plans to renovate a historic golf course in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes expressed concern Thursday over President Donald Trump's recent social media statements about starting renovations on the East Potomac Golf Links
July 03, 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have married in private ahead of a planned celebration at New York's Madison Square Garden, the New York Post's Page Six reported on Thursday, citing
July 03, 2026
The World Cup has captured the imagination of fans across the United States, no better illustrated than
July 03, 2026
Pop music megastar Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce are married, the New York Post's Page Six reported on Thursday, citing
July 02, 2026
John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” has become the unofficial anthem of the U.S. men’s national soccer team at the World Cup, with players and fans singing it together after victories
July 03, 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding is set to begin at New York's Madison Square Garden at 5 p.m. Friday
July 02, 2026
World Cup fans making their way into Kansas City's match venue are met right across the parking lot by an unmistakable reminder of a U.S.
July 03, 2026
A former U.S.
July 03, 2026
A former Olympian has been indicted on a felony charge for alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
July 03, 2026
Amanda Anisimova served three of her 20 aces in the deciding tiebreaker to hold off Sofia Kenin 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) and reach the third round at Wimbledon as Kate, the Princess of Wales, visited the All England Club
July 02, 2026
Spain waltzes past Austria into the World Cup Round of 16
July 03, 2026
Sal Stewart and Jose Trevino homered off Jacob Misiorowski, and Chase Burns pitched six strong innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Thursday
July 03, 2026
A Maine couple had an unexpected wildlife encounter while heading out for a day of fishing
July 03, 2026
Artist repairs mural of Giannis Antetokounmpo in downtown Milwaukee after vandalism
July 03, 2026
Former Olympic canoeist indicted for allegedly damaging Reflecting Pool
July 03, 2026
Novak Djokovic knows just what it means to have to live up to lofty expectations after years of titles and trophies
July 03, 2026
World Cup fans are being confronted with punishing temperatures in Philadelphia this week, as a heat dome threatened to add extra
July 03, 2026
Jaylen Brown says he's still processing his trade from the Boston Celtics to the Philadelphia 76ers
July 03, 2026
Jaylen Brown is now a Philadelphia 76er after a surprising trade from the Boston Celtics
July 02, 2026
Alex Ovechkin is returning for a 22nd NHL season after re-signing with the Washington Capitals
July 02, 2026
Grass in much of London turned brown last week amid a record heat wave that made Britain and the rest of Europe sizzle
July 03, 2026
Portugal wraps up World Cup stay in Palm Beach Gardens
July 03, 2026
A Massachusetts city home to one of the nation’s largest Cape Verdean communities will impose a nighttime curfew ahead of Cape Verde’s World Cup match against Argentina
July 03, 2026
After weeks of complaints from frustrated fans, StubHub is being sued by customers who say the ticket reseller’s inability to fulfill orders crushed their dreams of going to World Cup
July 02, 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to charities this week ahead of their Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden
July 02, 2026
Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight WNBA All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston
July 02, 2026
NHL free agency has some big names still available, including Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko
July 02, 2026
How FIFA World Cup leftovers are helping feed thousands of families
July 03, 2026
Irish cyclist completes Route 66 journey with pending world record
July 03, 2026
New requirements for sports agents in Louisiana aim to protect student-athletes
July 03, 2026
A judge has ruled that prosecutors are allowed to review medical records related to Tiger Woods’ March vehicle crash and subsequent arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence
July 02, 2026
Man plans to set sail for milestone solo voyage around the world
July 03, 2026
Lando Norris says reports that Max Verstappen has considered a move to McLaren are “a cool thing” to hear but “not a serious thing” as speculation swirls in Formula 1 about a switch which could create a lineup of two champions
July 02, 2026
Malik Tillman is soft-spoken off the field with his interviews often given at a volume just above a whisper
July 02, 2026
Royals honor family of Hallmark artist who designed team's original emblem
July 02, 2026
The USA’s red card controversy explained and why the decision won’t be overturned
July 02, 2026
Princess Kate met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon’s famous Queue and sat next to Andy Murray in a day of rooting on British players at the grass-court Grand Slam
July 02, 2026
New polling from Ipsos Sports, provided exclusively to The Associated Press, shows that the World Cup has excited soccer fans and piqued many Americans’ interest, even as the sport continues to face an uphill climb to reach mainstream popularity in the United States
July 02, 2026
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch addressed security questions Wednesday regarding the highly-anticipated wedding celebration of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce that is expected to take place at Madison Square Garden this week, two sources told CNN.
July 01, 2026
U.S. automakers have long infused their marketing campaigns with American pride and imagery.
