8:00 AM ET ATLANTA — Julian Edelman was choking up, on the verge of tears, and needed a second on Sunday to try to gather himself, to put what had just happened in perspective. He crouched down, in the center of a chaotic sea of gleeful celebration, and began playing with pieces of confetti at
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10:19 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — A dream trip to the Super Bowl ended in tragedy for a 39-year-old North Carolina man suffering from ALS, when he was killed in a van that caught fire on the way to the game. Ed Cushman had obtained tickets to the game through Team Gleason, the charitable foundation
8:35 PM ET The first Super Bowl with legalized sports betting in New Jersey was likely one Garden State bookmakers will want to forget. New Jersey sportsbooks lost a net $4.5 million on the New England Patriots‘ 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII, according to numbers released Monday by the
7:23 PM ET ESPN News Services FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty said Monday he won’t go to the White House if the Super Bowl champions are invited by President Donald Trump, and teammate and twin brother Jason said he highly doubts he would make the trip. A day after the
7:05 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Super Bowl LIII drew the smallest television audience in more than a decade, according to figures released Monday evening by the Nielsen Co. The New England Patriots‘ 13-3 victory over the Los
8:41 PM ET The Empress of Soul added a little extra to the Super Bowl LIII national anthem on Sunday night, causing havoc in the wild, world of offshore sports betting, where inside information is just part of the game. On Friday afternoon, offshore bookmakers and bettors began hearing that Gladys Knight’s rehearsal times for
7:26 AM ET MIAMI — Miami Dolphins fans should be hopeful, and maybe even optimistic, that Brian Flores will guide their team to greener pastures. Flores arrives in Miami riding the high of a Super Bowl victory. Even though it’s considered Bill Belichick’s defense, Flores was the defensive playcaller of a four-hour coaching masterpiece as
4:46 PM ET New England Patriots defensive playcaller Brian Flores will lead the Miami Dolphins into a new era as their head coach, the team announced Monday. Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, in charge of his first coaching search, sought someone with similar beliefs of how to build a contender. He decided on Flores, the
6:21 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals‘ front office appears to be going out of its comfort zone with its hire of Zac Taylor as head coach, and it just might be the risk the organization needs. The Bengals officially hired the 35-year-old Taylor as their 10th head coach on Monday, despite his relative
2:35 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals have hired Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor as their head coach, the team announced Monday. The Bengals honed in on Taylor several weeks ago, but they could not hire him until the Rams were eliminated from the playoffs. Los Angeles advanced to Super Bowl LIII