5:13 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Mayor and devoted sports fan Jane Castor appears willing to do just about anything to ensure a Super Bowl title in her city, jokingly telling ESPN that she will even rename the town after Tom Brady if he and the Buccaneers win Sunday’s game. “I told him, we
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3:50 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — There is no specific threat of an attack connected to Super Bowl LV and related events despite concerns about the rise of white supremacist extremism, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. The FBI has made several arrests in the Tampa area of people who allegedly took part in
2:33 PM ET Former NFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer was moved to a hospice facility near his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease, his family said Wednesday in a statement given to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. He is listed in stable condition. “As a family we are surrounding him
1:16 PM ET So much for Sean Payton’s poker face. The New Orleans Saints coach didn’t try to cloak the team’s desire to re-sign free agent quarterback Jameis Winston if Drew Brees retires as expected. Payton spoke glowingly about Winston to ESPN and other media outlets while doing some Super Bowl week appearances on Wednesday,
12:18 PM ET Some clinicians tasked with evaluating the eligibility of former NFL players for compensation from the league’s landmark 2013 concussion settlement worry that the testing process and protocols discriminate against Black players, an ABC News investigation published Wednesday has found. The New York Times reported in August that two Black former players —
12:01 PM ET The NFL has made it through the 2021 season on schedule amid its strict COVID-19 protocols. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith doesn’t see that changing Sunday with Super Bowl LV. On Wednesday, in an appearance on ESPN’s Keyshawn, JWill & Zubin Show, Smith was asked if the players’ union would agree to
9:41 AM ET It isn’t real yet, but in the virtual world, the Kansas City Chiefs are the repeat Super Bowl champions. In Madden NFL 21’s official simulation of Super Bowl LV, the Chiefs beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37-27 for their second consecutive Lombardi trophy. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scored the go-ahead touchdown in
10:10 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The nation’s top infectious disease expert doesn’t want the Super Bowl to turn into superspreading. So when it comes to Super Bowl parties during the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci says people should “just lay low and cool it.” Fauci said during TV interviews Wednesday that now isn’t
10:35 AM ET Associated Press Saquon Barkley says his surgically repaired knee is doing well, though the New York Giants star running back won’t set a target date for his return to the NFL. Barkley, the 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, tore his right ACL in Week 2 and missed the rest of
6:00 AM ET “Hi Mom, I’m on my way. I just left. I’ll be there in about two hours.” Those are Rob Gronkowski‘s words, and Diane Walters sure loved hearing them over the past six months. They are why this has been such a special season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end, who hopes