Former MLB pitcher Danny Serafini arrested in 2021 murder

CNN  —  A former Major League Baseball pitcher was arrested Friday in the 2021 shooting that left his father-in-law dead and his mother-in-law hospitalized in northern California, authorities said. Danny Serafini, 49, who played for the Minnesota Twins and five other teams for seven seasons before retiring in 2007, was arrested in Winnemucca, Nevada, according …

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Las Vegas Aces become WNBA’s 1st repeat champions in 21 years

CNN  —  The Las Vegas Aces defeated the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals to win the franchise’s second consecutive title on Wednesday. With the win, the Aces became the first team to repeat as champions since the Los Angeles Sparks did so in 2001-2002. Las Vegas played without …

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Sergio Brown, former NFL player, missing and his mother has been found dead near Chicago, police say

CNN  —  Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother died from injuries related to an assault and her body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to the Maywood Police Department. Authorities discovered the body of 73-year-old Myrtle Brown on Saturday after relatives alerted police they’d been unable …

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Mike Williams: Former NFL wide receiver dies at 36 following construction accident

CNN  —  Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams died Tuesday morning after he was taken off life support at a Tampa, Florida, hospital following a construction accident, his agent Hadley Engelhard told CNN. Williams was 36. Williams was performing electrical work when he was severely injured and required hospitalization, according to Engelhard. “He will be …

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FIFA suspends Spain soccer chief Luis Rubiales amid row over kiss with Women’s World Cup winner

CNN  —  Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on Women’s World Cup Winner Jenni Hermoso has triggered a crisis in Spanish soccer, with world governing body FIFA suspending the president and Spain’s women’s coaches resigning en masse. FIFA said it was suspending Rubiales from “all football-related activities at national and international level” for …

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Chicago White Sox: 2 fans wounded by gunfire at game, officials say

CNN  —  At least two people were wounded by gunfire during a baseball game Friday night at Chicago’s Guaranteed Rate Field, police said. A 42-year-old woman is hospitalized in fair condition after suffering a gunshot wound to her leg during a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago Police Department …

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Luis Rubiales: Spain’s RFEF president refuses to resign after fierce criticism for unwanted kiss on Jennifer Hermoso

CNN  —  Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales has refused to resign from his position as Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president following a week of fierce criticism after video showed him placing an unwanted kiss on a star player of Spain’s winning Women’s World Cup team. Rubiales was speaking at the federation’s Extraordinary General Assembly …

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Spain celebrates ‘indescribable’ Women’s World Cup victory

CNN  —  When Spain won its first ever Women’s World Cup on Sunday, players collapsed in a heap on top of each other while fans all around Stadium Australia jumped up and down, holding up the Spanish flag as the colors of red and yellow illuminated the stands. It was a moment of pure celebration …

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