More women are watching the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs. There are many reasons why
Viewership is up significantly in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, and women are the primary driver
May 28, 2026Viewership is up significantly in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, and women are the primary driver
May 28, 2026
Macklin Celebrini scored again and Jet Greaves stopped 34 shots as Canada beat the United States 4-0 to advance to the semifinals at the ice hockey world championship
May 28, 2026
Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died
May 28, 2026
Man creates game of blind billiards for his community
May 29, 2026
90-year-old man prepares to run his first-ever marathon
May 29, 2026
Pebble Ranch Senior Living hosts volleyball tournament for East Valley communities
May 29, 2026
Jackie Lis belted a two-run home run, NiJaree Canady pitched four scoreless innings, and Texas Tech opened the Women’s College World Series with a run-rule 8-0 victory over Mississippi State
May 29, 2026
NASCAR has indefinitely suspended a member of Michael Jordan’s race team after she allegedly drove a golf cart into a 77-year-old man at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend
May 29, 2026
'Transplant Games' teammates become family through kidney donation
May 29, 2026
Bryce Harper's unique toothbrushing technique has sparked a viral sensation
May 29, 2026
The U.S.
May 28, 2026
Look of the Week: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates Eid in an Arsenal-themed outfit
May 29, 2026
City plans female surfer statue to honor women in surfing
May 29, 2026
Twins celebrate graduation, acceptance at same Ivy League university
May 29, 2026
Introducing The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, CNN’s daily 2026 FIFA World Cup newsletter
May 28, 2026
Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sánchez extended his scoreless innings streak to 44 2/3 innings to set the Phillies franchise record by passing Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander
May 28, 2026
Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night
May 28, 2026
Gerrit Cole shined in his second start since returning from Tommy John surgery on Wednesday night, leading the Yankees to a 7-0 win over Kansas City
May 28, 2026
Baseball players seek expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights
May 28, 2026
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has started running outside after imaging on his right calf left the team feeling optimistic about his recovery
May 28, 2026
The senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season
May 27, 2026
Many kids who've won the Scripps National Spelling Bee have taken a comprehensive approach to their preparation
May 28, 2026
President Donald Trump says he plans to take in an NBA Finals game in New York when the series comes to Madison Square Garden next month
May 28, 2026
FIFA is under fresh scrutiny for sky-high World Cup ticket prices and sales tactics that fans say left them with worse deals than they wanted
May 28, 2026
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as Crystal Palace won its first-ever European trophy by beating Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the final of the Conference League on Wednesday to give outgoing coach Oliver Glasner the perfect send-off
May 27, 2026
A hulking metal arena is rising on the White House's South Lawn as U.S.
May 28, 2026
Sky-high World Cup ticket prices spark investigation by NY and NJ attorneys general
May 27, 2026
18-year-old driver chases NASCAR dream after high school graduation
May 28, 2026
The only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who is based in the troubled Caribbean country is awaiting a U.S. visa to join the squad in Florida just weeks before the start of the World Cup
May 28, 2026
Novak Djokovic was pushed by 74th-ranked Valentin Royer for more than 3½ hours before he reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3 victory
May 27, 2026
Hard-hit Lululemon Athletica
The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday said they had issued a subpoena to FIFA over the soccer governing body's ticketing practices after
May 27, 2026
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was released from a Wisconsin jail while authorities further investigate allegations of domestic abuse
May 28, 2026
A federal judge in Brooklyn has agreed to dismiss charges against a convicted former Fox executive and South American sports media company in a corruption case related to TV rights for international soccer tournaments
May 27, 2026
Triple Espresso is back
May 28, 2026
Judge dismisses bribery case involving FIFA after DOJ says bribery is not a priority
May 28, 2026
Alabama urges US Supreme Court to bring back GOP-friendly House map for midterm elections
May 27, 2026
Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history
May 27, 2026
Travis Kelce is a three-time Super Bowl champion, four-time All-Pro and fiance of music superstar Taylor Swift
May 27, 2026
IOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games
May 27, 2026
Argentine police have arrested two Chilean citizens suspected of being part of a transnational crime gang that targeted the homes of NFL and NBA stars and other elite athletes
May 27, 2026
