In 51 years of Super Bowls, there have been great games – but never had one gone to overtime, and never had one been so stuffed with brillianceIn 51 years of Super Bowls there have been game-winning field goals and championship-saving tackles. There have been epic drives and amazing catches. But for all the previous great moments in the history of America’s biggest game there was none greater than Sunday’s 34-28 New England win over Atlanta. It was simply the best Super Bowl ever.Never has a Super Bowl seen a comeback like this one of New England’s, climbing back after being down 21-0 after Atlanta’s sensational second-quarter outburst and 28-3 with just over 17 minutes left in regulation. No Super...
New England’s stingy defense will make the difference in a mouth-watering matchup between the two best quarterbacks in the league this seasonSuccess is supposed to be fleeting in the NFL. The Atlanta Falcons are a case study in how it’s meant to be in a league whose structure is designed to promote parity. After going 14-2 and reaching their first Super Bowl in 1998, they failed to even get back into the postseason for another four years. The exact same thing happened after they went 13-3 and reached the NFC title game in 2012. And now, all of a sudden, they are back in the big dance. Related: Ready for the Super Bowl? Sign up for our newest mobile alert...
According to a new study, 25% of Americans believe that Sunday’s result has already been decided by the good lord. But who is he (or she) rooting for?The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons are putting the final touches on their gameplans ahead of Super Bowl LI on Sunday, each team undoubtedly confident that if they give their all, execute and limit mistakes, they can come out victorious. Or, to go full football cliche: it’s anyone’s game, and the outcome will be decided on the field. Related: The love of movies that made Tom Brady a superstar | Les Carpenter Related: Ready for the Super Bowl? Sign up for our newest mobile alert Continue reading...
Will a player be evaluated for a concussion? Will Lady Gaga say ‘Trump’ during the half-time show? Nothing enables a degenerate gambler quite like the Super Bowl, where the smorgasbord of proposition bets on offer is dizzyingEach year, the amount of Super Bowl proposition bets offered to folks who enjoy placing a wager grows larger and larger. For Sunday’s big game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons at Houston’s NRG Stadium, the smorgasbord of props found on the offshore gambling website, 5Dimes.com, is downright dizzying.It will take you several minutes just to read each prop on offer. Take a look.5dimes going all out on the prop bets for the Super Bowl. You need 6 hours to analyze all...
The Spurs head coach is prepared to speak his mind on Donald Trump, and doesn’t go in for niceties. The NBA could do with more like himGregg Popovich didn’t like what he saw happening around him and, per usual, wasn’t afraid to speak up about it. When asked about Donald Trump’s haphazardly implemented travel ban and its chaotic consequences, the San Antonio Spurs head coach blasted the current administration using some of the same terminology he would use to dress down his own team after a particularly embarrassing on-court performance: “We’ll see where this goes. Obviously the rollout today was Keystone Cops-like, by any measure of objectivity. Whether you want to say it’s good or bad is irrelevant. But it...