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Turning Point to Go Up Against Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Show

Charlie Kirk's group asks if viewers would prefer a show in English

(Newser) - Charlie Kirk's organization plans to offer counterprogramming to a Super Bowl halftime show that Republicans are objecting to. Turning Point USA is launching its own "All American Halftime Show," which it says will be steeped in faith, family, and freedom and will run opposite the NFL'...

Cowboys Owner Fined $250K for Obscene Gesture
Jerry Jones Isn't Taking
His $250K Fine Quietly
UPDATED
Oct 8, 2025 11:50 AM CDT

Jerry Jones Isn't Taking His $250K Fine Quietly

Cowboys owner to appeal punishment after claiming he accidentally showed middle finger

(Newser) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will appeal the $250,000 fine he was handed for flipping the bird to fans at MetLife Stadium—a gesture Jones says was inadvertent. The 82-year-old said he'd only meant to give a thumbs-up to excited Cowboys fans at the home of the New...

Truck Driver, 69, Sues Sanchez After Saturday Night Fight

Perry Tole claims ex-NFL QB instigated violent altercation outside of Indianapolis hotel

(Newser) - A 69-year-old truck driver who was seriously injured in a fight that prosecutors say was started by former NFL quarterback and sports analyst Mark Sanchez is suing Sanchez and his employer, Fox Corporation, in Indiana state court. Lawyers for Perry Tole filed the lawsuit on Monday seeking an unspecified amount...

Trump, Johnson Fume Over Super Bowl Headliner

Both blast pick of Bad Bunny, with Johnson claiming Lee Greenwood has broader appeal

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest Republican to hit out at the NFL's decision to book Bad Bunny for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show , labeling the move "a terrible decision" and suggesting the league should have gone with 1980s country singer Lee Greenwood instead. Johnson,...

NFL Sees Same Costly Gaffe Two Weeks in a Row

Arizona player lets go of the ball before the end zone, costing his team the game

(Newser) - One of the biggest plays from this weekend's NFL games is a touchdown that didn't happen. And it's the second straight week a player cost his team in the same way:
  • The fumble: Emari Demercado of the Arizona Cardinals busted loose for what appeared to be a
...

Mark Sanchez Hospitalized After Stabbing
Mark Sanchez
Arrested After
Being Stabbed
updated
Oct 4, 2025 5:53 PM CDT

Mark Sanchez Arrested After Being Stabbed

Indianapolis police say it wasn't a random attack

(Newser) - NFL broadcaster Mark Sanchez is hospitalized in Indianapolis after being stabbed during an altercation early Saturday, said police, who announced later in the day that they had arrested him. Authorities described the case as an isolated altercation just after midnight between Sanchez and another man, People reports, not a...

Bad Bunny Is Set to Make Super Bowl History

It'll be the first time the halftime performance isn't in English

(Newser) - Super Bowl halftime shows usually last 15 minutes, but this year's set promises to stretch far beyond NFL history. With Latin superstar Bad Bunny slated to headline the show during Super Bowl LX, Rolling Stone reports it'll be the first time the high-profile mini-concert will be performed entirely...

NFL Plans to Launch Men's, Women's Flag Football Leagues
NFL to Get Into Flag Football
Oct 2, 2025 4:40 PM CDT

NFL to Get Into Flag Football

LA Olympics will include games for the first time

(Newser) - The NFL plans to launch women's and men's professional flag football leagues, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday, in line with the league priority of trying to attract young fans, male and female. The timeline he outlined would see the leagues created ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics,...

ICE Plans Super Bowl Presence for Bad Bunny Halftime Show

DHS' Corey Lewandowski warns that agents will target undocumented immigrants at event

(Newser) - Federal immigration officers plan to be present at the 2026 Super Bowl in Santa Clara, California, where Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is slated to headline the halftime show, according to Corey Lewandowski, an adviser at the Department of Homeland Security. Speaking Wednesday on The Benny Show , Lewandowski warned,...

