Technology issues
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at a news conference, Feb. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The 32 team owners will deal with some significant issues at their meetings this week. Two proposals to change overtime rules are particularly intriguing. Tennessee has recommended that both teams possess the ball in overtime unless the team receiving the kickoff scores a touchdown and a 2-point conversion. That would end the game. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
NFL's Inspire Change ahead of monetary schedule in Year 5

By Barry Wilner Mar. 29, 2022 02:55 AM EDT

San Francisco 49ers' Jimmie Ward, left, is called for a penalty as he hits Los Angeles Rams' Odell Beckham Jr. during the second half of the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Ransomware gang says it has hacked 49ers football team

By Alan Suderman Feb. 13, 2022 04:13 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2019,file photo, Australia's Kurtley Beale, center, is assisted from the field after suffering a head injury during the Rugby World Cup Pool D game at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa between Australia and Georgia in Shizuoka, Japan. A "shadow trial" of advanced eye-tracking technology will be conducted in the Trans-Tasman Super Rugby tournament in Australia and New Zealand as part of World Rugby's bid to tackle head injuries by improving the detection of concussion. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Rugby uses eye-tracking technology to tackle concussions

By Steve Mcmorran May. 18, 2021 12:16 AM EDT

NFL reprises Draft-a-Thon to raise money for pandemic relief

Apr. 15, 2021 09:01 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is bringing back the Draft-a-Thon that raised money last year for charities dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Isaiah Sheppard, 7, sits inside an oversized football helmet at the NFL Experience for Super Bowl LV Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
NFL scrambles to keep charitable Super Bowl events in Tampa

By Barry Wilner Jan. 30, 2021 02:30 AM EST

NFL awards 13 new grants under Inspire Change initiative

By Barry Wilner Jan. 08, 2021 09:00 AM EST
The NFL expanded its social Justice initiative Inspire Change on Friday by awarding 13 new grants to nonprofit organizations across the country. ...

FILE - In this March 16, 2003, file photo, Ricky Craven, right, crosses the finish two-thousandths of a second ahead of Kurt Busch to win the NASCAR Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. The 70-year-old raceway will host the return of NASCAR Cup Series racing, among the biggest events so far as sports makes a halting comeback from a global shutdown forced by the coronavirus pandemic. (Alison Sidlo/The Morning News via AP, File)
The Latest: Mahomes to celebrate virtual grads at Texas Tech

By The Associated Press May. 15, 2020 11:22 AM EDT

NFL dealing with social media hackers during Super Bowl week

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2020 05:39 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — The NFL has been dealing with hackers, not someone trying to peak into the league's records or team playbooks. The hackers...