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Hunter Woodhall watched his wife become Olympic champion in Paris. Now, it’s his turn to win gold at the Paralympics

Angel Reese breaks WNBA single-season rebounding record

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Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese breaks league single-season rebounding record and more from around the WNBA

Scottie Scheffler holds his son Bennett Ezra Scheffler as his wife Meredith Scudder looks on the 18th green after Scheffler won the final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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‘I’ve lived almost a full lifetime in this one year’: Scottie Scheffler caps historic season with $25M Tour Championship win

USC players celebrate Woody Marks' game-winning touchdown against the LSU Tigers.

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No. 23 USC scores touchdown in final seconds to earn big win over No. 13 LSU, causing outburst from Tigers coach Brian Kelly

Sep 1, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Qinwen Zheng (CHN) (L) shakes hands with Donna Vekic (CRO)(R) after their women's singles match on day seven of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

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Zheng Qinwen and Donna Veki? break record for latest finish in women’s match at US Open

Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the Spanish league football match between Real Real Madrid CF and Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 1, 2024. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

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Kylian Mbappé scores first league goals for Real Madrid in win against Real Betis

Liverpool players, including Mohamed Salah (second right), celebrate after scoring against Manchester United.

‘Nobody has talked to me’: Liverpool star Mohamed Salah says it’s his ‘last year’ with Reds after beating Manchester United

Coco Gauff falls in title defense, loses in fourth round to Emma Navarro

American Frances Tiafoe is back in the US Open quarterfinals – and made sure to shout out actor Tony Goldwyn

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc takes thrilling surprise win at Italian Grand Prix

San Francisco 49ers player Ricky Pearsall shot in chest during attempted robbery, 17-year-old suspect in custody, police say

British archer becomes first athlete to win a Paralympic medal while pregnant

A healthy Karolína Muchová is making a run at the US Open, setting up meeting with Jasmine Paolini

Mercedes confirms 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement

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Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, the tallest Paralympian in history, goes for his third gold medal at 2024 Paris Paralympics

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 25: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid looks on prior to the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Real Valladolid CF at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on August 25, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

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Vinícius Jr. tells CNN that he and Real Madrid teammates would walk off the pitch in reaction to racist abuse

Paris Paralympic sport explainers

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What is boccia, the Paralympics’ ‘fastest-growing’?event?

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Blind soccer explained: What are the rules and why are some players allowed to see?

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What is goalball, the sport in which Paralympians can throw a ball at over 35mph at each other?

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What is sitting volleyball? Sport featuring the world’s tallest ever Paralympian explained

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

PAMPLONA, SPAIN - MARCH 16: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid CF smiles during the LaLiga EA Sports match between CA Osasuna and Real Madrid CF at Estadio El Sadar on March 16, 2024 in Pamplona, Spain. (Photo by Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Images)

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Ballon d’Or favorite Vinícius Jr world exclusive: ‘I want to make history with Real Madrid’

Video

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Olympic and Paralympic couple aim for a golden sweep 2:17

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Vinícius Jr. exclusive: Real Madrid squad will walk off the pitch in face of racist abuse 12:28

<p>Fadi?Aldeeb?tells World Sport's Don Riddell what it was like to get the news that he will be the only athlete representing Gaza in this upcoming Paralympics.?He also talks about how he became a paraplegic and the tragedies he's experienced.?</p>

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Fadi Aldeeb honored to be Palestine’s only Paralympian 3:27

<p>Hot dog eating champions Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi have “Unfinished Beef” to settle.?The two competitive eaters, who have faced off before at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, will battle it out on Labor Day to prove which one of them is the better hot dog eating champion. Chestnut has been speaking with World Sport's Don Riddell ahead of the showdown.</p>

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Champion eater Joey Chestnut readies for superstar showdown against Kobayashi 4:03

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World exclusive: Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. tells CNN he wants to follow in the footsteps of Brazil’s all-time greats 7:44

