Tag: Super Bowl

Chiefsaholic, the Fan Who Dressed as a Wolf, Is Said to Be on the Lam

Before this year’s Super Bowl, the Kansas City football superfan known as Chiefsaholic was a source of fascination in the sports world. How, people wondered, did a man known for wearing a wolf mask to games and placing large bets end up in jail on charges that he robbed a bank in Tulsa, Okla.? Now […]

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In Troubled Times, the Sports World Offers a Necessary Salve

Did you feel it? Lionel Messi dueling Kylian Mbappé, shot for shot, goal for goal, in the World Cup final. LeBron James becoming the N.B.A. scoring king and Patrick Mahomes winning the Super Bowl. The South Carolina women’s basketball team: undeterred and undefeated. Tiger Woods — two years removed from a devastating a car wreck […]

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JuJu Smith-Schuster Delivered A Vicious Valentine’s Day Troll Of Eagles DB James Bradberry

The Kansas City Chiefs won their second Super Bowl title in four years on Sunday as they came back from down 10 at the half to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in a thriller. The Chiefs kicked the game-winning field goal in the final ten seconds, after they were able to take another minute-plus off the […]

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Drake’s ‘Psychotic’ And ‘Illogical’ Super Bowl LVII Bet Actually Paid Off In The Sum Of $1.4 Million

Apparently, the ‘Drake curse’ only works on people not named Drake. If there’s one thing the “Rich Flex” rapper loves more than his music, sports would be a close second. Whether he is filming a hilarious to congratulate his longtime friend LeBron James for breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record or being clowned on for […]

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Janet Jackson Reportedly Declined The 2023 Grammys Global Impact Award After CBS Refused To Apologize

The 2023 Grammy Award ceremony and the week full of celebrations prior were filled with historical moments. During the ceremony, Beyoncé became the most awarded musician in the event’s history, Kim Petras became the first transgender woman to win, and some of hip-hop’s pioneers returned to the main stage as part of the genre’s 50th-anniversary […]

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Ethan Hawke Would Like To Remind Everyone Of That Time He Switched Seats To Enjoy ‘His Moment’ With Rihanna

Father’s Day is always a great time to turn the dad jokes on dads. Last year, Maya Hawke paid tribute to her dad, veteran film star Ethan Hawke, who happened to go googly-eyed over Rihanna at the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. As the story goes (and as revealed in these Getty images), Ethan attended that […]

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At Halftime, Patrick Mahomes Got a Little Tape and Gave a Little Talk

PHOENIX — It was right before halftime of Sunday’s Super Bowl, and Kansas City trailed Philadelphia, 21-14, when Eagles’ linebacker T.J. Edwards chased down Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and landed on his already-tender ankle. Mahomes labored to get up. When he did, he tilted his head back in a grimace and then skipped gingerly toward […]

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Cardi B Ran (As Well As She Could In Heels) To Make It To Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show In A Hilarious Video

The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year in the United States. Pair that with the fact that Rihanna performed the halftime show this year, and it must have been a real challenge to actually get to the stadium for those lucky/rich enough to have tickets. It seems like that was the […]

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Honestly, The Ben Affleck Dunkin Outtakes Are Even Better Than The Super Bowl Commercial

Due in large part to the thing where it’s hard to hide something like Hollywood movie star Ben Affleck randomly working a Dunkin’ drive-thru in Medford, Massachusetts, The Accountant star’s Super Bowl spot for his beloved coffee and donut chain wasn’t a total surprise. (It also didn’t help that Jennifer Lopez was on hand, which […]

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‘So-Called’ News Station Questions Black National Anthem’s Legitimacy, Quickly Issues Apology

NewsOne Featured Video Sheryl Lee Ralph performs the Black National Anthem during Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. | Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty A “so-called” local news outlet in Arkansas has issued an apology after it tweeted disrespectfully about the Black National Anthem being performed before […]

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Did a Referee’s Call Unfairly Cost the Eagles a Super Bowl Win?

