San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick reminded us of how absurdly we still regard sporting events and their nationalistic rituals.

The low-down on each team in the NFC for the 2015-16 NFL season, including which Australian side they most resemble.

The lowdown on each team in the AFC for the NFL season, including which Australian side they most resemble.

The NFL season kicks off in just a few days, and if you're new to the sport, here are the different ways you can watch the games in Australia.

It was a mixed day for Australians in the NFL, with offensive lineman David Yankey cut by the Carolina Panthers and defensive end Adam Gotsis making the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt with his arms folded during the performance of the US national anthem during a pre-season game in San Diego on Friday, continuing his protest against racial injustice and police brutality.

Police said on Sunday that two brothers, both felons on parole, were trying to shoot a driver last week when their gunshots fatally struck Nykea Aldridge, a young mother pushing a stroller on a nearby sidewalk, the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade.

It has proven to be one of the most divisive protests in recent sporting memory, and Colin Kaepernick is not backing down from his sit-down protest during the US national anthem.

Colin Kaepernick took a stand against police violence by taking a seat. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand for "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers because, he said, "There are bodies in the street."

With the resounding success of the first Sydney Cup college football game, there is hope that a competitive NFL fixture will be next to hit Sydney's shores.

Kevin Durant admitted he wasn't himself earlier in the men's basketball competition at the Olympics. Then he heated up.

The Sydney Cup is less than a week away, and there's plenty of reasons to be fired up to see Hawaii take on California.

Conor McGregor has avenged his only loss in the UFC with a majority decision victory over Nate Diaz on Saturday night at UFC 202.

Before California college football coach Sonny Dykes could even think about designing a game plan for the season opener against Hawaii, he had to devise a strategy to deal with playing on the other side of the world.

​Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states.

Lawyers are asking MLB to turn over documents from its testing program so they can show jurors that players are hitting the ball harder than they did in the past, giving fans less time to get out of the way

If at first you don't succeed, try a different sport.

The New York Yankees will release former MVP Alex Rodriguez from his 10-year, $US275 million contract and he will play his final game with the team on Friday.

The NFL has cleared Peyton Manning of accusations that he had used banned substances, dismissing a news report from seven months ago that suggested that the star quarterback had taken human growth hormone.