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Nick Kurtz becomes first MLB rookie to hit four home runs in one game
(CNN) — Nick Kurtz made baseball history on Friday night, becoming the first MLB rookie ever to hit four home runs in a single game, during the Athletics’ 15-3 win over the Houston Astros.The 22-year-old’s performance – one of the…
Yu Zidi: The 12-year-old Chinese phenom who just finished 0.06 seconds off a world championship medal
(CNN) — At just 12 years old, China’s Yu Zidi is already one of the fastest swimmers in the world.Her times are so quick in fact, that she is currently competing – and impressing – at the World Aquatics Championships…
Former racing driver Martin Donnelly had a ‘reality check’ seeing his near-fatal crash recreated in F1 the Movie
(CNN) — Almost everything in the summer blockbuster “F1 the Movie” is fictional, but the protagonist’s spine-chilling origin story really happened exactly as depicted on screen.Brad Pitt’s character Sonny Hayes is haunted by a high-speed crash which initially cost him…
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba suspended after skipping MLS All-Star Game
(CNN) — Major League Soccer announced Friday that Inter Miami stars Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba will be suspended for the team’s next match against FC Cincinnati on Saturday.The suspension comes after Messi and Alba skipped the MLS All-Star Game…
NFL to fine more than 100 players and two dozen team employees for selling Super Bowl tickets over face value
(CNN) — The NFL is fining more than 100 players and approximately two dozen team employees for selling their Super Bowl LIX tickets above face value, the league confirmed on Friday.Chief NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told CNN on Friday that…
Katie Ledecky looks toward ‘exciting’ head to head with Summer McIntosh at World Aquatics Championships
(CNN) — With the swimming portion of the World Aquatics Championships approaching, all eyes will be on Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in history, as she goes head to head with teen sensation Summer McIntosh.Ledecky, who has nine…
Tour de France organizers shorten stage to avoid diseased cows
(CNN) — Tour de France organizers have shortened Stage 19 of the competition to avoid a herd of cows which have suffered an outbreak of disease.Organizers say that cattle near the Col des Saisies have experienced an outbreak of contagious…
What Powell is telling allies as Trump pressures him to resign
(CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has told multiple associates and allies that…
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self undergoes heart procedure, expected to make full recovery
(CNN) — Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self underwent a heart procedure at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Thursday after he “felt unwell and experienced some concerning symptoms,” the school said.The 62-year-old had two stents inserted to treat blocked arteries in…
Back to Belichick basics at ACC Kickoff for UNC’s famed Super Bowl-winning football coach
(CNN) — There were no fewer than a dozen cameras positioned just outside the men’s restroom on the third floor of the Hilton Charlotte Uptown on Thursday afternoon. A similar scene played out near a closed conference room door. Even…
Trump releases long-awaited executive order on college athletics. It’s not the quick fix the White House promised
Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a long-anticipated executive order on college sports, an attempt to provide federal guidance to the wild world of big money that has transformed collegiate athletics in recent years.The executive order signed…
Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan dead at the age of 71
(CNN) — Professional wrestler Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, died on Thursday at the age of 71, according to World Wrestling Entertainment.Bollea is widely recognized as the biggest wrestling star of all time and helped WWE become the…
Jannik Sinner reappoints fitness coach he’d previously dropped amid doping suspension
(CNN) — Jannik Sinner has reappointed fitness coach Umberto Ferrara to his coaching team having previously dropped Ferrara during Sinner’s recent doping suspension.Sinner served a three-month ban earlier this year after twice testing positive for banned substance Clostebol, an anabolic…
Why record-breaking athlete Abdelrahman Elaraby is about more than just swimming
(CNN) — For all Abdelrahman Elaraby’s success as an athlete, swimming is a passion simultaneously pursued intensely and held at arm’s length.“You’ll never find me talking about swimming outside the pool,” the 25-year-old Egyptian told CNN Sports.Few people even knew…
The Epstein files are roiling the House GOP, and there’s no end in sight
(CNN) — President Donald Trump has helped Speaker Mike Johnson survive every political…
Murkowski questions whether Trump admin is attacking Obama to distract from Epstein fallout
(CNN) — GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski…
Judge declines to release grand jury documents from the criminal probe into Jeffrey Epstein
Washington (CNN) — A Florida federal judge on Wednesday declined to release…
Diogo Jota’s wife posts ‘forever’ tribute to mark one month since wedding
(CNN) — Rute Cardoso, the wife of Diogo Jota, has paid tribute to her late husband, marking a month since the couple got married.Liverpool and Portugal star Jota died in a car crash in Spain on July 3 at the…
House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson's stance seemed unlikely to satisfy many Republicans who are threatening to support a bipartisan bill to pry information from the Justice Department.
Harvard argues the government is in violation of the First Amendment. Trump’s team frames the lawsuit as a contract dispute
(CNN) — Harvard University was back in court Monday for a hearing in its funding fight…
Cycling like a pro… for a day: How amateurs measure themselves up to pros on one of the world’s toughest stages
(CNN) — The Tour de France’s reputation precedes it. Even if you’ve never seen a bike race or struggle to name a professional rider, the most casual sports fan is aware of just how physically and mentally demanding the event…
DOJ moves to release grand jury testimony in Epstein case
(CNN) — The Trump administration’s chaotic handling of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files…
Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following leg swelling
(CNN) — President Donald Trump was examined for swelling in his legs and has been diagnosed with…
