The Stanley Cup playoffs are nearly here with some loose ends to tie up. Here is the latest NHL playoff picture with updated ...

A win of any variety for the Wild clinches their playoff spot (regardless of what the Flames do); the Wild can also clinch if they lose in OT/shootout and the Flames lose in any fashion. The Ducks are ...

In the Eastern Conference, the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets continue to battle for the eighth and final spot ...

The 11 NHL games on Saturday helped solidify the playoff picture, as three teams (the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and ...

The NFL began using record-based home-field advantage in the playoffs in 1975, but it took until 1990 for every division ...

The final day of the regular season is exactly two weeks away, but the race for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot remains open for five contenders. As play begins Thursday, the Canadiens ...

but still in a race for the Western Conference's first wild-card berth as they visit the New York Islanders on Friday night. The Wild (41-28-7, 89 points) are battling the St. Louis Blues for the ...

The NFL is going to look slightly different in ... Under this proposal, a wild-card team could be seeded higher than a division-winning team if the wild-card team has a better record.

The Detroit Lions proposed a few rule changes this year at the NFL ... the fifth seed despite having the second-best record in the NFC. They ended up playing a road game in the wild-card round.

The Stars were the third team to clinch a playoff berth this season, and the most likely outcome for Dallas is earning the No. 2 seed in the Central Division ... bringing on a first-round matchup with ...

The Stars were the third team to clinch a playoff berth this season, and the most likely outcome for Dallas is earning the No. 2 seed in the ... with one of the wild-card teams.