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Opinion: What if football players chose love instead of the game?

8:00am February 08, 2025

NPR's Scott Simon considers the stenciled messages in the end zones of the Super Bowl — "CHOOSE LOVE" and "IT TAKES ALL OF US" — and imagines how players could take those messages to heart.

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The NFL is removing 'End Racism' from its Super Bowl end zone

6:00am February 08, 2025

Here's what the decision by America's favorite sports league tells us about "anticipatory obedience."

Super Bowl ticket prices have been falling, and are down by thousands from last year

7:00pm February 03, 2025

Ticket prices have been dropping over the past few days and many tickets are selling for thousands of dollars less than a year ago.

Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies at age 78

6:01pm December 27, 2024

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78.

Netflix is dreaming of a glitch-free Christmas with 2 major NFL games set

11:52am December 21, 2024

It comes weeks after Netflix's attempt to broadcast live boxing between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was rife with technical glitches.

National

John Robinson, successful football coach at USC and with the LA Rams, has died at 89

12:27am November 12, 2024

John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89.

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At least 7 middle and high school football players have died in August

1:16pm August 28, 2024

Similar tragedies have occurred repeatedly in several states this month, as families that had been celebrating a new school year and the start of football season are instead confronted with a nightmare.

Grimsley quarterback Faizon Brandon walks to the stadium

Sports

Mother of Grimsley QB headed to Tennessee sues state of North Carolina over NIL restrictions

5:56pm August 26, 2024

by Associated Press

The mother of a touted high school football player who has committed to play in college at Tennessee is suing the state of North Carolina over its restrictions for public-school athletes to cash in on their athletic fame.

Sports

Larry Allen, a Super Bowl champion and famed Dallas Cowboy, has died at age 52

11:54am June 04, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The announcement of the death of the Super Bowl champion, Hall of Famer and 11-time Pro Bowl player triggered emotional reactions from Allen's former teammates.

A general view of a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 24, 2004, at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland

National

Opinion: No taxpayer handouts for pro stadiums

11:01am March 02, 2024

by Scott Simon

With several sports teams looking to taxpayers to fund the construction of new stadiums, NPR's Scott Simon wonders how those public funds could be spent elsewhere.

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