Super Bowl – Page 5

NEWS

Sorry America, team you love to hate headed to Super Bowl

January 18, 2019 Associated Press

NOT THEM AGAIN! Sorry America — at least outside of New England — but the team you love to hate is headed back to the Super Bowl. Sure, there are negatives to point out with these Patriots. They haven’t looked much more than mediocre on the road. Their defense is vulnerable, especially against dynamic passers, […]

NFL

Super Bowl planners: Shutdown brings ‘uncharted territory’

January 16, 2019 Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — A day after travelers waited nearly 90 minutes in snail-speed security lines at the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s mayor is concerned about the waits that could result when the city hosts the 2019 Super Bowl. The ongoing partial government shutdown is “uncharted territory” amid planning for one of the world’s biggest sporting […]

NFL

ROBBED: No Foles’ comeback, as Jeffery drops pass inside 30

January 13, 2019 Rick Solem

Down 20-14 and inside 2 minutes to go, the Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles was driving the Philadelphia Eagles toward a comeback on the New Orleans Saints when we were all robbed of any drama. Related posts: One week left, questions to answer — and some certainty, too Rest vs. reps is bigger issue for […]

VIKINGS

Stacked Vikings still hard at chase for championship

August 29, 2018 Associated Press

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The end of last season for the Minnesota Vikings came suddenly and lopsidedly, falling hard in the NFC championship game a week after soaking in the euphoria of advancing on an improbable last-second touchdown pass. The Super Bowl window didn’t shut with that loss in Philadelphia, though. The front office propped […]

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Trump calls off event for NFL’s Eagles, cites anthem dispute

June 5, 2018 Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Digging deeper into a culture war that he’s repeatedly stoked, President Donald Trump called off a visit to the White House by the Philadelphia Eagles, citing the dispute over whether NFL players protesting racial injustice must stand during the playing of the national anthem. Trump said in a statement Monday that some […]

NFL

Eagles fan to pay for stadium chair stolen after Super Bowl

February 7, 2018 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who stole a seat from U.S. Bank Stadium after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl has agreed to pay for its replacement. Stadium manager SMG says it plans no further action against the Eagles fan. That seat and two other damaged seats were replaced […]

NFL

Patriots’ Butler denies off-field misconduct before benching

February 6, 2018 Rick Solem

BOSTON (AP) — Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler says he didn’t miss a curfew or do anything off the field that would have hurt New England’s chances of winning the Super Bowl before he was benched for the game. In a statement released Tuesday on Twitter and Instagram, Butler says reports of misconduct off the field […]

VIKINGS

Frigid Super Bowl raises questions about northern venues

February 6, 2018 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After years of planning and many millions in spending, there was one thing organizers of Super Bowl 52 couldn’t control — a Minnesota winter. The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots played inside. But as fans were heading to U.S. Bank Stadium at noon Sunday, the temperature in Minneapolis was minus-2 degrees, […]

NFL

Vegas sports books not so lucky with Eagles’ Super Bowl win

February 6, 2018 Rick Solem

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lady Luck was most certainly not the side of Las Vegas sports books during the Super Bowl as some reported six- and seven-figure losses in part due to a seemingly deep-pocketed mystery bettor and the many records set during the game, which allowed gamblers to cash in on proposition bets. Gamblers […]

NFL

Super Bowl 52 was filled with calls befitting a classic

February 6, 2018 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Not only was the Philadelphia Eagles’ knockout of New England a thrill-a-minute slugfest, it produced some of the biggest calls the Super Bowl has ever seen. For once, the whistles didn’t go the Patriots’ way, such as Philly’s two second-half touchdowns that survived reviews at the NFL’s league headquarters, including Zach Ertz’s […]

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