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Buccaneers Win Super Bowl 55, Brady Gets 7th Ring
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated Kansas City 31-9 in Super Bowl 55.
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Why Is it Called the Super Bowl? How a 1960s Toy Inspired the Big Game's Name
The first two matchups between the rival leagues were called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. While official, it never took off.
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Former UConn Football Captain Andrew Adams Prepares for First Super Bowl
Buccaneers defensive back Andrew Adams is getting ready for Super Bowl LV and the chance to play on football’s biggest stage.
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Super Bowl Snacks by the Numbers
Find out how many pounds of potato chips and chicken wings Americans consume during the Super Bowl.
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History of the American Football Dates Back to the 1800s
Here is the reason why the American football is commonly referred to as “pigskin.”
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Political Football: The Owners of Super Bowl Teams Bucs and Chiefs Are Active Political Donors
An NBCLX analysis of federal and state campaign finance records shows members of both Kansas City Chiefs’ Hunt family and Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Glazer family are active campaign contributors, giving millions of dollars over the last five years to candidates and political action committees.
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Kansas City Chiefs Will Face Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV
Patrick Mahomes threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns with most of it going to favorite targets Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill as the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs rolled to a 38-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game.
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Miley Cyrus to Perform for Healthcare Workers at the Super Bowl's TikTok Tailgate
On Sunday, Miley Cyrus announced on Instagram that she would be performing at the Super Bowl LV’s upcoming TikTok Tailgate.
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NFL Giving Free Super Bowl Tickets to 7,500 Health Workers
The NFL says 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month’s Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida
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NFL on Pace to Set Scoring Record in 2020 Season
The NFL has gone on a scoring spree this season, with the league on pace to set a record for points scored in a campaign.
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Wisconsin Badgers Break Trophy Moments After Winning It
A video captured inside the locker room shows the moment the Wisconsin Badgers shattered their Duke’s Mayo Bowl trophy on Wednesday.
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Former UConn Quarterback Casey Cochran Finds New Identity Through Music
From a young age, football was always a huge part of Casey Cochran’s life. “No matter what I was going to play football,” said Cochran. Growing up in a football family, Casey became the two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in Connecticut before being named the starting quarterback at UConn. But more than a dozen concussions forced him to...
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Study Shows Graduation Gap Widens Between White, Black Athletes
The graduation gap between Black and white athletes on bowl-bound college football teams is widening, according to the latest study from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.
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Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller Made Football History — and Now She's Encouraging Others to ‘Play Like a Girl'
Two weeks after becoming the first woman to play in a Power Five conference game, Sarah Fuller made college football history again when she scored for Vanderbilt during its game against Tennessee. The senior kicker joined LX News to talk about the honor of “playing like a girl” and how she became an unlikely member of the team.
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Brandon Copeland, Other NFL Players, Surprise Families With $800 Amazon Gift Cards
Brandon Copeland’s foundation, Beyond the Basics, brought together is doing his part, along with 19 other former and current players.
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Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller Becomes First Woman to Score in Power 5 Football
Vanderbilt football player Sarah Fuller became the first woman to score in the Power 5 college conference when she kicked an extra point Saturday against Tennessee, NBC News reports. “History has been made at Vanderbilt Stadium!,” Vanderbilt Football tweeted. Her point came with 1:50 left in the first quarter, tying the game at 7-7. Fuller’s family cheered her on from...
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Michigan-Ohio State Football Game Canceled for First Time in Over a Century
Michigan has canceled its annual rivalry football game against Ohio State after multiple players test positive for the coronavirus.
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‘No One's Played This Game Longer': 145 Years of the NFA-New London Rivalry
NBC Connecticut took a look back at what some would say is the greatest high school football rivalry in the country and even those who might not want to say that, can at least agree it’s the oldest.
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Ravens-Steelers Game Moved From Thursday Night to Sunday
The Thanksgiving night game between the Ravens and Steelers has been switched to Sunday because of coronavirus issues with Baltimore.
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Kirk Herbstreit's Sons Caught COVID-19 at Clemson, But He Still Believes in College Football's Safety
College football has soldiered on with its season even as COVID-19 continues to sideline players. ESPN College GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit joined LX News to weigh in on the safety of college sports and discussed his personal connection to the concern about the health of players – both his sons who play football for Clemson University have tested positive for...