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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 22: Jannik Sinner of Italy looks on during a practice session prior to the start of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 22, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

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Men’s tennis world No. 1 Jannik Sinner says he hasn’t ‘done anything wrong’ after avoiding doping suspension

Logan Sargeant's car caught fire after the crash.

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US driver Logan Sargeant walks away from fiery F1 crash during Dutch Grand Prix practice

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after hitting a walk-off grand slam home run, his 40th home run of the season.

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Shohei Ohtani joins famed 40-40 club after extraordinary walk-off grand slam

Several Los Angeles Chargers players and staff got stuck in a broken hotel elevator.

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Los Angeles Chargers players rescued by Dallas fire department after getting stranded in a hotel elevator

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese looks to pass the ball during a WNBA game between Chicago Sky and Connecticut Sun on August 23, 2024, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

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Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese makes yet more WNBA history

Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen looks on prior to the game between the Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 17, 2024.

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MLB player set to make quirky history Monday by playing for two teams in one game

COLUMBUS, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 9: The Ohio State Buckeyes run out onto the field before the start of the game against the Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio Stadium on September 9, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)

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Thrills, chills and bigger than ever conferences: what to expect from this season of college football

New York Liberty down Dallas Wings 79-71 to win eighth straight and extend league-best record

Chicago Bears’ Douglas Coleman III released from hospital and returning to Chicago after frightening on-field injury

Denver Broncos name Bo Nix as 2024 starter, first rookie QB to begin season as team’s leader since John Elway

MLB roundup: Elly De La Cruz joins 60/20 club, Nolan Arenado hits walk-off grand slam against Milwaukee Brewers

Markéta Vondrou?ová to miss US Open after undergoing shoulder surgery

Yankees defend Aaron Judge after Little League World Series coach says he ignored team

Atlanta Dream’s Tina Charles moves up to second place on WNBA all-time scoring list

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Three years after the fall of Kabul, this Paralympian hopes to inspire women around the world through her act of defiance

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Can golf be cool? This luxury fashion brand insists it can

Paris Games in focus

American rapper Flavor Flav shows his support during the Women's Preliminary Round Group B match between Team Italy and Team United States on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Flavor Flav helps Paralympic athlete raise money to have parents watch him compete in Paris

Athletes have spoken about what comes after the Olympics.

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For even the most successful Olympians, life after the Games can be like ‘going down that cliff’

Sharath Kamal Achanta and V. Sindhu Pusarla, flagbearers of Team India, wave their flag on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

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No golds for India: Why the world’s most populous country punches below its weight at the Olympics

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Overview of the Trocadero venue, with the Eiffel Tower looming in the background while the Olympic flag is being raised, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/Pool via REUTERS

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Gallery The best photos from the 2024 Paris Olympics

Profiles

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‘Even Jordan?doesn’t have his face on a sneaker’: How Stan Smith became both a tennis and fashion icon

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Bronze Medallist Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba of Refugee Olympic Team bites her medal during the Boxing Women's 75kg medal ceremony after the Boxing Women's 75kg Final match on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

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Refugee Olympic Team’s historic first medalist Cindy Ngamba hopes to inspire millions

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Katie Ledecky: The rise of an Olympic great

Gold medallist Canada's Summer Mcintosh poses after the women's 200m butterfly swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

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The history-making Canadian swimming sensation experiencing a summer like no other

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<p>This time next week Paris will be gearing up for the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games on the iconic Place de la Concorde. It's a games that'll?feature more than 4,400 athletes competing in 22 sports for a total of 549 gold medals. Masters, a dual Summer and Winter Paralympian, collected her first gold medals in the summer edition by winning both the road race and individual time trial. She's been telling?CNN's Coy Wire?about the motivating factors behind her golden medal streak.</p>

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17-time Paralympic medalist Oksana Masters motivated for more 2:29

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‘Devastating’: Raygun speaks out after Olympic performance backlash 1:09

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TOPSHOT - Botswana's Letsile Tebogo celebrates after winning the men's 200m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Letsile Tebogo makes history for Botswana with 200m gold 5:35

<p>CNN's Eleni Giokos interviews NBA star Jayson Tatum about his experience playing for the USA Basketball team in Paris, as he reflects on his path to the Olympics.</p>

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Jayson Tatum’s Olympic journey: from childhood dreams to representing Team USA 4:41

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New to the WNBA? Here’s what you should keep an eye on 2:45

