Seattle kicker Jason Myers (No. 5) made a final-second field goal as the Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals. The Seattle Seahawks kicked a field goal as time expired to stave off a spirited fourth-quarter comeback from the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday Night Football. With the game tied at 20-20 and just 28 seconds remaining at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold orchestrated a […]
A Super Bowl rematch and a sneaky-big showdown in Detroit: 5 things to watch from Week 2 in the NFL
Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts shakes hands with Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes after the Super Bowl. Mike Segar/Reuters Week 2 is headlined by a Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, while across the league several contenders are fighting to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start. It may be early, but the urgency is already real. Here are 5 things to know about Week […]
Star’s injury derails Super Bowl hopes, a QB’s career renewed and time to panic in Kansas City? NFL Week 2 takeaways
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a turf toe injury in the win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The first week of the NFL season can often be misleading. However, the following games can begin to reveal enlightening – or uncomfortable – truths. In Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season, a little light was shone on how the fortunes of teams may go this year, including […]
Deion Sanders keeps baseball ‘close to’ him as he recovers from life-altering cancer scare ahead of Colorado’s season kickoff
Deion Sanders speaks to CNN Sports about fatherhood, football, MLB and his cancer battle In his heyday within the global spotlight, no one in the sporting world multitasked better than Deion Sanders. A unicorn within the white lines, “Prime Time” dominated opponents and singlehandedly got fans out of their seats with his unmatched athletic ability in both MLB and NFL stadiums. So absurdly good was the two-sport athlete’s talent to […]
The comeback that almost was: Team USA’s incredible rally on the final day of the Ryder Cup was one for the ages
Justin Thomas celebrates on the 18th green after sinking a putt to defeat Tommy Fleetwood at the Ryder Cup on Sunday. There was a moment – a long, bewildering, incredible moment – when it seemed possible. Team USA entered the final day of the Ryder Cup facing a massive seven-point deficit, the largest in this tournament since it took on its current format in 1979. The team trailed […]
Barcelona FC president Joan Laporta is ‘open’ to playing a competitive La Liga fixture in US
Barcelona will be ‘stronger’ next season. FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta says the club is “open” and “available” to play an official league match in the United States next season. In an interview with CNN Sports from Seoul during the club’s Asian tour, Laporta says discussions had been held about the possible fixture over the last year and that La Liga – Spain’s top league – is […]
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford makes history with victory over Canelo Alvarez
Terence Crawford reacts after defeating Canelo Alvarez for the Undisputed & Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Championship at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday. Terence Crawford became the first male boxer to capture three unified division titles when he defeated Canelo Alvarez by unanimous decision on Saturday night to win the super middleweight championship before an announced record crowd of 70,482. Two judges awarded Crawford […]
How one round of golf with Tiger Woods inspired Scottie Scheffler to become one of the most dominant athletes in the world
Scottie Scheffler hits a tee shot during the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, in May 2024. Every superhero has an origin story and Scottie Scheffler’s narrative arc can be traced back to November 15, 2020 – a series of events that barely anybody noticed at the time. That was the day Scheffler and Tiger Woods played together in the Masters tournament: the first and only time […]
Keegan Bradley decided to break his own heart in pursuit of Ryder Cup glory for Team USA
Keegan Bradley put an end to months of speculation on Wednesday by breaking his own heart. He’s betting that personal sacrifice is going to lead to Ryder Cup glory in a month’s time. The American captain of the Ryder Cup team has spent the last year and a half getting ready for the end-of-September showdown at Bethpage Black on Long Island, figuring out how best to rally […]
Why soccer might be Sweden’s way out of a gang crime crisis
Robert Wirehag (center) arranges youth soccer games in the Swedish city of Uppsala. photo illustration by CNN Every Saturday night throughout the year, Robert Wirehag – a pastor and former youth soccer player for Swedish club IK Sirius – arranges “night football” in Gottsunda, a suburb of Uppsala, Sweden’s fourth-largest city. Uppsala is traditionally known as a peaceful university town roughly 44 miles from the capital of Stockholm, […]