Sunday's Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in U.S. TV history
NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans about Super Bowl viewership and the reach and dominance of NFL programming.
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Soccer player Haji Wright scores winning goal after a round of Roshambo
Coventry City players had to decide who would take a penalty kick in an English League soccer game. Wright won the honor by beating his teammate in rock-paper-scissors. He scored the winning goal.
Andy Reid and Travis Kelce brush off Super Bowl outburst
In an outburst during the Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce yelled at head coach Andy Reid and pushed him. But Reid laughed it off after the big win.
The 2024 Super Bowl becomes the most watched NFL championship in history
About 123 million people tuned in across platforms, including CBS, Paramount+, Univision and Nickelodeon. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in a game that went to overtime.
Watching the Africa cup of Nations soccer final in a bar in Lagos
While millions of fans were watching the super bowl in the U.S., billions have been watching the African cup of nations soccer tournament and Sunday's final between hosts Cote D'Ivoire and Nigeria.
The start of a Chiefs dynasty
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nate Taylor, a writer for The Athletic, about the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes becoming Super Bowl champions again after defeating San Francisco.
Super Bowl ads played it safe, but there were still some winners
Celebrities from Beyoncé to Arnold Schwarzenegger sold products with a wink.
Ivory Coast came out on top at the Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Nigeria 2-1
While millions of football fans were focused on the Super Bowl in the U.S., billions of soccer fans were watching the Africa Cup of Nations over the past month.
Kansas City Chiefs win 3rd Super Bowl in 5 years in OT against San Francisco 49ers
The Chiefs secured back-to-back championships by beating the 49ers 25-22 in overtime. The 49ers head coach is 0-3 in Super Bowl appearances. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ESPN's Martenzie Johnson.
The story behind Carl Weathers' posthumous Super Bowl ad
Carl Weathers, the NFL player-turned-actor, made a posthumous cameo in a Super Bowl ad for the online gambling company FanDuel. The company reworked it after he died earlier this month.