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San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told ESPN, that he feels former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick “was very courageous in what he did.”

The Los Angeles Rams have given Californians a lot to be proud about since returning to the West Coast. However, the Rams inability to seal the deal against New England in the Super Bowl, has left the state’s top elected official in a less than prideful position.

Miami Dolphin Kenny Stills is donating the $50,000 he received from the NFL in honor of his charitable work, to Colin Kaepernick’s foundation.

CNN’s Don Lemon asked iconic soul singer Gladys Knight if she should worry about losing her career for singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is well-known for his ability to track a football in flight, and raise his hands to catch it. That is, unless he’s partying on top of a bus during a victory parade.

Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick publicly thanked pop star Rihanna for boycotting the Super Bowl on social media Monday.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — 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.

Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw took to Twitter and joked about taxing the Patriots to make competition “fair and equal,” across the NFL. However, New York socialista Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clearly didn’t get the joke and instead defended her confiscatory taxation plan.

The NFL saw a modest rebound in their regular season television ratings this year. However, that trend did not continue in the Super Bowl.

It did not take long for the NFL to wade into controversial waters on Super Bowl Sunday. Early in the evening, the NFL showed a montage of images featuring Martin Luther King Jr., in an effort to celebrate civil rights heroes of the past.

Feb. 3 (UPI) — Thousands of New Orleans Saints fans took to the streets Sunday for a parade in protest of Super Bowl LIII and the missed pass interference call in the NFC Championship Game.

After only three points in 30 minutes of football, and a long series of terrible no-good awful commercials, the Super Bowl finally delivered a great commercial.

In a postseason that’s already seen its fair share of bad calls, it didn’t take the officials long to add to the litany of highly-questionable calls.

CBS rejected a Super Bowl ad from a veteran-owned apparel company, that urges viewers to “just stand” for the flag and the national anthem.

A new poll claims that Americans are split over whether players should stand in honor of the national anthem.

The New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams will play for it all in Super Bowl LIII Sunday, but to many, the greatest NFL team of them all is still the group that cruised to victory back in Super Bowl XX.

“He actually plays a lot of soccer. He’s liking soccer,” Trump said. “And a lot of people, including me, thought soccer would probably never make it in this country, but it really is moving forward rapidly.”

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” President Donald Trump said he “would have a hard time” if his youngest son, Barron Trump, played football. Partial transcript as follows: BRENNAN: Would you let your son Barron play football? TRUMP: It’s very, it’s

President Donald Trump said he was pleased that the NFL player protests during the national anthem had largely died out.

Colin Kaepernick’s #7 Jersey may not be seen on the field during the Super Bowl this weekend, but a pair of NBA stars made sure the former anthem protester’s number got some love nonetheless.

In a Friday interview, New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft scoffed at attacks on President Donald Trump, and said that the president is “working very hard to serve the best interests of the country.”

Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters urged Super Bowl halftime show performers to take knees on stage in support of Colin Kaepernick in a message posted to his social media page Wednesday.

In a day and age where the Super Bowl is the most watched television event in the world with billions of dollars wagered on the outcome, it only makes sense to entrust predicting the winner to a zoo animal, apparently.

The Players Coalition Charitable Foundation announced its “2019 plan to impact racial and social inequality” on Thursday. The foundation also announced its 2018-19 grants totaling $2 million to six national non-profit organizations.

With only a few days before the Super Bowl kicks off, law enforcement officials in Atlanta announced that a security sweep of the area has resulted in the arrests of 33 people on sex-trafficking charges, a report says.

Colin Kaepernick’s attorney is mincing no words when it comes to why he believes his client has been kept out of the league. Moreover, he’s not just blaming NFL owners, he’s also blaming President Trump.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday that the league plans to hold a “QB Summit” in June, to help develop more minority coaches.

As advertisers prepare for the Super Bowl, Hotels.com has a unique promotion that will offer 53 free hotel rooms for couples to “make a baby.”

ATLANTA (AP) — Maroon 5 has canceled its news conference to discuss the band’s Super Bowl halftime performance, choosing to not meet with reporters as most acts have done.

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is experiencing frosty conditions as fans arrive for the Super Bowl, with temperatures dropping into the 30s.

After skipping a year, CBS will return to the practice of airing a segment of an interview with the president of the United States during its Super Bowl pre-game coverage.

The Pittsburgh Steelers did not qualify for the playoffs this year, and the New England Patriots did. However, no one in Pittsburgh is bitter about that.

It’s no secret that the officials who blew the pass interference call in the January 20th NFC Championship Game, received threats of violence from Saints fans. So much so, that the police had to recommend the referees switch hotels.

The NFL has worked very hard to minimize the physical risks to defenseless players on the field. Now, it appears they may have to take action to prevent injuries to defenseless mascots off the field.

A lawsuit against the NFL over a blown call in the Rams-Saints NFC Championship game, has been sent up to federal court.

Detroit Lions linebacker Trevor Bates was arrested Saturday and according to the NYPD, he punched a police sergeant in the face after the arrest. Now a city police union is criticizing the player and saying he acted like a “wild animal” during the arrest.