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The Rams’ Super Bowl Afterparty Turned Into A Historic Hangover

We’ve all seen a team lose football’s biggest game, march into the following season, and then tumble into a ravine. In fact, the post-Super Bowl defeat hangover has happened enough times that the word “curse” is frequently bandied about. Since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, 15 of 51 Super Bowl losers have missed the playoffs […]

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The World Cup’s New High-Tech Ball Will Change Soccer Forever

When the 2022 World Cup made its debut on Sunday, it kicked off one of the most significant in-game uses of technology in sports history. All tournament long, match balls will contain a sensor that collects spatial positioning data in real time — the first World Cup to employ such a ball-tracking mechanism. This, combined […]

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Which World Cup Player Should You Root For?

PUBLISHED NOV. 21, AT 6:00 A.M. Which World Cup Player Should You Root For?Take our quiz to find the best player for you in 2022.Start 1. Fame I want a player who … Is a hidden gemIs kind of well-knownIs famous! 2. World Cup odds How important is contending for the title? I prefer underdogs.A […]

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