Jay Cutler Is Stuck Behind Bars Until the Weekend

Ex-NFL star is now serving his 4-day sentence for DUI in Tennessee

(Newser) - Jay Cutler is now officially an inmate. TMZ reports that the former NFL star and ex-husband of TV personality Kristin Cavallari reported to Williamson County Jail in Tennessee on Monday, where he was booked at around 10am local time to begin serving a four-day sentence for DUI. As part of...

Jets Are Losing, but Coach Is Keeping Fans Entertained

Aaron Glenn is going viral for his celebratory moves on the sidelines

(Newser) - Aaron Glenn's dance moves on the sideline have made the New York Jets coach a viral sensation on social media, and he won't be pulling his celebratory reaction from the playbook any time soon. "Here's what I do know: I'm going to always be me,...

Killer at NFL Building Had CTE: Medical Examiner

Gunman in July shootings had played high school football

(Newser) - The man who police say shot to death four people in a Manhattan office building housing NFL headquarters last July had the degenerative brain disease CTE, the New York City medical examiner said Friday. The 27-year-old, who had played high school football, killed himself after leaving a note linking...

Bengals Great Rudi Johnson Dead in Apparent Suicide

His agent called for more research into CTE

(Newser) - Rudi Johnson, the former Cincinnati Bengals star who racked up three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons and left his mark on the franchise record books, has died in Florida at age 45; authorities are calling it an apparent suicide. NBC News reports Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a "...

Tom Brady: From Deflategate to Boothgate?

Tom Brady's Raiders stake collides with his TV analyst gig

(Newser) - For fans still reeling from Deflategate , Tom Brady's reputation as far as cheating never ballooned back to full size. Now the seven-time Super Bowl champ finds himself in another ethically gray area—this time as both a Raiders minority owner and Fox's top NFL analyst. The Athletic reports...

Wearing a Michael Vick Jersey, NFL QB Posed With a Dog

Cardinals' Kyler Murray faces backlash for posing with dog while wearing shirt tied to disgraced QB

(Newser) - Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray apologized on Wednesday after drawing criticism for sharing photos online of himself in a Michael Vick jersey while posing with his dog. "I saw how it affected people and ... decided to take it down," Murray said at a press conference , adding, "...

Dan Marino Says He's Got Liver Disease
Dan Marino:
I've Got
Liver Disease
Sep 16, 2025 10:40 AM CDT

Dan Marino: I've Got Liver Disease

NFL legend says the diagnosis came 7 years after retirement, after he let his diet and exercise go

(Newser) - Dan Marino retired from the NFL in 2000, and after 17 seasons of being a peak athlete in the NFL, he tells People in an exclusive that he "let my diet go." By 2007, the legendary Miami Dolphins quarterback said he was feeling "a little fatigued,"...

Tom Brady Will Take the Field Once Again—in Saudi Arabia

Rob Gronkowski, other NFL stars will join the legend for flag football in Riyadh in March

(Newser) - Tom Brady plans to play alongside current and former NFL stars in a three-team flag football tournament in Saudi Arabia next year, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and Fox Sports analyst said Monday. The Fanatics Flag Football Classic on March 21 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh also will include Saquon...

An Elite NFL Quarterback Suffers a 3rd Serious Injury

Joe Burrow of Cincinnati needs toe surgery, will be out for months

(Newser) - Cincinnati Bengals fans and their star quarterback just can't catch a break. Joe Burrow needs surgery after suffering a "turf toe" injury on Sunday and will be out about three months, reports ESPN . It's a familiar tune for the Bengals: "Burrow now faces the reality of...

Carter's Punishment for Spitting on Cowboys QB Sets Precedent

Eagles player will lose almost $60K, with punishment considered a 1-game suspension

(Newser) - Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Carter will lose almost $60,000 for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Carter's penalty sends a message to the rest of the league, the AP reports. Carter is losing $57,222 for the infraction, the equivalent of his game check for Week 1,...

Bills Fan Who Smacked 2 Ravens Gets Banned

No word on whether Baltimore's Lamar Jackson will be penalized for retaliatory shove in Buffalo

(Newser) - The Buffalo Bills fan who smacked the helmets of two celebrating Baltimore Ravens players will have to vent his frustrations from the couch from now on. The NFL has banned the unidentified man from attending any more games, reports Reuters . "Any fan that engages in unruly and disruptive behavior...

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