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Top Super Bowl halftime performances of all time
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Top Super Bowl halftime performances of all time
The 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans will feature the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. While fans will be focused on the game, millions will tune in for the halftime show.
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Suzuki, Sabathia, Wagner, Allen and Parker join Baseball Hall of Fame
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Suzuki, Sabathia, Wagner, Allen and Parker join Baseball Hall of Fame
Football may have passed baseball as the number one viewing sport in this country, but it cannot overtake the grand old game in historical longevity, complexity and the majestic quality of its greatest stars.
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Jim Rice becomes part owner of the Brockton Rox
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Jim Rice becomes part owner of the Brockton Rox
The city of Brockton is back in the baseball business thanks to an ownership group headed by Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Jim Rice.
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Madison Keys wins Australian Open women’s singles title
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Madison Keys wins Australian Open women’s singles title
One of the longest journeys to tennis greatness took place at center court of Rod Laver Arena when Madison Keys, the 19th seed, upset second seed Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, in the women’s singles tennis championship match at the Australian Open.
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Chiefs and Eagles advance to Super Bowl LIX
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Chiefs and Eagles advance to Super Bowl LIX
There are two teams left to battle for the top prize of the National Football League’s Vince Lombardi Trophy, which goes to the winner of Super Bowl LIX.
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The Final Four in football is set
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The Final Four in football is set
The race for Super Bowl LIX has come down to a four-team race with the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Washington Commanders, and the Philadelphia Eagles. These superb squads are still in the hunt for the coveted Vince Lombardi Championship Trophy on February 9.
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Ohio State beats Notre Dame for NCAA Title
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Ohio State beats Notre Dame for NCAA Title
One of the worst feelings in life is to be the subject of teasing. As a youth or an adult, no one ever forgets the sting of being teased.  I use that thought to describe what it must feel like to be a Notre Dame fan following their latest postseason loss in a college football playoff game.
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Ivy League basketball season begins
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Ivy League basketball season begins
The Ivy basketball season was well underway this past weekend. The Harvard men’s team lost their initial league match of the year at home to Princeton, 68-64. The Harvard women’s team played in their second Ivy contest, a heart breaking 52-50 loss to Princeton in New Jersey.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and sports inspiration
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and sports inspiration
The name of Nobel Prize winner Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holds a place of high distinction in world history. The civil rights icon inspired a global population with his words of peace and his actions of nonviolent protesting during the 1950s and ’60s.
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Local track stars break records — cheerleaders win championship
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Local track stars break records — cheerleaders win championship
Members of the Snowden High School track team raced to gold on Sunday, January 5, an amazing feat for these 9th graders from Boston.
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N.I.L. explosion radically alters college sports
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N.I.L. explosion radically alters college sports
While talk of the impending doom of college sports dominates the news cycle, it’s time to attempt to put this N.I.L. (name, image and likeness) issue in its proper context.
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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year announcement has been made, and it’s Simone Biles.
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