There is no Tom Brady, no Bill Belichick and certainly no Malcolm Butler.

Darrelle Revis won't be lining up at corner. Gronk won't be catching any passes.

But this is still the Patriots — the team responsible for what might be the most painful moment in Seattle sports history. And though the chance for redemption in the Super Bowl might not ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — If there is one player who embodies the Seahawks' where did that come from?" vibe this year, it's a receiver who wears No. 11.

If there is one athlete who encapsulates the Seahawks' one-year ascent from respectable to incredible, it's the Ohio State product from Texas.

It was fair to wonder just how productive Jaxon Smith-...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — USC owns a long history in the Super Bowl.

Going into this year, according to the school, 120 former Trojans were on Super Bowl rosters, with 48 winning one or more titles.

Receiver Lynn Swann, running back Marcus Allen and linebacker Malcolm Smith were Super Bowl most valuable players.

"We've got our fingerprints all ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Rome Odunze isn’t rooting for the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl. To be fair, he isn’t supporting the New England Patriots either.

Odunze is excited for the city of Seattle to experience more sporting success after getting a firsthand experience during his time as a consensus All-American wide receiver at Washington.

“I...Read more

NEW YORK — Sam Darnold entered the NFL in 2018 as one of the more gifted quarterbacks of his draft class.

But he quickly learned that a quarterback’s environment is arguably the most critical factor in their development and long-term success.

Despite his hardships and playing for his fifth team in eight seasons, Darnold, 28, finally has a ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Tails never fails.

That’s the mantra of some Super Bowl coin toss prop bettors who cashed tickets on tails in last year’s NFL title game and in eight of the last 12 Super Bowls. The coin toss has come up tails in 31 of 59 Super Bowls overall.

“A 31-28 split is exactly what randomness predicts,” Tim Chartier, an applied ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sean McVay and the Rams schemed against Kliff Kingsbury when he coached the Arizona Cardinals.

Now, after parting ways with the Washington Commanders, Kingsbury will join McVay's staff, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday. The person requested anonymity because Kingsbury's role has not been announced.

Kingsbury...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Tom Brady said he doesn’t “have a dog in the fight” in Super Bowl 60.

Unlike Brady, the Las Vegas Raiders minority owner who won six Super Bowls during his 20-year run as New England Patriots quarterback, our collection of professional sports bettors have many dogs in the fight, starting with the betting underdog in Sunday�...Read more

Yes, I did. I predicted a Rams-Broncos Super Bowl and quite literally could not have been more wrong on that (though at least I had Denver covering the spread.) Would I rather see Matthew Stafford and L.A. playing in el Gran Partido? Yes, even beyond picking ‘em. Oh well. We’re even through 12 playoff games and need to nail the Super Bowl to...Read more

LOS ANGELES — "I am Tom Brady, and I am a Patriot."

That's what the man who led New England to six Super Bowl victories and nine appearances in the NFL's championship game said when he was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in June 2024.

"I am a Patriot for life!"

That's what the retired quarterback told the crowd at Gillette Stadium ...Read more

MILAN — Mike Tirico was baptized on the day of Super Bowl I.

Sunday, the NBC play-by-play announcer will be baptized by fire.

Not only will Tirico call the Super Bowl for the first time, but he will stay on the Levi's Stadium field after the game to remotely host Sunday night's coverage of the Winter Olympics.

From football's mountaintop to...Read more

LAS VEGAS — There were no $1 million bets reported on last year’s Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. But there have already been three wagers of $1 million or more placed on Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.

A bettor at Hard Rock Bet in Florida made the third seven-...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas gambler has locked in a profit of either $4.9 million or $3.4 million in Super Bowl 60 regardless of which team wins.

The bettor placed a total of $1.8 million in wagers to win $3.5 million at Circa Sports and BetMGM sportsbooks on the New England Patriots money line to hedge Seattle Seahawks futures bets at the books ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — They’re here!

The headliners, sports stars, A-list personalities and, of course, the influencers have begun to descend on the Bay Area for Super Bowl LX. Sure, they’ve come to watch America’s biggest, most-watched sporting event of the year, an epic battle between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tua Tagovailoa shouldn’t return to the Miami Dolphins in 2026.

The Dolphins have been noncommittal about the embattled quarterback returning.

Miami’s new regime of general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley, along with offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, have been complimentary of Tua, the 2023 Pro Bowl...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The two Super Bowl participants were a combined 27-41 over the past two seasons, the Seahawks and Patriots falling short of qualifying for the playoffs in either year.

They’re the final teams standing now.

Crazy? Not exactly. This is how the NFL is supposed to work — with a draft order, salary cap and weighted schedule...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nat Moore spoke at a luncheon last week with some other aging Miami Dolphins receivers and their quarterback, Dan Marino, translating what it was like back in their grand days that are relevant again this Super Bowl Sunday.

When the veteran Moore was understanding Marino’s talent, the veteran receiver made a request ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Matthew Stafford’s name is already all over the NFL record book.

Add another milestone to the Rams quarterback’s achievements.

On Thursday night, Stafford was announced as the NFL most valuable player during NFL Honors at the Palace of Fine Arts.

The 17-year veteran finished ahead of New England quarterback Drake Maye in...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Once the clock struck 12 on Thursday, the most arduous part of the week might have concluded for the Seahawks at the Super Bowl.

It was then, right at high noon, that the last media obligation wrapped up for Seahawks coaches and players.

From that point until 3:38 p.m. Sunday, they were freed to put their heads down and ...Read more