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🏈 Musical chairs (football’s version)

Running backs take center stage as NFL Free Agency heats up

Though free agency doesn’t officially open until the NFL’s “new year” begins today at 4 p.m. ET, that hasn’t stopped teams from brokering blockbuster deals.

🏈 Everybody one, two step

The Denver Broncos released quarterback Russell Wilson

Move aside, Love is Blind altar day — yesterday marked NFL franchise tag deadline day, bringing with it a flurry of massive decisions as teams prepare for free agency to open one week from today.

🏈 Big reputation, big reputation

The Kansas City Chiefs win their second consecutive Super Bowl

KC overcame a low-scoring first half and some flaring tempers to become the first team since the 2003–04 New England Patriots to repeat as champs, hoisting their third Vince Lombardi Trophy in five seasons.

February 12, 2024

🔢 1, 2, 3…let’s go!

Super Bowl LVIII by the numbers

Here's a list of some of the defining data of this year's Super Bowl.

February 12, 2024

Super Bowl preview: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl preview: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers

In honor of the big event, today’s Scroll has everything you need to know before the defending champ Kansas City Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET with the winner hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

February 11, 2024

🏈 Capture it, remember it

The Kansas City Chiefs return to the Super Bowl to face the San Francisco 49ers

Conspiracy theory be damned, the No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs and No. 1 San Francisco 49ers are Super Bowl bound following yesterday’s respective American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) championship game wins.

January 29, 2024

⏪ How we got here

An NFL Conference championship preview

Scroll on for everything you need to know ahead of today’s American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) championship kickoffs.

January 28, 2024

🏈 See these ice cubes? See these ice creams?

Sports News

The NFL Conference Championships are officially set

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January 22, 2024

Only four squads remain, with just one win separating them from a trip to Super Bowl LVIII.

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A WNBA season preview

May 14, 2024

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A WNBA season preview

Merry WNBA season start!

It’s all hoops, all the time on today’s episode of The GIST of It as co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz preview everything you need to know before the new WNBA season tips off tonight. From the league’s off-court moves to the teams and players to keep an eye on, El and Steph are here to help you prepare for the most anticipated W season…ever.

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🏈 Chasing the crown

An NFL Divisional Round playoffs preview

After a Super Wild Card Weekend chock-full of gridiron chaos, eight teams — four from the American Football Conference (AFC) and four from the National Football Conference (NFC) — punched their tickets to this weekend’s divisional round.

January 19, 2024

The road to Super Bowl LVIII

The road to Super Bowl LVIII

Today’s special edition has everything you need to know about the NFL postseason, including the path to Super Bowl LVIII, the players and teams to watch, and more.

January 13, 2024

🏈 The line it is drawn

The end of the road for three legendary football head coaches

The last 48 hours brought stunning job status updates for not one, not two, but three legendary football head coaches (HC).

January 12, 2024

🎓🏈 If you can gaze into the future

What's next for the CFP teams and NCAA football?

And just like that, the final four-team College Football Playoff (CFP) has come to an end following No. 1 Michigan’s dominant 34–13 national championship game win over No. 2 Washington on Monday.

January 10, 2024

🏈 The end of an era

Welcome to NFL Black Monday

While playoff contenders look ahead to next weekend’s postseason kick off, the next few days will likely be focused on the teams who didn’t make the cut.

January 08, 2024

🏈 Signed, sealed, delivered

The NFL playoff field is officially set

The NFL regular-season finale brought shocking spoilers, unfortunate injuries, and, at long last, the setting of the 14-team playoff field.

January 08, 2024

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