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To debut its new running shoe, adidas tabbed as models Derrick Rose, Lionel Messi and David Beckham ... plus Katy Perry, whose (remixed) song "Part of Me" provides the soundtrack for this star-studded workout....

Robert Griffin III joins Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose by signing with adidas.

Lionel Messi: Argentina soccer star, Barcelona champion ... and part-time trick shot artist? Yes, indeed. Have you seen a cool sports-related video that deserves to go viral? Email links to bypatrickdorsey@gmail.com or let us know on Twitter at @...

MADRID -- Real Madrid has signed a 7-year-old soccer prodigy from Argentina who goes by the name Leo -- just like Lionel Messi. Leonel Angel Coira signed with the Spanish club and will begin training Sept. 6, Madrid spokesman Juan Tapiador told The ...

Lionel Messi ... Harlem Globetrotter? OK, probably not. But the international soccer sensation was selected earlier this week by the legendary organization in its fifth annual draft, held just days before the top NBA prospects heard their names cal...

Why did the Globetrotters select Lionel Messi? Or anyone, really?

SportsNation runs down the day's top videos, including the Krispy Kreme Challenge and Lionel Messi juggling his cleat:...

PHILADELPHIA -- Before you learn anything about Matt Anderson's hopes, dreams or chances of authoring the comeback of the baseball summer with the 2011 Philadelphia Phillies, it's a good idea to dispense with the octopus story. In May 2002, when ra...

It was an outrageous year, and we recap all the memorable moments.

He's gone. After correctly predicting the outcome of eight World Cup matches, Paul the Octopus died in his tank in a German aquarium today, leaving behind an unblemished sports prognosticating legacy and -- no, really! -- his own agent. Where does P...

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated football fans by correctly predicting results at this year's World Cup, died Tuesday. Paul had reached the octopus old age of 2.5 years and died in his tank on Tuesday...

He's walking away. On top. (And regrettably, without passing along any stock tips.) After going a perfect 8-0 in predicting World Cup games, cephalopod mollusk-cum-soccer oracle Paul the Octopus is retiring, the better to continue his exciting life o...

Paul the Octopus is the latest star to retire at the peak of his game.

As World Cup approaches, we look back at hairstyles.

Messi already has a chocolate statue and now comes a dessert.

Messi already has a chocolate statue and now comes a dessert.