July 02, 2026
Folarin Balogun’s red card will be hotly debated, but it revealed something about the USA that can’t be taken away
July 02, 2026
The number of Americans expected to travel into the weekend as the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary is expected to rise modestly this year,
July 02, 2026
It is a city bathed in the orange-and-blue afterglow of a Knicks championship
July 02, 2026
The USA holds on for historic World Cup win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, advance to play Belgium
July 02, 2026
How you decide which of more than 30 soccer jerseys to wear to your team’s World Cup game
July 02, 2026
Securing America’s 250: Law enforcement faces shifting plans and World Cup demands
July 02, 2026
Have tennis outfits always been this outrageous? Kind of
July 02, 2026
Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup before being sent off with a red card in the second half, and Malik Tillman converted on a free kick to give the 10-man United States squad a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina to advance to the round of 16
July 02, 2026
The Boston Celtics are trading 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George and a slew of draft capital in yet another blockbuster offseason move in the NBA, a person with knowledge of the terms said Wednesday
July 02, 2026
Former NFL star Chris Johnson is bringing back the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness of ALS as he fights the fatal nervous system disease
July 02, 2026
Two-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie Sergei Bobrovsky signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Maple Leafs
July 01, 2026
Drone seizures and arrests for flying too close to World Cup events: Here’s where to operate legally
July 02, 2026
Belgium stages a dramatic comeback to beat Senegal 3-2 in the World Cup
July 02, 2026
World Cup fans have sued StubHub Inc, accusing the resale platform of failing to deliver expensive tickets they bought on the secondary
July 02, 2026
Christian Pulisic has returned to a much-changed United States starting 11 for the round-of-32 clash against Bosnia on Wednesday.
July 02, 2026
World Cup serves up huge drama as England survive DR Congo and Belgium comes back from two goals down to beat Senegal
July 02, 2026
A 104-match, 39-day World Cup held across three countries might be a heavy slog for the players, but spare a thought for the broadcasters.
July 02, 2026
Malik Beasley’s lawyer said the indicted former NBA star “wants to move on with his life” after pleading not guilty to charges that he altered his play in certain games to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts
July 02, 2026
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day
July 02, 2026
An Ohio judge will make a ruling next week on a preliminary injunction request from 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA in a state court, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition
July 02, 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will host their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night
July 02, 2026
Add Norman Powell to the list of this past season’s All-Stars who are changing addresses this summer in NBA free agency
July 01, 2026
Sandra Lith came to the front of Ms.
July 02, 2026
The fifth-largest public school district in Kansas said on Wednesday it disagreed with the Trump administration's accusation that it violated federal
July 02, 2026
Barbora Krejcikova needed seven match points to knock French Open champion Mirra Andreeva out of Wimbledon in the biggest upset of the women’s tournament so far
July 01, 2026
Standout U.S. national soccer team player Christian Pulisic hails from Hershey, Pennsylvania
July 01, 2026
Brother of former Falcons star, current Ravens player Calais Campbell charged in mother's Atlanta murder
July 02, 2026
Harry Kane scored two second-half goals to help England rally for a 2-1 victory over Congo and a spot in the round of 16 at the World Cup
July 01, 2026
A brother of NFL player Calais Campbell has been charged with murdering their mother in Atlanta
July 01, 2026
The New York Police Department is bracing for a slew of massive Independence Day celebrations along with a World Cup match this weekend, scrambling thousands of officers on land, sea and air to handle security measures as an intense heat wave bears down on the region
July 02, 2026
Mexican health authorities report that four people died during celebrations in downtown Mexico City
July 01, 2026
America has come to a landmark moment of pride and patriotism — and a time of division and doubt
July 01, 2026
Bob Uecker mural in downtown Milwaukee unveiled with tailgate-themed celebration
July 02, 2026
Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized Wednesday for shouting “sit down, boy!”
July 01, 2026
Constellation Brands is seeing a rebound in U.S. beer sales after a sluggish start to 2026, as a flurry of major sporting events such as the NBA Finals and
July 01, 2026
World Cup players have been warned about a new rule that results in a red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player
July 01, 2026
Online gaming community raises more than $2,000 to help flood victim rebuild
July 01, 2026
Pop titan Taylor Swift’s marriage to NFL star Travis Kelce capped a three-year courtship that has often played out in public, captivating their fans.
July 01, 2026
Firefighter overcomes deadly infection to reach powerlifting nationals
July 01, 2026
Shares of Nike rose on Wednesday as investors assessed CEO Elliott Hill's efforts to revive growth, though the sportswear giant's persistent sales
July 01, 2026
Everything we’re seeing in New York City as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s expected wedding celebrations approach
July 01, 2026
The U.S. team spent Monday like millions of other interested followers of the World Cup
July 01, 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding celebration is expected to be a multi-day event at New York's Madison Square Garden, CNN's Gloria Pazmino reports.
July 01, 2026
Team USA aims to win first World Cup knockout match since 2002
July 01, 2026
CNN's Wolf Blitzer speaks with ACLU Senior Counsel Joshua Block after the Supreme Court lets states ban trans athletes from playing on girl's sports teams. Block also represented plaintiff Becky Pepper-Jackson and argued on her behalf in front of the Supreme Court. Block spoke about her courage and what this case means for other trans athletes.
July 01, 2026
There were still serves beyond 120 mph
July 01, 2026
The romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce played out in public but the pop icon and NFL star have so far succeeded in keeping plans for the
July 01, 2026
Serena Williams will do everything to be ready for her Wimbledon doubles campaign alongside older sister Venus after sustaining a knee injury during
July 01, 2026
Across the country, experts are watching to see whether the World Cup will give a boost to youth soccer and mint fans for decades to come
July 01, 2026
LeBron James has announced he's returning for at least one more NBA season but won't be with the Los Angeles Lakers
July 01, 2026
Mexico batters Ecuador and everything else you need to know about Tuesday’s World Cup action
July 01, 2026
Canada's world-famous Calgary Stampede kicks off on Friday, but a push by Alberta separatists to begin the process of
July 01, 2026
Four people died, three of asphyxiation, during late night street celebrations in Mexico City after hundreds of thousands of fans
July 01, 2026
In May 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a voter-passed Colorado measure that had denied gay people legal protections against discrimination.
