Don Riddell
Sport/News Anchor and Correspondent at CNN International
Anchor at WREX-TV (Rockford, IL)
Anchor at KVIA-TV (El Paso, TX)
TV & digital sports broadcaster at CNN. Looking for stories about how sport can change the world. Good listener & passionate storyteller. DMs open.
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cnn.com | Don Riddell
Rory McIlroy finally achieved a career grand slam after winning the 2025 Masters. Harry How/Getty Images CNN — Rory McIlroy began his champion’s press conference at the Masters not with an answer, but with a question.
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wcvb.com | Jacob Lev |Don Riddell
As commentator Jim Nantz rightly stated during Saturday's third-round coverage of the Masters from Augusta National, Rory McIlroywas playing "out of his mind" as he quickly jumped into sole possession of the lead and did not look back. The Northern Irishman wasted no time, shooting a birdie, an eagle and another birdie on the first three holes to squeeze past Ryder Cup teammate Justin Rose for the lead.
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cnn.com | Jacob Lev |Don Riddell
Rory McIlroy is in position to win his first career Masters after a historic third round Saturday. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images CNN — As CBS commentator Jim Nantz rightly stated during Saturday’s third round coverage of the Masters from Augusta National, Rory McIlroy was playing “out of his mind” as he quickly jumped into sole possession of the lead and did not look back.
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kesq.com | Don Riddell
By Don Riddell, CNNAugusta, Georgia (CNN) - It could easily have been a scene from a movie, or at the very least a commercial. In 2005, the tension was palpable as Tiger Woods' Nike ball tracked towards the 16th hole at Augusta National. Its momentum slowed to a pause for a moment, and then - with one more revolution - it revealed the iconic Nike swoosh and dropped into the cup.
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kesq.com | Don Riddell |Matias Grez
By Don Riddell and Matias Grez, CNN(CNN) - Former world No. 1 Stan Smith tells CNN Sports it is "unfortunate" that tennis seems to be experiencing "a lot of the same issues we had back 50 years ago."His comments come after the Professional Tennis Players' Association (PTPA), the tennis players' association co-founded by Novak Djokovic, filed multiple lawsuits around the world against the sport's tours and governing bodies.
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@MikaelaShiffrin is likely to compete at this weekend’s World Cup event in Are, Sweden. The American is coming back from an injury sustained in January, just days after her partner suffered a serious accident himself. @donriddellCNN spoke to Shiffrin about a tough few weeks. https://t.co/OSPlgzIBIS
