Super Bowl LVII will boast a halftime show guaranteed to warrant a (pon de) replay. All hail Rihanna: Grammy Award winning artist. Fashion Icon. National hero. Video vanguard. Billionaire. Sexiest joint ever rolled and her royal highness of the halftime show. For RiRi die hards, Super Bowl LVII, held on February 12, 2023, marks not the … Read more
Super Bowl weekend got off to a glamorous start for the NFL’s finest on Thursday night. 49ers stars George Kittle and Brock Purdy stepped out for the 2023 NFL Honors at Symphony Hall in Phoenix, Arizona, where they were joined by their significant others, Claire Kittle and Jenna Brandt, respectively, to celebrate the year’s most impactful … Read more
PHOENIX — The biggest NFL TV free agent this offseason might be the smallest analyst in the game. The contract of ESPN’s Mina Kimes is up and she should crack into seven figures when all is said and done. Sportscasting free agency is not like the players’ version, in which there are known lists. Not … Read more
What a tangled web the Lakers have weaved. Hours before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Lakers acquired Malik Beasley from the Jazz, along with D’Angelo Russell and Jarred Vanderbilt as part of a deal with the Timberwolves. Beasley’s move to Los Angeles now means he’ll be part of the same organization that employs Scotty Pippen … Read more
There is a special “sisterhood” among the significant others of professional athletes, and as the partners of Eagles and Chiefs players make their way to Arizona for Super Bowl 2023, Katya Suh is savoring this unique ride with her peers. “We’re all kind of going through this version of life together,” Katya, the wife of … Read more
Under normal circumstances, a Chiefs fans and an Eagles fans would be sitting on opposite sidelines when it came to Super Bowl 2023. In the case of John Gladwell and Billy Welsh, a pair of U.S. marine veterans who serves together 20 year ago, they’ll make an exception. Two years ago, Kansas City Chiefs fan … Read more
Brandon Marshall likely won’t let Patrick Mahomes live this one down. When taking part in a media session on Wednesday ahead of Super Bowl 2023 between the Chiefs and Eagles, Kansas City’s superstar quarterback took a question from Marshall, a former NFL receiver, who offered up a Rihanna-centric question before the singer’s highly anticipated halftime … Read more
The vitriol has long been brewing. The matchup has long been anticipated. The stakes have long been intensifying. And for Tommy Fury, it’s gone on for far too long. Finally, he’s within touching distance of laying it all to rest. The 23-year-old Fury, a former “Love Island” star and half-brother of WBC heavyweight champion and … Read more
Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks joins the podcast on the eve of producing a Super Bowl to discuss some of the biggest sports media topics in the business with hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand. Shanks discusses his plans for Super Bowl 2023, from where he will sit to what the viewership will look like. … Read more
Gracie Hunt felt the “tense energy” building up in the final seconds of the 2023 AFC Championship game. With Kansas City and the Cincinnati Bengals tied at 20 late in the fourth quarter, Hunt — the daughter of Chiefs owner Clark Hunt — watched from Arrowhead Stadium as kicker Harrison Butker lined up for a … Read more
PHOENIX — There will be no surprise appearance from Tom Brady on the Super Bowl 2023 pregame show Sunday, both Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks and the network’s executive producer, Brad Zager said. “He’s not going to be on our set,” Zager said Tuesday during an interview at the network’s media day. “He won’t be … Read more
Travis Kelce apparently has babies on the brain. During the latest episode of his “New Heights” podcast with brother Jason Kelce, the siblings pressed their mom, Donna Kelce, about who she’s rooting for in Super Bowl 2023 on Sunday — and Travis joked that he’s “gotta start breeding” to keep up with his older brother. … Read more
Shannon Sharpe is still coming at Ja Morant. The Fox Sports analyst criticized the Grizzlies’ superstar guard on Monday, a day after it was reported Morant’s entourage trained a red laser on members of the Pacers’ traveling party. “I wish Ja would realize he’s not a thug,” Sharpe said on his “Undisputed” show. “Ja is … Read more
Kevin Burkhardt is living in the moment. Fox Sports’ top NFL play-by-play announcer hasn’t paid any mind to the potential shakeup in the booth when the newly retired Tom Brady takes on his new role as the network’s lead analyst. “The reality is other than being asked in every media interview that I have done, and … Read more
It seems Kliff Kingsbury may have to book that return flight. In a post shared Thursday on Instagram, model Veronica Bielik — who has been linked to the former Cardinals coach since 2020 — posted a series of bikini photos as she said goodbye to Thailand, where Kingsbury reportedly retreated to after allegedly booking a … Read more
It’s been an eventful few days in Sin City for Claire Kittle and Kristin Juszczyk. Days after the 49ers fell to the Eagles in the 2023 NFC Championship game, the wives of San Francisco stars George Kittle and Kyle Juszczyk, respectively, jetted to Las Vegas, where the athletes are participating in this year’s Pro Bowl … Read more
Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker are soon to say, “I do.” The 34-year-old actress and 26-year-old baseball player got engaged at an unspecified date at the end of 2022, TMZ revealed earlier this week. They have been dating for about two years. Before she met Tucker, Hudgens dated a litany of famous actors. Hudgens, who … Read more
Cole Tucker and Vanessa Hudgens are in the wedding planning phase. TMZ reports that Tucker, a utility MLB player, and Hudgens, an actress in “High School Musical,” got engaged in late 2022. While the date that the 26-year-old Tucker popped the question could not be ascertained, the couple did have a romantic getaway to Paris … Read more
Victor Cruz handles breakups with a smile. The former Giants receiver opened up his split with “Claws” actress Karrueche Tran in February 2021 and revealed what led to them going their separate ways after three years together. “I handle it all with a smile,” Cruz said on Tuesday’s episode of “The Pivot Podcast.” “I remember, this … Read more
Gisele Bündchen is enjoying her independence. The supermodel — whose divorce from Tom Brady was finalized in October — is focused on herself and “is fine with his decisions but is not involved with them,” a source told People. Bündchen publicly supported Brady after the seven-time Super Bowl winner announced he is retiring “for good” on Wednesday … Read more