Carl Weathers, the NFL player-turned-actor, made a posthumous cameo in a Super Bowl ad for the online gambling company FanDuel. The company reworked it after he died earlier this month.
When Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas was built, a worker said he buried a Chiefs Kingdom flag in the field. Kansas City has never lost a game there, sparking a controversial conspiracy theory.
Super Bowl food: Chicken wings are a bargain this year, but beef prices are climbing. Here's a playbook for staying well fed without having a your wallet thrown for a loss.
This weekend, Vegas hit the jackpot. For the first time ever, Sin City will host the Super Bowl; and the halftime headliner is the current Vegas residency darling - Usher. But, NPR Senior Editor Bilal Qureshi says this royal flush was years in the making. Bilal joins host Brittany Luse to share his experience covering the city's journey from 'Old Vegas' to 'New Vegas,' as new hotels, concert venues, and artist residencies bring Vegas to a new market - millennials.
Then, Brittany turns her sights to the Stanley Cup. No, not the hockey championship but the colorful tumblers taking the internet by storm. The frenzy for a new collectible is never surprising, but the very thing that goes inside it - water - has The Wellness Trap author Christy Harrison wondering if this is just another extension of diet and wellness culture gone sideways.
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The Dartmouth men's basketball team could become the country's first unionized team in college sports. The union campaign drew inspiration from labor activism in the dining hall.
Americans are poised to bet a record amount on Sunday's big game. Missouri and California are among the states that haven't yet legalized sports betting since the national ban was lifted in 2018.
The statue depicts Bryant amid his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. Bryant's wife, Vanessa, specially requested certain elements, such as replicas of his five championship trophies.
Taylor Swift's relationship with the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce has boosted NFL ratings all season, meaning this year's Super Bowl could be the biggest yet. Here's why.
With a Grammys comeback performance, an unannounced 'SNL' visit, and an Olympic un-retirement, women were center stage this week. Sorry, Swifties, this time we're not talking about Taylor.
A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the Paris Games and Paralympics.