July 01, 2026
The United States men’s national team is tired of hearing about its traditional shortcomings in World Cup knockout matches
July 01, 2026
Ecuador’s Piero Hincapié has become the second player to be issued a red card at the World Cup under FIFA’s new rule that calls for a player to be sent off for covering their mouth during a confrontational exchange with an opponent
July 01, 2026
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was ejected for a second straight game following a heated exchange with Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli
July 01, 2026
Guardians rookie left fielder Cooper Ingle lost track of the number of outs in the seventh inning and casually tossed the live ball into the stands as a souvenir, allowing the Texas Rangers to score the go-ahead run
July 01, 2026
Nike signaled on Tuesday that CEO Elliott Hill's turnaround strategy still faces significant obstacles, as persistent weakness in China and a
July 01, 2026
Kylian Mbappé put France ahead with a brilliant crossover step in the 45th minute and added a second-half goal to break a World Cup knockout round scoring record, and Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 to set up a round of 16 match against Paraguay
July 01, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his scheduled pitching start Wednesday against the Athletics to get some extra rest, manager Dave Roberts said
July 01, 2026
A person with knowledge of the trade says Kawhi Leonard is headed back to the Toronto Raptors, after they struck a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers to reunite with the player who led their run to the 2019 NBA championship
July 01, 2026
Supreme Court lets states ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams
June 30, 2026
Before moving his attention to the knockout round of the World Cup, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino had to resolve one issue from the group stage
July 01, 2026
The Florida Panthers have traded for their second goaltender in as many days, acquiring Jacob Markstrom from the New Jersey Devils
June 30, 2026
France forward Kylian Mbappé scored his 17th and 18th goals at the World Cup, moving one behind Lionel Messi on the tournament’s all-time list and tying him with the Argentina great in the race for the Golden Boot at this year's tournament with six apiece
July 01, 2026
The NBA is going back to college this coming season, bringing the NBA Cup championship game to Butler’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
July 01, 2026
When Serena Williams accepted an offer to play singles at Wimbledon, Maya Joint got to thinking
July 01, 2026
Brendan Sorsby is moving on to 2027
July 01, 2026
Serena Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6) 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in her first professional singles match in nearly four years in the opening round of Wimbledon
June 30, 2026
The World Cup is in the lose-and-go-home stage of the tournament and the pressure keeps rising with every minute of every match
July 01, 2026
Supreme Court upholds transgender sports bans: What to know and what’s next
July 01, 2026
Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas said she has received death threats and been called racial slurs in the aftermath of her one-game suspension after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark’s throat in last week’s matchup against Indiana
July 01, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress
July 01, 2026
Serena Williams loses Wimbledon first-round thriller, her first singles match since 2022
July 01, 2026
LeBron James thanked the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday for allowing him to wear the storied team's purple and gold colours after the NBA club wished "one of the greatest athletes
June 30, 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding celebration expected at Madison Square Garden this week, sources say
July 01, 2026
LeBron James will not be back with the Los Angeles Lakers and plans to play a record-extending 24th NBA season elsewhere
June 30, 2026
Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute and Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time, advancing to the round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast
July 01, 2026
Mexican fans in Monterrey are embracing the World Cup spirit, even though their national team isn't playing in the city
July 01, 2026
The PGA Tour season is still seeking definition
July 01, 2026
The U.S.
June 30, 2026
The U.S.
July 03, 2025
Two major Mexican seizures of cocaine this month, including a rare bust in a state neighboring Mexico City, suggest the cartels are moving greater
June 30, 2026
Ben Shelton wasted a match point in the fifth-set tiebreaker against qualifier Otto Virtanen at Wimbledon in what the fourth-seeded American called “one of the toughest losses of my career.”
June 30, 2026
Denmark's parliament has asked the IOC to recognize its territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands as independent Olympic teams
June 30, 2026
Las Vegas star Aja Wilson has been ruled out of the Commissioner Cup final against New York on Tuesday night because of a right leg injury
June 30, 2026
Center Kristaps Porzingis has reached agreement on a two-year, $40 million contract to remain with the Golden State Warriors, who announced the deal
June 30, 2026
LeBron James will leave the Lakers and hit the free agent market
June 30, 2026
Milwaukee Brewers, Forward Latino unite for Venezuelan emergency relief effort in wake of deadly earthquakes
June 30, 2026
Witness to skydiving plane crash went skydiving again hours after tragedy
June 30, 2026
The U.S.
