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The National Football League (NFL) is the largest Professional American Football league in the world.It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of thirty-two teams from the United States. The league is divided evenly into two conferences — the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC), and each conference has four divisions that have four teams each. The NFL is organized as a non-profit organization.
By Reuters
Stock index futures fell on Thursday as a rise in Spanish bond yields renewed concerns about the euro zone's financial health, and as investors awaited a closely watched report on jobless claims. (Apr 05)
MORE TOPICS: NIKE INC., CHINA, DOW JONES, APPLE INC., JPMORGAN CHASE, COURT
By Reuters
Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday with futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones up 0.3 percent, while Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.1 percent at 04.08 a.m. EDT. (Apr 05)
MORE TOPICS: NIKE INC., CHINA, FEDERAL RESERVE, DOW JONES, APPLE INC., JPMORGAN CHASE
By IBTimes
Nike Inc. and the National Football League (NFL) unveiled the uniforms for the 2012 football season on Tuesday with new jerseys for all 32 teams and replacing Reebok as the NFL's official outfitter. View the slideshow to see photos of all 32 new uniforms. (Apr 03)
By Reuters
A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2 billion, team owner Frank McCourt announced on Tuesday, capping a two-year drama that started with Mc... (Mar 28)
MORE TOPICS: COURT, NEW YORK, HOLLYWOOD, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, INVESTMENT, SETTLEMENT
By IBTimes
One of baseball's storied franchises went for a record-shattering price, clearing the way for an end to the drama surrounding current owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife. (Mar 28)
MORE TOPICS: RUPERT MURDOCH, COURT, HOLLYWOOD, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, SETTLEMENT, LOS ANGELES
By IBTimes
Large enterprises that see the perils of “Big Data” are planning ahead by upgrading their computer centers now, a senior VP of IBM (NYSE: IBM) said. (Mar 21)
By IBTimes
Alex "Big Red" Webster, a former New York Giants football halfback, died on Saturday at the age of 80, in Port St. Lucie, Fla., the team confirmed with the media. The cause of death hasn't been specified at this time, according to NJ.com. (Mar 03)
By IBTimes
The hottest Lingerie Football League Super Bowl 2012 Photos and videos are all right here. (Feb 06)
MORE TOPICS: SUPER BOWL, LOS ANGELES
By IBTimes
Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, gave two press conferences last week: one before Super Bowl 2012, and one after. Get full transcripts of both here, and find out what he had to say about a possible retirement, Patriots quarterb... (Feb 06)
MORE TOPICS: NEW YORK, SUPER BOWL
By IBTimes
Sparking even more rumors about a possible dating link between the "Firework" singer and God's Quarterback, Katy Perry announced a song dedication to Tim Tebow during a pre-game Super Bowl performance. (Feb 06)
MORE TOPICS: SUPER BOWL
