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Eagles Seek Revenge, Kendrick Ignites Halftime, Free Stream Offered: Your Super Bowl LIX Guide Eagles Seek Revenge, Kendrick Ignites Halftime, Free Stream Offered: Your Super Bowl LIX Guide
Eagles Seek Revenge, Kendrick Ignites Halftime, Free Stream Offered: Your Super Bowl LIX Guide America's biggest unofficial holiday is here and Super Bowl Sunday offers so much beyond what happens on the field inside the Caesars Superdome. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are set to kick off Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9. This showdown is a rematch of the NFL's 2023 championship game when the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35 at Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona. The Chiefs have been slight betting favorites at -1.5 on most sportsbooks since the matchup was finalized. That's a reversal from when they were about two-point underdogs in Super B…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
$39.5M In Fake Sports Gear Seized In Massive Crackdown Before Super Bowl LIX $39.5M In Fake Sports Gear Seized In Massive Crackdown Before Super Bowl LIX
$39.5M In Fake Sports Gear Seized In Massive Crackdown Before Super Bowl LIX Authorities confiscated $39.5 million worth of counterfeit sports merchandise ahead of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. More than 214,500 items were seized in the year-long crackdown, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a news release on Wednesday, Feb. 5. "Operation Team Player" targeted fake jerseys, hats, jewelry, and other memorabilia being sold to fans. Led by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), the operation involved Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and major sports leagues.  The initia…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
GOAT Hunt: Tom Brady Look-Alike Contest Offers Cash Prize For Most Legendary Style GOAT Hunt: Tom Brady Look-Alike Contest Offers Cash Prize For Most Legendary Style
GOAT Hunt: Tom Brady Look-Alike Contest Offers Cash Prize For Most Legendary Style If you think you look like the NFL's GOAT, you might be able to win some cash right before the Super Bowl! Time Out Market Boston is hosting a Tom Brady look-alike contest on Saturday, Feb. 8. The free event begins at 2 p.m. inside the Landmark Center on Park Drive. A $200 prize is up for grabs for whoever is the most convincing doppelgänger for the seven-time Super Bowl champion. "Do you know someone who looks like Tom Brady?" the event's page asked. "Do you look like Tom Brady? (Congrats!) If you think you’ve got the GOAT's signature style then come and join us." …

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Watch Super Bowl LIX For Free Without Subscription Or Login: Here's How Watch Super Bowl LIX For Free Without Subscription Or Login: Here's How
Watch Super Bowl LIX For Free Without Subscription Or Login: Here's How Fans can watch Super Bowl LIX for free as Fox brings football's biggest game to one of its streaming services for the first time. Fox Sports will stream the Super Bowl for free in 4K on Tubi, the network announced in a news release. Tubi is an ad-supported streaming service that Fox has owned since 2020. Tubi's app is available to download on streaming devices like Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku, along with mobile stores for iOS and Android. Viewers don't need to pay for a subscription and they don't need to be cable or satellite subscribers to access Tubi. The free stream will include…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture
Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture Three giant media companies have abandoned their plans to launch Venu Sports, a service that aimed to drastically shake up the streaming industry by bundling many sports channels together, officials said. Venu Sports has officially been discontinued, ESPN said in a news release on Friday, Jan. 10. The massive venture was a partnership between the "Worldwide Leader in Sports," FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The companies released a brief statement announcing the end of Venu Sports. "After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint ven…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Legendary Sportscaster Greg Gumbel Dies At 78 Legendary Sportscaster Greg Gumbel Dies At 78
Legendary Sportscaster Greg Gumbel Dies At 78 Greg Gumbel, a distinguished sports broadcaster renowned for his extensive career with CBS Sports, has died at the age of 78. A cause of death has not yet been released. Gumbel's career spanned several decades, during which he became a familiar and trusted voice in American sports broadcasting.  He was particularly known for his work as a play-by-play announcer for NFL games and as the studio host for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. His calm demeanor and professionalism endeared him to colleagues and audiences alike. Gumbel's contributions to sports broadcasting were significan…

