The New York Times – Sports:
The Phoenix Open is known as golf’s most raucous event. This year’s tournament collided with an influx of football fans in town for Super Bowl LVII.
Category: Football
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Fans at the Super Bowl Won’t Have to Go Far to Place a Bet
The New York Times – Sports:
Legal betting on the Super Bowl will be available at the game for the first time.
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Who’s Rooting for Whom at the Super Bowl?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will have plenty of celebrities cheering them on.
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One Celebration the Super Bowl Will Lack: The Hiring of Black Coaches
The New York Times – Sports:
For the first time, the starting quarterbacks are Black. And there has been a surge of Black team executives. But those milestones overshadow a lagging record on hiring Black coaches.
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Hurts and Mahomes Show There’s More Than One Way to a Super Bowl
The New York Times – Sports:
Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts and Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes played different styles successfully on the way to becoming the first two Black quarterbacks to face each other in a Super Bowl.
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Joe Klecko’s Hall of Fame Election Recalls Bygone Jets Era
The New York Times – Sports:
The Jets did not make a single playoff appearance in the 1970s, but Klecko, as part of a defensive foursome called the Sack Exchange, helped the team rise in the 1980s as its leader.
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Patrick Mahomes Wins 2nd NFL MVP Award As Quarterback Guard Changes
The New York Times – Sports:
Mahomes, Kansas City’s quarterback, won football’s top honor for the second time, establishing his place atop a new generation of passing talent.
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As Kansas City Chiefs Return to Super Bowl, So Too Will Tomahawk Chop
The New York Times – Sports:
The tomahawk chop has long been a feature of Chiefs games, but it has come under increased criticism from Native Americans.
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Patrick Mahomes Is Not a Kid Anymore. (He Just Plays Like One.)
The New York Times – Sports:
Mahomes, known for his sense of fun and improvisation on the field, has become a kind of elder statesman, settled in his family life, his business endeavors and his community.