It took more than four quarters, but the Minnesota Vikings stunned the New Orleans Saints with a 26-20 wild-card play-off victory on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Jan, 2020
Russell Wilson is understood to have become the highest-paid player in NFL history after signing a new four-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks.
Tue, 16 Apr, 2019
The Los Angeles Dodgers set a record for home runs on the opening day of a Major League Baseball season with eight in the 12-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019
The aftermath of last weekend’s Super Bowl has been dominated by quarterback Tom Brady’s sixth title and the defensive masterclass planned by New England Patriots coach, Bill Belichick.
Thu, 07 Feb, 2019
Seattle Seahawks star Michael Bennett has claimed police threatened to shoot him last month in Las Vegas for "being a black man in the wrong place at the wrong time".
Thu, 07 Sep, 2017
The jersey worn by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in last month's Super Bowl has been recovered after apparently being stolen, the NFL has said in a statement.
Mon, 20 Mar, 2017
There will be a familiar feel to the NFL playoffs next weekend: Every divisional-round game will be a rematch from the regular season, the first time that’s happened in six years.
Tue, 10 Jan, 2017
Tue, 03 Jan, 2017
Colorado Rapids will face the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference final.
Mon, 07 Nov, 2016
Tue, 27 Sep, 2016
Tue, 09 Feb, 2016
The Carolina Panthers withstood a furious second half comeback from the Seattle Seahawks last night to win 31-24 and set up a National Football Conference championship showdown against the Arizona Cardinals.
Mon, 18 Jan, 2016
Mon, 11 Jan, 2016
Quarterback Cam Newton threw three touchdown passes and his Carolina Panthers pummelled the Atlanta Falcons 38-0 on Sunday to earn an NFL playoff first-round bye.
Tue, 15 Dec, 2015
Tue, 01 Dec, 2015
The New England Patriots stretched their NFL season-opening win streak to nine games as Stephen Gostkowski’s field goal with one second left lifted them to a 27-26 win over the New York Giants.
Tue, 17 Nov, 2015
Tue, 13 Oct, 2015
The highlights, talking points and gaffes from the football weekend
Mon, 05 Oct, 2015
Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 27-17 victory in an NFL grudge match against the Seattle Seahawks.
Tue, 22 Sep, 2015
The two Irishmen who claimed to have sneaked into the Super Bowl have admitted that their powers only go so far, and have paid for their flights home.
Wed, 04 Feb, 2015
Quarterback Tom Brady made Super Bowl history as the New England Patriots toppled the defending champion Seattle Seahawks in Arizona to claim their fourth title.
Mon, 02 Feb, 2015
If the Vegas oddsmakers are to be believed, there is no separating New England and Seattle.
Sun, 01 Feb, 2015
The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots could produce one of the greatest Super Bowls of all time tomorrow night but the real winner may be debated for decades given the "deflategate" scandal hanging over the game.
Sat, 31 Jan, 2015
The New England Patriots escaped a winter blizzard to make their way to the Super Bowl city of Phoenix on Monday but there was no avoiding another storm as the mystery of the deflated footballs continued to swirl.
Wed, 28 Jan, 2015
NFL: Coach Pete Carroll said it was "belief in one another" that saw Seattle Seahawks complete a miracle comeback to reach the Super Bowl.
Tue, 20 Jan, 2015
The Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl for the second time in two years after clinching a dramatic 28-22 win over the Green Bay Packers in overtime at CenturyLink Field.
Mon, 19 Jan, 2015
The Green Bay Packers will face the Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC title game after a thrilling weekend in the NFL play-offs.
Mon, 12 Jan, 2015
Robbie Keane claims even the best artificial surfaces in the world reduce the quality of football by 30% but doesn’t foresee the Major Soccer League resolving the problem.
Wed, 07 Jan, 2015
There’s no knowing what 2015 will serve up but it will start with a bang tomorrow in the US.
Wed, 31 Dec, 2014
High profile coaching casualties followed quick on the heels of the final day of the NFL’s regular season as the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets parted ways with their coaches yesterday.
Tue, 30 Dec, 2014
The Dallas Cowboys blew a 21-0 lead before rallying to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-27 and move to 10-4, one game ahead of Philadelphia at the top of the NFC East standings.
Tue, 16 Dec, 2014
The Pittsburgh Steelers came on strong in the fourth quarter on Sunday night for a 42-21 NFL triumph over Cincinnati that blew open the AFC North division race.
Tue, 09 Dec, 2014
Robbie Keane's Los Angeles Galaxy sealed their place in the MLS Cup on away goals after their two-leg clash with the Seattle Sounders finished 2-2 on aggregate.
Mon, 01 Dec, 2014
Tom Brady sparked the New England Patriots to their seventh consecutive victory in a 34-9 rout of Detroit, while Indianapolis receiver T.Y. Hilton scored a touchdown for his newborn daughter.
Tue, 25 Nov, 2014
It’s not clear yet what Thierry Henry is planning to do next season but there’s plenty life in the old dog, suggests John Riordan.
Wed, 12 Nov, 2014
Tom Brady won the battle of the marquee quarterbacks over Peyton Manning, while the Arizona Cardinals knocked off the Dallas Cowboys to claim the NFC’s best record.
Tue, 04 Nov, 2014
Chicago Bears’ defensive end Lamarr Houston will miss the rest of the season after a freak injury while celebrating a sack.
Tue, 28 Oct, 2014
Peyton Manning broke Brett Favre’s all-time record for touchdown passes, leading Denver to a 42-17 rout of San Francisco to cap a scintillating Sunday in the NFL.
Tue, 21 Oct, 2014
An embattled NFL, reeling from off-field brutality issues, received more bad news with numerous injuries to key players in the second week of an already tumultuous campaign.
Tue, 16 Sep, 2014
Baltimore Ravens have released running back Ray Rice hours after a shocking video surfaced showing the NFL star punching his then-fiancee.
Tue, 09 Sep, 2014
The most highly anticipated Super Bowl in recent memory somehow also managed to be the biggest disappointment.
Tue, 04 Feb, 2014
Seattle Seahawks 43 Denver Broncos 8
Mon, 03 Feb, 2014
The Seattle Seahawks produced one of the most dominant performances in Super Bowl history as Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos were neutralised in a 43-8 humbling.
“Jimmy; was it dead mother, blind father or blind mother, dead father?”
Sat, 01 Feb, 2014
Now this is how you spell out your support for a team.
Fri, 31 Jan, 2014
They might share a common cause but this weekend, the Denver Gaels and Seattle Gaels GAA clubs are split by a common desire for Super Bowl success.
Wed, 29 Jan, 2014
It’s rare that the two best teams in the NFL make it through to the Super Bowl.
Tue, 21 Jan, 2014
All eyes will be on Denver tomorrow as Peyton Manning and Tom Brady face each other for the 15th time.
Sat, 18 Jan, 2014
The NFL couldn’t have scripted it much better heading into the last week of the regular season.
Tue, 24 Dec, 2013
The Denver Broncos will be sweating this week on the fitness of quarterback Peyton Manning, who led them to their eighth win of the season on Sunday but saw his injury-prone ankle targeted in the process.
Tue, 12 Nov, 2013
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