Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the 50th anniversary celebration of “Saturday Night Live" and Paul McCartney closed it down.

The 50th anniversary celebration of “Saturday Night Live” is so big, it’s not even on Saturday.

The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs on the field in this year’s Super Bowl, while laughter dominated the commercials.

For the past 11 seasons, being named the AP first-team All-Pro quarterback was a prelude to winning the NFL’s MVP award.

Russell Wilson doesn't want to talk about the Las Vegas Raiders.

The chairman of the NHL’s Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh.

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Lamar Jackson beat out Josh Allen, and Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson are unanimous choices for The Associated Press 2024 NFL All-Pro Team.

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens return to the postseason with a lot of the same strengths they had a year ago.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are home after spending seven hours waiting through a winter storm on the tarmac at Indianapolis International Airport.

If the Denver Broncos are embracing the opportunity to face Carson Wentz instead of Patrick Mahomes on Sunday, they're not saying so publicly.

Sam Darnold added another exploit to his career-altering season, passing for a personal-best 377 yards and three touchdowns as the Minnesota Vikings hung on to beat the Green Bay Packers 27-25 for their ninth consecutive victory.

Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and the Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC’s No. 2 seed with a 40-14 rout of the New York Jets.

The 49ers, Cowboys and Cardinals are out of the playoff race.

Lisa Simpson once said during an episode of “The Simpsons:” What could be more exciting than the savage ballet that is pro football.

Lamar Jackson couldn’t have performed much better as a passer when he threw five TD passes, only five incompletions and no interceptions while throwing for 281 yards in a victory for Baltimore over Tampa Bay.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson played it safe on the final day of minicamp, resting his sore right shoulder.

NBC has partnered with several entertainers and non-Olympic athletes like Megan Thee Stallion, Dolly Parton and Peyton Manning to promote the Paris Games this summer.

Peyton Manning says he has no desire to leave broadcasting with brother Eli and head to the executive suite of an NFL franchise.

Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal’s upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer.

Chris Mortensen, the award-winning journalist who covered the NFL for close to four decades, including 32 as a senior analyst at ESPN, died Sunday morning.

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton says he won't know until next week at the earliest if he's moving on from quarterback Russell Wilson.

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First-time candidate Julius Peppers headlines the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class that has a distinctive defensive feel.

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Patrick Mahomes threw for 306 yards and a touchdown, Harrison Butker kicked four field goals, and the Kansas City Chiefs held off the Denver Broncos 19-8.

Turning the Denver Broncos into a winner has been a tougher task than Sean Payton could’ve imagined when he ended his brief retirement and returned to coaching.

NFL rookie quarterbacks are getting their chances early this season with five getting a start in Week 4.

It’s only fitting that the top two quarterbacks in the regular season based on All-Pro voting are the last two quarterbacks standing in the NFL this season.

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson is bemused by the latest barb from his former coach.

Indianapolis Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday faces a dauting task this week.

Jalen Hurts and the undefeated Eagles are looking for the first 8-0 start in franchise history while the rest of Philadelphia is focused on beating another team from Houston.

The most precarious lead in the NFL these days might be a double-digit one over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder may not be on the formal agenda when his counterparts meet in New York on Tuesday, but his name is sure to come up.

Russell Wilson endured a career-worst nine three-and-outs Sunday night but he rallied the Denver Broncos past the San Francisco 49ers 11-10.

The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game.

The downturn in offense from the first two weeks of the NFL season hasn’t touched all corners of the league with a handful of players and teams putting up staggering numbers.

Six-time All-Pro offensive lineman Joe Thomas, shutdown cornerback Darrelle Revis and speedy pass rusher Dwight Freeney headline the list of nine first-year eligible players picked among the 129 nominees for the 2023 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

There’s a fine line between a Tom Brady and a Gale Sayers.

It’s sometimes hard to believe that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, for all that he’s accomplished during his young but brilliant NFL career, would carry such a considerable chip on his shoulder.

Russell Wilson has played 84 regular season and playoff games at Lumen Field in Seattle.

The show is hosted by NFL legend Peyton Manning

The three NFL teams that had been the models of stability at quarterback have new signal-callers in 2022.

The Denver Broncos' new ownership group is the league's most diverse, with four of the six members either female or minorities.

New Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson is in a hurry to turn Denver's fortunes around.

Former NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who died last December at age 33, had CTE, his family said Tuesday.

Arch Manning, known for being the most sought-out quarterback in the past year, has verbally committed to the University of Texas.

Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, the XFL, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30 for 30” documentaries were announced by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York.

The biggest day on the NFL calendar for social media departments at the 32 teams isn’t a game, the draft or the start of free agency.

The “ManningCast” so popular on “Monday Night Football” is coming to major championship golf.

