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The first player to say “I’m going to Disney World” after winning the Super Bowl wasn’t the only one paid to do so that day
When you wish upon a star, sometimes it makes a difference who you are. ...

Which teams went 0-4 in the Super Bowl?
The Minnesota Vikings are the super failures you never hear about (thanks a lot, Buffalo). Like the Bills, the Vikings also lost four Super Bowls — but over the course of eight years, not four....

Nothing compares to Prince (and the Purple Rain) at Super Bowl XLI
Few performances during the intermission of a sporting event have come close to feeling like a truly artistic display, but one stands out above them all. Fourteen years ago today, Prince delivered the most iconic Super Bowl halftime show we have ever seen. On Feb. 4, 2007, at Hard Rock Stadium in Mi...


Which venue has hosted the most Super Bowls (and which has done so under 5 different names)?
Here’s a Super Bowl fact:...

Which players have won back-to-back Super Bowl MVPs?
It’s not Brady. It’s not Elway or Rice or Montana or Aikman either. ...

Matching the Chiefs up against back-to-back Super Bowl squads: How’s it looking for a repeat?
Kansas City is back in the Super Bowl to defend its title, and we’ll soon have a sense of just where Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and company, fit into NFL history. But we don’t really have to wait until Sunday to start figuring it out....

The 10 best players we missed out on playing with in NCAA College Football
It’s finally back. Now, we don’t know when it’s officially coming back, but it’s coming…at some point....

Story, Lindor and Tatis are the best crop of shortstops since A-Rod, Jeter and Nomar
People really like to post rankings, because they generate a lot of conversations and tend to rile people up with strong feelings about players or teams. “You have WHO ranked at No. 1? You have to be kidding. No way.” It’s a good time. In fact, I love posting rankings. I love sharing my opinions and...

These teams have never been to a Super Bowl, but how close did they get?
There are 12 teams who have never won a Super Bowl — and four of them haven’t even been to the big game....

Boom! Madden predicts Chiefs Super Bowl victory, and history says they’ll probably be right
For 17 years, EA Sports has simulated the Super Bowl, beginning in Madden 2004 — featuring the infamous Michael Vick and his 95 speed on the cover — in which the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29. Though Madden has only nailed the exact score in one instance — the Patriots sl...

15 bizarre Super Bowl Prop bets to bank on
We’ve reached that point of the year again when it’s acceptable to place bets on Gatorade colors and call yourself a “casual” gambler....

We're gonna have to put up with Brady for a while longer
The masses have been speculating that the end has to be close for the career of Tom Brady for several years. After all, the guy is 43 years old and now playing in a state where most people go to retire, so it seems fitting. Brady has previously said that he wants to play until he’s 45. People have a...

Wizards and Beal should consider parting ways
Ray Allen didn’t ask to be traded when it was clear he probably should’ve done so if he wanted to win. Not when the Milwaukee Bucks sent him to the Seattle Sonics in season seven, and not when the Sonics shipped him to the Boston Celtics before season 12....

Tokyo Olympic organizers raise giant middle finger to Japanese citizens
Last month, a Kyodo News poll found that 80 percent of Japanese citizens favor canceling or postponing this year’s Olympic games. Today, Tokyo Olympic organizers vowed to hold the games in the summer....

The gutsiest calls in Super Bowl history
In the biggest games of the year, it often takes the coaches with the gutsiest calls to win the game....

Please turn this Pro Bowl Madden stream into a regular thing
No, this isn’t a case to keep the Pro Bowl in a virtual setting forever. Hopefully, someday soon, we’ll get to travel normally so the players who’ve earned it could make the trip to Orlando. But the NFL Madden Stream worked, as far as quality content goes....

For better or worse, Dustin Pedroia was Boston
There’s an easy-to-reach joke when someone really old dies. “Oh he died years ago, he just fell down yesterday.” That’s basically how it feels with Dustin Pedroia announcing his retirement today. He’s only played nine games in the past three seasons, so his retirement basically announced him. ...

What are the best performances by Black quarterbacks in the Super Bowl? We rank them
There have only been seven Black quarterbacks to play in a Super Bowl. That stat could be surprising to some considering the NFL has been majority Black for decades....

Kansas City Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy needs to stop taking the high road (Updated...again)
Here we are — again. Days after the Kansas City Chiefs — powered by one of the most exciting and explosive offenses the NFL has ever seen — won their second Super Bowl in four seasons. Their offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemy, missed out — again — on another head coaching cycle as white men with ...