At Mississippi Valley State University, he unleashed a high-powered, pass-heavy offense that featured the future Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/sports/football/archie-cooley-death.html
Places that are not usual sites for the league’s marquee game are jumping at the chance to be the host of its three-day draft.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/nfl-draft-detroit.html
In 16 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles, he played in four Pro Bowl games and was voted Most Valuable Player in 1969.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/sports/football/roman-gabriel-dead.html
The New England Patriots owner said this week that he was “no longer comfortable supporting” Columbia University, his alma mater, which has been disrupted by protests.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/business/robert-kraft-donation-columbia-protests.html
Norm Macdonald and Jay Leno made the double homicides such a constant topic that refraining from jokes the way David Letterman did was noticeable.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/arts/television/comedy-oj-simpson-jay-leno-chris-rock.html
The vehicle that Simpson fled in as 95 million Americans watched on television is on display at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/arts/television/oj-simpson-white-bronco-museum.html
Simpson began acting while still a football star, appearing in titles as varied as “Roots,” “The Towering Inferno” and the “Naked Gun” films.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/arts/television/oj-simpson-acting-roles.html
In O.J. Simpson’s life and trials, television was a spotlight, a microscope and a mirror.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/arts/television/oj-simpson-tv-football-trial.html
The wagering situation involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter shows that people adjacent to the players and coaches can also be a risk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/business/ohtani-interpreter-gambling-leagues.html
That kids’ classic “completely changed my life,” says the former football star, now the University of Colorado’s “Coach Prime.” His new book is “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/books/review/deion-sanders-interview-by-the-book.html
He fine-tuned the mechanics of punters and kickers, including Adam Vinatieri, the N.F.L.’s career scoring leader, even as he lived with cerebral palsy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/sports/football/doug-blevins-dead.html
For over 30 years he covered the league for programs like “SportsCenter” and “Sunday N.F.L. Countdown.” As a sportswriter, he won a prestigious George Polk Award.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/sports/football/chris-mortensen-dead.html
A White House visit from the superstar would add fuel to several theories that she has the power to bolster President Biden’s re-election bid and sink the prospects of his likely challenger, Do...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/politics/taylor-swift-white-house.html
With sports betting illegal in California and daunting prices in the Super Bowl host city, some San Francisco fans embraced an alternative.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/super-bowl-reno-casinos.html
A Cetaphil commercial showed a father and daughter connecting over football and the music superstar. But a social media influencer said the idea was stolen from her.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/business/cetaphil-taylor-swift-commercial.html
The Super Bowl will be played at Allegiant Stadium, which received $750 million in public subsidies even as the city’s schools and other services have gone wanting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/business/las-vegas-sports-public-money.html
Under pressure from the Cowboys’ stellar defense, the Jets had four giveaways, including three interceptions thrown by Wilson, in the first game since Aaron Rodgers’s injury.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/sports/football/jets-cowboys-score.html
Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow meet after signing lucrative extensions, and the Jets’ offensive line will try to obstruct Micah Parsons.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/sports/football/nfl-picks-week-2.html
A sports book inside the Washington Commanders’ stadium is the first of its kind in the N.F.L. and a symbol of the league’s wholehearted — and profitable — embrace of gambling.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/sports/football/nfl-sportsbook-washington-commanders.html
Jim Trotter said his contract with the NFL Network was not renewed after he challenged Commissioner Roger Goodell and other executives on pro football’s commitment to diversity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/sports/football/jim-trotter-nfl-network-lawsuit.html