Rapper Kay Flock was sentenced Tuesday (Dec. 16) to 30 years in prison for a series of shootings in his Bronx neighborhood, derailing a music career that was just taking off before his 2021 arrest.

The 22-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kevin Perez, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman, who criticized Perez for sending the wrong message to his young peers by glorifying violence during a less-than-18-month stretch from 2020 to 2021 that prosecutors said left dozens of people on Bronx streets shot at, injured or killed.

“You taunted, you celebrated and you helped create a cycle of violence,” Liman said, noting that Perez bragged on social media that he was exonerated on the top count and wrote “KILL ALL RATS” on Instagram after a trial in which gang members testified against him.

The judge called Perez a “man of promise” but said a lengthy prison sentence was necessary for four separate shootings that injured multiple people while he led a gang known as “Sev Side/DOA.” Perez was convicted in March of charges including racketeering conspiracy and attempted murder.

Perez insisted that he had changed, saying: “What I was at 18 is not what I am today.”

Saying everyone deserves a second chance, he added: “I was just a kid. Didn’t really know better.”

But Liman criticized him for not expressing any concern for his victims. “To date, you’ve shown no real remorse for your conduct,” the judge said.

Perez was named Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month in November 2021, following the release of his first album, The D.O.A. Tape. It put him on the map as a newcomer in New York’s drill rap scene, which features performers who wield weapons and lyrics containing slang about violence. The music includes threats and taunts, a fact Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick R. Moroney noted as he asked Liman to impose a 50-year prison sentence, the same sentence recommended by the court’s Probation Department officer.

“He was very good at celebrating his violence and getting under the skin of his rivals,” the prosecutor said.

In their sentencing brief, prosecutors wrote that Perez signed with a music label and used violence to further his career.

“The music that had glorified gang violence made the defendant famous and now rich,” they wrote, accusing Perez of encouraging violence through private messages.

Defense attorney Michael Ashley, who asked the judge to levy the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, said his client grew up in one of the nation’s most dangerous neighborhoods and fell under the influence of an older man who encouraged gang activity.

The judge said he took into consideration that the crimes occurred while Perez’s brain was “still evolving and maturing” and that six of his friends died from gun violence before he turned 18.

“The life of the street, it seems to me, is all you’ve ever known,” Liman said.

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Bowl season is finally upon us. The 2025 NCAA football regular season has come to an end and the first round of college football playoff games are here. As we enter into week 17, there are plenty of hard-hitting matchups to tune into this week, including Oklahoma vs. Alabama, Texas A&M vs. Miami, Ole Miss vs. Tulane and Oregon vs. James Madison.

With most playoff football games broadcasting on ESPN and ABC, watching college sports may be easier than ever. With so many options for streaming NCAA football games online, here’s our guide to catch your favorite team’s games without cable (and for free) in 2025-26.

Keep scrolling to also see the full schedule and times for 2025-26 NCAA football playoff season as well.

What TV Networks Feature College Football?

NCAA college football games broadcast across multiple networks, such as ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, The CW, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox, Fox Sports, NBC, SEC Network and truTV.

Where to Watch NCAA Football for Free

For cord-cutters, there are a few ways to watch NCAA Football, if you don’t have cable, especially if you want to watch for free. DirecTV has a five-day free trial, while other streaming services, such as Fubo, also offer free trials, so you can watch your favorite teams play for free.

Keep reading for more details on how to watch NCAA Football with DirecTV, Fubo and others.

A subscription to DirecTV — which comes with ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, The CW, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox, Fox Sports, NBC, SEC Network and truTV — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $49.99 for the first month $89.99 per month afterwards. The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now.

You can watch local networks such as PBS, while you can also watch many cable networks, including Lifetime, FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, BET, MTV, Paramount Network, Cartoon Network, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, CNBC and many others.

To watch NCAA Football, Fubo starts at $54.99 for the first month of service $84.99 per month afterwards with nearly 235 channels — including local and cable — that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. And with a seven-day free trial, you can watch for free, if you act fast and sign up now.

