US SportsIt seems like it was just yesterday the Chiefs tasted victory in Las Vegas, but the NFL is already back and it’s not just the champs dominating the headlines ahead of the league’s biggest season ever.
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US SportsThis is the image which shows just how serious NSW is about snatching a regular-season NFL game as soon as next year – stealing Melbourne’s thunder in the process.
BasketballBoomers Paris Olympic standout Josh Giddey carries himself with a reserved maturity and class that belies his tender years. But big sister Hannah says that’s not quite the Josh she knows.
US SportsTravis Bazzana is set to transform Australian sport after going No.1 at the MLB Draft. JAMIE PANDARAM takes us inside a journey that started with late nights in a Sydney batting cage.
US SportsTravis Bazzana has made sporting history for Australia after being taken with the first pick in the Major League Baseball draft.
AFLIt’s the new age footy experience where fans are taken beyond the four walls and granted inside access like never before. Now AFL’s Friday night footy is targeting a wider Gen Z audience.
US SportsA new sports streaming-service has been officially named, while the NFL have received a streaming Christmas gift. SHANNON GILL reports on another week where the US sports rights landscape has changed and what the Australian implications are.
US SportsAnother Australian has entered the NFL, with a former Brisbane Broncos development squad player landing a deal with one of the biggest sporting teams in the world
US SportsJordan Mailata has won a Super Bowl and recently signed a $100m contract extension – but there’s one thing that gets on the nerves of the great Australian sporting export.
US MastersHeroWoods has endured so many injuries and surgeries that it’s uncertain if he can walk the 72 holes at Augusta. He reckons he cannot only finish the tournament – he can win it to match Jack Nicklaus’s record of six green jackets.
BaseballUS SportsPete Rose was as big a star as an athlete could be but broke a cardinal rule of baseball – steer clear of gamblers.
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US SportsNFL star Jordan Mailata has signed a bumper new contract worth $33 million a year — but it’s only enough to get him on to the podium of Australia’s top sports earners.
BaseballUS SportsThis week was supposed to mark a thrilling debut for Shohei Ohtani with the LA Dodgers. But a gambling scandal allegedly involving his interpreter has consumed the season’s start.
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ExclusiveNRLThe NRL’s historic Las Vegas season opener could have massive ramifications for NSW, with the government looking at a game-changing upgrade to a major venue to help win more major acts such as Beyonce.
US SportsTaylor Swift’s presence at the Super Bowl contributed to the explosion in TV ratings for the game in Australia and showed how popular NFL has become on these shores.
TV ratingsSportThe NFL championship game brought in a record-breaking 123.7 million viewers.
US SportsOne of world sport’s biggest stars is poised to be offered a seat at the NRL’s Las Vegas spectacular — and told attending will help take him to another level of greatness.
SUPERBOWL:US SportsTravis Kelce was a star attraction in Super Bowl LVIII because he’s Taylor Swift’s fella. There’s no need to make a song and dance about that performance.
UPDATEDUS SportsKansas City are Super Bowl champions once more, winning a thrilling overtime game over San Francisco to give Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce a fairytale ending to an extraordinary week.
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SUPER BOWL LVIIIUS SportsRival Super Bowl quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Patrick Mahomes have almost nothing in common – but both are so good at throwing a football because of their time playing baseball.
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SportWhether you’re invested in the NFL love story or just want to shake it off, you can’t miss Taylor Swift’s presence at this year’s Super Bowl. But, not everyone is happy about it.
US SportsThe San Francisco 49ers tackle the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Monday – JULIAN LINDEN and JAMIE PANDARAM debate who will claim the crown.
US SportsWhen Kansas City entered Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium this week at the Super Bowl Opening Night, the jeers were deafening. Somewhere along the line, the Chiefs became the NFL antiheroes.
US SportsAustralian NBA star Josh Giddey has been cleared of any wrongdoing for an alleged relationship with an underage girl, but he has suffered a major financial blow.
BasketballBen Simmons gave Brian Goorjian a proper grilling in an hour-long face-to-face chat during the Boomers coach’s fact-finding mission ahead of the Paris Games. Here’s what that revealed about the controversial Nets star.
AFLAustralia’s swimmers dominated 2023, but which of them truly stood supreme? JON ANDERSON completes his list of the best of the best, revealing his top 50 sportsmen and women of 2023.
Jon Anderson
BasketballThe Wall Street JournalWith three more losses, the Detroit Pistons would become sole owners of the longest single-season losing streak of all time
Robert O’Connell
ready to launchThe Wall Street JournalAn NFL playbook is notoriously hard to learn. It’s not so bad when you’ve been working at NASA in your spare time.
Andrew Beaton
BasketballThere have been a few twists in the career of Craig Moller who, had things gone differently, could’ve been preparing for an AFL pre-season. Instead, he’s the NBL’s comeback story of the year.
BasketballNBL teams have held their own against NBA powerhouses in the past – but the format needs major surgery after a pair of absolute wipe-outs this week. This week’s Crosscourt column has all the issues covered.