June 30, 2026
France is one of the heavy favorites to win the World Cup. This is what makes them so good
June 30, 2026
Russian skaters can return to world championships and Grand Prix events next season as neutral athletes for the first time since the full military invasion of Ukraine
June 30, 2026
Getting to the knockout rounds of the World Cup is nothing new for the United States
June 30, 2026
Another World Cup, another early exit
June 30, 2026
The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people
June 30, 2026
Coco Gauff says she was brought to tears by a “pushy” anti-doping tester
June 30, 2026
Flying high in their best-ever start to a season, the San Jose Earthquakes rule soccer in these parts of California, but
June 30, 2026
When Erling Haaland’s youth coaches realized he was something special
June 16, 2026
A soccer star’s Birkin collection is turning heads at the World Cup
June 30, 2026
Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw
June 30, 2026
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras knows people in Venezuela are suffering after two massive earthquakes
June 30, 2026
Extreme heat will greet fans and players this week at the World Cup, as an imposing "heat dome" settles over the central and eastern United States - plus
June 30, 2026
José Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and Paraguay beat Germany 4-3 on penalties to earn the biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup
June 30, 2026
Sportsbook operators are seeing record betting on this year's World Cup
June 30, 2026
Police and firefighters providing public safety at the World Cup are proudly wearing special gold badges on their uniforms,
June 30, 2026
LeBron James is once again the focus of NBA free agency
June 29, 2026
Anticipation is building at Wimbledon for Serena Williams’ first singles match in nearly four years
June 30, 2026
Ja Morant is headed to Portland, after the Trail Blazers and Memphis agreed on a trade Monday that sees the Grizzlies starting anew and gives the two-time All-Star a chance to revive his career
June 30, 2026
U.S. captain Tim Ream says his teammates all recognize the golden opportunity in front of them to make their nation’s best World Cup run in their home tournament over the following days
June 30, 2026
The NFL’s Detroit Lions have announced that they've released cornerback Terrion Arnold
June 30, 2026
Flooding at Cheney Lake leads to multiple campground closures, evacuations and more
June 30, 2026
A suspected drive-by shooting in San Jose, California, that killed one person and injured another near the Bay Area's main
June 29, 2026
Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal late in injury time to give five-time champion Brazil a 2-1 win over Japan in the round of 32 at the World Cup
June 30, 2026
Former National Basketball Association players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted on gambling-related charges, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday,
June 29, 2026
Novak Djokovic witnessed a proposal in the crowd during his opening Wimbledon match on Centre Court on Monday and was quick to ask for an invitation to the wedding
June 30, 2026
The New York Liberty or Las Vegas Aces will make history on Tuesday in the Commissioner’s Cup championship as the winner will become the first franchise to win the in-season tournament twice
June 29, 2026
University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders says he feels like his younger self again after undergoing surgery to remove his cancerous bladder last year
June 29, 2026
Wimbledon’s strict rules about all-white clothing didn’t prevent Naomi Osaka from making another fashion statement as she walked onto the grass at the All England Club
June 29, 2026
Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government’s gambling investigation
June 29, 2026
Alligator bites, kills woman swimming in the Little Big Econ River, FWC says
June 30, 2026
Defending champion Jannik Sinner had to come back from a set down twice and regain his composure following a worrisome tumble to the grass in a five-set victory over 50th-ranked Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of Wimbledon
June 29, 2026
Pete Alonso played his 500th consecutive game this week
June 29, 2026
Viktor Hovland needed only one hole to beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the Travelers Championship
June 29, 2026
Father and son take the field for Tucson Old Timers baseball
June 29, 2026
Chris Johnson, one of nine players in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season who made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three years with the Tennessee Titans, has revealed in a television interview that he has ALS
June 29, 2026
The first Round of 32 in World Cup history is here. There’s a real debate over whether it will be good for the tournament
June 29, 2026
Australian striker Sam Kerr is joining Gotham FC in the National Women’s Soccer League after spending the past six-plus seasons with Chelsea
June 29, 2026
Brazil hopes to end a 24-year wait for World Cup glory. The pressure has never been greater
June 13, 2026
How Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin have helped Wimbledon champion Iga Świątek
June 29, 2026
Kate, Princess of Wales, climbs Britain’s three highest peaks in 24 hours to raise money for cancer hospital
June 29, 2026
CNN World Sport's Don Riddell discusses the key to mastering penalty shootouts with Geir Jordet, professor of Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
June 27, 2026
Landon Donovan believes the USA can win the World Cup. They just need a lot of good breaks
June 29, 2026
One person was killed and another seriously injured on Sunday in a shooting at a popular entertainment spot in San Jose, California, that has
June 29, 2026
Sonny Gray was almost overloaded with reasons to celebrate
June 29, 2026
Jarren Duran singled home the winning run to cap a three-run rally in the 10th inning after Boston blew a two-run lead in the ninth, and the Red Sox finished a four-game sweep of the rival New York Yankees with a 5-4 victory
June 29, 2026
World Cup viewership is booming in the US as knockout rounds begin
June 29, 2026
It is rare that a New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game gets preempted for anything, especially on network television
June 29, 2026
Nelly Korda moved within three strokes of the lead as she made the turn in the final round of the Women’s PGA Championship and birdied the 10th hole before fading down the stretch
June 29, 2026
In a region boasting vast tech wealth and global corporate influence, the San Francisco Bay Area's humble World Cup schedule landed with a
June 29, 2026
Scottie Scheffler celebrated as though he won and it must have felt that way
June 29, 2026
Haeran Ryu recovered from a rough start to secure her first career major title by winning the Women’s PGA Championship by two strokes over Ina Yoon
June 29, 2026
Stephen Eustáquio scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, and Canada beat South Africa 1-0 for its first knockout match victory in a World Cup
June 29, 2026
President Donald Trump surveyed his construction projects around the nation's capital, suggesting his redevelopment of the East Potomac Golf Links could host major tournaments
June 29, 2026
Pride Month celebrations peaked with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on Sunday
June 28, 2026
American swimmer Gretchen Walsh has broken the world record in the women's 50 meter freestyle, just nine days after her training partner Kate Douglass had set a new mark in the sprint distance
June 29, 2026
South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday after the team’s quick elimination from the World Cup drew a harsh condemnation from the country’s president, who called the coach “incapable” and ordered a complete review of the national team program
June 29, 2026
U.S.
