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Australian Open Will Start As Scheduled With Strict Pandemic Regulations

5:28pm February 08, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Scott Spits, a sports reporter for The Age, about the first day of the Australian Open and what the event looks like under strict pandemic regulations.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers And Diversity In The Upper Ranks Of An NFL Franchise

4:22pm February 08, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rod Graves, executive director of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, about coaching diversity in the NFL in light of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl victory.

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Flat Matt, Falling Lemons And Digital Dolly: The 2021 Super Bowl Ads

10:41am February 08, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Super Bowl LV was Sunday, and as always, a lot of viewers tuned in for the over-the-top ads. Bud Light and Robinhood were standouts, but Dolly Parton fell flat with a rework of her hit "9 to 5."

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Brady Leads Tampa Bay Bucs To Super Bowl Win Over Kansas City Chiefs

6:55am February 08, 2021

by Tom Goldman

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl 55 — 31-9 — in a dominating fashion over the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Quarterback Tom Brady won his record seventh championship.

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Quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after leading theTampa Bay Buccaneers to Super Bowl victory against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Tom Brady Leads Tampa Bay Buccaneers To Super Bowl Win Over Kansas City Chiefs 31-9

11:01pm February 07, 2021

by Russell Lewis

The Tampa Bay quarterback won his record seventh Super Bowl in his first season with the Buccaneers. Brady set a number of records including being the oldest ever to play in the championship.

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Despite Diverse Coaching At Super Bowl, NFL 'Still Has A Lot Of Work To Do'

5:29pm February 07, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin compares this Super Bowl's historically diverse coaching staff with the lack of minority coaches around the NFL with Jason Reid, senior writer at The Undefeated.

Leon Spinks lands a punch on Muhammad Ali in the title fight in Las Vegas on Feb. 15, 1978. Spinks beat Ali to claim the heavyweight championship and shock the boxing world.

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Boxer Leon Spinks, Who Toppled Muhammad Ali, Dies At 67

11:10am February 07, 2021

by Jason Breslow

Spinks shocked the boxing world in 1978 when he defeated the reigning heavyweight champion in a bruising 15-round match. "He's still the greatest," Spinks said, "I'm just the latest."

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Cold Weather Forces Chiefs Fans Inside For Super Bowl Celebrations

7:48am February 07, 2021

by Frank Morris

When the Chiefs play the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, it'll be a bone chilling 18 degrees in Kansas City. How can Chiefs fans have parties that don't become indoor super-spreader events?

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He's Attended Every Super Bowl. A Pandemic Won't Keep Him From Kickoff

8:01am February 06, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Don Crisman, 84, who's been in the seats at every Super Bowl since the first one in 1967. Crisman will attend year's game too, despite the pandemic.

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Super Bowl Matchups, Baseball Deals And More From The Week In Sports

8:01am February 06, 2021

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the how coronavirus may impact the Super Bowl, the game's high-profile quarterbacks, and a big signing by the Los Angeles Dodgers.