The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams should have plenty of company sitting out the first round of the NFL draft next week.

Rachel Balkovec is set to become the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a major league team Friday when her Class-A Tampa Tarpons in the New York Yankees’ organization face the Lakeland Flying Tigers in the Florida State League.

New Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson says he aims to play 10 to 12 more seasons and win three or four more Super Bowls.

Two people familiar with the negotiations tell The Associated Press that the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade star quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a package of draft picks and players.

An underwhelming free agent class for quarterbacks is overshadowed by the possibility of multiple big names changing teams.

This year's class of college quarterbacks isn't as strong as past years have been.

ESPN is near the goal line of landing a top-tier talent to join the “Monday Night Football” booth.

On the field, the Los Angeles Rams are facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56.

A four-time MVP, three Super Bowl players and the beginning of a brother act.

Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency.

The Denver Broncos are officially on the market.

The Cincinnati Bengals were the NFL’s worst team two years ago.

Nathaniel Hackett brings charisma, energy and enthusiasm to the Denver Broncos, who have schlepped through five straight losing seasons.

The Denver Broncos have agreed to terms with Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as their head coach.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills pitched a near-perfect game in their playoff victory against the New England Patriots.

The NFL has taken several steps to improve diversity among leadership positions, yet Mike Tomlin is the only Black head coach after Brian Flores and David Culley were fired this week.

Vic Fangio's future with the Denver Broncos will soon be decided after Year 3 for him drew to a close with a 28-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Denver Broncos players will wear a decal on their helmets Sunday against Detroit to honor Demaryius Thomas.

Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman entered the season with modest expectations.

It was another blowout-filled weekend in the NFL, only this time several of the teams on the losing end were teams near the top of the standings.

Stetson Bennett ran for a touchdown and threw for another as top-ranked Georgia remained perfect, wrapping up its Southeastern Conference schedule by routing Tennessee 41-17.

ESPN’s pursuit of Peyton Manning to be a part of “Monday Night Football” has paid off.

Cam Newton is returning to the franchise that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2011.

Von Miller is no longer the face of the franchise in Denver.

From Lamar Jackson’s improbable comeback that ended in an overtime win for Baltimore to the missed kick festival between Green Bay and Cincinnati, the NFL had several more games go down to the wire in Week 5.

Tom Brady rallied the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 19-17 victory over the Patriots on a rainy Sunday night in his return to New England, with Ryan Succop hitting the winning 48-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter.

Tom Brady may be an opponent when the Buccaneers visit the Patriots.

Sometimes, the abdicating king, or the deposed one, returns to his kingdom.

Sports fans dream of having a franchise quarterback, because it obviously changes everything. Notably, your chances of winning at a high level.

Matt Ryan has watched Joe Montana, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady switch teams, so he knows there’s a possibility he won’t finish his career with the Atlanta Falcons.

Arizona Cardinals kicker Matt Prater has capped a wild first half against Minnesota with a franchise-record 62-yard field goal on the final play.

For the first time since Peyton Manning retired after winning Super Bowl 50, the Denver Broncos may have a quarterback.

The Denver Broncos are going with Teddy Bridgewater over Drew Lock as their starting quarterback.

Justin Fields outshined his fellow first-round quarterbacks in their preseason openers.

Peyton’s Place is now in Canton, Ohio, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

For 18 seasons, whether playing cornerback or safety, Charles Woodson was as dependable as they come.

From bone-rattling tacklers Troy Polamalu, Steve Atwater and Cliff Harris to hard-charging runner Edgerrin James to the pass-catching brilliance of Isaac Bruce and Harold Carmichael, the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2020 has something for everyone.

The group of men entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend features everything.

The Pittsburgh Steelers followed a stumbling first half with a strong final 30 minutes to beat Dallas 16-3 in the first NFL preseason game in two years.

New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp died of injuries suffered in an accident when he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle near his home in California.

With 19 live speeches and nine video tributes this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame induction talks will be limited to six minutes apiece.

New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp was in a “horrific” bicycle accident over the weekend and is in critical condition.

ESPN has finally landed Peyton Manning as a “Monday Night Football” commentator.

Peyton Manning isn't ruling out a possible role with the Denver Broncos given the franchise's uncertain ownership situation.

NFL career scoring leader Adam Vinatieri is planning to retire.

The Reserve golf course at Moonlight Basin in Montana will be the host for the next edition of The Match, a celebrity fundraising golf match.

Nathan MacKinnon finished his first career playoff hat trick with an empty-net goal to help the Colorado Avalanche pull away late for a 6-3 win over St. Louis in Game 2 after the Blues avoided a pregame virus scare that nearly sidelined several players.

Nikola Jokic scored 47 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer late in the second overtime, and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 139-137.