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From a possible Taylor and Travis engagement to the length of the national anthem, fans aren’t just watching the Super Bowl for touchdowns.

A Taylor/Travis proposal? Every Super Bowl prediction that has nothing to do with football

Who knew Taylor Swift’s love life would become such a focal point at one of the year’s biggest sports events?

  • Nell Geraets

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.

$850 million in wages, 20 million viewers and a calorie overload: The NFL’s coming to Australia

America’s biggest sport is coming to Australia’s biggest stadium – and if you’re not an NFL fanatic, you might not realise how big of a deal this is.

  • Vince Rugari
The LA Rams are coming to Australia in 2026, for a regular-season NFL match at the MCG.

NFL heads to the MCG, but will it clash with AFL finals?

The AFL said on Thursday it was supportive of the historic event, which could force the league to reschedule a final in 2026.  

  • Andrew Wu
Ohio State punter Joe McGuire plays against Notre Dame during second half of the College Football Playoff national championship game

He kicked the ball once, but now Eddie McGuire’s son is a US national champion

Australia’s Joe McGuire only needed a single well-executed punt to help seal his college’s first national championship in a decade.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy with quarterback Dak Prescott.

Only in America: Dallas Cowboys’ season theme lost in translation

Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up. The Dallas Cowboys have done us all a big favour.

  • Peter FitzSimons
New York Jets’ Aaron Rodgers.

Why the NFL should not bring a game to Sydney

Hey, Mr Goodell, follow the ... ahem ... great success of rugby league and use Las Vegas to attract new fans.

  • Peter FitzSimons
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Australian flag footballer Tamika Sutton.

Put NFL, netball and Oztag in a blender, and you get this new Olympic sport

Flag football is set to make its Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028, and the Australian teams have already started their campaign to get there.

  • Billie Eder
A 19-year-old has appeared in court after running onto the field and doing a backflip during a Major League Baseball game between Cincinnati and Cleveland.
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Baseball fan Tasered after invading pitch

A 19-year-old has appeared in court after running onto the field and doing a backflip during a Major League Baseball game between Cincinnati and Cleveland.

Superbowl fans watching the match in Double Bay, Sydney in February 2024

NFL considering Australia as host for a regular-season game

The NFL has confirmed Australia is one of the markets being considered to host a match in the near future as the league expands its reach outside America.

  • Peter Ryan
O.J. Simpson sits at his arraignment in Superior Court in Los Angeles on July 22, 1994/

Murder, a televised chase and the Kardashian dynasty: The OJ Simpson saga was a unique American moment

Beyond the news value of such a famous person accused of such brutal killings, what made the OJ Simpson trial such an incredible moment in US history?

  • Ted Anthony

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