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

The ACC joined the Big Ten and SEC as the only conferences to get multiple teams into the 12-team College Football Playoff in 2024. Now that a standard has been set, there are a handful of teams ...

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Now, the lawyer in me sees ... Detroit also proposed a change to the NFL bylaws, seeking to allow Wild Card teams to be seeded higher in the playoffs than Division Champions, provided the Wild ...

Currently, the College Football Playoff awards byes to the four highest ranked conference champions. It’s how Boise State and ...

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There was no chance Rodgers was going to make free agency easy for anyone, and that’s where we sit right now. As it stands there are two teams who actually want Rodgers, one team who doesn’t really ...

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If the NBA season ended today – and trust me, I know it doesn’t but for the sake of this exercise, play along because these are realistic playoffs ... From NFL plays to college sports scores ...