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A group of longtime friends took a cruise for their fantasy football draft in 2026 (Courtesy: Kyle Wood)

‘A Way to Bring People Together’: Fantasy Football Drafts Become an Annual Travel Tradition

For more than a decade, Jake Fehling and 12 of his friends, most of them college buddies from the University of North Carolina, have found a special way to get together. Once a year they go to a different city together, but their travel isn’t centered around weddings or reunions or even Tar Heel games. […]

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The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will play the NFL's first regular season game in Australia this week. (Hamish Blair/AP Content Services for the NFL)

NFL Global Tour 2026: Nine Games, Eight Stadiums, Seven Countries

The NFL is going global like never before this season — and wasting no time in doing so. The first game of the league’s 107th season kicks off with a rare Wednesday game, a Super Bowl rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots at Lumen Field. The next day — in the league’s […]

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The Arizona Cardinals are one of six teams that will compete at the event. (Courtesy USA Wheelchair Football)

USA Wheelchair Football League To Host Tournament in Arizona

The USA Wheelchair Football League will host six teams in Arizona later this month for the second national tournament in the 2026 wheelchair football season. The games will be held September 11—13 at the Westworld of Scottsdale in conjunction with the Abilities Expo, an event aimed at sharing resources for participants with disabilities. The championship […]

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For decades, the NFL's best — such as wife receiver Larry Fitzgerald — showcased their skills at a postseason All-Star Game, which for more than 30 years was held in Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

NFL Eliminates Pro Bowl Game, Shifts Emphasis to Flag Football

The Pro Bowl game is no more. The NFL announced Wednesday that its All-Star Game, once a staple of the league’s calendar with matchups between the best players from the AFC and NFC, respectively, would be eliminated. Players will still receive Pro Bowl recognition, but the game itself will no longer take place, making the […]

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London Guard Joins European Football Alliance for 2027 Season

Professional American football is set to arrive in East London as London Guard was unveiled as the latest franchise to join the European Football Alliance for the 2027 season. The Guard will become the seventh EFA franchise, joining the Prague Lions, Paris Musketeers, Frankfurt Galaxy, Munich Ravens, Swarco Raiders Tirol and Nordic Storm, which all […]

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The Colts have been regulars for almost a decade at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

NFL Training Camp: Where All 32 Teams Will Prepare for the 2026 Season

The NFL is back. By Tuesday, about a week after players began arriving, all 32 of the league’s teams will have fully opened training camp for both rookies and veterans. (Two teams — the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers — officially started training camp last week because they will play in the Hall of Fame […]

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Flag Football Moves Closer to NCAA Championship

Flag football has moved to the goal line in its effort the become an NCAA championship. The sport has received a formal recommendation to become the next major collegiate championship, with the first event expected as soon as spring 2028. The NCAA Committee on Access, Opportunity and Impact voted at its spring meeting to recommend […]

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Activations will take place around U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Vikings. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

Skol! NFL Draft Coming to Minneapolis in 2028

For 50 years the NFL Draft took place in one city: New York. Since 2015 it has moved across the country, bringing one of the league’s jewel events to fans in a variety of markets and in 2028, for the first time, the league will bring it to Minneapolis. The league announced today at its […]

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Nissan Stadium will seat 60,000 fans, which would be the fewest ever for a Super Bowl in a non-pandemic year. (Courtesy Visit Music City)

Nashville to Host Super Bowl in February 2030

The Tennessee Titans’ new stadium isn’t open yet, but it already has one very big event on the schedule: hosting Super Bowl LXIV in February 2030. The NFL announced Tuesday that the new Nissan Stadium, scheduled to open in time for the 2027 season, will host the league’s championship game at the end of its […]

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Wembley Stadium is a frequent site of NFL games and will host a Texans-Jaguars game in Week 6 this coming season. (AP Photo/Anthony Upton)

NFL to Visit Seven Countries as Part of Record Slate of International Games

The National Football League is going international like never before this season. The NFL has unveiled its 2026 International Games schedule, which includes a record-breaking nine games played across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums next season. Melbourne (Australia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), London (U.K.), Paris (France), Madrid (Spain), Munich (Germany) and Mexico City […]

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