Climbers and officials have met in Kathmandu to discuss the risks of scaling Mount Everest
May 27, 2026
Lululemon’s founder promises not to trash the company—for 18 months
May 27, 2026
Record-breaking 71-pound blue catfish caught in West Virginia
May 27, 2026
Naomi Osaka dazzles with eye-catching ‘Eiffel Tower’ inspired outfit to kick off French Open campaign
May 27, 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights have made it to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in nine seasons, solidifying their status as a top expansion franchise in North American sports
May 27, 2026
Lululemon Athletica has ended its boardroom battle with founder Chip Wilson, agreeing to give him two board picks in exchange for his pledge to stay
May 27, 2026
Dick's Sporting Goods lowered its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday as margin pressure tied to its Foot Locker acquisition weighed on earnings, even as strong demand for
May 27, 2026
Denmark and Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who was part of the Premier League-winning team with Leicester in 2016 in one of soccer’s biggest shocks, has announced his retirement from soccer because of a serious shoulder injury
May 27, 2026
This year’s World Cup is testing the public health playbook
May 27, 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, Alex Caruso led another strong bench effort with 22 and the Oklahoma City Thunder moved one win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Tuesday night
May 27, 2026
Shohei Ohtani was hit on the right hand by a pitch during the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Colorado Rockies
May 27, 2026
It’s been a very simple formula for the San Antonio Spurs in these Western Conference finals
May 27, 2026
Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored for Vegas and the Golden Knights suffocated Colorado’s high-powered offense to beat the Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night and for an unthinkable sweep to make their third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons
May 27, 2026
The Yankees achieved a first in franchise history on Tuesday night, getting at least two hits from every starter in the lineup
May 27, 2026
Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout
May 27, 2026
Jalen Williams was downgraded to out by Oklahoma City Thunder for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, after being listed as questionable throughout the day because of his ongoing issues with a strained left hamstring
May 27, 2026
Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics was asked a couple months ago about the possibility of winning the Coach of the Year award this season, and his answer was succinct
May 27, 2026
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five criminal charges, including strangulation and suffocation, after police responded to a disturbance complaint involving him over the weekend
May 27, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has participated in the first voluntary workout of the offseason program
May 27, 2026
U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino has announced his 26-man World Cup roster
May 27, 2026
Even before the New York Knicks won the Eastern Conference title, some of their fans took to the streets of Manhattan with a message
May 27, 2026
Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon didn’t completely back down from her assertion a small player can’t lead his team to the NBA championship now that Jalen Brunson has taken the New York Knicks to the NBA Finals
May 27, 2026
Maine's secretary of state says an initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures
May 26, 2026
Texas Tech announced the NCAA has denied the school’s petition to have Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility reinstated after he acknowledged wagering on sports, including on his own team when he was a freshman
May 27, 2026
Lululemon Athletica is nearing a settlement with Chip Wilson that would give the athletic apparel maker's founder board seats in exchange for a
May 27, 2026
Coco Gauff was involved in a car accident on the way to Roland Garros for the first match of her French Open title defense
May 27, 2026
Aryna Sabalenka’s diamonds sparkled in the sunshine when she won her first-round match at the heat-soaked French Open
May 26, 2026
Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless inning in his debut for the Tampa Bay Rays a few hours after the right-handed reliever was signed to a major league contract
May 27, 2026
Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas is leaving Barcelona after 14 seasons
May 27, 2026
Hockey Canada has announced that general manager Gina Kingsbury will not return after eight years with the national women’s team
May 27, 2026
Graham Platner began Memorial Day weekend by releasing an ad on the cable station that airs Boston Red Sox games accusing team owners of ruining the storied franchise
May 27, 2026
The United States set up a quarterfinal showdown with rival Canada at the ice hockey world championship by beating Austria 4-1
May 26, 2026
Andrei Svechnikov scoring in overtime to win Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final for the Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal was just his second goal and fifth point of the playoffs
May 26, 2026
The U.S.