What’s the one play that is most remembered from a really big game? A ninth-inning strikeout from an ace reliever? A leaping save by a keeper? A powerful dunk in overtime? Not infrequently, it is a disputed call by a referee. Many fans, especially those from the Philadelphia area, are going to look back on […]

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Conservatives Cry The Saltiest White Tears Over ‘Black National Anthem’ Being Sung At Super Bowl

NewsOne Featured Video Sheryl Lee Ralph performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing” before Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. | Source: Rob Carr / Getty Predictably, conservatives were unhappy about “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” aka the “Black […]

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The “He Gets Us” Jesus Super Bowl Commercial Is Connected to an Anti-Abortion, Anti-LGBTQ Group

Luna served in the Air Force from 2009 to 2014, during which time the people who knew her described her as apolitical or even liberal. She expressed support for Barack Obama and said her heritage was Middle Eastern, Jewish, or Eastern European. In 2015, she registered to vote in Florida and checked her race as […]

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Tubi Succeeded At Making So Many People Scream At Their TVs During Their Super Bowl Commercial

Super Bowl LVII must have pleased Paul Rudd to no end. Beyond the game itself, though, Rihanna used the halftime show to drop (confirmed) word of her second pregnancy, and Marjorie Taylor Greene seized the opportunity to receive an earful about Chris Stapleton’s “wokeness.” Oh, and King Twitter Elon Musk sat next to no one […]

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Rihanna Actually Hinted At Her Super Bowl Pregnancy Announcement Days Before The Halftime Show Baby Bump Reveal

During her Super Bowl Halftime Show performance last night (February 12), Rihanna came through with something you don’t see in that environment every day: a pregnancy announcement. While that news shocked the entertainment world, Rihanna actually appears to have publicly hinted at it days before the big game. A preview clip of Rihanna’s NFL+ interview […]

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People Had Jokes About What Rihanna’s Newly Announced Baby Was Doing During Her Super Bowl Halftime Show

Yesterday (February 12) was huge for Rihanna. Obviously, she performed the halftime show at Super Bowl LVII, hosted in Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium. Perhaps of more personal significance, though, was that Rihanna took the opportunity to announce that she’s pregnant with her and ASAP Rocky’s second baby (after hinting at it days before). While […]

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Super Bowl 2023: 10 Moments You Might Have Missed

Forget Thanksgiving. Super Bowl Sunday is America’s true unleashing of its national id, the day the country gorges itself on beer and chicken wings, patriotism, pop culture, hero worship, machismo, fireworks, sanctioned violence and consumerist yearning. If you were watching on Sunday night — of course you were! — you know all this. But there […]

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The Eagles Came as Close as Close Can Get

Sometimes, a team can win the regular season and lose the postseason. That’s what the Philadelphia Eagles learned on Sunday, when the Kansas City Chiefs and their hobbled yet transcendent quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, ripped the Lombardi Trophy out of their grasp and won their second Super Bowl title in four years. The Eagles were riding […]

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With Another Super Bowl Comeback, Patrick Mahomes Brightens N.F.L.’s Future

GLENDALE, Ariz. — On Thursday night, Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs won his second N.F.L. Most Valuable Player Award, cementing him as the most accomplished passer of a new crop of young quarterbacks dominating the league. Three days later, he added the second Super Bowl victory of his career, throwing for 182 yards […]

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Jabari Smith Jr. Just Wanted To Sleep In Philadelphia After The Super Bowl: ‘Man, I Got Embiid Tomorrow And Y’all Up Beatin Drums’

The Super Bowl is one of the few remaining events where it feels like everything stops and focuses on a singular thing — even if plenty of the focus is on things beyond the field like the halftime show or ads. On Monday, though, the sports world gets right back to its normal schedule, which […]

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The Chiefs’ Game-Winning Field Goal In Super Bowl 57 Was Set Up By A Controversial Defensive Holding Call

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have won the Super Bowl yet again. Kansas City survived quite the battle with the Philadelphia Eagles en route to a 38-35 win, although it did not come without some controversy at the end of the game. After an Eagles touchdown and two-point conversion tied things up with […]

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Rihanna’s Representative Confirms She’s Pregnant With Her Second Child After The Super Bowl Halftime Show

Rihanna’s Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show performance turned out to be full of surprises but the biggest one was the reveal that she’s pregnant with her and ASAP Rocky’s second child. A representative for the singer confirmed as much to The Hollywood Reporter amidst rampant speculation on Twitter after the performance. At the beginning of […]

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Rihanna Returns on the Super Bowl Stage and Confirms Second Pregnancy

Performing live for the first time in nearly four years, Rihanna returned to the stage on Sunday to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, running through a rapid-fire medley of her hits and making a major personal announcement without saying a word: A representative for the singer confirmed that she is pregnant. Clad in ruby […]

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