The Detroit Lions are proposing a change to the NFL's playoff format that is long overdue. If it passes, no more rewarding ...

The NHL regular season will end in less than a month. One team on Thursday can become the first to clinch a playoff berth.

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Burns declared for the NFL Draft following a junior season that ... AFC divisional round (which remains the Steelers' most recent playoff win). Burns developed into a part-time starter for ...

More specifically, some of the most iconic figures from the Tigers' legendary 2019 team, which went 15-0 and marched all the way to a win in the College Football Playoff National Championship ...

But as the chips fall on Monday, the Bruins still have a chance to make the playoffs. That all begins with a game against the lottery-bound Buffalo Sabres Monday night (7 p.m., ESPN+). A win in ...

Learn more about the Philadelphia Eagles on Fox Sports. The Eagles' 14-3 record was good enough to make the playoffs last year. They ended up making the Super Bowl, and winning it. At home last ...

Sunday's action will provide yet another clue as to who will earn the final spot in that half of the postseason bracket ... games of their final 15 against playoff teams. Next up are the Calgary ...

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers ended a four-game skid on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. The win was vital for the Lakers to stop their slide down the Western Conference standings. Doncic ...

In a move that could reshape the NFL’s postseason landscape, the Detroit Lions have proposed a bylaw change that would alter ...