May 26, 2026
Naomi Osaka’s taste for fashion is in the spotlight again at the French Open
May 26, 2026
Casper Ruud says sweltering conditions made him feel like a ‘zombie’ as he reaches French Open 2nd round
May 26, 2026
Supreme Court allows Brian Flores to sue NFL for discriminating against Black coaches
May 26, 2026
Global soccer was in the doldrums in the early 1990s – with poor ethics and boring defensive tactics. Then FIFA set about changing the game.
May 26, 2026
The song selection at the New York Knicks’ watch party couldn’t have been more obvious
May 26, 2026
One of India's most exclusive private clubs founded during British colonial rule risks closure after the government ordered it to vacate the prime New
May 26, 2026
A coalition of environmentalists and Indigenous Australian activists camping in the city park where the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics will be built is
May 26, 2026
Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999
May 26, 2026
Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final
May 26, 2026
The New York Knicks made a commitment to Jalen Brunson four years ago, signing him as a free agent and building their team around him
May 26, 2026
Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers finally got past the second round and face-planted in the Eastern Conference finals
May 26, 2026
Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France
May 25, 2026
The Knicks and their fans threatened to turn Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals into a Garden party
May 26, 2026
Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai and relievers Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined to throw a no-hitter in a 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers
May 26, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers have Kiké Hernández back in action
May 26, 2026
Colton Cowser hit a walk-off home run for the second consecutive day to complete the Baltimore Orioles’ 9-7, 13-inning victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, one he said was one of his “favorite complete team wins.”
May 26, 2026
Colton Cowser hit a two-run game-winning homer in the 13th inning — his second walk-off shot in as many days — to give the Baltimore Orioles a 9-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays
May 26, 2026
Inter Miami confirmed Monday that Lionel Messi has a left hamstring issue, though did not say when the problem is expected to be cleared up
May 26, 2026
Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils have waved goodbye to the French Open after both lost in the first round
May 25, 2026
The Colorado Avalanche face a tough challenge in the Western Conference Final
May 26, 2026
Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski threw 57 pitches of at least 100 mph — the most in a single game since pitch tracking began in 2008 — while getting 12 strikeouts to match his career high Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals
May 26, 2026
Felix Rosenqvist's Indianapolis 500 victory lap started sinking in quickly
May 26, 2026
Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the 2024 Paris Olympics
May 25, 2026
Rafael Jodar has made a dominant debut at the French Open and dropped just five games
May 25, 2026
UCLA is the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA baseball tournament
May 25, 2026
The Atlanta Dream have shown resilience by rallying from 15-point deficits twice this season, including Sunday's win over Phoenix
May 25, 2026
Korean War veteran laid to rest in Pittsburgh 76 years after his death
May 25, 2026
Principal taking flight over campus after school completes three million math problems
May 25, 2026
Argentines bike 10K miles through 17 countries to watch national team play in KC
May 25, 2026
One byproduct of the automatic runner on second base is that extra innings are one of the few times managers can still stomach ordering up an intentional walk
May 25, 2026
Mount Everest expedition operators must focus on the experience and knowledge of climbers to lower risks and minimise deaths on the mountain, a British
May 25, 2026
Winning gold is ‘way less important than having a chance to save a life’: Michael Phelps on finding purpose beyond the pool
May 25, 2026
Ferrari, renowned for its roaring V8 and V12 engines, is unveiling its first fully electric model, the Luce.
