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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday afternoon will kick off Super Bowl week by holding his annual state of the league news conference. Goodell will weigh in on a wide range of topics in the ...

With Super Bowl LIX just over a week away, Jason Fitz, Charles Robinson and Frank Schwab dive into the hot topics Roger Goodell must confront in his State of the League address. First and foremost ...

And like some other officiating controversies that developed in playoff games, this one is checking in right on schedule — on the doorstep of commissioner Roger Goodell’s annual state of the ...

The Super Bowl will be the biggest event in town this weekend, but there’s plenty going on surrounding the big game. Here’s a ...

Roger Goodell has some explaining to do. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills in a game that featured some truly controversial calls. The team is preparing to advance ...

Luka Doncic came to the NBA in 2018 calling LeBron James his idol. The first time they went head-to-head, Doncic asked James ...

While a lot has been said about the friendship between Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve, the famed pair’s bond illustrates a very basic and instrumental type of kindness, according to Reeve ...

Sweden selected Rickard Rakell of the Pittsburgh Penguins to its roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, replacing ...

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