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Australian punters playing US college football

Aussies dominate one position in US college football. Some Americans are trying to stop them

Australians now make up almost half the punting positions on American college football teams, but a Melbourne company has been accused of helping them game the system.

  • Cameron Houston

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Tyler Manoa of the Las Vegas Raiders will blow the Canberra Raiders’ Viking horn before their match against the New Zealand Warriors.

NFL star thrown out of stadium after blowing Raiders’ horn

The Las Vegas Raiders’ player was removed from Allegiant Stadium after an incident in a bathroom.

  • Michael Chammas and Dan Walsh
NRL contests are considerably more physical than Americans are used to.

‘We don’t wear pads or helmets, brother’: Is the bloody biff the trick to finding NRL fans in the US?

Americans aren’t used to seeing their footballers take the heat without padding or helmets. They secretly like it.

  • Jordan Baker
Nathan Cleary’s Vegas bound.

NRL doubles down in Vegas with risky play of razzle-dazzle

To critics, rugby league’s push into the American sports market is a weird and wild waste of time. But many say it’s a not-so-crazy idea that just might work.

  • Jordan Baker
Gold Coast NFL Academy students Hamza El-Ghobashy, Nikau Hepi and their coach Will Bryant who scouted Jordan Mailata to play for the NFL.

Australia’s next Jordan Mailata may have already been discovered

Jordan Mailata came to the attention of NFL scouts in the carpark of a London football field. The next wave of prospects are already on the way.

  • Frances Howe and Billie Eder
Taylor Swift keeps it consistently casual at the Super Bowl.

Everything you need to know about Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl appearance

While NFL fans were watching the score, pop culture fans were keeping a close eye on the musical juggernaut.

  • Nell Geraets
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Look away now, Drake. Kendrick Lamar played Not Like Us while the whole world watched.

Kendrick dances on Drake’s grave, Serena Williams joins in

There’s no denying Kendrick is the man of the moment, but was he the wrong man for this one?

  • Thomas Mitchell
Liam Erby has been an NFL fan for two decades, and has seen more Australians taking an interest.

Super Bowl Sunday? No, this is Super Bowl Monday. And the bars open at 6am

Super Bowl Monday used to be a fringe event for a handful of Australians, but is now one of the biggest days on the sporting calendar.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
The Philadelphia Eagles “tush push”.

NFL’s ‘unstoppable’ play could decide the Super Bowl. And this Aussie giant is at the heart of it

The “tush push” or “Brotherly shove” has a higher success rate than any other play in American Football. But only when one team does it.

  • Frances Howe
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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