CNN Site Map for Section Sports (Galleries) for October - 2016
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- 2016-10-31Dual Melbourne Cup winning jockey Jim Cassidy takes the 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup for a camel ride along Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia.
- 2016-10-26NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Denny Hamlin claimed his first career Daytona 500 win in February 2016.
- 2016-10-26Yachts are pictured off the coast of Malta as they compete in the Rolex Middle Sea Race.
- 2016-10-26Founded in 1851, the America's Cup is the oldest continuous international sports event in the world.
- 2016-10-26The Chicago Cubs celebrate after defeating the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the World Series on Thursday, November 3. The Cubs won 8-7 in 10 innings to win the series 4-3. The billy goat curse is dead. The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions at long
- 2016-10-25It's been a long time since the Chicago Cubs won a World Series. It was 1908, and the president was Theodore Roosevelt, an advocate of speaking softly and carrying a big stick. Taking a cue from Roosevelt, the Cubs hit hard for a 4-1 series win over
- 2016-10-25Chicago Cubs players hoist manager Charlie Grimm on their shoulders as they celebrate in the clubhouse after clinching the National League pennant on September 29, 1945. That year would be the last Cubs appearance in the World Series until 2016.
- 2016-10-25The shoes that are so popular, many of its younger generation of wearers don't know they're named after a former world no. 1 tennis player. Stan Smith won the US Open in 1971 and Wimbledon in 1972, but he's perhaps best known for his endors
- 2016-10-25The Chicago Cubs celebrate after winning the National League pennant on Saturday, October 22. They will be playing in the World Series for the first time since 1945.
- 2016-10-24Snowman was a horse bound for the slaughterhouse only for Dutch immigrant Harry de Leyer to buy him for $80 to teach children to ride.
- 2016-10-23The Chicago Cubs celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series to advance to the World Series against the Cleveland Indians, at Wrigley Field on October 22, 2016 in Chicago.
- 2016-10-21Although Stephen Curry (R) and LeBron James battled in the last two NBA Finals, their team contracts are on different playing fields. Two-time reigning MVP Curry is criminally shortchanged -- by NBA standards -- at $12.1 million this season, while LeBron
- 2016-10-21The fitness of jockeys has changed dramatically over the years. Here National Hunt jockey Jamie Moore jogs around Wincanton racecourse before a race in 2014.
- 2016-10-20The NFL stages its first match at Twickenham this weekend, as New York Giants battle LA Rams at the home of English rugby.
- 2016-10-19Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott details the severity of his anxiety in his new book Unguarded, revealing he briefly contemplated driving his car into a tree to get out of playing in a Test match for England vs. Australia.
- 2016-10-19Sid Khan joined Earlsfield ABC as an 11-year-old growing up in nearby Tooting -- he is now the London boxing club's head coach.
- 2016-10-18The Chicago Cubs celebrate around pitcher Aroldis Chapman after closing out their playoff series in San Francisco on Tuesday, October 11.
- 2016-10-17Meet the athletes who throw themselves into the sea. The Cliff Diving World Series sees some of the world's most fearless competitors acrobatically descend from heights of up to 28 meters. Here, American Cesilie Carlton, placed third in the 2016 wome
- 2016-10-14Frankie Dettori, riding Flying Officer, pulls clear of the field as he wins the 2015 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot.
- 2016-10-12Silvestre de Sousa in the weighing room at Ascot -- the racecourse where he hopes to be crowned the UK's champion jockey for a second straight season in October.
- 2016-10-11Edwin Encarnacion celebrates after he hit an 11th-inning home run to win the American League wild-card game for Toronto on Tuesday, October 4. The Blue Jays later swept the Texas Rangers to advance to the American League Championship Series.
- 2016-10-07Lucy Gossage is a cancer doctor by profession but has become one of the world's leading Ironman triathletes.
- 2016-10-05Tyson Fury celebrates with his belts after beating Wladimir Klitschko to become new world heavyweight champion.
- 2016-10-04U.S. golfer Patrick Reed celebrates his victory over Rory McIlroy on the final day of the Ryder Cup on Sunday, October 2. The American team won its first Ryder Cup since 2008, defeating Europe 17-11 in Chaska, Minnesota.
- 2016-10-04"This picture was taken by a guy that can't swim! I used the underwater camera I developed for taking pictures, with a wide angle lens. This one was taken under a turning mark -- and the result, I am happy with it."
- 2016-10-03A huge security presence greeted England's cricketers as they arrived in Bangladesh for a three-match series. Whenever the team leaves its hotel, armed guards will follow as it is afforded Presidential levels of protection.
- 2016-10-02Ryan Moore, riding Found, charged clear to win The Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly racecourse in Paris.