June 29, 2026
The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw
June 28, 2026
Spending billions of dollars and attracting some of soccer’s biggest stars doesn’t guarantee success at the World Cup
June 29, 2026
A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Hornets are trading forward Miles Bridges, a 2029 first-round draft pick and a 2027 second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Grayson Allen, forward Royce O’Neale and a 2033 first-round pick
June 29, 2026
Skier Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of what Serena Williams is going through as she prepares to play both singles and doubles at Wimbledon at age 44
June 29, 2026
Leftovers from World Cup watch parties are feeding the needy in New Jersey: "A gift to our communities"
June 29, 2026
Teacher visiting every FBS stadium while bridging gap between LGBTQ+ community, sports world
June 29, 2026
Every day is soccer jersey day
June 28, 2026
George Russell is firmly back in Formula 1 title contention after turning his controversial pole position into a dominant win at the Austrian Grand Prix
June 28, 2026
Serena Williams had to talk herself into accepting Wimbledon’s offer to play singles
June 28, 2026
Canada faces an unprecedented World Cup situation as the knockout rounds begin
June 28, 2026
The Great American State Fair has kicked off on the National Mall in Washington
June 27, 2026
New York City’s last horse track is on its final stretch
June 27, 2026
Austria and Algeria played to a thrilling 3-3 draw Saturday night in what amounted to a win-win result in their World Cup group-stage finale, allowing both to advance to the knockout round while eliminating Iran from the tournament
June 28, 2026
Lionel Messi has become the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup games while extending his all-time scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina’s group stage finale against Jordan
June 28, 2026
Congo has advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time by rallying to a 3-1 win against Uzbekistan
June 28, 2026
Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed by the United States
June 28, 2026
Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane scored early in the second half, lifting England over Panama 2-0 and into what appears to be a more favorable bracket for the World Cup’s knockout phrase
June 28, 2026
Viktor Hovland waited until the final hole to take the lead over Scottie Scheffler in the Travelers Championship
June 28, 2026
Born eight minutes earlier than his twin brother Liam, Marcus Ruck is fine with ceding NHL draft bragging rights
June 28, 2026
As the White Sox were slugging their way to a 22-1 victory over the Royals on Friday night, former player Ron Kittle was getting married in a ballpark suite with Chicago chairman Jerry Reinsdorf officiating
June 28, 2026
The prize money protest by top players that started at the French Open has continued at Wimbledon
June 27, 2026
World Cup fever has gripped Houston but across the city the unmistakable sound of leather ball on willow bat can be heard as baseball mounds give way to
June 27, 2026
Iga Swiatek is the defending champion
June 27, 2026
Going into the final day of group play at the World Cup, there are essentially eight teams vying for four spots in the round of 32
June 27, 2026
Candace Parker’s basketball journey has come full circle
June 27, 2026
It started with a whimsical idea
June 28, 2026
The remaking of the St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs took another step forward with a trade between them
June 27, 2026
Qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix has ended in controversy after Mercedes’ George Russell was credited with pole position despite a yellow flag for a dramatic crash by Max Verstappen
June 27, 2026
Carlos Mendoza is out
June 27, 2026
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together
June 27, 2026
The World Cup game that no one wants to win
June 27, 2026
Panini stickers have been an iconic World Cup collectible going all the way back to 1970, when four Italian brothers began to print images of the players for fans
June 27, 2026
Reports are swirling about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce possibly getting married at New York's Madison Square Garden
June 27, 2026
Iran captain Mehdi Taremi questioned whether his side were welcome at the World Cup, strongly criticising the conditions they are playing under in the United
June 27, 2026
Egypt advanced past the group stage at the World Cup for the first time while Iran will have to wait one day to find out its fate after the two teams played to a 1-1 draw
June 27, 2026
The World Cup's Round of 32 is almost set after over two weeks of competition across three countries
June 27, 2026
Walker Buehler usually pitched superbly against the San Diego Padres during the near-decade he spent wearing Dodger Blue
June 27, 2026
Rainbow flags fluttered among the sea of Iranian and Egyptian banners at Seattle’s World Cup stadium, as teams from two of the most repressive countries for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people took to the field
June 26, 2026
Drop thousands of Argentina fans into Texas for the World Cup and the debate is inevitable
June 27, 2026
Cape Verde completed an improbable run through the group stage with a third straight World Cup draw to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the knockout round following a 0-0 result against Saudi Arabia
June 27, 2026
The Toronto Maple Leafs have selected Penn State forward Gavin McKenna with the No. 1 NHL draft pick
June 26, 2026
Spain has defeated Uruguay 1-0 after another goalkeeping mistake by Fernando Muslera to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup and eliminate the South American powerhouse
June 27, 2026
The Los Angeles Angels have fired general manager Perry Minasian midway through their sixth consecutive disappointing season under his leadership
June 27, 2026
The New York Rangers are trying to supercharge their retooling effort by acquiring winger Pavel Dorofeyev's rights from Vegas for the Nos
June 26, 2026
Jeremy Wright knew exactly what he wanted to gift his wife, Sarah, for Christmas last year: tickets to a World Cup soccer game.
