Essay: What is America’s game? 3 sports, 3 American eras
October 25, 2019 GMTWhat is America's game?
Is it the quirky and cerebral sport that, in its highest form, is unfolding this week in the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals...
NFL reaches West Coast, is fairly stable despite war in ’40s
October 4, 2019 GMTA look at the NFL's third decade, the 1940s:
FRANCHISES
The NFL reached the West Coast for the first time when the defending champion Cleveland Rams moved to Los Angeles for the 1946 season...
NFL At 100: Miracle sent Bills, Titans opposite directions
October 1, 2019 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans and the Buffalo Bills tend to make NFL history whenever these teams meet in the playoffs...
NFL At 100-AP Was There-Music City Miracle
October 1, 2019 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As part of its celebration of its 100th season, the NFL is designating a Game of the Week, each chosen to highlight a classic matchup...
League’s 1st championship game, draft highlight NFL in 1930s
September 28, 2019 GMTA look at the NFL's second decade, the 1930s:
FRANCHISES
The 1930 season was played with 11 clubs, including the Portsmouth Spartans — who became the Detroit Lions in 1934 — the lone newcomer...
From Mud Bowl to A-Rod’s Hail Mary, NFL top games countdown
September 28, 2019 GMTFrom the Mud Bowl to Aaron Rodgers' Hail Mary and the most points in a century's worth of games, the NFL has revealed its top plays, from No...
NFL At 100: AP Was There-1981 AFC Playoffs
September 24, 2019 GMTMIAMI (AP) — As part of its celebration of its 100th season, the NFL is designating a Game of the Week, each chosen to highlight a classic matchup...
Art Rooney II remembers NFL’s greatest play
September 21, 2019 GMTPart of the lore emanating from the Immaculate Reception is built around Steelers founder Art Rooney heading down to the locker room and missing the greatest play in NFL history...
A look at the first decade of the NFL, the 1920s
September 20, 2019 GMTA look at the NFL's first decade, the 1920s:
FRANCHISES: The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams, including two Tigers (Cleveland and Chicago)...
NFL At 100: Fantasy football all too real in sports culture
September 13, 2019 GMTKyle Rudolph is now in his ninth season with the Minnesota Vikings, the team that drafted him in 2011...
NFL At 100: the shadow of domestic violence over league
September 6, 2019 GMTThe NFL got tougher on players charged with domestic violence after mishandling Ray Rice's case five years ago...
NFL At 100: A look at the biggest scandals in NFL history
September 6, 2019 GMTThere's Spygate and Deflategate, bullying and bounties.
Those are just a few of the NFL's biggest scandals in just the past 15 years...
A look at iconic announcers in NFL history
August 24, 2019 GMTWhile fans of some sports all have their favorite local announcers, the NFL has been much more of a shared viewing experience...
A look at the seminal broadcasting moves that define the NFL
August 24, 2019 GMTPete Rozelle would not be surprised to see television's impact on the NFL as the league celebrates its 100th season this year...
NFL At 100: Raiders’ slow exit from Oakland painful for fans
August 11, 2019 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — The slow, agonizing demise of the Oakland Raiders will continue for at least one more season...
NFL at 100: How college football became the pipeline to NFL
August 10, 2019 GMTJay Berwanger won the inaugural Heisman Trophy in 1935 for the University of Chicago and became the No...
Bengals practice in Dayton, site of NFL’s inaugural game
July 27, 2019 GMTDAYTON, Ohio (AP) — What's regarded as the NFL's first game didn't involve Lions, Bengals or Bears...
NFL At 100: Evolution of uniforms, from bees to Color Rush
June 7, 2019 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tex Schramm often called Gil Brandt into his office to look at the fabric swatches draped all over his furniture, wanting another opinion on the right jersey and pants combination for the Dallas Cowboys...