The service even gets you live access to local broadcast networks including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC, while it also has dozens of cable networks, such as ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, The CW, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports, SEC Network and truTV and much more.

ESPN Unlimited is the official streaming platform for ESPN, and a subscription includes instant access to games and more exclusive content for $29.99 per month. You can save almost 17% off by purchasing an annual subscription for $299.99 per year. There is no free ESPN Unlimited trial, but it does include exclusive on-demand videos and access to content from what was formerly known as ESPN Insider.

With prices starting at just $4.99 for a day pass, Sling TV includes ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN 3 (for ABC simucast) with it Sling Orange and Sling Orange + Blue packages — which features dozens of channels that can be streamed on up to three devices at the same time. Sling Orange + Blue features FS1 and the NFL Network too.

For the most content options, Hulu + Live TV gives you access to the entire Hulu library in addition to more than 95 live TV channels — including ESPN and ABC for just $82.99 per month.

And, unlike the rest of the options, you can also expand your content library by bundling Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited. You’ll not only have all of the Hulu library to watch, but also exclusive and original programming available exclusively on ESPN Unlimited.

List of Every 2025-26 College Football Bowl Game

Check out the full schedule, TV channels, matchup information and more below (all times ET).

Tuesday, Dec. 16

Salute to Veterans Bowl

Wednesday, Dec. 17

Cure Bowl

68 Ventures Bowl

Thursday, Dec. 18

Xbox Bowl

Friday, Dec. 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Gasparilla Bowl

College Football Playoff First Round Game

Saturday, Dec. 20

College Football Playoff First Round Game

College Football Playoff First Round Game

College Football Playoff First Round Game

Monday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Boca Raton Bowl

New Orleans Bowl

Frisco Bowl

Wednesday, Dec. 24

Hawai’i Bowl

Friday, Dec. 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl

Rate Bowl

First Responder Bowl

Saturday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

Pinstripe Bowl

Fenway Bowl

Pop-Tarts Bowl

Arizona Bowl

New Mexico Bowl

Gator Bowl

Texas Bowl

Monday, Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Independence Bowl

Music City Bowl

Alamo Bowl

Wednesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl

Sun Bowl

Citrus Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal

Thursday, Jan. 1

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal

Friday, Jan. 2

Armed Forces Bowl

Liberty Bowl

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Holiday Bowl

Thursday, Jan. 8

College Football Playoff Semifinal

Friday, Jan. 9

College Football Playoff Semifinal

Monday, Jan. 19

College Football Playoff National Championship Game

Lil Baby links his fifth consecutive No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart as The Leaks leaps from No. 25 to crown the list dated Dec. 20. As the project was released on Wednesday, Dec. 3, for the rapper’s 31st birthday, it debuted on last week’s chart from two days of contributing activity for the standard Friday – Thursday tracking week. Its vault to No. 1 comes after its first full tracking period, Dec. 5-11.

For its coronation week, The Leaks, released through 4PF/Wolfpack Global/Quality Control/Motown/Interscope Capitol, earned 32,000 equivalent album units in the United States, according to Luminate. Streaming activity powers virtually all the sum, with negligible amounts of traditional album sales and track-equivalent sales units. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 1,250 paid/subscription tier or 3,750 ad-supported tier of official on-demand audio and video streams for a song on the album.)

Thanks to The Leaks, Lil Baby adds his fifth No. 1 on Top Rap Albums – all consecutive. The Atlanta rapper first ruled with 2020’s My Turn, a six week champ, and followed with his 2021 joint album with Lil Durk, The Voice of the Heroes (three), 2022’s It’s Only Me (three), and this January’s WHAM (one). All four of his previous leaders debuted in the top slot, while The Leaks becomes his first to ascend into the summit.

In addition to the five No. 1s, Lil Baby has landed four more projects on Top Rap Albums. His first appearance, the mixtape Too Hard, debuted and peaked at No. 24 in 2017, while three sets – Harder Than Ever, the Gunna-collaborative Drip Too Hard and Street Gossip – all achieved a No. 2 best in 2018.

