Buried in that chaff, however, are a few stalks of gridiron wheat that can sustain us through to the Wild Card round of the 2026 NFL Playoffs. The first week of the new calendar year is set to deliver three different division title games -- including one that will determine the NFC's top seed and recipient of a roster-rejuvenating bye.

No division winners will be crowned this week in the NFL, but three games Sunday could go a long way toward deciding who wins the NFC North and a pair of divisions in the AFC. How critical are these divisional games? Since 2002, of the 159 teams that were ...

Nowhere else is there as big of a spotlight on so many Division III softball teams across the sport’s calendar as THE Spring Games in Florida. Plenty of Division I & II teams will be taking part in THE Spring Games once the matchups get going this month ...