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.

The 54-year-old Troy Taylor takes over for David Shaw, who stepped down last month after 12 seasons as winningest coach in school’s history.

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.

LeBron James called out media for asking him about Kyrie Irving but not about a 1957 photo showing Jerry Jones looking over a desegregation protest.

LeBron James asked media members why he hasn’t been asked about Jerry Jones’ desegregation photo but was asked incessantly about Kyrie Irving.

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.