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by Joe Lombardi
Sports
Ben Affleck Dunkin' Super Bowl Commercial Finishes 2nd In Poll Behind Ad Reuniting Castmates Ben Affleck Dunkin' Super Bowl Commercial Finishes 2nd In Poll Behind Ad Reuniting Castmates
Ben Affleck Dunkin' Super Bowl Commercial Finishes 2nd In Poll Behind Ad Reuniting Castmates The lead-up to the Super Bowl is two weeks of speculation over what team will take home the Lombardi trophy, but the discussion over which company will have the most viral ad is its own cottage industry.  And with the average 30-second spot selling for $7 million, the stakes can be just as high for some companies as for the teams taking up the time between ads. To find out which commercials were the most popular, USA Today polled more than 160,000 readers to find out their favorite.  Despite Dunkin shelling out a fortune for its star-studded ad featuring Ben Affleck, his wife Jennifer Lopez…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Crashes Likely To Rise Nearly 50 Percent In CT After Super Bowl, Report Says Crashes Likely To Rise Nearly 50 Percent In CT After Super Bowl, Report Says
Crashes Likely To Rise Nearly 50 Percent In CT After Super Bowl, Report Says If you're gathering with friends or family to watch the big game, you'll want to make sure you have a safe plan to get home, as crash rates in Connecticut may rise by as much as nearly 50 percent, according to a new report.  According to an analysis of the University of Connecticut's Crash Data Repository conducted by AAA Northeast, there are 48 percent more crashes between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the night of the Super Bowl compared with the same period of time in the weeks before and after the game, the organization announced on Friday, Feb. 9. AAA based these findings on Connectic…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Cambridge's Ben Affleck Runs — Stumbles — On Dunkin For Ad Recreating 2020 Viral Meme Cambridge's Ben Affleck Runs — Stumbles — On Dunkin For Ad Recreating 2020 Viral Meme
Cambridge's Ben Affleck Runs — Stumbles — On Dunkin For Ad Recreating 2020 Viral Meme Even Batman couldn’t save this former Massachusetts resident from dropping his coffee and a pile of donut boxes for a new Dunkin’ commercial. Ben Affleck, age 51, of Cambridge, created a 2020 viral meme for a new Dunkin’ Donuts commercial, in which he juggles and drops several boxes of donuts and some iced coffee while leaving his home. New Ben Affleck Dunkin pic just dropped pic.twitter.com/GHFXPXHPbN — Colin Young (@ColinYovng) December 31, 2020 Now the “Justice League” star is collaborating with TikToker Charli D’Amelio for the commercial that is filming in Los Angeles, according to …

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by Khier Casino
Sports
Former Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady Says He Is 'Retiring For Good' Former Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady Says He Is 'Retiring For Good'
Former Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady Says He Is 'Retiring For Good' Former New England Patriots quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady says he is retiring from football "for good." The Tampa Bay quarterback shared the news in a semi-emotional video posted to his social media accounts on Wednesday morning, Feb. 1.  Truly grateful on this day. Thank you 🙏🏻❤️ pic.twitter.com/j2s2sezvSS — Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 1, 2023 "You only get one super-emotional retirement essay and I used mine up last year," Brady joked. "So I really thank you guys, each and every single one of you, for supporting me." Tom Brady's 23-season career: - 7…

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by David Cifarelli
Business
Nationwide Chicken Shortage Is Fowl News For Restaurants Nationwide Chicken Shortage Is Fowl News For Restaurants
Nationwide Chicken Shortage Is Fowl News For Restaurants The COVID-19 pandemic is causing more trouble for family-owned restaurants already struggling financially, but now have to contend with a nationwide chicken shortage as demand for the product grows. With Americans turning to comfort foods during the pandemic and ordering more chicken dishes and sandwiches from area restaurants during stay-at-home mandates, poultry producers have been struggling to keep pace. The poultry producers were also stretched extra thin when many meat processing plants were forced to close at the beginning of the pandemic due to COVID-19 outbreaks, while some chicken…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Vote: 'Super' Question As NFL's Title Game Nears - Do You Like Drums, Flats, Or Just Wing It? Vote: 'Super' Question As NFL's Title Game Nears - Do You Like Drums, Flats, Or Just Wing It?
Vote: 'Super' Question As NFL's Title Game Nears - Do You Like Drums, Flats, Or Just Wing It? It's time to settle this one: When it comes to chicken wings, which is better: flats or drums? This debate has been raging among wing connoisseurs for years, but always heats up a bit around Chicken Wing Day - which is sometimes also referred to as the Super Bowl. Over this Super Bowl weekend, Saturday, Feb. 6, and Super Sunday, Feb. 7, Americans are expected to eat 1.4 billion wings, according to RestaurantNews.com. This is up 2 percent from last year, the National Chicken Council said.  Both flats and drums are delicious, of course. If you're eating chicken wings, regardless of the …

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by Kristin Palpini