May 25, 2026
Fred Kerley ran 100 meters in a pedestrian 9.97 seconds to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters were placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts and untied shoes
May 25, 2026
Daniel Suarez benefited from a crucial pit call, then caught a break from Mother Nature to win the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, capping an emotional day in which the auto racing world honored the memory of the late Kyle Busch
May 25, 2026
San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama wanted the ball for the final couple seconds of the first half
May 25, 2026
Victor Wembanyama had 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs held Oklahoma City to its second-lowest postseason total, beating the Thunder 103-82 in Game 4 to even the Western Conference finals
May 25, 2026
Tomas Hertl weaved his way toward the slot and broke a tie at 8:21 of the third period as the Golden Knights overcame a three-goal deficit Sunday night to beat Colorado 5-3 and move within a victory of their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine years
May 25, 2026
Lionel Messi headed into the World Cup break a bit earlier than planned, and now it’ll be Argentina waiting to see if there’s an injury to worry about
May 25, 2026
A two-goal swing over a disputed no-goal call in the first period that resulted in a three-goal deficit could have doomed Vegas on Sunday
May 25, 2026
Felix Rosenqvist swung to the outside of David Malukas, then found a way past the Team Penske driver to win the closest Indianapolis 500 in history by a margin of 0.0233 seconds
May 24, 2026
Italian teen star Kimi Antonelli charged to his fourth straight Formula 1 victory Sunday in a wild Canadian Grand Prix after Mercedes teammate George Russell was knocked out by an engine failure
May 25, 2026
Wyndham Clark shot 11-under 60 to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday, overtaking Si Woo Kim by three strokes and pulling away from defending champion Scottie Scheffler after starting the day tied with the top-ranked hometown favorite
May 25, 2026
Jalen Brunson isn’t looking in the rearview mirror at the New York Knicks’ 10-game winning streak while the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals is still in the horizon, even though it is one win away
May 25, 2026
Katherine Legge's attempt to become the first woman to complete "The Double" ended in disappointment
May 24, 2026
Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the French Open in his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance
May 25, 2026
Pep Guardiola fights back tears on the sideline as he brings 10 years at Manchester City to an end
May 25, 2026
NYPD won't support Knicks watch parties outside Madison Square Garden after unruly behavior, arrests
May 25, 2026
The tributes for Kyle Busch began even before racing’s biggest day of the season started
May 25, 2026
West Ham has been relegated and Tottenham has survived on an emotional final day of the Premier League season when Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah made tearful exits after record-breaking spells in English soccer
May 24, 2026
Billionaire Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke watched on as the team's players finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy
May 25, 2026
What most people misunderstand about sepsis
May 25, 2026
NASCAR mourns Kyle Busch at a solemn Coca-Cola 600
May 25, 2026
Katherine Legge finishes the Coca-Cola 600 after her bid for historic Memorial Day ‘double’ was upended in Indianapolis
May 22, 2026
Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open becomes one of her toughest matches after she finds out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine
May 24, 2026
Dancer Kaili Quevedo makes competitive comeback in wheelchair, with plans to go pro
May 25, 2026
High school cancer survivor finds family at baseball academy EL1 Reading
May 25, 2026
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the New York Knicks moved within one game of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 with a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers
May 24, 2026
Home player Arthur Gea ran off the court for an emergency bathroom break early in the first set of his French Open debut
May 24, 2026
Jason Collins opened a door. Many LGBTQ athletes still don’t feel safe walking through it more than a decade later
May 24, 2026
Turns out, Taylor Swift likes basketball, too
May 24, 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers got loose up the center of the ice and popped the puck past Jakub Dobes at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night to level the Eastern Conference Final at one game apiece
May 24, 2026
Si Woo Kim lost all of the five-shot lead he built a day earlier while flirting with sub-60 history at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson
May 24, 2026
Sabrina Ionescu is ready to make her season debut for New York after suffering a foot injury in the preseason
May 24, 2026
The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer says the nation’s World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA
