Super Bowl

There are a lot of reasons people dislike the Patriots. Many of them are rooted in the intersection of politics and sports.

• By Hanif Abdurraqib

The Super Bowl is in Minneapolis this year. But is the sporting spectacle actually any good for the city? And is the game any good for the country?

• By David M. Perry

The ad was for a drug that targeted constipation in just the kind of patient some say should never have been prescribed opioids in the first place.

• By Francie Diep

Wash your hands, football fans: Sending a team to the Super Bowl increases a town's flu deaths by 18 percent.

• By Nathan Collins

To cheer for a team, or a sport, is to become part of a larger social phenomenon. Food is another—important—part of that shared identity.

• By Sam Riches

Yes, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw a damning interception late in the game. But research suggests his coach never should have called that play anyway.

• By Wes Judd

There will be a lot more than football going on this Sunday.

• By Max Ufberg

Image and authenticity in the world of celebrity sport.

• By Sam Riches

A look back at the Tonawanda Kardex of New York shows us just how much America’s most popular sport has changed in the years since the NFL was founded in 1920.

• By Sara Morrison

While it might seem like politics have crept into Sunday's match-up between the Broncos and the Seahawks, they've always been there. It just depends on whether or not we want to see them.

• By Ryan O'Hanlon

By conventional measures, the Denver Broncos quarterback's athleticism and smarts don't stack up. This is why conventional measures are dumb.

• By Noah Davis