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Sportsbooks don’t price New England like a typical market. They price the Patriots with the weight of two decades of championships, a fan base that keeps wagering on them, and a franchise identity built on disciplined football. That history doesn’t guarantee a title, but it shapes how oddsmakers set futures numbers and how bettors react … Read more
Once the Super Bowl game is done and dusted, there will be plenty of new lines written in the record books. A win for the New England Patriots will see the franchise move out to seven wins overall, claiming the top spot ahead of the Steelers. Whatever happens, the Pats will move out to 12 … Read more
In the 1970s, John Cameron Swayze would advertise Timex wristwatches with the slogan, “They Took a Licking but Kept on Ticking.” The same could be said for several NFL running backs during the 1970s. Some of those runners achieved the ultimate honor of being enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Others, perhaps upon … Read more
Over the past two decades, the Super Bowl, America’s annual championship game and one of the world’s most-watched sporting events, has grown from a niche curiosity into a mainstream cultural moment in the United Kingdom. What was once primarily seen on late-night TV by hardcore fans has now become an annual date in many Brits’ … Read more
It was December of 1924 when Big Jim Thorpe of the NFL’s Rock Island Independents decided to escape the harsh, frigid weather of northern Illinois for a post-season gridiron tour of several southern states. The idea seemed promising. Most of his Rock Island teammates would join Thorpe for a leisurely trip to Texas (and beyond) … Read more