MLS: Messi on target, LAFC clinches playoff spot

Indiana Earned Its Playoff Spot. SEC Teams That Were Left Out Didn’t.

Because the Hoosiers were handled for much of Friday night at Notre Dame, it became easy for those who were excluded to take shots.

The New York Times - 11h

CWC: Ticket sales slow on Messi's Miami opener

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup opener between Inter Miami and Al Ahly at Hard Rock Stadium has had slow ticket sales in the 24 hours since sales started, with 31 sections still showing more than 100 ...

ESPN - 14h

Messi's Argentina top FIFA world rankings again

Argentina have finished 2024 as the No. 1 men's team in the world for the second straight year according to FIFA rankings.

ESPN - 2d

Miami, Messi facing Crew at Browns' NFL stadium

Lionel Messi, who was named MVP of MLS in his first season with Inter Miami CF, is expected to play in Cleveland on April 19 against the Columbus Crew in the Browns' 67,000-seat stadium, Huntington ...

ESPN - 2d

NFL has a record number of playoff clinches and bottom dwellers with 3 weeks to go

There might by more intrigue in the race for the No. 1 pick than in the race to make the playoffs in the final three weeks

ABC News - 3d

UEFA Champions League: Which teams have clinched playoffs and top eight spots so far? Who is eliminated?

League phase 100% leaders Liverpool are on the verge of a guaranteed round of 16 berth along with Barcelona

CBS Sports - 4d

NFL playoff scenarios: Here's how Commanders, Ravens, Broncos can each clinch postseason berths in Week 16

Playoff berths can be clinched by five teams this week

CBS Sports - 4d

The Latest Postseason Picture After a Handful of N.F.L. Teams Clinched Playoff Spots

There are two Monday night matchups still on tap to finish Week 15.

The New York Times - 5d

NFL playoff picture, draft order after Week 15: Texans clinch AFC South, Vikings get in and Bears eliminated from postseason

The Bears will now officially miss the playoffs for a fourth straight season.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Steelers clinch playoff berth despite loss to Eagles in Week 15

Mike Tomlin's team is back in the playoffs

CBS Sports - 6d

France and Greece: spot the differences

Political and fiscal troubles pile up in Paris as Athens continues to recover from its debt agony

Financial Times - Dec. 14

Messi: Yamal reminds me of myself when young

Lionel Messi has acknowledged that Barcelona teenage sensation Lamine Yamal reminds him of himself when he was young.

ESPN - Dec. 14

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami, MLS given rough Concacaf Champions Cup Draw: Who has best chance at winning it?

Here's a look at the paths of the MLS teams, none of which received any favors during the draw

CBS Sports - Dec. 12

NFL Week 15 playoff scenarios: Four teams can clinch postseason spot, Eagles can lock up NFC East

Here are all of the NFL playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 15

CBS Sports - Dec. 10

As Messi, 2026 World Cup clocks tick, MLS seems content with business as usual

It seems that the league just isn't prepared to expend anywhere near enough to reach the upper echelons of the sport anytime soon.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 9

NFL playoff picture, draft order after Week 14: Eagles clinch postseason berth as Raiders hold No. 1 draft pick

The Eagles are officially headed to the playoffs.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 9

First 12-team College Football Playoff set, Oregon seeded No. 1 and SMU edges Alabama for last spot

SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1

ABC News - Dec. 8

SMU gets last spot over Alabama as ACC places two teams in the College Football Playoff

ABC News - Dec. 8

College Football Playoff Rankings: Betting markets surge in SMU vs. Alabama debate for final at-large spot

The ACC may get the benefit of the doubt over the SEC this year

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

College Football Playoff expert picks: Alabama or SMU in last spot? Notre Dame, Texas or Penn State at No. 5?

How our CBS Sports college football experts would vote if they were on the CFP Selection Committee

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

SMU's case for College Football Playoff: Why Mustangs deserve spot in bracket despite loss in ACC title game

A last-second loss in a conference title game shouldn't push the No. 8 Mustangs out of the College Football Playoff

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

No. 18 Clemson beats No. 8 SMU 34-31 in Atlantic Coast Conference championship for spot in College Football Playoff

ABC News - Dec. 8

Newcomer No. 12 Arizona State beats No. 16 Iowa State in Big 12 title game to earn spot in College Football Playoff

ABC News - Dec. 7

Arizona State player's vicious targeting leads to ejection, first-half suspension for College Football Playoff

Sun Devils defender Shamari Simmons is key playmaker at nickel

CBS Sports - Dec. 7

Playing in 55% of Miami's games, does Messi deserve MLS MVP?

In the NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL, no one has won the MVP while playing in less than 70% of their team's games, so why does Lionel Messi deserve MLS' honor?

ESPN - Dec. 7

Why Jeff Bezos Likes ‘Messy’ Meetings

The billionaire founder of Amazon spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit.

The New York Times - Dec. 7

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi named MLS MVP

Lionel Messi on Friday won the Landon Donovan MVP Award for the 2024 MLS season, beating out the Columbus Crew's Cucho Hernández, the Portland Timbers' Evander, Christian Benteke from D.C. United ...

ESPN - Dec. 7

No. 10 Boise State earns spot in College Football Playoff, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 in Mountain West championship game

ABC News - Dec. 6

Alabama's case for College Football Playoff berth: Why Crimson Tide deserve spot in 12-team bracket

Here's why it's an open and shut case for Alabama in the College Football Playoff

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

Lions clinch playoff berth, plus bold predictions for Week 14 and biggest needs for NFL playoff contenders

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 6

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors

Lionel Messi is the MVP of Major League Soccer for 2024

ABC News - Dec. 6

Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP: Superstar Argentine striker led Inter Miami to Supporters' Shield and points record

Despite less than 1500 minutes, Messi had the fifth most goal involvements in MLS history

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

Lionel Messi voted MLS MVP despite missing half of 2024 season

Messi recorded 36 goal contributions in only 19 games for Inter Miami during the 2024 MLS season.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 6

WATCH: Lions HC Dan Campbell delivers passionate, funny, NSFW locker room speech after clinching playoff spot

Campbell was fired up after the nail biter against the Green Bay Packers

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

Dan Campbell's 4th-down gambles help Lions beat Packers 34-31 and clinch playoffs

Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, Jake Bates made a 35-yard field goal as time expired and the Detroit Lions clinched a playoff spot with a 34-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers

ABC News - Dec. 6

Lions beat Packers to clinch playoff spot after Campbell’s gutsy fourth-down calls

Green Bay Packers 31-34 Detroit Lions Detroit win 11th game in a row to move to 12-1 Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, Jake Bates made a 35-yard field goal as time expired and the Detroit ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6