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NFL moves Vikings-Rams game to Arizona due to wildfires
Monday's NFC wild-card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams will be moved from Inglewood, Calif., to the Arizona Cardinals' stadium in Glendale, Ariz., the NFL said Thursday.,The game was moved out of the Los Angeles area as wildfires continued to ravage Southern Californi...
Why the Detroit Lions Have the Most Pressure on Them in NFL Playoffs
The Detroit Lions have been winning their own way all season, and that's why they face the most pressure in the NFL Playoffs this year. ...
Lions expect RB David Montgomery back for playoff run
The Detroit Lions plan for running back David Montgomery to be back for their first playoff game in the NFC divisional round.,Asked Tuesday whether he expected Montgomery (knee) to be ready to play next week, normally fiery head coach Dan Campbell kept it short and said, "I do.",Montgomery injured t...
Dan Campbell’s “See You in Two Weeks” Jab Is Just What NFL Playoffs Needed
Dan Campbell told Minnesota Vikings head coach that he'd see him in two weeks for an NFC North rematch in the divisional round, which is just what these playoffs needed....
NFL Playoff Picture Entering Week 18: Breaking Down Playoff Scenarios
The NFL saved the best for last, as Week 18 will have key battles around the league for playoff positioning. These are the scenarios heading into Week 18....
Detroit Lions’ Defensive Injuries Catching Up to Them at the Worst Time
The Detroit Lions have been winning despite injuries all season long, but their lack os star power remaining on the defensive side of the ball is catching up to them....
Report: Ivy League to participate in future FCS playoffs
Ivy League schools will be able to compete for the Football Championship Subdivision's national championship starting in 2025, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The conference champion will receive an automatic bid into the FCS playoff field, per the report.,Football had been the only sport in which Ivy Leag...
NFL playoff standings, big picture entering Week 14
All eyes are on the NFC North pecking order with a Thursday showdown between the Lions and Packers in Detroit kicking off Week 14. ,The Lions (11-1) already registered a win over Green Bay (9-3) at Lambeau Field and begin their second pass through the division with a 3-0 record in the North. The Vik...
Bettors behind Alabama to make CFP field
Bookmakers are adjusting the odds for making the 12-team playoff field with a surge of support for a familiar postseason power. ,Alabama is running to the front of the futures pool for teams to make the College Football Playoff 12-team field when it's announced Sunday afternoon as part of a bowl sel...
Playoff-clinching scenarios for Bills, Chiefs and Lions
Buffalo, Kansas City and Detroit have a chance to punch their playoff tickets in Week 13.,The Bills (9-2) have the least complicated scenario. They can clinch the AFC East by beating the San Francisco 49ers at home on Sunday night, paired with a loss Thursday night by the division rival Miami Dolphi...
Why the New York Knicks Are Cheering the Return of Kristaps Porzingis
Kristaps Porzingis’ journey from the Knicks to the Celtics was complicated. How can his health and performance impact Boston and the Knicks' NBA Finals strategy?...
Pittsburgh Steelers Have First-Round NFL Playoff Exit Written All Over Them
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the 2-8 Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football, and they sure look like a team that will be an easy out in the NFL Playoffs....
Playoff picture: Broncos (AFC), Commanders (NFC) slotted as No. 7 seeds
The Denver Broncos are the No. 7 seed and the final team in the AFC playoff picture entering Week 12 of the regular season. ,A stranger to the postseason since last securing a spot in the 2015 season, the Broncos (6-5) are ahead of the Indianapolis Colts (5-6) and Miami Dolphins (4-6) in the confere...
Nine Reasons Why the San Francisco 49ers Won’t Be Going Back to the Super Bowl
At 5-4, the San Francisco 49ers don't have to worry about going back to the Super Bowl in New Orleans this February. Here are nine reasons why....
Report: NASCAR considering playoff format changes
NASCAR is reviewing its playoff format and is considering making changes as soon as next year, the Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday.,Because the season gets underway in February, the short turnaround time means a more extensive overhaul would have to wait until 2026, per the report.,Joey Log...
Rose Lavelle's late goal lifts Gotham past Thorns in quarterfinals
Rose Lavelle broke a tie in second-half stoppage time to lift defending champion NJ/NY Gotham FC to a 2-1 win against the visiting Portland Thorns in their NWSL quarterfinal match on Sunday in Harrison, N.J.,Lavelle took a pass from Delanie Sheehan near the spot and fired it quickly into the back of...
Inter Miami, Atlanta United vie for spot in East semis
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will try to extend their pursuit of a domestic double when they host Atlanta United in the decisive Game 3 of their Round 1 MLS Cup Eastern Conference Playoff series on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Atlanta rallied to a dramatic 2-1 victory over visiting Miami ...
FC Cincinnati trying to awaken offense in Game 3 vs. NYCFC
FC Cincinnati hope to continue the series trend of home team victories when they welcome New York City FC for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday afternoon.,Last Saturday, Cincinnati traveled to the Bronx and couldn't stop a New York City attack that put three goals past t...
LAFC focused on task at hand in Game 3 vs. Whitecaps
All the pressure is on Los Angeles FC as they host the Vancouver Whitecaps in Game 3 of a Western Conference first-round series on Friday night.,Top-seeded LAFC were supposed to cruise through the best-of-three series but are now locked up in a winner-take-all battle against the eighth-seeded Whitec...
Sounders outlast Dynamo in penalties to sweep series
Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei stopped Houston's Tate Schmitt in the seventh round of the deciding penalty shootout as the visiting Sounders outlasted the Dynamo 1-1 (7-6) on Sunday evening to clinch the teams' Western Conference first-round playoff series., ,The Sounders, the fourth seed in the Wes...