Fourteen sides — seven from each conference — will take part in the NFL playoffs. Each will hope to lift the Lombardi Trophy ...

There is only one week left in the 2025 NFL regular season. Here's everything to know about the NFL playoffs start date and ...

Fourteen teams, seven in each conference, make the postseason. The number of playoff teams has varied from as few as two teams (from 1933 to 1966) to as many as 16 teams (in 1982). The NFL expanded ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jordan Spieth has been in serious contention just once this year, and he is certain that's going to change in the Dell Technologies Match Play. He won't even have to wait until ...

The NBA's play-in concept is the best idea to come along in pro sports in some time. It actually improves the nature and the appeal of the competition, not just in the playoffs but also during the ...

An addition to the NBA calendar has helped fill the gap between the end of the regular season and start of the playoffs. After exploring play-in possibilities in the Orlando bubble, the NBA introduced ...

It’s time for the WGC-Dell Match Play in Austin this week. But what is Match Play in golf? How does it compare to stroke play? What are the rules? There is only one Match Play event on the PGA Tour ...

For the second consecutive year, the play-in tournament will be a feature of the NBA Playoffs. The NBA first introduced the format last year when the coronavirus pandemic shortened its regular season ...

The Athletic has live coverage of the Play-In Tournament. Welcome to the Play-In Tournament! It’s the area of the NBA calendar that exists and doesn’t exist at the same time. This is the fourth year ...

The NBA has toyed with a play-in game ideas for years. When Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said the person who created the play-in game should be fired, Evan Wasch’s phone began lighting up with ...

Hurricanes NHLPA representative Jordan Martinook confirmed Monday that Carolina was one of two teams to vote no on the proposed, 24-team return to play format. While Tampa Bay Lightning’s main ...