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Column: The Newby Awards sends out an invitation to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
29Dec By adminNo Comments
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Column: The Newby Awards sends out an invitation to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

In a year when “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated the Oscars, Taylor Swift took that theme to a whole new level before 2023 was done.We're not even talking about the mammoth tour or the blockbuster movie or the overwrought fan base.This was The Year of Traylor.When Swift hooked up with Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce, the world's two most unstoppable forces — Swifties and NFL aficionados — were suddenly joined as one.We'll likely never be the same again.With that in mind, the 11th annual Newby Awards would like to extend a far-fetched but sincere invitation to the ultimate power couple.If y'all can find the time to attend our ceremony, we'll guarantee a Couple of the Year statuette. Two of them, in fact, one for each of you.This is no small gesture, considering our combined ...
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Popular documentary ‘Bye Bye Barry’ sheds new light on Sanders’ decision to retire from Lions
8Dec By adminNo Comments
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Popular documentary ‘Bye Bye Barry’ sheds new light on Sanders’ decision to retire from Lions

Coach Dan Campbell and quarterback Jared Goff aren't the only popular Detroit Lions these days.A movie about the franchise's greatest running back and his sudden retirement is Amazon Prime Video's most-viewed documentary.“Bye Bye Barry” looks back at Barry Sanders' 10-year career with the Detroit Lions and his decision to retire in 1999 despite being on the cusp of becoming the NFL's all-time leading rusher. It surpassed “Kelce,” a documentary about Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, less than two weeks after its premiere.“I think the timing is just right,” Sanders said during an interview with The Associated Press. “Amazon felt like it was a story that a lot of people wanted to hear and that they wanted to tell. They felt like it was a good story for them to be able to tell a certai...
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Amazon and NFL hoping to establish a tradition with the first Black Friday game
23Nov By adminNo Comments
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Amazon and NFL hoping to establish a tradition with the first Black Friday game

It is not a stretch to say the Black Friday game between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets is Amazon’s Super Bowl.Not only does it mean an additional game on Prime Video that Amazon hopes to make into a yearly tradition, but it comes on the busiest shopping day of the year.“When we talked with the NFL, this is a perfect marriage. Black Friday is a huge event for us every year. We’re really putting everything behind this,” Prime Video Vice President Jay Marine said.Hans Schroeder, the executive vice president of NFL Media, said the league had been exploring the possibility of adding a game on Black Friday for a while. The Thanksgiving Day tripleheader has been among the most-watched games during the regular season for the past two years.Adding a Black Friday game gives the NFL another d...
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Big Weekend: Rich Eisen reflects on NFL Network turning 20 and calling Chiefs-Dolphins on Sunday
5Nov By adminNo Comments
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Big Weekend: Rich Eisen reflects on NFL Network turning 20 and calling Chiefs-Dolphins on Sunday

Rich Eisen has had many memorable moments during his long tenure at NFL Network. This weekend though might end up being tough to beat.Saturday marks 20 years since NFL Network went on the air with Eisen anchoring “Total Access.” On Sunday, Eisen will call one of the biggest games of the first nine weeks when the Kansas City Chiefs face the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany.“It’s amazing that 20 years ago was the beginning of the advent of of a network that changed the lives of so many fans. I truly believe that,” Eisen said. “And then a day later is one of the biggest games we've ever had, which is obviously what all of us dreamed about that this network would be when we started it.”And Eisen has been there every step of the way. Much like Chris Berman and Bob Ley can discuss the evolu...
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Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
6Oct By adminNo Comments
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Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80

CHICAGO -- A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” Opponents who wound up on the business end of his bone-rattling hits could testify that wasn’t an exaggeration.Butkus, a middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears whose speed and ferocity set the standards for the position in the modern era, died Thursday, the team announced. He was 80.According to a statement released by the team, Butkus' family confirmed that he died in his sleep at his home in Malibu, California.Butkus was a first-team All-Pro five times and made the Pro Bowl in eight of his nine seasons before a knee injury forced him to retire at 31. He was the quintessential Monster of the Midway and was el...
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Taylor Swift at MetLife Stadium to watch Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets
2Oct By adminNo Comments
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Taylor Swift at MetLife Stadium to watch Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets

