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Ex-NFL Player's Murder May Be Linked to 3 Others

All 4 victims were unhoused, killed near Compton Creek encampments

(Newser) - Authorities are investigating whether former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson's killing near Los Angeles is linked to the murders of three other unhoused people in the same area. Johnson, 55, who played defensive line for various teams in the 1990s, was fatally stabbed on Jan. 21 at a homeless encampment...

Guardian Cap May Make Its Big Game Debut

NFL claim of 50% reduced concussion risk isn't backed by the company itself

(Newser) - Viewers who tune into Sunday's Super Bowl may notice a few players wearing what looks like a mushroom on their heads. The oversized, soft-shelled cap, called a Guardian Cap, is worn over a standard helmet and has been embraced by the NFL as a safety upgrade. The league says...

Giants Owner to Epstein: Is She 'Pro or Civilian?'

Emails appear to show Epstein connecting Steve Tisch with women, described in crude terms

(Newser) - The NFL is now scrutinizing one of its own owners over ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday the league will review New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch's communications with Epstein after Tisch's name surfaced "at least 440 times" in a new batch of Justice...

Here's the Lineup for the MAGA-Friendly Halftime Show

Turning Point USA announces Kid Rock, Lee Brice, among other country singers

(Newser) - It'll be Bad Bunny vs. Kid Rock, rap vs. country, on Super Bowl Sunday. Turning Point USA has announced its alternative Super Bowl halftime show will feature MAGA star Kid Rock as headliner, with country singers Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett also performing, per the Hill . The...

NFL Announces First Regular-Season Game in France

Saints will be playing opponent yet to be determined

(Newser) - The NFL will play its first regular-season game ever in France next season, with the New Orleans Saints set to travel to Paris later this year. The league on Monday announced the plans to play a game at the Stade de France next season in addition to a multiyear deal...

10 Spots. Guess How Many Black Coaches Got Hired?

Jerry Brewer of the Athletic thinks the league's promises to improve are just lip service

(Newser) - The NFL had 10 coaching vacancies at the end of this season. Nine have been filled, and the last one is about to be. Of those 10, not a single owner picked a Black head coach, writes Jerry Brewer at the Athletic . It's an incredible stat given that 77%...

America Has a New Gambling Problem
America Has a New
Gambling Problem
longform
Feb 1, 2026 4:20 PM CST

America Has a New Gambling Problem

Harper's looks at the spread of online sports betting

(Newser) - Online sports betting didn't just hook one Brooklyn journalist—his story shows how quickly legal gambling has embedded itself into American life. Harper's Magazine writer Jasper Craven traces his own slide from curiosity to routine betting after New York legalized online sportsbooks in 2022. What began as a...

ICE's Next Planned Destination: the Super Bowl

DHS adds immigration enforcement to game duties, says those in country legally 'have nothing to fear'

(Newser) - Immigration enforcement looks to be joining the mix surrounding Super Bowl LX. Officials in Santa Clara, California, say Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to be on the ground at next month's big game at Levi's Stadium, adding an immigration twist to the usual security presence, reports the...

Football Hall of Fame Makes a 'Very Silly' Call
Football Hall of Fame
Makes a 'Very Silly' Call
OPINION
Jan 28, 2026 7:46 AM CST

Football Hall of Fame Makes a 'Very Silly' Call

Pundits question criteria for induction as Bill Belichick is snubbed on his first ballot

(Newser) - Bill Belichick just got snubbed—and that says more about Pro Football Hall of Fame politics and petty rivalries than about football greatness, according to two opinions. Writing in the Wall Street Journal , Jason Gay calls the decision to block the NFL's most decorated coach from first-ballot entry into...

Seahawks Head to Super Bowl for First Time in 11 Years

Seattle beats Los Angeles 31-27

(Newser) - Sam Darnold threw for three touchdowns, the Seahawks' "Dark Side" defense came up with a critical fourth-down stop, and Seattle advanced to the Super Bowl, beating the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in an electrifying NFC championship game on Sunday, the AP reports. Led by second-year coach Mike Macdonald and...

