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What's at stake for San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII

6:04pm February 09, 2024

The Super Bowl is Sunday in Las Vegas, and it will be the San Francisco 49ers — hoping to win their first championship in almost three decades — versus the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Precious medals: Summer Olympic athletes will compete for pieces of the Eiffel Tower

4:44pm February 09, 2024

The organizers of the 2024 Games in Paris have announced that this year's Olympic medals will be made with bits of the Eiffel Tower, embedded inside the gold, silver and bronze.

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Greensboro to host ACC men's hoops tournament in 2027 and 2029

4:35pm February 09, 2024

by Paul Garber

The newly released schedule of Atlantic Coast Conference championship sites has good news for Greensboro.

Taylor Foehl (left), of Boston, looks at a mobile betting app on his phone after placing a wager, while watching a men's college basketball game at the Cask 'N Flagon sports bar on March 10, 2023, near Fenway Park in Boston.

Super Bowl betting soars, but it's still not legal in Chiefs and 49ers home states

2:57pm February 09, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

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.

Chicken wing prices have fallen for the second year in a row, in a windfall for Super Bowl snackers. Beef prices, however, are still climbing.

Good thing, wings cost less and beer's flat: Super Bowl fans are expected to splurge

9:01am February 09, 2024

by Scott Horsley

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.

A statue of former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is seen after its unveiling outside the NBA basketball team's arena, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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The Lakers reveal the first of 3 statues of Kobe Bryant

5:50am February 09, 2024

by Ayana Archie

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.

Fans hold up signs during the NFL game between Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs in Germany in November.

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The Swift-Kelce romance sounds like a movie. But the NFL swears it wasn't scripted

5:00am February 09, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

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.

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Famous women made some surprise appearances this week. Were you paying attention?

5:00am February 09, 2024

by Holly J. Morris

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.

The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal, center, the Paris 2024 Paralympic, gold medal, right, and silver medal, left, are presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

The Paris Olympics medals will have pieces of the Eiffel Tower

3:11am February 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

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.

Why playing football appeals to families in spite of dangers

5:34pm February 08, 2024

An investigation by University of Maryland journalism students looks at why Black families are drawn to football, despite knowing the risks of injuries.