Tag: NFL

Crypto Enthusiasts Raising $4 Billion to Buy NFL Team Using Autonomous Organization

A group of cryptocurrency enthusiasts is aiming to raise $4 billion to buy NFL team the Denver Broncos through a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), or a group of individuals who act without a leader and rely on crypto technologies to track and validate its inner workings. DAOs use smart contracts and are built on blockchain…


NHL Roundup: Blues Break out in 3rd Period to Bust Leafs

Brandon Saad scored his 200th career goal to break a tie in the third period, and the visiting St. Louis Blues went on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 Saturday night. Pavel Buchnevich scored twice for the Blues. Klim Kostin, Brayden Schenn, and Ryan O’Reilly also scored. David Perron and Robert Thomas each added…


NFLer Cooper Kupp Hands Credit to God After Winning Super Bowl MVP and Lombardi Trophy

Few in the NFL have been lauded so highly yet claimed so little credit as Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Speaking to reporters after winning the Super Bowl MVP, and Lombardi Trophy, on Sunday, Feb 13, Kupp humbly passed the glory of his achievement to the Lord above. “It just comes down to this team,…


Super Bowl Has 101.1 Million TV Viewers, up From 2021

NEW YORK—An estimated 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl over the Cincinnati Bengals on NBC and Telemundo, up from 2021, and capping a stirring playoff schedule for the NFL. Last year’s game had a television audience of 92 million, the lowest since 2006. The Nielsen company said another 11.2…


Matthew Stafford Super Bowl Victory Paved by 13 Years of Family Perseverance

Matthew Stafford led the Los Angeles Rams to a Super Bowl LVI victory in his first year with the franchise on Feb. 13, but the Stafford family endured an arduous 12-year journey in Detroit to get there. Nonetheless, they are grateful for the experience and the toughness it instilled in them. Following the Rams comeback…


Simone Biles Is Engaged to Houston Texans’ Safety Jonathan Owens

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and her boyfriend, Jonathan Owens, a defensive back with the Houston Texans, are getting engaged, the couple revealed via social media on Tuesday. “THE EASIEST YES,” Biles shared on Instagram. “I can’t wait to spend forever & ever with you, you’re everything I dreamed of and more! let’s get married…


Ransomware Gang Says It Has Hacked 49ers Football Team

RICHMOND, Va.—The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cyber criminals claiming they stole some of the football team’s financial data. The ransomware gang BlackByte recently posted some of the purportedly stolen team documents on a dark web site in a file marked “2020 Invoices.” The gang did not make any…


Oh Baby! Rams’ Jefferson Wins Super Bowl, Welcomes a Son

LOS ANGELES—Van Jefferson won the Super Bowl on Sunday, and it wasn’t even the best part of his weekend. The Rams receiver welcomed a newborn son hours after Los Angeles beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20. Jefferson’s wife, Samaria, attended the Super Bowl, but left on a stretcher during the game after going into labor. Samaria…


Chinese-Made COVID-19 Test Kits Handed Out to Over 100,000 Super Bowl Fans

A Chinese-owned company that secured a nearly $2-billion contract with the U.S. government to supply COVID-19 self-test kits has sought to give its brand a further boost—by marketing at the Super Bowl. From Feb. 5 to Feb. 12, iHealth Labs, a California-based subsidiary of Chinese medical device maker Andon Health, handed out 120,000 test kits…


NFL Responds to Eminem Kneeling During Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show

The NFL said Monday that its officials were aware that Eminem would take a knee during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on Sunday. The 49-year-old rapper performed alongside Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige. Toward the end of his track “Lose Yourself” at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Eminem…