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Get Ready for Super Bowl LV on CBS 8!

Super Bowl LV will be on CBS 8!  This year’s game features the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. This makes the Super Bowl a home game for the Bucs. The big storyline for the game is the quarterback matchup between the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and the Bucs’ Tom Brady….

NFL Given Away 7,500 Free Super Bowl Tickets to Healthcare Workers

The NFL says 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month’s Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also said that attendance at the Feb. 7 game would be limited to those workers and about 14,500 other fans. Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,…

The War on Confederacy (Monuments)

  One of the statues surrounding the Confederate Memorial at the Alabama Capitol Building before Governor Robert Bentley had the flags removed. By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) – A coalition of civil rights groups in Atlanta is using this year’s Super Bowl to help kick off a renewed “war on the Confederacy,” in a fight to remove Confederate…

Troy to Celebrate DeMarcus Ware Day on April 19

Super Bowl champion and former Troy Trojan great DeMarcus Ware will be honored by the state of Alabama, Troy University and the city of Troy on Tuesday, April 19.

TROY, Alabama (troytrojans.com) – Super Bowl champion and former Troy Trojan great DeMarcus Ware will be honored by the state of Alabama, Troy University and the city of Troy on Tuesday, April 19, as it will officially be DeMarcus Ware Day throughout the state. Ware will be recognized as an Alabama native and a Troy Trojan for his role in…

Rivera: Dump postgame interviews for Super Bowl losers

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) – Panthers coach Ron Rivera is suggesting that players on the losing Super Bowl team should not be interviewed after the game. Rivera was asked Wednesday at the NFL owners’ meetings about league MVP Cam Newton’s meltdown immediately following the loss to Denver. His voice becoming more and more passionate, Rivera went on a lengthy discourse…

Super Bowl ticket tax exemption heads to Georgia governor

ATLANTA (AP) – The Georgia Senate has approved a bill that would eliminate $10 million in state sales taxes on Super Bowl tickets if the National Football League chooses Atlanta to host the event. It goes to Gov. Nathan Deal, who has supported it along with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. The same exemption would be granted to other sporting events…

Newton defends actions after Super Bowl: I will not conform

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton says he's "sore loser," but defended walking out of a press conference after the Super Bowl by saying he didn't feel like talking to the media after Carolina's 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos.

  By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Panthers quarterback Cam Newton says he’s “sore loser,” but defended walking out of a press conference after the Super Bowl by saying he didn’t feel like talking to the media after Carolina’s 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos. Newton says, “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you…