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Al Davis, the long-time owner of the National Football League's Oakland Raiders, died Saturday at the age of 82, the team's official website reported.

The Buffalo Bills overturned a 21-point deficit to upset the New England Patriots 34-31 on Sunday and maintain their perfect start to the National Football League season.

Michael Vick, the star National Football League quarterback whose career was sidelined by a dog fighting conviction, has reached an endorsement agreement with athletic equipment maker Nike.

For passionate fans of the National Football League, the annual draft of college players has always been celebrated as something of a cross between Halloween and Christmas.

A Cleveland Browns fan sued the National Football league and its teams over the player lockout, claiming it violated his contract to buy tickets through his personal seat license.

Louisiana's attorney general said Monday that local T-shirt makers don't need the National Football League's permission to sell shirts with the phrase "Who Dat," as long as they don't make other references to the New Orleans Saints or NFL.

In the legal equivalent of running up the score, the National Football League is going to the Supreme Court in search of a bigger victory in an antitrust tussle over team merchandise than it already won from a lower court.

The Supreme Court could decide as early as Monday whether it will hear the case, which involves American Needle Inc.'s challenge to the league's exclusive contract for...