It was a little more than 35 years ago when Miss November — Miss Linda November, a Jewish kid from Brooklyn with a lilting soprano singing voice — walked into a drab sixth-floor office at the famous Mayfair Studios at 47th Street and 7th Avenue on a sweaty day in Manhattan.
It’s not all about Peyton Manning. The Denver Broncos have a pretty good defense, too, but that is sometimes lost in the Super Bowl hype.
Ray Guy is the first punter elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
A Utah ape that has correctly picked the Super Bowl winner for six straight years predicted Thursday that the Seattle Seahawks will be the next NFL champion.
The irony is apparently lost on Commissioner Roger Goodell and all the other high-ranking executives at the NFL’s New York headquarters, who are overseeing the final details of Sunday’s Super Bowl in the Big Apple: Las Vegas is the place to be on Super Bowl weekend.
If Commissioner Roger Goodell gets his way, change could be coming to the NFL.
If there is a betting storyline the public hates to hear more than any other, this is it. The squares are on Peyton Manning and the sharps are on the underdog. The battle line has been drawn.
Down at the end of a hotel hallway, about 50 people gathered along with a dozen television cameras to record the thoughts of a running back who doesn’t much like the idea of sharing his thoughts.
Jim Fassel, who lives in Henderson and was president and coach of the Las Vegas Locomotives of the now-defunct United Football League from 2009 to 2012, was coach of the New York Giants in 2001 when they played the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Fla.
Vernon Fox recently took a moment to look at jerseys and memorabilia in his closet, and the pictures hanging on the walls of his office in his home.
If the point spread is an accurate indicator, the Super Bowl won’t be a bore. But a blowout is always possible. The game is never boring, however, for those who jump into the deep pool of proposition wagers.
Super Bowl commercials have become such a big part of the game that advertisers have started releasing ads for the ads themselves. Here’s a look at some of our favorites so far.
Cordell Broadus, the son of rapper Snoop Dogg, ended weeks of speculation about his future last week when he enrolled at Bishop Gorman. Broadus is regarded as one of the top wide receivers in the class of 2015.
Calling the NCAA a “dictatorship,” a handful of Northwestern football players announced Tuesday they are forming the first labor union for college athletes — one they hope will eventually represent players nationwide.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is 27 years old, right in his prime as an NFL player. Perfect time to retire.