June 27, 2026
Ina Yoon stretched her lead at the Women’s PGA Championship with a second-round 69 that put her five strokes up on the second-place pack after another strong South Korean showing
June 27, 2026
Colombia's soccer team is set to play Portugal on Saturday in a World Cup match at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium
June 27, 2026
Carlos Mendoza has been fired as manager of the underperforming New York Mets and replaced by Andy Green
June 26, 2026
Lionel Messi will not start when defending World Cup champion Argentina plays its group finale
June 27, 2026
Mike Trout says he is unlikely to participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby in Philadelphia because of his strained right hamstring
June 27, 2026
The United States has seized nearly 400 internet domains that were being used to illegally stream the World Cup, officials said on Friday, describing the
June 27, 2026
France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Kylian Mbappé, to help his team beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup
June 27, 2026
Quarterback Brendan Sorsby won’t be kick-starting his pro football career in Canada
June 27, 2026
A person with knowledge of the deal says Jose Alvarado will return to the New York Knicks on a multiyear contract
June 27, 2026
Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss says he doesn't agree with comments first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin made last month that Ole Miss’ past embrace of Confederate symbols made recruiting Black players more difficult
June 27, 2026
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
June 27, 2026
Scottie Scheffler was 25 feet away from his second sub-60 round on the PGA Tour
June 27, 2026
Prediction markets go wild with Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding questions
June 27, 2026
A special guest crashed Portugal coach Roberto Martínez’s news conference Friday: Grammy winner Dua Lipa
June 27, 2026
As the United States men's national soccer team advances in the World Cup, fans from Wall Street to the wider world have an unexpected patron to
June 26, 2026
In a World Cup beset by criticism over pricing, Atlanta Stadium, and the city as a whole, are providing relief to the wallets of soccer supporters, with
June 26, 2026
A standout at the World Cup, Deniz Undav is playing for Germany while representing his Yazidi and Kurdish heritage
June 26, 2026
Marina Mabrey had one of the best shooting nights in WNBA history, matching the league record of 53 points
June 26, 2026
As group play winds down at the World Cup, the biggest intrigue might not be who finishes first in a four-team group
June 26, 2026
Caitlin Clark will miss Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks while she recovers from a back injury she suffered against Phoenix on Wednesday
June 26, 2026
Why Seattle’s Pride match has caused outrage for the two teams playing in it
June 26, 2026
An Idaho prosecutor says she's dropping misdemeanor drug charges against Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller
June 26, 2026
AC Milan has named Massimo Calvelli as CEO as it aims to bring a winning culture back to the club
June 26, 2026
MLB's owners recently proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, which would be a huge change for the sport
June 26, 2026
Lululemon shareholders have elected three management-backed directors, including former Levi Strauss chief Chip Bergh, cementing the settlement of a bruising
June 26, 2026
You always hurt the ones you love
June 26, 2026
The Diamond League track and field meeting in Paris will proceed as planned despite a historic heat wave
June 26, 2026
Christian Pulisic returned to the field for the United States just in time to warm up for the World Cup games that really matter starting next week
June 26, 2026
A last-second goal ends the World Cup honeymoon for Mauricio Pochettino and the USA. Now the real work begins
June 26, 2026
Kaan Ayhan scored on the final kick of the match, and Turkey beat the United States 3-2 for its only win of the World Cup
June 26, 2026
Australia and Paraguay played to a 0-0 draw in a result that clinched a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup for the Socceroos and will likely be enough for the Paraguayans to advance
June 26, 2026
Serena Williams will find out who she’s facing in the first round at Wimbledon — for her first singles match in nearly four years, and at age 44
June 26, 2026
Iran's coach and FIFA officials have refused to answer questions about a World Cup “Pride Match” in Seattle
June 26, 2026
In designing the uniforms for this year's World Cup, Nike and other apparel makers sought to channel national pride and maximize comfort
June 26, 2026
Turkey grabs a last-second winner to give USA its first defeat of the World Cup
June 25, 2026
Marina Mabrey matched the WNBA scoring record with 53 points to help the Toronto Tempo rout the Los Angeles Sparks 125-97 on Thursday night
June 26, 2026
The World Cup has reached its midpoint with 54 matches completed and 50 to go before the final in East Rutherford, New Jersey
June 25, 2026
U.S. winger Christian Pulisic starts on the bench for a Group D match in which the U.S. and Turkey make wholesale changes.
