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From cult classics to charming comedies: what happened when golf got the Hollywood treatment

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Like a professional athlete’s performance, sporting movies are often hit and miss. While some become cult favorites, others fall by the wayside after struggling in the hinterland between dramatization and sporting action. Certain sports lend themselves to getting the Hollywood treatment, and arguably golf falls into that category, perhaps

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Newcastle United star Sandro Tonali charged by English FA for 50 alleged breaches of betting rules

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged by the English Football Association (FA) for allegedly breaching betting rules 50 times last year. The FA, English football’s governing body, announced on Thursday that the charges relate to bets Tonali is said to have made between August 12 and October

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‘We need him’: Emotional Steph Curry laments ‘self-inflicted wounds’ following another Draymond Green ejection

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry was left lamenting “self-inflicted wounds” after Draymond Green received his fourth ejection of the season during the team’s 101-93 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Green’s ejection came less than four minutes into the game after he received two technical fouls for disputing

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Oxford-Cambridge boat race rowers warned to avoid water after E. coli find as Britain’s pollution crisis grows

By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Concern is growing over levels of sewage pollution in London’s River Thames after E. coli bacteria was discovered ahead of this weekend’s historic Oxford v. Cambridge boat race. Rowers taking part in the contest are being told to avoid direct contact with the water due to “alarmingly high

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Prosecutors seek 2.5-year jail term for Spanish soccer boss Rubiales over unwanted World Cup kiss

By Pau Mosquera and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison term of two years and six months for former soccer chief Luis Rubiales for giving an unwanted kiss to star forward Jennifer Hermoso after Spain’s World Cup victory. The Public Ministry has formally accused Rubiales, the disgraced former president of the Royal

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Utah women’s basketball team ‘troubled and shaken’ as ‘disturbing’ details of alleged racist abuse directed at players emerge

CNN By George Ramsay and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team have been left “deeply troubled and shaken” by what team officials called “hateful and disturbing” racial abuse ahead of their NCAA tournament opening game. The team has filed a police report and is now releasing more details of

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Seven Mizzou gymnasts earn All-SEC honors

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Gymnastics received plenty of postseason recognition from the SEC on Wednesday morning. Seven Tigers secured All-SEC honors, the most of any SEC program, and Jocelyn Moore was named the league’s Event Specialist of the Year. This is the first time in Moore’s career that she has been named SEC Event Specialist

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