Patriots Are Headed to Their 12th Super Bowl

New England beats Denver 10-7

(Newser) - Drake Maye ran for 68 yards and threw for 86 in sloppy, snowy conditions and scored New England's only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper, propelling the Patriots to their 12th Super Bowl with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, the AP reports. Christian Gonzalez intercepted Jarrett...

Sports Reporter Wants to Be Minnesota's Next Senator

Michele Tafoya already backed by Sen. Tim Scott, GOP campaign arm ahead of Tina Smith retirement

(Newser) - A familiar face from NFL broadcasts is trying to flip a blue Senate seat in Minnesota, and national Republicans are backing her from the get-go. Michele Tafoya, a longtime Sunday Night Football sideline reporter who has reinvented herself as a conservative media voice, formally entered the 2026 Minnesota Senate race...

NFL's 'Championship Sunday' Is Set
NFL's 'Championship
Sunday' Is Set
Jan 19, 2026 12:00 AM CST

NFL's 'Championship Sunday' Is Set

It's Rams vs. Seahawks and Patriots vs. Broncos

(Newser) - NFL Championship Sunday is set: Rams vs. Seahawks and Patriots vs. Broncos, the AP reports. It's an NFC West showdown between Los Angeles (14-5) and Seattle (15-3) and the AFC matchup is a rematch from 10 years ago when Tom Brady lost to Peyton Manning. This time, Denver (15-3)...

Broncos QB Engineers OT Win, but His Season Is Over

Bo Nix suffered a broken ankle on one of the final plays against Buffalo

(Newser) - The Denver Broncos wrangled their biggest win in a decade from Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Saturday but suffered an enormous loss in the process. About an hour after second-year quarterback Bo Nix led the Broncos to a 33-30 win on Wil Lutz's 23-yard field goal in...

Rams Owner Now the Biggest Private Land Baron in the US

Stan Kroenke's recent 937K-acre New Mexico deal pushes holdings past 2.7M acres

(Newser) - Stan Kroenke is no longer just a big-name sports owner—he now effectively owns a land empire twice the size of Delaware. According to the Land Report, Kroenke has become the largest private landowner in the United States after scooping up 937,000 acres of ranch land in New Mexico...

What's Behind a Weird Theory on 49ers Injuries

Viral tweet blames electricity substation, though scientists aren't buying it

(Newser) - A strange storyline has surfaced in the NFL playoffs regarding the San Francisco 49ers, and it takes a little unpacking. The idea is that the 49ers have been beset by an unusual number of injuries because they practice near an electricity substation, explains USA Today . It's "nonsense,"...

Streaming Had a Very Merry Christmas Indeed

NFL games, Stranger Things boost streaming, which accounted for 54% of US TV views on Xmas

(Newser) - Streaming didn't just have a big Christmas—it effectively owned the TV screen. New Nielsen data shared with Axios show that online platforms accounted for 54% of all television viewing in the US on Christmas Day, only the second time streaming has ever cleared the 50% threshold in a...

NFL's 'Black Monday' Just Keeps Going

Miami fires its coach, making for the 8th vacancy among teams

(Newser) - They call it "Black Monday" in NFL coaching circles—the rash of firings that take place immediately after the end of the end of the regular season. And this year has been a particularly busy one on that front: On Thursday, the Miami Dolphins fired Mike McDaniel after four...

Former NFLer Sues Ex Over 'Two Coke Cans' Comment

Matt Kalil claims invasion of privacy; ex-wife Haley says she's stunned

(Newser) - Retired NFL lineman Matt Kalil is suing his ex-wife over comments in which she suggested the size of his manhood was "the biggest factor" in their split. In a lawsuit obtained by TMZ , the former Carolina Panther accuses model and influencer Haley Kalil of invading his privacy and profiting...

Young Kicker Tries to Explain His Crucial Miss

'I just mis-hit the ball,' says Ravens rookie Tyler Loop of kick that kept team out of the playoffs

(Newser) - The stakes were simple and huge: If rookie kicker Tyler Loop makes the 44-yard field at the end of the game, his Baltimore Ravens advance to the playoffs. If not, the opposing Pittsburgh Steelers go instead. He missed it , and the 24-year-old then had to face the cameras about the...

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