Taylor Swift couldn’t just shake off another chance to watch Travis Kelce on the football fieldByDENNIS WASZAK JR. AP pro football writerKansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, left, talks with New York Jets wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. before playing in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)The Associated PressEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Taylor Swift couldn't just shake off another chance to watch Travis Kelce on the field.The 12-time Grammy Award winner arrived at MetLife Stadium about 40 minutes before kickoff Sunday night to watch Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs take on the New York Jets.SNY posted video of Swift, wearing blue jean shorts, a long-sleeved black top and leather jacket, entering the stadium's security area with a...
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Travis Kelce notes Taylor Swift’s ‘bold’ appearance at Chiefs game but is mum about any relationship
27Sep By adminNo Comments
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Travis Kelce notes Taylor Swift’s ‘bold’ appearance at Chiefs game but is mum about any relationship

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Travis Kelce called an appearance by Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Chicago Bears' last weekend “pretty bold,” but the All-Pro tight end insisted Wednesday that he wants to keep future details about their relationship private.Kelce discussed the pop superstar's well-publicized appearance in a suite at Arrowhead Stadium on his podcast, “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce.” The younger of the Kelce brothers said it was “awesome” how everyone treated Swift during her time in his suite, and he was in awe of the way the 12-time Grammy Award-winner connected with his mom, Donna.“She looked amazing,” said Kelce, who had invited Swift to the game after trying — and failing — to gift her a friendship bracelet when her Eras Tour made its stop in Ka...
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YouTube TV ready for its first season as the carrier of ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ package
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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YouTube TV ready for its first season as the carrier of ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ package

Jon Cruz still remembers the days when he had to convince the NFL and other sports leagues that there was value in uploading highlights to YouTube.Less than a decade later, it has become the home of the NFL’s out-of-market Sunday afternoon games package on CBS and Fox.YouTube TV’s first season as the carrier of “NFL Sunday Ticket” begins Sunday. YouTube agreed to a seven-year contract with the league in December worth more than $2 billion per season.“To go from small events to larger events to now where we’re bringing 'Sunday Ticket,' I couldn’t be happier and more excited about what we’ve been able to do in a short amount of time,” said Cruz, who is YouTube’s global head of sports partnerships.YouTube has had an official NFL channel since 2015. It has grown to include channels for all 32...
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Tuohys call Michael Oher’s filing ‘hurtful’ and part of a shakedown attempt
15Aug By adminNo Comments
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Tuohys call Michael Oher’s filing ‘hurtful’ and part of a shakedown attempt

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher's claims that they enriched themselves at his expense “outlandish," “hurtful and absurd" and part of a “shakedown” by the former NFL offensive tackle, whose relationship with the family was the inspiration for the movie “The Blind Side."In the statement first issued Tuesday by attorney Martin Singer to TMZ.com and later obtained by The Associated Press, Singer said the Tuohys are heartbroken and accused Oher of threatening to plant a negative story about them unless they paid him $15 million. Singer said the Tuohys hope Oher regrets his recent decisions and that they can reconcile. “In the meantime, however, they will not hesitate to defend their good names, stand up to this shakedown and defeat this offensive lawsuit,” the statement says...
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Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz shines on the field and in ad for new ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie
8Jul By adminNo Comments
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Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz shines on the field and in ad for new ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie

Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz has been a breakout star on the field, and now he’s tackling actingByJOE TOTORAITIS Associated PressCincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz, left, and Joey Votto celebrate Votto's solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)The Associated PressMILWAUKEE -- Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz has been a breakout star on the field, and now he’s tackling acting.De La Cruz appears alongside soccer star Alex Morgan and NFL standout Odell Beckham Jr. in a new advertisement for the upcoming movie “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,” starring Tom Cruise. The three athletes show off their speed in homage to Cruise's signature sprint in the lo...
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