Elsewhere, The Leaks surges 41-5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and 150-17 on the all-genre Billboard 200.

After the first full Leaks week, six of the album’s cuts appear on the Hot Rap Songs chart, led by “Let’s Do It,” with Playboi Carti and Skooly, at No. 6. The track registered 6.5 million official U.S. streams for the week, the highest of the album’s songs. “Let’s Do It” becomes Lil Baby’s 51st top 10 on Hot Rap Songs, Playboi Carti’s 14th and Skooly’s first.

Here’s a review of The Leaks activity on this week’s Hot Rap Songs chart. Beyond the six cuts present, two November releases – “Try to Love” and “Real Shit,” peaked at Nos. 19 and 22, respectively:

No. 6, “Let’s Do It,” with Playboi Carti and Skooly
No. 15, “Superman,” with Young Thug
No. 17, “Mrs. Trendsetter”
No. 20, “What She Like”
No. 23, “Guaranteed”
No. 24, “All on Me,” with G Herbo (peaked at No. 17)

A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit filed against Marilyn Manson by his former assistant, Ashley Walters, ruling that she waited too long to bring her case.

Two years after an appeals court revived the case against Manson (Brian Warner) by ruling that Walters might have delayed suing due to “trauma-induced memory suppression,” a trial judge on Tuesday (Dec. 16) once again tossed the case out, canceling a trial that had been set to start next month.

Walters claims Manson subjected her to brutal treatment, also including sexual harassment and discrimination, during the year that she worked for him from 2010 to 2011. But such claims are typically subject to a strict two-year statute of limitations.

“There is no triable issue of material fact,” Judge Steve Cochran wrote in a written ruling, obtained by Billboard. “Plaintiff’s claims are time barred.”

In a statement to Billboard, Manson’s attorney Howard King said: “It’s gratifying, after all these years, that a judge can just look at the facts and see that once again, Brian Warner was wrongfully accused. It’s nice for him to get some justice, though it was at great personal cost. Now he can move on.”

Attorneys for Walters did not immediately return a request for comment from Billboard.

Walters was one of several women who accused Manson of sexual abuse in 2021. His former fiancé, Evan Rachel Wood, accused him of grooming and sexual abuse on Twitter in February 2021, and then others, including Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco and model Ashley Morgan Smithline, filed lawsuits against him.

Manson has denied all of the allegations, and prosecutors said in January that he would not face criminal charges from Los Angeles prosecutors following a four-year investigation. Manson settled with Bianco in early 2023; Smithline’s case was dismissed months later.

Manson sued Wood for defamation over her accusations, claiming she had encouraged other women to falsely accuse him. But a judge dismissed much of the case in 2023, and Manson eventually dropped it and agreed to pay Wood $327,000 in legal fees.

In her own 2021 lawsuit, Walters claimed that Manson subjected her to “sexual exploitation, manipulation and psychological abuse” while she worked for him as a personal assistant more than a decade earlier. The alleged abuse included whipping her and throwing her against a wall in a “a drug-induced rage”; forcing her to stay awake for 48 hours by feeding her cocaine; and having “offered” her sexually to friends and associates.

In June 2022, Judge Cochran dismissed Walters’ case for being filed years past the statute of limitations. But in December 2023, a California appeals court said her lawsuit might be fair game under the so-called delayed discovery rule, as she claims the trauma of the incidents caused her to suppress the memories until 2020.

That ruling sent the case back to Judge Cochran for more litigation into the actual evidence for such suppression claims. But after two more years of discovery, Manson’s lawyers said the case suffered from the same fatal flaw, writing: “Plaintiff’s argument that she ‘repressed’ certain memories shortly after the conduct occurred does not impact her comprehension of the wrongness of the events at the time.”

On Tuesday, Judge Cochran sided with those arguments, ruling that Walters had no way to avoid the expiration of the statute of limitations: “We have a situation where the complaint was not filed until about 10 years after the operative events,” the judge said at the hearing, as reported by Rolling Stone. “I’m not able to find that the delayed discovery rule is applicable.”