Do MLB managers matter? Inside the paradox of a job built to be blamed
By Hannah Keyser, CNN New York (CNN) — Before hiring a manager for his mid-market franchise, a general manager and five other team stakeholders…
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By Hannah Keyser, CNN New York (CNN) — Before hiring a manager for his mid-market franchise, a general manager and five other team stakeholders…
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By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — They say three things are certain in life. Scottie Scheffler being among the frontrunners at a major…
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN Newtown Square, Pennsylvania (CNN) — After signing his scorecard to make official a round of golf he’d largely like to…
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By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Shakira, Madonna and K-pop superstars BTS will headline the first-ever World Cup final halftime show, FIFA…
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a week to remember for Real Madrid, but for all the wrong reasons. From player fights to bizarre news…
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN Newtown Square, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Not since the littlest piggy cried “wee, wee, wee all the way home” will a pinky…
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By Patrick Snell, CNN Newtown Square, Pennsylvania (CNN) — With the PGA Championship taking place just a few miles outside of the City of…
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — University of Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy is in stable condition after being shot early Sunday morning in…
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It was over four minutes of pure, unadulterated cinema. A total of 266 seconds that put soccer fans across the world…
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s now just one month until the first game of this summer’s FIFA World Cup kicks off, and there is plenty to…
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By Associated Press (AP) — Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave…
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Back before they had a name, before a generation crowned such things as “vision boards” and started talking…
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will skip the Preakness, Cherie DeVaux Racing announced on Wednesday. “The…
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By Hannah Keyser, CNN Pittsburgh (CNN) — Pittsburgh baseball first broke Don Kelly’s heart in the early ‘90s. And those were in the good…
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — In the moments before the Kentucky Derby began, two incredible women – one stepping off the grandest stage in…
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) — Conveniently plopped just across the street from the backside stable gate of Churchill…
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By Glen Levy, Elizabeth Pérez, CNN Miami, Florida (CNN) — For Kimi Antonelli, time is of the essence. The Italian driver, who competes in…
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) — In 2004, an old fraternity brother gave Ken McPeek a call, looking for a favor. Bruce…
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By Amanda Davies, Ben Church, Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — LIV Golf will look to restructure and seek new investment after its Saudi backers are…
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By Max Feliu, CNN (CNN) — For nearly five years, dozens of Afghanistan’s women soccer players have lived in exile — scattered across…
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By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — 50-50. With just over two years to go, a coinflip is the chance Simone Biles has put…
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By Associated Press (AP) — The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men’s and women’s sides to 76 teams for next…
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — LIV Golf aims to postpone its event scheduled for this summer in New Orleans, according to a statement from…
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours in a…
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) — Minutes after his beloved St. John’s basketball team lost to Duke in the Sweet 16 of the…
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Even as one of the best athletes in the world, Hellen Obiri says she’ll still be nervous lining up at the start of…
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — If you and three friends wanted to go watch the World Cup final in person this year, you’re in luck. Four tickets,…
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By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN (CNN) — At 29 years old with three world titles and millions of followers on social media, you could forgive most…
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By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — Formula One has, in the year of 2026, perhaps never been as unpredictable and…
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Fernando Mendoza has had a remarkable last 12 months and the 22-year-old added another milestone on Thursday to his…
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By Kyle Feldscher, Jill Martin, Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The New England Patriots are backing head coach Mike Vrabel after a second report in the…
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By Sebastian Shukla, Claudia Otto, CNN Berlin, Germany (CNN) — Marie-Louise Eta received a typical German welcome at Union Berlin’s Stadion…
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By Ben Church, Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It was a big night for tennis as both Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka won individual…
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By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — Sprinting legend Usain Bolt has told CNN Sports he hopes teenage phenom Gout…
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By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — The NBA regular season is in the rearview, the playoff bracket is set, and for the defending champion Oklahoma City…
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By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — Eileen Gu is never one to shirk a challenge. From exploring the boundaries of…
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s basketball teams will be taking a Roman holiday next season.…
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Standing alone in a Swedish laundromat, Alfie Whiteman set a 10-second timer on his camera and pondered what to do…
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By The Associated Press (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure”…
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By Kyle Feldscher, David Close, CNN (CNN) — LIV Golf – the sport’s controversial breakaway league – is denying any changes to its…
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Monday night in New York didn’t feel like a standard draft; it felt like a launchpad. The 2026 WNBA draft…
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By Kyle Feldscher, Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy held off a crowded field, his own erratic play and the weight of history to win the 2026…
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By Don Riddell, CNN Augusta, Georgia (CNN) — There’s no such thing as a sure thing at the Masters – just ask Rory McIlroy. In 2011, his…
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By Don Riddell, CNN Augusta, Georgia (CNN) — At the Masters this week, a thought stuck in the minds of the patrons: Surely, it’s Justin time.…
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By Associated Press Miami (CNN) — Terry Rozier, who is facing federal charges related to a gambling operation, was waived by the Miami Heat on…
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By Don Riddell, CNN Augusta, Georgia (CNN) — It took some time, but Rory McIlroy realized there are more mountains left to conquer.…
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By Don Riddell, CNN Augusta, Georgia (CNN) — As you’d expect, much of the conversation around this week’s Masters revolves around the…
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By Don Riddell, CNN Augusta National (CNN) — Gary Woodland is back at Augusta for the first time since 2024 and he is highly emotional. He also…
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By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Jack Nicklaus says that he gets chills when he drives up Magnolia Lane at the Augusta National Golf Club, and I…
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — When King Bacot took the floor in the starting lineup for Petersburg High School in the Virginia state…
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