May 24, 2026
Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications, according to a statement released by his family
May 23, 2026
Kyle Busch’s family says the NASCAR superstar died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis
May 23, 2026
Historic $10 million donation to Georgia basketball is the largest in UGA Athletic Association history
May 23, 2026
Sprinter Fred Kerley says he isn't taking performance enhancers as he embarks on the next phase of a career that officially kicks off Sunday at the Enhanced Games, where drugs are allowed
May 23, 2026
Scott McLaughlin has waited 12 months to erase the worst memory of his life
May 23, 2026
Kyle Busch’s death shattered the racing world. The story of his legacy is still being written
May 23, 2026
Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev scored in a 2:07 span in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights stunned the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final
May 23, 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder climbed out of a 15-point hole minutes into the game to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in their series
May 23, 2026
Roger Clemens let loose a fastball from the mound again at Fenway Park
May 23, 2026
An upgraded car and a “painful” reminder not to lose sight of the Formula 1 fundamentals could be George Russell’s path back to the front of the field at the Canadian Grand Prix
May 22, 2026
Si Woo Kim just missed out on a 59 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, bogeying the final hole when a par would have given him the 16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history
May 23, 2026
A 911 call obtained by The Associated Press reveals NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt overheated, and was coughing up blood the day before he died at the age of 41
May 23, 2026
Kyle Busch needed an ambulance the day before his death due to shortness of breath and coughing up blood, 911 call shows
May 23, 2026
Richard Childress Racing is temporarily retiring Kyle Busch’s No. 8 Cup Series car — at least until the late driver's 11-year-old son Brexton is ready to take over behind the wheel
May 23, 2026
The event that tackles the age-old question, “What would happen if we just let all the athletes take drugs?”
May 23, 2026
Jordan Spieth could only watch a year ago as good buddy Scottie Scheffler became the first of the two to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the hometown event they both cherish
May 23, 2026
Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were among the players paying tribute to Howard Fendrich a day after the longtime AP Tennis Writer died
May 23, 2026
Katherine Legge will become the first woman ever to attempt the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 “Double” on May 24. The feat stands as one of motorsports' ultimate tests of endurance, requiring a driver to compete in two different cities in a single day. Legge discusses the daunting challenge with CNN World Sport's Don Riddell.
May 22, 2026
Josh Hart was frustrated with a postseason shooting slump, wondering why what he was doing in practice wasn’t showing up in the games
May 22, 2026
Defending champion Coco Gauff has upheld her part in a protest by top players at the French Open
May 22, 2026
Kyle Busch grew to expect — even appreciate — the boos
May 22, 2026
Pep Guardiola is leaving Manchester City at the end of the season
May 22, 2026
Four men safely ejected from their jet fighters after the two planes collided during an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
May 18, 2026
A renowned Mount Everest guide who scaled the peak a record 32nd time this week says there's an urgent need to limit climbers on the summit
May 22, 2026
Michael Carrick has been handed a two-year contract by Manchester United after passing his audition for the job of head coach
May 22, 2026
Questions persist about whether Cleveland Cavaliers leading scorer Donovan Mitchell playing through injury after he and his teammates lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals to the New York Knicks
May 22, 2026
The PWHL has filled its two expansion team general manager openings with three-time U.S. Olympian Meghan Duggan taking over in Hamilton, Ontario, and Troy Ryan leaving the Toronto Sceptres to take on the dual role of coach and GM in San Jose
May 22, 2026
Era-defining manager Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City after 10 incredible years
May 22, 2026
Kurt Warner is finally getting into Northern Iowa's athletic hall of fame
May 22, 2026
Community mourns 14-year-old Aledo student killed in ATV crash hours before graduation
May 22, 2026
Minnesota DNR proposes walleye bag limit change
May 22, 2026
NYPD, FBI issue drone warning for FIFA World Cup, America 250, and more high-profile events this summer
May 22, 2026
The risk of Ebola affecting fans at the World Cup is low, according to Dr Oliver Johnson, a global health academic at King's College London,
May 22, 2026
A Briton improved his own Everest record on Friday and notched his 20th ascent to the world’s highest peak, as two Indian climbers died on the mountain,
May 22, 2026