Football

8/6/2026 |  Division II panel votes to approve the contentious age-based eligibility model adopted in Division I (Associated Press (AP)) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA Division II will move to the age-based eligibility model that has prompted athlete lawsuits across the country since it was adopted in Division I.
The Division II executive board voted Tuesday to have athletes’ eligibility to begin upon initial full-time enrollment or the regular academic year immediately following the athlete’s 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier. Athletes will be allowed five seasons of competition over five years.

8/6/2026 |  Kansas City Chiefs drop GEHA Field from stadium, return to simply Arrowhead Stadium (Associated Press (AP))

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The home of the Kansas City Chiefs will once again be known simply as Arrowhead Stadium.

The team announced Wednesday that one of the NFL’s iconic venues had shed its official name — GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium — after the Government Employees Health Association agreed to using the classic, simplified name of the facility going forward.

8/6/2026 |  Fox won’t renegotiate NFL media rights before current deal expires, CEO Lachlan Murdoch says (CNBC Sports)

• Fox will not renegotiate with the NFL on a new media rights deal until closer to 2030, when the league can opt out of its current deal.
• The NFL has held talks with Fox and CBS-parent Paramount on striking a new TV deal that would have the broadcasters pay the league more money in exchange for more guaranteed years of live games.
• Live NFL games are consistently the most watched programming on television.

8/6/2026 |  The Hall of Fame Game Curse Is Bad News for Panthers and Cardinals (DEADSPIN) Two things are certain as NFL action kicks off with Thursday night's Hall of Fame Game: The Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers are playing in the opener… and they won't be involved in the closer.
It's the "Canton Curse." No team that has participated in the Ohio exhibition contest has ever gone on to win the Super Bowl in the same season.

8/6/2026 |  Fox will stand pat with its current NFL deal through 2029 season (NBC Sports) The NFL entered the offseason with a plan to approach its broadcast partners to discuss extensions that would entail paying more money immediately to televise games.
At least one partner won’t be doing that.
Via Drew Lerner of Awful Announcing, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch said during a Thursday quarterly earnings call that Fox “will not be making any amendments” to its current arrangement with the NFL until after 2029, the last year of Fox’s contract (if/when the NFL exercises an opt-out provision).