The NHL playoffs are nearing a record for penalty shots and it's still the first round
The start of the NHL playoffs has already featured more penalty shots than the last three years combined.
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The 49ers make 2 trades down and end up with no 1st -rounders for the 3rd time in 30 years
The San Francisco 49ers sat out the first round of the NFL draft, making two trades down after the players they targeted went off the board earlier.
Carson Beck and Drew Allar make it 4 quarterbacks selected in the first 3 rounds of the NFL draft
Carson Beck ended up becoming the first player selected in the third round of the NFL draft after once being considered a potential top pick.
NFL draft in NIL era includes players taking a pay cut to go from college to the pros
It might not take long to become a millionaire in the NFL. The minimum salary for a draft pick in 2026 will be $915,120.
Carlos Alcaraz says he won’t defend his French Open title due to wrist injury | CNN
Carlos Alcaraz won’t play for a third successive French Open title due to a right wrist injury.
The Gaza playbook: Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli destruction in Lebanon | CNN
Satellite imagery reveals the scale of the destruction in southern Lebanon, as rights groups warn that Israel’s military offensive is mirroring tactics used in Gaza.
Reigning two-time champ Carlos Alcaraz out of French Open due to wrist injury
Carlos Alcaraz won’t play for a third successive French Open title due to a right wrist injury. Alcaraz has posted on X on Friday that neither will he appear in the preceding Italian Open in…
CNN meets star of new Michael Jackson biopic | CNN
CNN’s Elex Michaelson spoke with Juliano Krue Valdi, who plays a young Michael Jackson in the upcoming biopic “Michael.” The pair discuss his past impersonations of the pop icon and his onsc…
Watch TODAY Clip: Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle Talk Revival of Broadway Play ‘Proof’ - NBC.com
Watch TODAY excerpt: Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle Talk Revival of Broadway Play ‘Proof’ - NBC.com
Doug Bracewell admits using cocaine after day's play in County Championship
Former New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell has admitted using cocaine after the first day of Essex's final County Championship match last year.
Jewish man detained for kippah showing Israeli, Palestinian flags | CNN
A Jewish man says Israeli police detained him and cut the Palestinian flag off his kippah. While Israeli law does not ban public display of a Palestinian flag, Israeli authorities can restri…
Gianluca Prestianni ban: Benfica winger given six-game ban for homophobic conduct
Gianluca Prestianni is given a six-game ban by Uefa for homophobic conduct during Benfica's Champions League knockout play-off match with Real Madrid in February.
How Gary Lineker and Gary Neville became rival media moguls
BBC sports editor Dan Roan examines how Gary Lineker and Gary Neville became two of the biggest players in a rapidly changing media industry.
NFL Draft 2026: Fernando Mendoza is first overall pick by Las Vegas Raiders
Mendoza is just third player in history to be a Heisman Trophy winner, a national champion and the first overall draft pick in the same year.
Timberwolves take a 2-1 lead on the Nuggets with a dominant defensive effort in a 113-96 win
Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets and seized a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with…