Football

2/2/2026 |  Sports betting roundup: Seahawks start week as 4.5-point favorites over Patriots in Super Bowl (Associated Press (AP)) Super Bowl 60 between the Patriots and Seahawks is less than a week away. And it’s one of the biggest NFL betting days of the year.
Here’s a look at how things currently look at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
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As of Monday, the Seahawks are 4.5-point favorites for the game in Santa Clara, California. They are taking in 66% of the bets and 58% of the money. The over-under is currently 45.5, with 54% of the bets and 40% of the money coming in on the over.

2/2/2026 |  NFL inks new multiyear deal to play regular-season games at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium (Associated Press (AP)) MADRID (AP) — The NFL will be back in Madrid for 2026 and beyond.
The league announced Monday it has reached a multiyear deal to keep playing regular-season games at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
It did not immediately say the length of the new agreement or which teams will play in 2026.

2/2/2026 |  10 years of NFL Next Gen Stats has changed how the game is watched and played (Associated Press (AP)) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anyone watching Caleb Williams’ desperation fourth-down touchdown pass in the divisional round knew how improbable a play it was.
Quantifying that was a different story. That’s when the NFL’s Next Gen Stats stepped in.
Within minutes after the 14-yard touchdown landed in Cole Kmet’s hands, the answer was all over social media. The pass traveled 51.2 air yards for the longest throw in the red zone on record. Williams retreated so far back that he launched the pass from 26.5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, 4 yards further back than any other pass on record. The completion probability was a mere 17.8% from the time Williams threw the pass.

2/2/2026 |  Entertainment How the Super Bowl halftime show evolved from pageantry to pop culture’s biggest stage (Associated Press (AP)) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once upon a time, the Super Bowl halftime show belonged to marching bands and pageantry. But these days, it belongs to global pop stars, cinematic production and moments that ripple beyond the stadium.
Over the years, the league’s brief intermission has transformed into one of entertainment’s biggest stages, hosting era-defining performances from Prince in the rain to Rihanna’s record-setting return, Usher’s tightly choreographed showcase and Kendrick Lamar’s layered, visually driven storytelling. 

2/2/2026 |  NFL to play first regular-season game in France with Saints in 2026 (Associated Press (AP)) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The NFL will play its first regular-season game ever in France next season with the New Orleans Saints set to travel to Paris later this year.
The league on Monday announced the plans to play a game at the Stade de France next season in addition to a multiyear deal to keep playing regular-season games at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.