Ed Mulholland/USA Today Sports/Reuters Despite Hail Mary touchdown, Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets fall to Buffalo Bills in first game since firing head coach
Dustin Bradford/Getty Images LA Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh to wear heart monitor for two weeks after leaving Sunday’s game with ‘atrial flutter’
Matt Slocum/AP LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard to miss rest of preseason and possibly beginning of regular season
Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images Soccer star makes history by becoming third generation to represent Italy in dramatic round of the UEFA Nations League
Patrick Smith/Getty Images New York Yankees power past wild Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of ALCS
Steph Chambers/Getty Images/File Ricky Pearsall returns to the San Francisco 49ers practice for the first time since shooting
iphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Nigeria to boycott AFCON qualifier against Libya after players claim they were left stranded at airport overnight
Mets offense explodes early in Game 2 to level NLCS with Dodgers
Cowboys suffer historic home loss, Baltimore QB makes history, Texans spoil No. 3 pick’s 1st start: NFL Week 6 Sunday review
Miami Dolphins head coach expects Tua Tagovailoa to play again this year after latest concussion
From a record-breaking marathon to a brilliant offensive display in the NFL, here are five athletes who shone this weekend
Los Angeles Dodgers tie MLB playoff record in blowout win over the New York Mets in Game 1 of the NLCS
New York Liberty bounce back in Game 2 to even WNBA Finals against Minnesota Lynx
Detroit Lions star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson carted off field with broken tibia
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Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou/CNN ‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman
Charlie Miller/CNN After shooting to newfound internet stardom, Kim Ye-ji insists that ‘nothing has changed much’ since the Olympics
More than a game
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
Colorsport/Shutterstock ‘It was a massive thing’ to be England’s first Black football player, says Viv Anderson
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Why the Nuggets aren’t taking Nikola Jokić’s ‘greatness’ for granted
Karter Machen/EF Education-EasyPost Lachlan Morton sets fastest time cycling around Australia
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Profiles
Manon Cruz/Reuters Tadej Pogačar: ‘The odds are pretty good to have five Tours de France, but that’s not the goal I want’
Laura Oliverio/CNN She’s a fashion icon and social media star. How a sports mascot took the internet by storm
Angel Martinez/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Vinícius Jr. tells CNN he and Real Madrid squad would walk off the pitch in reaction to racist abuse
Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The 17-year-old sensation starring for Alabama and earning praise from LeBron James and Serena Williams
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Video
• Video 2:30 Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images/File Video South Korean Olympian Kim Yeji shoots her way to stardom 2:30
• 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 5:32 Clipped From Video Video Mauricio Pochettino unveiled as US men’s head coach 5:32
• 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 4:58 WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP/AFP via Getty Images Vinícius Jr. tells CNN that Real Madrid is out to win the treble for the first time in club history 4:58
• Video 2:59 AP Olympian murder highlights athlete femicide problem in Kenya 2:59
Golf
Michael Reaves/Getty Images WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark set to participate in LPGA golf event in November
David Cannon/Getty Images US golfer Harold Varner III puts sports to one side to focus on Hurricane Helene relief efforts
David Cannon/Getty Images Home of famed Masters golf tournament announces joint $5 million donation toward Hurricane Helene relief
Alex Weber of the Plastic Pickup ‘Billions’ of golf balls could be lost every year. Where do they end up?
Football
Kim Price/CSM/Shutterstock What it’s like playing for the lowest-ranked national soccer team in the world
John Walton/PA Images/Getty Images Greece pays tribute to George Baldock in famous win over England at Wembley
Matt West/Shutterstock Soccer player George Baldock dies at 31
Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire/AP MLS sets all-time attendance record in Lionel Messi’s first full season
Tennis
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
Julian Finney/Getty Images/File Wimbledon removes line judges after 147 years in favor of electronic system
US Sports
Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Caleb Williams throws four touchdowns as Bears ease past Jaguars in London
Troy Wayrynen/USA Today Sports/Reuters Oregon takes down Ohio State in Big Ten clash, completes first ever win over a top-2 ranked opponent
Jacob Kupferman/AP North Carolina wide receiver Tylee Craft dies at 23 years old after cancer battle
Ashley Landis/AP Los Angeles Dodgers blank San Diego Padres to reach NLCS for first time since 2021
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
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
CNN / Louis Leeson Meet the Black women pushing for equality in swimming