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A better looks over their Super Bowl LVIII betting slip tickets (Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images)

The racial costs of sports betting

Jerel Ezell
Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers in "HIM" (Universal Pictures)

“HIM” decries our false football Gods

Coleman Spilde
Tailgate party spread (mphillips007/Getty Images )

Tailgate foods that hold up on game day

Francesca Giangiulio
Man seasoning burgers on grill at tailgating party (Getty Images/Thomas Barwick)

A spicy, cheesy Super Bowl MVP

Michael La Corte
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Smiling friends wearing team jerseys barbecuing at tailgating party in football stadium parking lot (Getty Images/Thomas Barwick)

The history of tailgating (and its food)

Joy Saha
Beyoncé performs during the halftime show for the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Beyoncé's NFL finger guns spark outrage

Nardos Haile
Beyoncé accepts the Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on April 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

Beyoncé set for NFL Christmas halftime

Nardos Haile
Josh Rivera as Aaron Hernandez in "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez" (Courtesy of FX)

The rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez

Gabriella Ferrigine
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A view of Mankato West High School and its football field where Minnesota governor Tim Walz used to teach social studies and history and coached football. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tim Walz and the politics of football

G.F. Fuller
Caring father combing little daughter's hair (Getty Images/mediaphotos)

My dad's unabashed sense of self

Gabriella Ferrigine
Harrison Butker #7 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on from the sideline prior to at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 7, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Harrison Butker ... as a Sims homemaker?

Nardos Haile
NFL star O.J. Simspson poses for a portrait at home on January 8, 1973 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

The fall of O.J. Simpson, as seen on TV

Melanie McFarland
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O. J. Simpson sits in Superior Court in Los Angeles 08 December 1994 during an open court session where Judge Lance Ito denied a media attorney's request to open court transcripts from a 07 December private meeting involving prospective jurors. (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson dead at 76

Nardos Haile
Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Taylor Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift is changing football

Olivia Luppino
Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes, and Blake Lively watch from the stands during an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs at MetLife Stadium on October 1, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

NFL defends Taylor Swift x Travis Kelce

Nardos Haile
Taylor Swift at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards held at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

Candace Owens trashes Taylor Swift

Joy Saha
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Tre'Davious White (left) and Mitch Morse of the Buffalo Bills react to teammate Damar Hamlin collapsing after making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Jan. 2, 2023. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

When football died for me

Irvin Muchnick
Colin Kaepernick attends the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's "Colin In Black And White" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 28, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Why Colin Kaepernick is still shut out

Nardos Haile
Roy Johnson (right) with a Bishop Sycamore player in "BS High" (HBO)

"BS High's" football scam lessons

D. Watkins
Football Player For The California Golden Bears, Berkeley, California (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

California fumbles on UC death cover-up

Irvin Muchnick
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Superb Owl (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How did "Superb Owl" first take flight?

Alison Stine
(Julia Gartland / Food52)

12 Trader Joe's game day essentials

Joey Skladany - Food52
(Getty/Timothy Clary)

NFL hesitant on mental health support

Mark Kreidler - KFF Health News
Brett Maher #19 of the Dallas Cowboys walks off the field after defeating the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 20, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Are "the yips" really a thing?

Matthew Rozsa
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