NFL owners did not approve a rules proposal by the Lions to eliminate an automatic first down as part of the penalty for ...

One of the best things the NFL has always had going for it was how important its regular season feels. The nature of a condensed schedule means every weekly game carries extra meaning. On a deeper ...

The NFL's Football Operations department outlined some major changes that will be discussed at the annual league meeting later this month.

The Detroit Lions have proposed a change to the NFL ... playoff game. Instead, home field would be based on records. The impact is such that four games would have been affected during wild-card ...

NFL teams have proposed three changes to playing rules, two changes to league bylaws and three changes to league resolutions that will be discussed and potentially voted on at the upcoming league ...

The Montreal Canadiens provided a bit more clarity to the tightest NHL playoff race on Saturday night. The Canadiens moved ...

Sean Payton, in theory, should have every reason to back the Detroit Lions’ rule proposal that would change the NFL’s playoff ...

Under the Lions' proposal, wild-card teams could have first-round home playoff games instead of division champs.

Just won the Super Bowl? Sorry, you’re going to the very back of the draft line – in every round. Amassing too much talent on that roster? Sorry, but the salary ...

Rich McKay, the Atlanta Falcons CEO and co-chairman of the NFL's competition committee ... that would "amend the current playoff seeding format to allow wild card teams to be seeded higher ...