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Nielsen revises Super Bowl final rating to 125.6 million viewers
The average viewer numbers for the Super Bowl increased to 125.6 million after Nielsen released its final viewer figures on Thursday for the Feb. 8...
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Bears’ potential move to Indiana takes step forward as effort to build stadium in Illinois lingers
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears’ potential move to Indiana took another step forward on Thursday when a key committee approved a plan to create...
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49ers set for a Mexico City return as the NFL brings back regular-season games
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will return to Mexico City to play a regular-season game this season, the NFL said Wednesday. The date and opponent are...
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Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman jumped by 4 men in NYC hotel lobby, sources say
No arrests have been made and an investigation is ongoing, according to the NYPD. By Tom Shea and The Associated Press Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman was...
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Dolphins releasing star receiver Tyreek Hill in major roster cuts
By Alanis Thames MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Dolphins released star receiver Tyreek Hill on Monday, ending the All-Pro’s four-year tenure in Miami. Hill,...
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Patriots’ Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault allegation
BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs on Friday pleaded not guilty to felony strangulation and other criminal charges stemming from an alleged dispute...
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Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MARK ANDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned five former professional football players — one posthumously — for various...
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Is NFL pushing boundaries on international games? Australia trip could test limits of global growth
By KEN MAGUIRE LONDON (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams landed in London just 30 hours before kickoff against the Jacksonville Jaguars in October. That...
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NFL wins grievance against union. Arbitrator orders NFLPA to stop making ‘team report cards’ public
By Rob Maaddi An arbitrator determined the NFL Players Association violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFL by distributing annual “team report cards” and...
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Judge keeps ex-Jets linebacker Darron Lee jailed without bond on murder charge in girlfriend’s death
By JONATHAN MATTISE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday kept former New York Jets first-round draft pick Darron Lee in jail without bond as he...
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Attorney says Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. maintains his innocence while facing 5 felony charges
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — The attorney for Atlanta Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. says Pearce “maintains his innocence” as he faces five felony charges following...
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49ers DL Keion White undergoes surgery after being shot in ankle in San Francisco
By Josh Dubow SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Keion White underwent surgery after being shot in the ankle early Monday morning....
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Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
By Rob Maaddi SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The “Dark Side” defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon,...
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The NFL’s most obscure position: Long snappers thankful for chance to play in the Super Bowl
By Avery Hill SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For New England Patriots rookie long snapper Julian Ashby, just making the NFL puts him in elite company....
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Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl is not so much of a rematch as it is a matchup of contrasts
By ANDREW DESTIN and KYLE HIGHTOWER SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A heralded defense vs. an underrated one. A celebrated second-year quarterback vs. a veteran QB who has gone...
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Special teams play has been critical to the Seahawks’ success on the road to the Super Bowl
By Andrew Destin SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When Jay Harbaugh was hired as special teams coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks in February 2024, long...
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Sam Darnold’s season as a backup with the 49ers helped him reach the Super Bowl
By Josh Dubow SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Darnold’s NFL career had hit rock bottom when he arrived in San Francisco in 2023 after failing at...
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Jalen Hurts leads NFC past AFC in high-scoring Pro Bowl Games flag football exhibition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jalen Hurts said the flag football played in the Pro Bowl Games doesn’t have the negative connotation that it may have...
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says expanding the regular season to 18 games is ‘not a given’
By Rob Maaddi SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Not so fast on an 18-game NFL season. A week after Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it seem inevitable,...
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How the Super Bowl halftime show evolved from pageantry to pop culture’s biggest stage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once upon a time, the Super Bowl halftime show belonged to marching bands and pageantry. But these days, it belongs to global pop...
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Roger Goodell: NFL to ‘look at all facts’ regarding Giants co-owner Steve Tisch’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The NFL will look into New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch and his association with Jeffrey Epstein after his name showed up more than 400...
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ESPN closes deal for NFL Network, rights for RedZone which gives the NFL a stake in the network
ESPN’s purchase of NFL Network and other league digital assets has been finalized after government regulators approved the transaction. The league and ESPN officially announced...
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NFL says it will discuss using review for player safety penalties missed by officials
By SCHUYLER DIXON The NFL will discuss using video review to assess penalties for player safety-related violations that are missed by officials, the league said Friday....
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Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta on new coach Jesse Minter: ‘He just blew us away’
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — As much as Jesse Minter seemed like an obvious fit for the Baltimore Ravens, he still had to show he...
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USA 250 patch to debut at the Super Bowl and be on uniforms in several sports leagues
A patch commemorating the U.S.’s 250th anniversary will make its debut at the Super Bowl on the uniforms of the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. The...
