By Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Dwayne Haskins, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy finalist at Ohio State, was struck and killed by a dump truck Saturday morning while trying to cross a highway on foot in South Florida, police said. Haskins, who re-signed with the Steelers in March after
Continue ReadingCNN By Lianne Kolirin, CNN British Cycling has suspended its transgender and non-binary participation policy after the sport’s world governing body banned a trans rider from competing in a women’s event in the UK earlier this month. The sport’s governing authority in the UK said Friday that it had voted in favor of an “immediate
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN British Cycling has suspended its transgender and non-binary participation policy after the sport’s world governing body banned a trans rider from competing in a women’s event in the UK earlier this month. The sport’s governing authority in the UK said Friday that it had voted in favor of an “immediate suspension”
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Does it get much better than hitting a hole-in-one and celebrating with a family member? Well, Stewart Cink is living the dream. The 48-year-old, after a tough opening round and a half at the Masters, added some energy to his round with one shot. At the par-three 16th hole, the 2009
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Golfers will prepare for every eventuality before playing in a major. But Hudson Swafford could never have expected what happened to him at the Masters on Friday. Hitting his second on the historic par-five 13th hole, the US golfer lined up to hit his iron shot from the fairway. He swung,
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Here’s a look at concussions in the National Football League. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Tiger Woods made the cut at the Masters after a roller coaster Friday, continuing his excellent return to competitive golf, and is scheduled to tee off at 1 p.m. in Saturday’s third round. The five-time Masters champion had to overcome a poor start to his round, before an up-and-down back nine
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN Pro Football Hall of Famer and Dallas Cowboys icon Rayfield Wright died on Thursday at the age of 76, the Hall of Fame announced, citing his wife Di. Wright suffered a severe seizure and had been hospitalized for several days, the Hall of Fame said. “Over the past few
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sports staff Shohei Ohtani had a bittersweet MLB Opening Day. The 27-year-old Ohtani made history on Thursday as he became the first player in the history of the American and National Leagues to throw his team’s first pitch of the season and face his team’s first pitch as a hitter. However the Japanese
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN No trophy will be lifted at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, but when the dust settles on this Premier League season, April 10 may well be remembered as its defining date. On paper, Manchester City’s impending showdown with Liverpool is no more significant than any other ‘title-deciding’ fixture between the two
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN Nikola Jokic became the first player in NBA history to register 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season as a 122-109 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies saw the Denver Nuggets secure a playoff spot on Thursday. As far as good days at the office go, they don’t
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Serena Williams appeared to have announced she’s returning to compete at Wimbledon this year. The 23-time grand slam champion strongly suggested in an Instagram story video with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers that she’ll be at the competition this summer. “We’ve been talking about my comeback, and he’s been hyping
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks and longtime NFL assistant Ray Horton have joined Brian Flores‘ racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL and several teams, according to an amended complaint filed Thursday. In the complaint, Wilks claims he was unfairly fired by the Cardinals; Horton alleges the Tennessee Titans put
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Golf can be an extremely frustration sport, and this applies to professionals, too. And Matthew Wolff certainly didn’t endure the opening round at the Masters as he wanted to on Thursday. The 22-year-old golfer began his round with a double bogey on the opening hole, followed by two consecutive bogeys as
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN With months to go until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and less than a week since the draw took place, the country’s treatment of migrant workers remains under scrutiny. According to a report released by Amnesty International on Thursday, security guards in Qatar, including some working on projects associated with
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Ben Morse, CNN Tiger Woods teed off in the first round of the Masters on Thursday as he embarked on a remarkable comeback following a car crash in February 2021 in which he sustained serious leg injuries. Five-time Masters champion Woods played in Group 14, alongside South African Louis Oosthuizen and
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Patrick Snell, CNN Anatoliy Trubin should be enjoying life as a professional footballer. Instead, the 20-year-old is doing his part to help Ukraine survive the Russian invasion. The Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper, who has also played for the national team, was living in the city of Lutsk, western Ukraine, as he spoke
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN While the future of Chelsea football club remains in turmoil off the field, the team suffered a torrid night on the pitch in its Champions League quarterfinal first leg tie against Real Madrid on Wednesday. A hat trick for Karim Benzema inspired his side to a 3-1 win on a wet
Continue ReadingKristina Sgueglia, CNN A coalition of six attorneys general, led by New York AG Letitia James, urged the NFL to take “swift action to improve workplace conditions and protect its female employees” in a Wednesday letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The state AGs promised to use the “full weight” of their authority to investigate
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt and Matias Grez, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that transgender women should not compete in female sports in comments he said he knew could be seen as “controversial.” “I don’t think that biological males should be competing in female sporting events. And maybe that’s a controversial thing … but
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