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When Usher performs on Sunday evening in Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium during the city's very first Super Bowl, he'll also be graduating from two years as one of its busiest and most successful working residents.

How the pandemic ushered in a maximalist new era for Las Vegas residencies

3:35pm February 08, 2024

by Bilal Qureshi

In the post-pandemic market for maximalist entertainment, America's "capital of entertainment" has found itself at the center of a cultural revival with A-list residencies at its core.

Book covers of: Like Other Girls; The Dating Playbook; Before the Ever After; Snapped; The Redshirt: A Novel; The Right Swipe: A Novel

Pregame the Super Bowl with our favorite football fiction

10:46am February 08, 2024

by Beth Novey

Of course, leave it to the gigantic nerds at NPR to throw a literary tailgate ... but to thine own self be true, even if it means getting stuffed into your locker later this afternoon.

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A 30-second spot to air during the 2024 Super Bowl costs $7 million

7:29am February 08, 2024

It's the same price tag as last year, but over 200% more from 20 years ago. What's changed in the ad space price tag?

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Men's basketball at Dartmouth will vote on unionizing. It could be groundbreaking

6:56pm February 07, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

Men's basketball players at Dartmouth have received the go ahead to vote on whether to form a union, a potentially groundbreaking development in college sports.

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A look at the game-changing platform that will transform sports streaming

6:56pm February 07, 2024

by Eric Deggans

Live sports is one of the few areas that has struggled to transition to streaming. ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a joint app that hopes to be a one stop shop for online sports.

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Gabby Douglas, seen here during her gold-medal campaign at the London 2012 Olympics, is eyeing a return to the highest levels of gymnastics: this summer's games in Paris.

Gabby Douglas comes back to competitive gymnastics this month, eyeing the Olympics

5:19pm February 07, 2024

by Bill Chappell

Twelve years after stunning the world gymnastics stage with a historic Olympic performance, Douglas, now 28, will compete in a qualifier for the 2024 U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that will include offerings from at least 15 networks and all four major professional sports leagues.

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery plan to launch a sports streaming platform

8:39pm February 06, 2024

by The Associated Press

The platform will include games from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR and college sports, including the men's and women's NCAA Tournament, as well as golf, tennis and the FIFA World Cup.

New York Yankees' Babe Ruth hits a baseball in this undated photo.

What's behind people's enduring interest in Babe Ruth

11:53am February 06, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Babe Ruth would have been 129 this week. Baseball has changed over the years, but one thing that has endured is fans' fascination with one of the greatest sluggers ever to set foot on the diamond.

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We'll see a little bit of history at this Sunday's Super Bowl

7:20am February 06, 2024

For the first time, one of the referees will be an ex-Super Bowl player. Terry Killens was a linebacker with the Tennessee Titans when they famously came up a yard short of a possible Lombardi Trophy.

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The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 19, FIFA announced on Sunday.

The 2026 World Cup final will take place at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium

9:05pm February 04, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The complex home to the New York Jets and Giants and located in East Rutherford, N.J., will be renamed the New York New Jersey Stadium during the July 19 final.