photo illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN/Getty Images The 2024 WNBA season: A historic year for women’s basketball, both on and off the court
KSU Athletics Kennesaw State Owls get first ever FBS victory in huge upset win over Liberty Flames
Adam Pantozzi/NBAE/Getty Images NBA roundup: Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns spoil opening night at the LA Clippers’ new home with tense OT win
Lance King/Getty Images NC State quarterback Grayson McCall retires from football after suffering concussion he ‘cannot come back from’
Marta Lavandier/AP Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa practices for first time since suffering another concussion
Jose Breton/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Champions League Tuesday review: Vinícius Jr. nets hat-trick as Real Madrid makes stunning comeback over Borussia Dortmund
Martin Rickett/PA Erling Haaland leaves people ‘speechless’ with stunning acrobatic goal in Champions League
WNBA players union demands new collective bargaining agreement, opting out of current deal
Star WR DeAndre Hopkins reportedly being traded from Titans to Chiefs, giving Patrick Mahomes much-needed help on offense
Boston Celtics rout the New York Knicks on NBA Opening Night after receiving championship rings
LeBron and Bronny James make history as first father-son to play together in NBA game
AFC juggernauts rounding into form? What next for Browns after Watson injury? Lost season for 49ers? NFL Week 7 takeaways
Former MLB superstar Fernando Valenzuela dead at age 63
Arsenal bounces back from shock defeat with hard-fought Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk
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courtesy Ashley Gruber ‘Maybe, they won’t doubt the next woman’: American cyclist Lael Wilcox on her 18,000-mile world record
GlobalChess League ‘What has happened online actually dwarfs what Magnus has done’: Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura on chess’ streaming revolution
More than a game
Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou/CNN ‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman
Brandon Todd/Brandon Todd/New York Liberty/Brandon Todd/New York Liberty How this WNBA owner turned a team ‘no one wanted’ into New York’s next big franchise
Joel Sagat/AFP/Getty Images ‘The best way to pay tribute to him’: Francis Ngannou on his return to MMA following the death of his 15-month-old son
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Why the Nuggets aren’t taking Nikola Jokić’s ‘greatness’ for granted
Women soccer players call on FIFA to cut ties with Saudi oil giant Aramco
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In the spotlight
Charlie Miller/CNN After shooting to newfound internet stardom, Kim Ye-ji insists that ‘nothing has changed much’ since the Olympics
Laura Oliverio/CNN She’s a fashion icon and social media star. How a sports mascot took the internet by storm
Colorsport/Shutterstock ‘It was a massive thing’ to be England’s first Black football player, says Viv Anderson
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Video
• Video 3:42 Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Video Behind the remarkable journey of MMA star Francis Ngannou 3:42
• Video 2:35 Clipped From Video Video Tua Tagovailoa to return to practice, may play next game 2:35
• Video 2:26 George Gojkovich/Getty Images Video MLB legend Pete Rose dead at 83 2:26
• Video 0:47 Clipped From Video Video Who this ESPN commentator calls the ‘most nauseating, disgusting’ football fan base 0:47
• Video 1:58 CNN Video Watch: Daniel Ricciardo on his 2024 season and future in F1 1:58
• Video 2:30 Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images/File South Korean Olympian Kim Yeji shoots her way to stardom 2:30
• Video 5:43 Clipped From Video Rafa Nadal says November’s Davis Cup will be his final tournament 5:43
• Video 2:29 Julio Cortez/AP A look back on the legacy of basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo 2:29
• Video 12:28 Getty Images Vinícius Jr. exclusive: Real Madrid squad will walk off the pitch in face of racist abuse 12:28
• Video 2:27 cnn Sinner describes ‘huge achievement’ of winning US Open 2:27
• Video 2:59 AP Olympian murder highlights athlete femicide problem in Kenya 2:59
Golf
TGL TGL: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s high-tech indoor golf league to tee off in January
Christian Petersen/Getty Images Extra club in bag costs Joel Dahmen four-stroke penalty, threatens his PGA Tour status
Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports/Reuters PGA Tour of America facing backlash after Ryder Cup day tickets priced at nearly $750
Michael Reaves/Getty Images WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark set to participate in LPGA golf event in November
Football
Francois Nel/Getty Images Neymar returns from ACL injury after more than a year on the sidelines
Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters Women soccer players call on FIFA to cut ties with Saudi oil giant Aramco
Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Lionel Messi becomes Inter Miami’s all-time leading goal scorer after 11-minute hat-trick helps team to record point total
Nick Potts/PA European soccer weekend roundup: VAR takes center stage in the Premier League as title race heats up
Tennis
Michael Regan/Action Images/Reuters Ex-Manchester United and Atlético Madrid striker Diego Forlán set to make professional tennis debut
Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images Aryna Sabalenka defeats home favorite Zheng Qinwen to win third straight Wuhan Open title
Andy Wong/AP Jannik Sinner makes Novak Djokovic wait for 100th career title with victory in Shanghai Masters final
Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Rafael Nadal announces his upcoming retirement from tennis
US Sports
Elsa/Getty Images Controversial call in WNBA Finals decider still irks Minnesota Lynx
Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images/File NBA 2024-25 season preview: Can anyone stop the Boston Celtics going back-to-back?
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Lamar Jackson helps Ravens beat Bucs, last-second FG lifts Cardinals over Chargers: NFL Week 7 Monday review
Eakin Howard/AP 49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk suffers torn ACL, Deebo Samuel hospitalized, Bucs receivers leave game with injury
Photo galleries
• Gallery Gallery Stephen Brashear/AP Gallery The best photos from the 2024 NFL season
• Gallery Gallery Jerome Brouillet/AFP/Getty Images Gallery The best photos of the Paris Olympics
Longform
Getty Images These athletes suffered life-changing injuries. Then, they turned to psychedelics
Alberto Mier/CNN A doping free-for-all Enhanced Games calls itself the answer to doping in sports. Opponents say it poses a danger to health
CNN These young female athletes died by suicide. They all had head injuries in common
Photo Illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN/Getty Saudi Arabia is trying to disrupt soccer’s world order. The reasons why might surprise you
