Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce on Tuesday that Nicole Shanahan, a Silicon Valley lawyer, investor and political neophyte, will be his running mate in his independent presidential bid, according to two people close to the campaign. The formal announcement, set to take place in Oakland, Calif., ends a wide-ranging and eclectic search […]
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Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top RFK Jr.’s List for Vice President
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recently approached the N.F.L. quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura about serving as his running mate on an independent presidential ticket, and both have welcomed the overtures, two people familiar with the discussions said. Mr. Kennedy confirmed on Tuesday that the two men […]
Read MorePat McAfee’s On-Air Slams of ESPN Executive Show a Network Power Shift
As it morphs from a television company into a streaming company, ESPN is undergoing rapid transformation. But if the extraordinary events of the past week are any indication, the transformation of its corporate culture is just as seismic. For decades, the biggest star at ESPN was ESPN. A long list of its best-known employees — […]
Read MorePat McAfee Apologizes Over Role in Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel Feud
Pat McAfee on Wednesday apologized for airing comments that Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers made toward Jimmy Kimmel on McAfee’s ESPN television show a day earlier suggesting the late-night talk show host had a connection to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. “Some things obviously people get very pissed off about, especially when they’re that serious allegations,” […]
Read MoreThe Best Parts of Being a Football Fan Are Off the Field
They say it takes 10 years to become a real New Yorker, but Aaron Rodgers seemed to earn his bona fides in just one summer. In March, after solemn contemplation at what he called a “darkness retreat” in Oregon, the 39-year-old announced, with pomp befitting his superlative N.F.L. résumé, his intentions to continue his career […]
Read MoreFans Bet Their Bar Tabs on the Jets Losing. It Wasn’t a Safe Bet.
No matter how good a bet may sound, remember: The house always wins. Many patrons at Jack’s American Pub in Milwaukee thought the odds were in their favor on Monday night, when the bar was offering a special that seemed too good to pass up. The wager was simple: If the New York Jets lost […]
Read MoreAaron Rodgers Injury Caps a Dismal Summer for New York Fans
In the dreary, decades-long history of the New York Jets, Monday night’s game was supposed to be a turning point: Aaron Rodgers, a surefire Hall of Fame quarterback, was set to take the field surrounded by All-Pro talent. For fans of the team, which has long seemed cursed, hopes had perhaps never been higher. The […]
Read MoreAaron Rodgers Is Out for the Jets Season With a Torn Achilles’ Tendon
Aaron Rodgers got the news on Tuesday that was widely feared since he departed the Jets’ Monday night game against the Buffalo Bills: He had torn his left Achilles’ tendon and will miss the season, the league said in a social media post. After a long and glittering career as the Green Bay Packers quarterback, […]
Read MoreJets’ Aaron Rodgers Leaves Monday Night Football With Injury
Aaron Rodgers, the star Jets quarterback, injured an ankle during his first regular-season series with the team and will not return to Monday night’s game against the Buffalo Bills, the team said, zapping the excitement built during the off-season after Rodgers’s arrival. On the Jets’ third official offensive play, left tackle Duane Brown missed a […]
Read MoreNFL Week 1 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
Thursday’s Matchup Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m., NBC Line: Chiefs -4.5 | Total: 52.5 Kansas City seems to love to play a game within a game: How many players can be taken away before Patrick Mahomes can’t thrive? The speedy receiver Tyreek Hill, as demonstrated last year, was expendable. So were other […]
Read MoreHow the N.F.L. Used Supercomputers to Solve Its TV Schedule Problems
The announcement of the N.F.L.’s opening matchup is meant to be a curtain raiser for the regular season. But when this year’s season opener was announced in May, the participants were the ones who raised their eyebrows. As is the norm, the first game will feature the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. […]
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