Breaking News

Professional Sports

Super Bowl preview capsule

Records: New England (17-3) at Seattle (16-3) TV: Sunday, 6:30 p.m., NBC BetMGM NFL odds: Seahawks by 4.5 Against the spread: Patriots 14-6; Seahawks 14-5 Series record: Seahawks lead 11-9 Last meeting: Seattle beat New England 23-20 in overtime on Sept. 15, 2024 Last game: The Seahawks beat the Rams 31-27 in the NFC championship game. New England beat Denver 10-7 in the AFC championship game. Patriots offense: overall (3), rush (6), pass (4), scoring (2) Patriots defense: overall (8), rush (5), pass (9), scoring (4) Seahawks offense: overall (T-7), rush (T-10), pass ...

This year’s Super Bowl commercials feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities

NEW YORK — As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Dozens of advertisers are pulling out all the stops for Super Bowl 60, airing Sunday on NBC. They’re hoping that audiences tuning in will remember their brand names as they stuff their ads with celebrities ranging from Kendall Jenner (Fanatics Sportsbook) to George Clooney (Grubhub), tried-and-true ad icons like the Budweiser Clydesdales, and nostalgia for well-known ...

Pro Football Hall of Fame to consider changes

The Pro Football Hall of Fame will consider making changes to the voting panel and process of choosing Hall of Famers following a year when Bill Belichick’s omission from the 2026 class generated outrage. Hall of Fame President Jim Porter said in an interview Thursday night after the five-player class was announced that there are several possible tweaks that could be made, adding that those changes aren’t specific to Belichick’s perceived snub. But Porter seemed less inclined to alter a recent rule change that grouped coaches and contributors with old-time players that played a ...

Penguins rookie scores twice in his NHL debut

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Avery Hayes scored twice in his NHL debut, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League with ...

Pittsburgh signs former Astros P Jose Urquidy for one season

Pitcher Jose Urquidy and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Thursday to a $1.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. A 30-year-old ...

Each Super Bowl team has unheralded players who could shine

SAN FRANCISCO — Much of the attention during Super Bowl week is usually on the star players like Drake Maye and Jaxon Smith-Njigba for good reason. But if history is any indication, some lesser-known players could have a big impact on the Super Bowl on Sunday between the New England ...