If Jim Tressel runs for governor of Ohio, it will come up. And he might run. Tressel, 72, the former Ohio State football coach whose 2002 Buckeyes won a national championship, whose teams were 9-1 against rival Michigan, and who served as president of Youngstown State University from 2014 to 2023, was easily approved Wednesday…
It was a dream come true for Philadelphia children when the Eagles soared to a Super Bowl victory Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Now they’re getting a second wish granted: a day off school to celebrate with the champions at the city’s Super Bowl parade. The School District of Philadelphia said on Tuesday that…
Erling Haaland has posted only once on X in the past two weeks. The message was unremarkable and safe but notable nevertheless for a player of the Manchester City striker’s profile using a platform that has become a no-go zone for many footballers. All together 🩵 pic.twitter.com/YozFL4EdKC — Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) January 29, 2025 Haaland’s…
During President Trump’s first term, his relationship with the N.F.L. was contentious. He downplayed the severity of concussions in football even as the league took steps to reduce head trauma in the game, and suggested that football was declining because it is not as violent as it once was. Most notably, in 2017, he urged…
NEW ORLEANS — Andy Reid has a routine for every Chiefs road game. He gathers the team at the hotel the night before the game and imparts some non-football information to his players. “Every Saturday, he talks about the local cows and what types of burgers we’re going to have,” safety Justin Reid said of…
Television commercial breaks are the bane of every N.F.L. fan. They interrupt a game already riddled with stoppages, bombard viewers with come-ons and force fans and players in the stadium to stand around for about two and a half minutes, sometimes in the freezing cold. Yet commercials are the lifeblood of the N.F.L. Without them,…
Benjamin Franklin, the consummate colonial wanderer, once observed that home was not just a place, or a thing, or a food. “A house is not a home,” he said, “unless it contains fire for the mind, as well as the body.” Centuries later, J.P. Teti, Philadelphia’s own accidental ambassador to England, has learned this, too:…
NEW DELHI: Manchester United‘s FA Cup defence remained alive as they staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Leicester City 2-1 on Friday night at Old Trafford. The match witnessed a fairytale return for former United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was in the opposition dugout as Leicester’s interim manager.The first half was a frustrating affair…
Here is my annual critical ranking of the Super Bowl commercials. This is the pregame edition, with all the available national ads that I could track down; the list will be updated after Sunday’s game. The trends so far? Nothing controversial, as you would expect, but also — and perhaps for associated reasons — very…
NEW DELHI: FIFA has suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after it failed to implement constitutional amendments deemed essential by the global governing body for the fair and efficient administration of the sport in the country. FIFA stated that the suspension would remain in place until the PFF Congress adopts the required amendments.Pakistan football has…