TOPSHOT - Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe (R) is congratulated by Real Madrid's Brazilian forward #07 Vinicius Junior after scoring the 2-0 goal during the UEFA Super Cup football match between Real Madrid and Atalanta BC in Warsaw on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Vinícius Jr. tells CNN that Real Madrid is out to win the treble for the first time in club history 4:58

MLB catcher shows up at kids’ neighborhood?wiffle ball?game and asks to play 1:09

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: Vinícius Júnior #7 of Brazil reacts after taking a shot against the United States during the Continental Clasico 2024 game at Camping World Stadium on June 12, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.(Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)

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Vinícius Jr. talks exclusively to CNN about what he wants for his legacy on and off the pitch 4:34

<p>The team won $7 million in prize money. Global Director of Esports for Team Falcons Grant Rousseau talks to Becky Anderson about the annual global tournament.</p>

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Team Falcons become first-ever Esports World Cup Club champions 4:47

<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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What’s it like watching your son win gold 0:59

Golf

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‘Sweatergate’ landed this couple at the heart of a social media firestorm. Here’s why they welcomed it

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

CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO - AUGUST 25: Keegan Bradley of the United States celebrates on the 18th green after winning the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club on August 25, 2024 in Castle Rock, Colorado. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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‘I felt like having friends was going to hurt me’: Keegan Bradley on his breathless turn from outsider to Ryder Cup captain

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 25: Champion, Lydia Ko of New Zealand poses with the AIG Women's Open trophy following victory on Day Four of the AIG Women's Open at St Andrews Old Course on August 25, 2024 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Morgan Harlow/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)

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Lydia Ko completes ‘Cinderella-like story’ with Women’s Open victory after Olympic gold in Paris

Football

Erling Haaland of Manchester City in action during the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Ipswich Town FC at Etihad Stadium on August 24 in Manchester, England.

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Erling Haaland’s phenomenal scoring record sparks Messi and Ronaldo comparisons

This photograph taken on August 31, 2023, shows the UEFA Champions League football trophy cup during the ceremony for the draw of the UEFA Champions League football tournament 2023-2024 at The Grimaldi Forum in the Principality of Monaco. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Teams learn fate for upcoming Champions League season under new league format

The 27-year-old Nacional defender died days after suffering a heart attack in the middle of the Copa Libertadores match against Brazil's Sao Paulo on August 22.

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Uruguayan soccer player dies days after collapsing during a game in Brazil

Sven-G?ran Eriksson greets Lazio fans before a match against Roma on March 19, 2023 in Rome, Italy.

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Sven-G?ran Eriksson, former England manager, dies aged 76

Tennis

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‘So happy right now’: American couple savoring US Open doubles partnership

Alexei Popyrin celebrates winning a break point against Novak Djokovic.

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Novak Djokovic stunned in third round of the US Open by Alexei Popyrin

TOPSHOT - Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts during her women's singles second round tennis match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova on day four of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 29, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

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Naomi Osaka suffers disappointing second round loss to Karolína Muchová at the US Open

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, signs autographs for fans after defeating Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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‘How cute is that?’ Aryna Sabalenka meets her ‘mini me’ at the US Open

US sports

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark celebrates after scoring against the Chicago Sky at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois on August 30, 2024.

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Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever dispatch Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky in battle between rookie phenoms

This photo provided by Oklahoma State Athletics shows a QR code on an Oklahoma State NCAA college football helmet, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma on August 15, 2024.

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NCAA bans Oklahoma State football from using QR codes on helmets

Travis Kelce celebrates with Taylor Swift after defeating the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game.

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Taylor Swift has started ‘drawing up plays’ for the Kansas City Chiefs, according to QB Patrick Mahomes

Players and fans stand for a moment of silence for NHL player Johnny Gaudreau who passed away the night before the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 30, 2024.

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Teams across the US hold moments of silence as sports community mourns NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother

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

Longform

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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