The Commissioner wants the playoff tree to be reconfigured to tie seeding to record, without regard to whether a team won its division. The goal isn’t to promote equity when it comes to who’s at home and who’s on the road in the playoffs; the objective is to make late-season games more compelling by giving teams more to play for.
Whether that happens remains to be seen.
If the Commissioner gets his way on this (yes, the Lions proposed it, but the league office instigated it), it creates a separate issue as it relates to the scheduling formula.
Author: Michael
The Los Angeles Rams‘ biggest need is at cornerback ahead of the 2025 NFL season. L.A. brought back the same group as this past season but could upgrade with a veteran trade this summer.
The Rams have been flirting with bringing back cornerback Jalen Ramsey after trading him away two years ago, but he isn’t the only cornerback they could acquire. There are several veterans who could be moved before the regular season that the Rams may look into if they don’t want or can’t afford Ramsey.
Here are seven cornerbacks whom the Rams could target in a trade.
The USC Trojans have completed their first full season in the Big Ten Conference, a year marked by major adjustments, including travel to new cities and different time zones. Despite the challenges, USC adapted well.
Now part of the expanded 18-team Big Ten alongside UCLA, Washington and Oregon, USC found early success. In fact, the Trojans captured conference titles in three sports during their inaugural Big Ten season.
In an interview with The Next Round Live, Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze outlined the blueprint for transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold’s success in Year 1 with the Tigers.
Signing with the Oklahoma Sooners as a five-star and the No. 8 player in the 2023 class, according to 247Sports’ rankings, Arnold had a rather lackluster year in his first year at the helm of the Sooners’ offense as he was benched just four games in – ahead of the Sooners’ matchup with Auburn – for freshman Michael Hawkins. Jr.
Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images
These are so bad they’re a work of art.
Love him or hate him, the one thing P.K. Subban has mastered when it comes to being an NHL analyst on ESPN is his ability to be loud and emphatic. It’s just the whole “analyzing hockey accurately” part that might have some problems.
With the Stanley Cup Playoffs under way and the Eastern Conference Finals beginning on Tuesday night, it’s a good opportunity to go back a month and appreciate just how stunningly bad Subban’s picks for the playoffs were.
On Get Up, Peter Schrager and Bart Scott and jo
What does the Zodiac have to say about the Knicks, Thunder, Pacers and Wolves? Neil Paine shares his reading.
One of the most famous callers in the history of the Paul Finebaum Show, Larry Wallace, died this week after delivering one final call from a hospital bed. On Monday’s show, Finebaum delivered a heartfelt tribute to “Larry from Shelby.”
The host struggled to get through the words, as the famous caller clearly left his imprint on the show and on Finebaum himself.
Some of you may know, but for those who don’t, I worked at ESPN for nearly 10 years. For much of that time, I helped produce the Paul Finebaum Show.
Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Indy 500 favorite Pato O’Ward on driving ‘a football field per second’ in his car
Race car drivers are just like us.
Sometimes they need a new washing machine and a new dryer.
However, things can diverge from there. That fact might mean a quiet trip to Best Buy for those who sit in the stands, but it is another story for drivers who rocket around the track. And when you are one of the most recognizable, charismatic, and marketable drivers in all of motorsport? That takes the process to another level.
Tush Push legislation is back on the menu at the NFL spring meeting.
The NFL Spring League Meeting begins on Tuesday in Minneapolis with all 32 owners set to vote on some important rule changes and resolutions for the final time before preparation begins for the 2025 season.
While there are dozens of small, operational changes owners will decide on, those won’t impact the game in a meaningful way. Two big rules changes will, however — as well as a resolution set to be passed that will have major ramifications for the 2028 Olympic Games.