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August

An NFL pre-season game earlier this month. There are several teams already looking for investors.

NFL ushers in new era, allows private equity ownership

League owners loosened some of the strictest rules in US professional sports to allow PE to own as much as 10 per cent of a team.

  • Randall Williams

February

The Kansas City Chiefs celebrate after defeating the San Francisco 49ers.

Kansas City Chiefs beat San Francisco 49ers in overtime

The Chiefs secure their second consecutive Super Bowl title to cement their status as the National Football League’s latest dynasty with 25-22 win over San Francisco.

  • Rob Maaddi
Mitch Wishnowsky has come a long way to play in the Super Bowl.

How this Perth ex-tradie earning $4m could make Super Bowl history

Mitch Wishnowsky, who grew up in Perth, takes to the field for the San Francisco 49ers in America’s biggest sporting event on Monday.

  • Trudy Harris
San Francisco 49ers punter Mitch Wishnowsky.

Super Bowl 2024 and the Australian connection

Former Perth glazier Mitch Wishnowsky will play for the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs in Monday’s Super Bowl. Here is a guide to the game.

  • Jonathan Landrum

January

Travis Kelce’s sudden conquering of the zeitgeist has taken even diehard NFL fans by surprise.

The secret to Travis Kelce’s success? ‘It’s easy when you have a plan’

The American football star’s romance with Taylor Swift has helped, but even before that, moves were in place to make him part of the zeitgeist.

  • Zach Schonbrun
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September 2023

Liam Dougherty, who trains with Prokick Australia while working as a teacher’s aide and a bartender, during a kicking drill in Monbulk last month.

How AFL kickers are changing the way gridiron is played

US universities are filling up with former AFL players hoping to torpedo, banana kick and drop punt their way into a career in American football.

  • Jeré Longman

February 2023

Skyy Moore celebrates the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory on the field in Glendale.

Defeat for Aussies as Chiefs pull off stunning Super Bowl victory

Pat Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs recorded a thrilling victory against the Philadelphia Eagles including Aussie players Jordan Mailata and Arryn Siposs.

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  • Steve Keating

January 2023

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) lies on the turf after making a tackle on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, who is blocked from view.

NFL game stopped after player collapses

Damar Hamlin’s was the latest of a slew of high-profile injuries this season that have prompted fresh criticism of the NFL over player safety.

  • Emmanuel Morgan

January 2022

Brady has said he wants to spend more time with his family, including his wife Gisele Bundchen.

NFL’s greatest quarterback may have thrown his last pass

Tom Brady hasn’t made up his mind whether to retire after seven Super Bowls, people close to him say, after an ESPN report triggered wild speculation

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  • Rob Maaddi

September 2021

Betting platforms have seen a flood of new users this year.

Football’s gambling boom has investors betting on the house

By 2025, the total value of wagers placed in the US could soar to $US180 billion, according to analysts.

  • Bailey Lipschultz

February 2021

Super Bowl: ageless quarterback Brady proves he can win anywhere

Tom Brady guided the Buccaneers to a 31-9 romp that recalibrated his own standard and cemented his place as the greatest of all time.

  • Ben Shpigel and Benjamin Hoffman
Fans sit in the stands among cardboard cutouts before Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, local time.

‘Crazy’ Super Bowl kicks off with 30,000 cardboard cutouts in audience

NFL’s signature event – with the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs – looked nothing like any of the previous 54.

  • Mark Long
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale with his bet.

Texan flies to Colorado to make $4.5m Super Bowl bet from his phone

Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale placed one of the largest bets on the American football tournament ever from the airport in a nearby state, to make it legal.

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  • Christopher Palmeri
It’s the intergenerational battle of the quarterbacks: Tom Brady, 43, versus Patrick Mahomes, 25.

No cheers or high-fives in Super Bowl for new era

Millions of people gathering for Super Bowl parties across the United States are doing so amid dire warnings to abide by health and safety protocols or risk making the coronavirus pandemic worse.

  • Amy Tennery and Rory Carroll

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