June 26, 2026
Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead and Anthony Elanga took it away six minutes later, giving Sweden a 1-1 draw that sent both teams to the knockout round of the World Cup
June 26, 2026
The parents of former NFL running back Doug Martin have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Oakland, California, police officers and an ambulance company
June 26, 2026
Brian Brobbey scored his third goal of the World Cup, and the Netherlands got a pair of goals that deflected off Tunisia and into its own net in a 3-1 victory that gave the Dutch the top spot in Group F
June 26, 2026
Major League Baseball proposed limiting most free agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team’s salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation, fleshing out details of a salary cap plan likely to spark a confrontation with the players’ association that could lead to the first loss of regular-season games since 1995
June 26, 2026
Gonzalo Plata poked the ball past Manuel Neuer in the 77th minute and Ecuador advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup by rallying for a 2-1 win over Germany
June 26, 2026
A 74-year-old man convicted of killing his wife has become the oldest person to be executed in modern Florida times
June 25, 2026
Eric Cole left the Travelers Championship early last year because of a nasty stomach issue
June 26, 2026
With a 110-foot (33.5-meter) Ferris wheel, a rodeo demonstration and an eye-popping array of junk food, "The Great American State Fair" opened on
June 26, 2026
Woman fired from job after Knicks trash can theft
June 26, 2026
Detroit Lions player Terrion Arnold has been charged in Tampa, Florida, with leading a plot to detain and pistol-whip three people whom he believed had stolen from him
June 25, 2026
Two days after taking the 6-foot-9 star out of BYU with the top pick in the NBA draft, the Washington Wizards introduced AJ Dybantsa at a hotel overlooking the Potomac River
June 26, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has received a special gift from former Chicago White Sox catcher A
June 26, 2026
The WNBA has suspended Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas for one game after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark’s throat in Wednesday night’s matchup against Indiana
June 26, 2026
Kansas City boy recovering from burns sends birthday message to Lionel Messi
June 26, 2026
Haiti’s World Cup run ends with a Supreme Court ruling striking a blow to many fans
June 26, 2026
Soccer fan aims to watch all 104 World Cup matches live from a couch in Sacramento
June 26, 2026
Man charged with stalking and harassing Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham
June 26, 2026
Denver Transplant Games sets Guinness World Record for most living donors, recipients in one place at one time
June 26, 2026
Student chosen to walk out World Cup players for pre-match ceremonies
June 26, 2026
Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin revealed Thursday she played through a torn ACL and a torn meniscus in her right knee to help the team capture the PWHL championship and is expected to be out indefinitely after surgery set for late July
June 25, 2026
Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert says her ovarian cancer has returned and treatment will prevent her from attending Wimbledon this year
June 25, 2026
Everything you need to know as the World Cup – including Team USA – sprints toward the knockout rounds
June 25, 2026
The Chicago Cubs have patched a hole in their depleted rotation by acquiring struggling left-hander David Peterson in a trade with the New York Mets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal
June 25, 2026
The X Games is out to show there are riskier moves in action sports than flying upside down above a halfpipe
June 25, 2026
Formula 1 drivers will carry extra cooling gear for this week’s Austrian Grand Prix after “heat hazard” rules were activated as hot weather causes disruption across Europe
June 25, 2026
A French soccer player with a second-division club has died from drowning during the heat wave that has gripped France
June 25, 2026
A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade point guard LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round draft pick, three first-round pick swaps and three future second-round picks
June 25, 2026
The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder were thinking big
June 25, 2026
Mateo Chávez and Julián Quiñones scored goals in a six-minute span early in the second half, and Mexico beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to win all three of its World Cup group-stage matches for the first time
June 25, 2026
South Africa advanced to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Wednesday night
June 25, 2026
Thanks to a historic doubleheader performance Wednesday, Dansby Swanson is now the author of the best four-game series in Chicago Cubs history — with one game to spare
June 25, 2026
Vinícius Júnior is proving his critics wrong at the World Cup
June 25, 2026
Rubén Vargas and Johan Manzambi both scored to give Switzerland a 2-1 victory over Canada at the World Cup as both teams advanced to the knockout round
June 25, 2026
Caitlin Clark left the Indiana Fever’s loss to Phoenix with a back injury in the third quarter
June 25, 2026
Fans at Mexico’s final World Cup group stage match on Wednesday chanted a slur that has previously led to fines against the country’s soccer federation
June 25, 2026
Some of New York’s biggest basketball heroes were second-round draft picks
June 24, 2026
The United States returns to the pitch for its final World Cup group-stage game with some decisions to make
June 25, 2026
Ghislaine Maxwell argued in a new court filing that Jeffrey Epstein documents released this year contained evidence her rights were violated before
June 25, 2026
Vinícius Júnior scored two goals, Matheus Cunha also scored and five-time World Cup champion Brazil beat Scotland 3-0, advancing to the knockout stage as the Group C winner
June 25, 2026
An Indiana man has been charged on accusations he stalked WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and sent her threatening and explicit messages on social media
June 25, 2026
The Sabres dealt Alex Tuch to the Washington Capitals in a sign-and-trade deal that got the veteran forward his desired long-term contract, with Buffalo acquiring assets in return for a player the team anticipated losing in free agency
June 25, 2026
The latest stop for Nelly Korda in this busy summer is the Women’s PGA Championship in Minnesota
June 25, 2026
Francisco Lindor is ready to rejoin the New York Mets just as Juan Soto deals with a back injury that may sideline him beyond Wednesday
June 24, 2026
A viral sensation from this World Cup, Merlín the duck was at Mexico City's stadium before the national team's match against the Czech Republic
June 25, 2026
Christian Pulisic says he feels “great” now after missing one World Cup match with a calf injury
June 25, 2026
Live Nation lawyers have revealed that President Donald Trump spoke personally with the chief executive of Live Nation in the weeks before the Justice Department abruptly settled its longstanding antitrust lawsuit against the entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary
June 25, 2026
Mauricio Pochettino says he was surprised and naive when he took over the U.S. team nearly two years before the World Cup
June 25, 2026
Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum is out indefinitely with a lower left leg injury
June 25, 2026
Fifteen college basketball players filed a lawsuit in an Ohio state court claiming the NCAA's new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition
June 25, 2026
Ready for it?