<p>Swedish golfer Ludvig ?berg caught up with CNN World Sport's Patrick Snell timed to the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first event of the three-part?FedExCup?Playoffs.?As a result of his impressive performance throughout the?FedExCup?Regular Season, ?berg also?finished in sixth place in the?Comcast Business TOUR Top 10, which emphasizes player performance by rewarding the top players in the?FedExCup?standings at the end of the?FedExCup?Regular Season.</p>

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Catching up with Ludvig ?berg ahead of the FedEx Cup Playoffs 3:53

<p>Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh dedicated her high jump world record on Sunday night to the nearly 500 athletes and coaches who’ve been killed since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine in March 2022. She joined World Sport's Amanda Davies to talk about it all.</p>

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Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh dedicates gold medal to fallen athletes, coaches 5:00

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‘I solely did it for myself’: Simone Biles on special meaning of Paris Olympics 0:44

<p>CNN's Coy Wire speaks to swimmer Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female US Olympian of all time, about her success and having her family with her to celebrate.??</p>

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Most-decorated women’s swimmer shares her process 2:17

Golf

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan poses with the trophy after winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 18, 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama watches five-shot lead disappear before winning FedEx St. Jude Championship

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 15: Jordan Spieth of the United States looks on from the 12th hole during the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 15, 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

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Jordan Spieth to undergo wrist surgery and miss the rest of the season

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 11: PGA Tour golfer Matt Kuchar plays the final round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on Sunday. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

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In surreal scene, Matt Kuchar finishes PGA Tour tournament alone Monday on empty course

Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez during the 1973 Open Championship at Troon in Scotland, UK, in July 1973.

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World Golf Hall of Famer Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez dies at age 88

Football

Chelsea's Marc Guiu during a match against Servette in London, England on August 22, 2024.

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Marc Guiu produces early contender for worst miss of the season in Chelsea’s Conference League victory over Servette

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC at Stamford Bridge on August 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Erling Haaland scores 91st goal in 100 games as Manchester City begins Premier League title defense with win

MALLORCA, SPAIN - AUGUST 18: Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid looks on during the La Liga match between RCD Mallorca and Real Madrid CF at Estadi de Son Moix on August 18, 2024 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

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Real Madrid held to draw by Mallorca in Kylian Mbappé’s La Liga debut

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, center, celebrates with teammates after the game.

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Barcelona kicks off La Liga campaign with a 2-1 away win over Valencia

Tennis

Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand against Daniil Medvedev in the Gentlemen's Singles Quarter Final match during day nine of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 09, 2024 in London, England.

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner won’t be suspended after twice testing positive for banned substance

MASON, OHIO - AUGUST 19: Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after defeating Jessica Pegula of the United States 6-3, 7-5 to win the women's championship of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 19, 2024 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

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Cincinnati Open: Aryna Sabalenka defeats Jessica Pegula to win her last tournament before the US Open

CINCINNATI, OH - AUGUST 19: Jannik Sinner of Italy poses with the Rookwood Cup after defeating Frances Tiafoe to win the final round of the Cincinnati Open on August 19, 2024, at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, OH. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner gears up for US Open with Cincinnati Open win

Carlos Alcaraz smashed his racket during the match.

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‘Worst match I ever played in my career:’ Carlos Alcaraz smashes racket out of shape in shock Cincinnati Open defeat

US Sports

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 20: DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Connecticut Sun celebrates during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on August 20, 2024 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Brian Fluharty/NBAE via Getty Images)

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DiJonai Carrington leads Connecticut Sun to win over Los Angeles Sparks at sold-out TD Garden after calling out WNBA

Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores watches as his team works through a play during NFL football training camp on July 27, 2024 in Eagan, Minnesota.

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Minnesota Vikings’ Brian Flores wants to ‘grow’ after Tua Tagovailoa criticism

CeeDee Lamb walks off of the field after the Dallas Cowboys' game against the Detroit Lions on December 30, 2023.

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones ‘believes’ star WR CeeDee Lamb will come to contract agreement

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) looks to pass against the Detroit Lions during the first half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes throws audacious behind-the-back pass to Travis Kelce in loss to Detroit Lions

Photo galleries

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 11: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs holds the Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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The best photos from the 2023 NFL season

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 16: Sam Kerr of Australia looks dejected after the team's 1-3 defeat following the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Semi Final match between Australia and England at Stadium Australia on August 16, 2023 in Sydney / Gadigal, Australia. (Photo by Maddie Meyer - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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The best photos of the 2023 Women’s World Cup

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A doping free-for-all Enhanced Games calls itself the answer to doping in sports. Opponents say it poses a danger to health

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These young female athletes died by suicide. They all had head injuries in common

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Saudi Arabia is trying to disrupt soccer’s world order. The reasons why might surprise you

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Meet the Black women pushing for equality in swimming