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Los Angles Rams' Van Jefferson has a Super Bowl ring and a newborn

6:51am February 14, 2022

As the confetti was raining down on his team, Jefferson skipped the post-game celebration. He made a quick exit and headed straight to the hospital, where his wife was delivering their son.

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News brief: Ambassador Bridge, Russia-Ukraine crisis, Kamila Valieva

6:36am February 14, 2022

The bridge linking the U.S. and Canada reopens after police remove the last protesters. The Russia-Ukraine standoff continues. A Russian figure skater is cleared to compete at the Beijing Olympics.

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For second year in a row, a team playing in its home town won the Super Bowl

5:45am February 14, 2022

by Nathan Rott

The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, to win the team's first Super Bowl since moving back to the West Coast from St. Louis.

USA's Kaillie Humphries competes in the women's monobob bobsleigh event at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 14, 2022.

U.S. women make monobob history at the 2022 Winter Olympics

3:27am February 14, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

This is gold medalist Kaillie Humphries first medal for the U.S. The champion previously won gold and bronze medals for her home country of Canada.

The Rams' Cooper Kupp makes a touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. The touchdown put Los Angeles back on top over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Los Angeles Rams win Super Bowl 2022

10:28pm February 13, 2022

by Emma Bowman

The Los Angeles Rams have beaten the Cincinnati Bengals to win their second Super Bowl title.

Eminem took a knee as he performs during the Super Bowl halftime show.

Eminem takes a knee during the Super Bowl halftime show

10:07pm February 13, 2022

by Emma Bowman

The rapper took a knee for about 50 seconds during the star-studded halftime performance. It came during a set from some of hip-hop's biggest stars.

Gamblers place bets in the temporary sports-betting area at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia on Dec. 13, 2018. An estimated 17.6 million people are expected to place a bet on Sunday's Super Bowl online or in person at a sportsbook.

Online betting companies are kicking off a Super Bowl ad blitz

6:35pm February 13, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

What was once a niche sector in Las Vegas has grown into a national mega-business that people can enjoy from their living rooms — and the advertising dollars have followed.

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Erin Jackson skates to victory to win the gold medal during the Women's 500m on day nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 13, 2022 in Beijing.

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Erin Jackson takes gold for the U.S. in women's 500 meter speed skating

3:20pm February 13, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Jackson became the first Black woman to medal in speed skating at a winter Olympics, and the first American woman to win the competition since 1994.

An ad for Chinese sportswear company shows American-born freestyle skiing gold medalist Eileen Gu, or Gu Ailing and other athletes competing for China at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on a street on last week in Beijing.

For some athletes, what is Chinese is not so simple

8:00am February 13, 2022

by Emily Feng

Who gets to play for a country's national team at the Winter Olympics is an especially complicated question in China, where issues of identity, ethnicity, and citizenship are at stake.

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31.4 million Americans are expected to bet $7.6 billion dollars on the Super Bowl

8:00am February 13, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

Kelsey Snell talks with HBO's Jon Frankel about the explosion of legal sports gambling and the professional leagues' embrace of it.