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Displaying all articles tagged:
Nfl
games
Feb. 16, 2021
Sports Have Been a Shadow of Themselves Without Fans
The wisdom of bringing spectators back right now is debatable. But there’s no arguing how much they’ve been missed.
By
Will Leitch
quar goss
Feb. 8, 2021
What’s Going on With These Aaron Rodgers–Shailene Woodley Engagement Rumors?
Sources confirmed to
People
that the couple made it official.
By
Zoe Haylock
super bowl lv
Feb. 7, 2021
Watch Amanda Gorman Recite a New Poem Honoring Pandemic Heroes at Super Bowl LV
The 22-year-old poet was commissioned to write a new work for the event.
By
Rebecca Alter
vulture sports
Feb. 3, 2021
Football Game to Follow Amanda Gorman Poetry Reading
And the Weeknd will perform at halftime.
By
Rebecca Alter
domestic violence
Jan. 28, 2021
An NFL Player Allegedly Strangled His Girlfriend Until She Lost Consciousness
Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler has been charged with first-degree domestic violence assault, which is a felony.
By
Amanda Arnold
vulture sports
Jan. 27, 2021
Amanda Gorman Will Grace Us With a Poem at Super Bowl LV
The inaugural poet has been tapped to write and recite a poem honoring pandemic heroes.
By
Zoe Haylock
games
Jan. 26, 2021
A Marquee Super Bowl Is the NFL’s Reward for Cutting Corners
COVID schmovid. It’s Tom Brady versus Patrick Mahomes!
By
Will Leitch
the law
Jan. 25, 2021
Trey Songz Reportedly Arrested for Altercation With Police at KC Chiefs Game
Onlookers defend Songz in a video recorded by witnesses.
By
Zoe Haylock
games
Jan. 11, 2021
Bill Belichick Can’t Escape Trump That Easily
The Patriots coach declined a Medal of Freedom, but his and other Trump-friendly sports figures’ legacies remain linked to the president.
By
Will Leitch
vulture sports
Jan. 11, 2021
Nickelodeon’s NFL Game Ends With Saints Coach Drenched in Slime
One hundred percent more SpongeBob and Young Sheldon than your average football game.
By
Halle Kiefer
games
Dec. 8, 2020
How Sports Leagues Are Gearing Up for Another Weird Season
Everyone is hoping for vaccine-enabled normalcy in 2021, but some sports are better positioned than others to wait things out.
By
Will Leitch
holiday programming
Dec. 1, 2020
Rockefeller Center’s Tragic Tree Finally Gets a Win, Beats NFL for Prime Time
The game will kick off at 3:40 p.m. ET to not conflict with the lighting ceremony.
By
Justin Curto
games
Dec. 1, 2020
The NFL Is Too Big to Let COVID Stop It
The increasingly pandemic-afflicted league has learned an important lesson from other sports: Just keep playing.
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 13, 2020
The Fans Can Go to Games Again. Will They?
The stadiums are open, but fans aren’t exactly rushing through the doors.
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 6, 2020
Why Are Pandemic Sports Ratings So Terrible?
Some theories on why viewers have unexpectedly turned away in droves.
By
Will Leitch
halftime anytime
Sept. 22, 2020
The Killers Welcome Raiders to Vegas With Rooftop ‘Mr. Brightside’
What is this, 2003? You wish. You wish it was 2003.
By
Halle Kiefer
games
Sept. 16, 2020
If Athletes Want to Force Real Change, They Need to Stop Playing
Social-justice momentum in the NBA and NFL is already stalling. Radical action is needed.
By
Will Leitch
play ball
Sept. 11, 2020
Chloe x Halle Perform Stunning Rendition of the National Anthem to Empty Stadium
The sisters wore T-shirts with images of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd during the performance.
By
Chris Murphy
games
Sept. 8, 2020
The NFL Is Returning To a Different World. Can It Adapt?
Every NFL season brings with it madness and unpredictability, but none has ever had more potential for implosion than this one.
By
Will Leitch
podcast review
July 31, 2020
It’s Illuminating to Hear a Podcaster Talk About Cam Newton
The Cam Chronicles
explores the impossible expectations the NFL star faced — and helped create.
By
Nicholas Quah
coronavirus
July 10, 2020
When (and How) Sports Are Returning Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the next few weeks, the MLB, NBA, and NHL will start playing again — but they’ll look wildly different.
By
Adam K. Raymond
vulture sports
July 2, 2020
NFL Plans To Play The Black National Anthem Before Games, But Only For One Week
The (gorgeous and powerful) ‘Lift Every Voice’ will be performed before the (boring and old) ‘Star Spangled Banner.’
By
Chris Murphy
games
June 9, 2020
Roger Goodell’s Black Lives Matter Moment Is a Sign of Trump’s Weakness
The president never actually had that much power over the NFL. Now, he has none.
By
Will Leitch
george floyd protests
June 6, 2020
NFL Players, Employee Forced Goodell’s Protest Ban Apology
The NFL commissioner apologized on Friday for the league’s ban on the protests started by Colin Kaepernick, but not to Kaepernick, and not on his own.
