The 2021 Ballon d'Or awards were handed out in Paris and the Argentine superstar took home a record 7th honor.

The world's media crowned Messi again, but in the process they snubbed the world's greatest forward.

The Lithuanian big man had a game for the ages, setting and breaking multiple records in the process, and helping the Pelicans to a comfortable 123-104 win over the Clippers.

The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings will release on Tuesday night before the official rankings are unveiled on Sunday.

Sporting News makes its bowl projections heading into the final week of the college football season.

The Heisman Trophy has six leading candidates heading into championship week. SN sizes up the race.

Suggs appeared to injure his thumb late in the fourth quarter against the 76ers and was later diagnosed with a fractured thumb.

The 129-107 loss to the Jazz slumps their road record to a dismal 1-10, the second-worst in the league with only the young and rebuilding Houston Rockets having a worse record (0-11).

Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Seahawks vs. Washington on "Monday Night Football." Follow for complete results from the NFL Week 12 game.

Lonzo and LaMelo Ball went toe-to-toe for the third time in the NBA, with Lonzo and the Chicago Bulls coming out on top in an entertaining battle with the Charlotte Hornets.

Alexander Mattison and Dontrell Hilliard are among the many "handcuff" RBs set for bigger roles going forward, and both will be among the top Week 13 fantasy waiver pickups and free agent adds.

The Seahawks appeared ready to attempt a go-ahead scoring drive. And then, they weren't.

Chuba Hubbard and Sony Michel are added to the list of handcuff RBs who might be starting in the coming weeks. Both will be among the top Week 13 fantasy waiver wire pickups. See more potential free agent adds after waivers clear on Wednesday morning.

As the NFL's playoff picture begins to come into focus, here are the updated AFC and NFC standings after Week 12.

Sources told The Athletic on Monday that LSU is making an "aggressive" push to hire Notre Dame's head coach Brian Kelly for next season.

Brian Kelly did everything but win a national championship at Notre Dame. Now he's rolling the dice on getting one at LSU.

A text message screenshot from Kelly to Notre Dame players was released, via The Athletic, where he apologized for not telling the team the news himself.

In our picks and predictions against the spread for Week 13 of the 2021 NFL season, the Bills regain control of the AFC East, the Chiefs assert their dominance and two of the NFL's hottest teams keep it up.

In our picks and predictions straight up for Week 13 of the NFL season, the Patriots upset the Bills in a defensive MNF game and the Ravens take control of the AFC North.

Where should ADs look to fill open Power 5 jobs? Oftentimes, the answer is already on campus.

Brian Kelly has reportedly not spoken to members of the Notre Dame coaching staff or players about his move to LSU.

Stoops, Castiglione and Oklahoma president Joe Harroz all expressed surprise when Riley approached them Sunday to indicate he was leaving for USC.

After missing the previous four games over a period of nine days, Nikola Jokic returned to the Nuggets lineup as the team began a monster seven-game road trip in Miami. For a return game, the reigning MVP stuffed the stat sheet with a near triple-double of 24 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists in just 33 minutes of action on an efficient 8-of-12 shooting from the field.

One week ago, Brian Kelly told The Athletic that he would never leave Notre Dame, unless a fairy godmother brought $250 million. Now, he reportedly is headed to LSU.

Notre Dame must replace longtime coach Brian Kelly, and Luke Fickell will be at the top of that list.

Florida has settled on Louisiana coach Billy Napier as its next coach. What to know about the coach announced as Dan Mullen's replacement.

Riley provided some insight to his jump from Oklahoma to USC.

SN looks at the coaching changes in the FBS in 2021. The latest is a shocker: TCU's Gary Patterson.

In 14 games, the reigning league MVP is averaging career-highs of 26.4 points and 13.6 rebounds while also dishing out 6.4 assists on career-high shooting efficiencies of 59.3 percent from the field and 41.0 percent from beyond the arc.

The Seahawks and Washington are set to close out Week 12 on Monday Night Football. If you're putting together a DraftKings Showdown lineup, we have the picks, advice, and sleepers to help win your NFL DFS tournaments.