Author: Scooby Axson, USA TODAY

Mississippi State coach Mike Leach died Monday night at the age of 61 after what the school said was complications from a heart condition.

The NBA unveiled six awards that will be re-designed and named after some of its greatest players, including the MVP award: The Michael Jordan Trophy.

Caleb Williams of Southern California was selected the Heisman Trophy winner for the 2022 college football season, the school’s seventh all-time.

President Joe Biden said the exchange for Brittney Griner had been in the works for the past two weeks, and that he had given the final go-ahead.

Four quarterbacks – USC’s Caleb Williams, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Georgia’s Stetson Bennett and TCU’s Max Duggan – were named Heisman finalists.

Merritt Paulson said his company, Peregrine Sports, plans to sell the Portland Thorns following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse.

For Cincinnati and Clemson, home did them no favors in trying to drive momentum into New Year’s Six or a College Football Playoff berth.

Colorado has a football coaching vacancy and could be looking at Deion Sanders, the current coach at Jackson State, to fill the position.

Von Miller’s knee injury occurred in the first quarter of Buffalo’s 28-25 win over Detroit on Thursday. Miller did not return to the game.