By
Chas Danner
games
June 2, 2020
Sports Have Never Felt More Meaningless Than Right Now
Their return won’t do anything to make our troubled moment feel any more normal.
By
Will Leitch
games
May 19, 2020
It’s Probably Not Safe for Sports to Come Back. That May Not Matter.
Both executives and fans have shown before that they’ll put entertainment over player safety.
By
Will Leitch
games
May 12, 2020
The Big Questions Sports Leagues Have to Answer Before They Reopen
A big one: What happens if a player tests positive for coronavirus in the middle of the season?
By
Will Leitch
games
Apr. 30, 2020
When Your Favorite Sport Might Be Coming Back
Slowly but surely, the big American leagues are planning their returns.
By
Will Leitch
extremely online
Apr. 24, 2020
The Remote NFL Draft Was Basically a Meme Super Bowl
The girlfriends really stepped up.
By
Justin Curto
games
Apr. 21, 2020
The NFL’s Pandemic Strategy Is to Ignore the Pandemic
So far, timing has worked in the league’s favor. But its business-as-usual approach smacks of magical thinking.
By
Will Leitch
games
Mar. 31, 2020
How Desperate Are Sports Leagues Right Now? This Desperate.
You know it’s bad when we’ve reached the “playing in a biodome” phase of discussion.
By
Will Leitch
games
Mar. 24, 2020
How Screwed Is Your Favorite Sport’s Season?
A survey of the damage coronavirus has wrought among the NFL (fine so far), NBA (up in the air), and other major leagues.
By
Will Leitch
super bowl
Feb. 3, 2020
The Super Bowl Showed That the NFL Is Back on Top
On a night when everything went right for the league, its recent turbulent history seemed like a long time ago.
By
Will Leitch
games
Sept. 24, 2019
The Thrill of Defeat
It’s impossible to keep sports fans happy, but maybe that’s not the point.
By
Will Leitch
grub guides
Sept. 12, 2019
Where to Cheer on Your Favorite Sports Teams, According to Your Fandom
New York City has sports bars for fans of all stripes.
By
Nikita Richardson
games
Sept. 5, 2019
We’re All Fake Fans Now
We know more about athletes than ever, but it hasn’t made them more human to us.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Aug. 27, 2019
U.S. Soccer Star Carli Lloyd Nets NFL Invite After Nailing 55-Yard Field Goal
Lloyd sees the potential for a “pioneering moment for women.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
games
Aug. 23, 2019
The Joyous Masochism of Rooting for the Cleveland Browns
The most desultory team in the NFL is going to be very good and very fun this season.
By
Will Leitch
the week in rap
Aug. 19, 2019
What Does Jay-Z Hope to Gain From the NFL?
From a public-relations standpoint, it is difficult to see how the risk-reward calculation makes sense for Jay.
By
Paul Thompson
i’m a business - man
Aug. 13, 2019
An NFL Partnership Makes Jay-Z a Producer for the Super Bowl Halftime Show
“The NFL has a great big platform, and it has to be all-inclusive.”
By
Jordan Crucchiola
games
July 30, 2019
Peyton Manning’s Undeserved Reputation Is His Greatest Achievement
Somehow, none of the scandals seem to have stuck.
By
Will Leitch
football
Feb. 4, 2019
Trump: Football Is Too Unsafe for My Son, Not Unsafe Enough for Others
The president says football is too “dangerous” for Barron — and that the NFL isn’t as “vicious” and “violent” as it should be.
By
Eric Levitz
games
Feb. 4, 2019
Lessons From a Very, Very Bad Super Bowl
It was the first time I’d ever experienced FOMO
while being
at the Super Bowl
.
By
Will Leitch
sports
Feb. 3, 2019
Ava DuVernay Is Happily Boycotting the Super Bowl
And hopes you will, too.
By
Devon Ivie
games
Jan. 29, 2019
Was the NFL’s Success This Season Just a ‘Dead Cat Bounce’?
After years of trouble, football got popular again in 2018. Why?
By
Will Leitch
government shutdown
Jan. 17, 2019
How the Government Shutdown Could Derail the Super Bowl
Atlanta’s airport is a disaster and city officials are getting worried.
By
Adam K. Raymond
games
Jan. 15, 2019
If You Could Play Any Sport, Which One Should You Choose?
(I don’t think it’s football or baseball.)
By
Will Leitch
the sports page
Jan. 13, 2019
Travis Scott Refused to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show Without Charity Pledge
Scott, Maroon 5, and Big Boi are confirmed to perform together.
By
Devon Ivie
games
Jan. 9, 2019
College Football Players Are Going to Start Quitting Bowl Games
Maybe even on college football altogether. The only question is how soon.
By
Will Leitch
games
Dec. 19, 2018
Why Tom Brady’s Decline Sucks Even for Tom Brady Haters
All of a sudden, we can’t even hate the guy guiltlessly.
By
Will Leitch
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