June 24, 2026
‘I am a living statue’: How DR Congo’s most famous soccer fan is keeping Patrice Lumumba’s legacy alive
June 25, 2026
U.S. agencies have seized over 300 drones near FIFA World Cup venues since the tournament began on June 11, the Transportation Security Administration said on
June 23, 2026
Indiana teammates Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark are 1-2 in the fan voting for this year’s All-Star game
June 25, 2026
Social media posts are focusing on what Norway is feeding its athletes as the team excels at the World Cup
June 25, 2026
While most of the soccer world is focused on the men at the World Cup, the countdown has begun for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil
June 25, 2026
Vozinha, one of the sensations of the World Cup, is looking for a new club
June 25, 2026
"Are we sure this isn't Travis [Kelce]?" NH police seek purse theft suspect they say looks like the NFL star.
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is feeling optimistic about his Wimbledon title defense after sweating through an exhibition match in a heat wave and confirming he underwent testing following his physical meltdown at the French Open
June 24, 2026
Scottie Scheffler says the Travelers Championship has a unique challenge following the U.S. Open
June 24, 2026
The IOC has set a target of 2029 to pick a 2036 Olympics host in a currently stalled contest that has long been targeted by India and Qatar
June 24, 2026
Duke sophomore guard Isaiah Evans is among the top talent still available heading into the second round of the NBA draft
June 24, 2026
U.S. host officials "caused problems" for Iran forward Mehdi Taremi and assistant coach Saeed Alhoei, delaying their delegation as they travelled to Seattle for the World Cup match
June 25, 2026
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a $100 million strategic investment in immersive technology firm Cosm on Wednesday, marking a push by the Hollywood studio to extend its film
June 25, 2026
Christian Pulisic said he was feeling positive about his recovery from a calf injury and hopes to play a role in the United States' final World
June 25, 2026
Christian Pulisic hopes to play in USA’s final World Cup group stage match against Turkey
June 25, 2026
Bill DeWitt III has been named chief executive officer of the St. Louis Cardinals after serving as team president since 2008
June 25, 2026
Soccer fans streaming into stadiums for World Cup matches have been shocked to find they can't take their big purses or
June 24, 2026
Blind and visually impaired Vermont kids step outside of their comfort zones learning to skateboard
June 25, 2026
Olympian Jessie Diggins visited Capitol Hill with her four medals in hand to advocate for clean air, clean water and a healthy planet
June 24, 2026
Couple renews vows at water park as part of Guinness World Record attempt
June 24, 2026
Austin Reaves is re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year contract worth $185 million, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press
June 24, 2026
What to know about how teams qualify for the World Cup knockout round and which squads need to do what today
June 24, 2026
The International Olympic Committee is to pay more than $100 million to athletes
June 24, 2026
Netherlands fans aim to break world record decibel mark at World Cup match
June 24, 2026
Oklahoma wins 2026 CWS as fans cherish one last day of the tournament
June 24, 2026
Seattle's LGBTQ community members say they hope that this Friday's World Cup "Pride Match" between Egypt
June 24, 2026
Brazil great Ronaldinho has signed with Italian Serie C club Ravenna at age 46 and more than a decade after retiring
June 24, 2026
Norma Laguna's daughter Idaly Juache was a striker for a soccer team in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, a stone's throw from
June 24, 2026
The Scotsman who leveled up Brazil’s beautiful game
June 24, 2026
After his team got rained out two days in a row, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell sounded a little miffed about the second one
June 24, 2026
Why does a ‘draw’ sometimes feel like a win?
June 24, 2026
England dominated possession but came up empty on several late scoring opportunities in a 0-0 draw with Ghana at the World Cup
June 24, 2026
Zack Gelof carried a 24-game hitting streak into the Athletics' matchup with the Giants
June 24, 2026
The players selected in Tuesday's first round of the 2026 NBA draft
June 24, 2026
Tebas: Infantino should resign for 'destroying the football industry'
Hegseth is facing questions from senators over funding for the Iran war
6,600 noncitizens registered to vote after error in New Jersey motor vehicle system, governor says
After nearly 250 years, final Revolutionary War cannon fragment recovered from Lake Champlain
NFL training camps set to open with 10 new head coaches, several QB changes and plenty of hope
Appeals court upholds White House adviser Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress convictions