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The divisional round of the NFL Playoffs are over after a wild four game slate, setting the stage for the conference championship matchups.

Joe Judge is out after two seasons as head coach of the New York Giants, the team announced Tuesday. Judge, who came to New York after years as the assistant coach of the New England Patriots, went 6-10 in his first season and 4-13 in his second season with the Giants. Although Judge, who has coached for 17 years, has…

The New England Patriots will face the Buffalo Bills for the third time this season in the AFC Wild Card game on Saturday. After the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night, the Patriots are scheduled to play the Bills Saturday at 8:15 p.m. in Buffalo in the first round of the NFL playoffs. They split…

After leaving the field in dramatic fashion in Sunday’s Bucs-Jets matchup, Bruce Arians announced Antonio Brown is ‘no longer a Buc.’

Some young athletes today do moves they saw in Madden video games —named for the former NFL broadcaster and coach John Madden, who died December 28 at age 85. Madden always spread love of the sport throughout his coaching and TV careers, says NBC 5’s Newy Scruggs.

We’re down to two weeks remaining in the season and it’s the last chance for some teams to fight for their playoff spot.

A recent study has found that seemingly healthy college football players are actually suffering from subtle abnormalities related to the repeated head blows they endure while tackling and blocking. The co-senior author of the study, Dr. Hans Breiter of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, says college football needs to take steps to make the sport safer for its...

Week 15 of the NFL season was a little longer than usual, after multiple games were postponed due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The Packers are the first team to clinch a playoff berth while the Bears are the first to be officially eliminated.

The Ohio Department of Education says a school whose legitimacy was scrutinized after its supposedly top-tier football team got clobbered in an ESPN-televised game didn’t live up to its billing educationally either, and turned out to be “a scam.”

More than 100 individuals throughout the NFL, NBA, and NHL entered Covid health and safety protocols this week.

The mandate covers coaches, trainers, physicians and others with direct contact with players, as well as staff including certain assistant coaches, general managers and operations employees.

Playoff races are heating up. Which teams can solidify or improve their place in the standings in Week 14?

Week 13 of the NFL season brought with it history making moments, from touchdown records to quarterback tackle records.

Cromwell-Portland beat Ansonia 46-7 in the Class S semifinals. The Panthers advance to the title game against Bloomfield after the Warhawks defeated New Fairfield 22-14. In Class M, Killingly knocked off Branford 13-12 and Rockville edged Torrington 42-12. The Rams will be making their first appearance in the title game since 1995. Maloney beat Masuk 56-14 in Class L. The…

The Carolina Panthers have placed RB Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve for the rest of the 2021 season.

The family of a former player for the heralded Mater Dei High School football team is suing the school for negligence, alleging he was severely injured in a team hazing ritual known as “Bodies” in which two players repeatedly land body punches on each other until one surrenders, it was reported Wednesday.

Week 11 of the NFL season brought out solid defensive performances and a thrilling game in primetime.

After taking a year off for COVID, the rivalry is renewed between the Yale Bulldogs and Harvard Crimson. The two football teams will square off at the Yale Bowl Saturday at noon. “Super excited. It’s a big weekend,” said Andy Yang, a second-year student from Los Angeles. Anthony Moir, general manager of a hotel called The Study at Yale says...

A football team of 7-year-olds and 8-year-olds with a perfect record was kicked out of the playoffs for being “too good,” league officials said.