American football has its historical roots in the latter part of the 19th century as a merge of rugby and soccer played at American colleges. The very first official game occurred in 1869 between ...

Kinney Holbrook joined the Hawkeye football team in 1895, becoming the first African-American athlete in the history of the University of Iowa and the first documented black college athlete in the ...

While the Philadelphia Eagles smashed the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in February, two teams in Japan fought for the title in their own tournament, known as the Rice Bowl. These foes might ...

Fritz Pollard was the first Black head coach in pro football history. He led the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the NFL, in 1921. (Dave Pickoff/AP ...

The 32nd NFL Draft was the first common draft held following the June 1966 merger agreement between the National Football ...

British sports personality Layla Anna-Lee talks about the good luck the good luck of London and the history of American football being played in the UK.

Our weekly Jewish sports newsletter offered a history of American football in Israel, an update on Jews in the Australian Open and more. Basketball and soccer are hands-down the most popular ...

Presenting its debut collection, American Football is a new Los Angeles label that aims to redefine the meaning the the world ...

Michigan has laid claim to nine national championships in the history of its football program. However, most of those titles predate the poll era, and few are in a modern era of the sport.

The curtains have risen on the 2022 Qatar World Cup, prompting reflection on the intensely competitive South American qualifiers. The power battles among teams not only ignite admiration but also ...

While the legacy of Negro League Baseball has often been highlighted, the equally compelling narrative of Negro League Football remains largely untold. From 1933 to 1946, Black athletes faced systemic ...