Patriots, Rams to clash in Super Bowl
Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2019
Filed under Cleveland & National Sports, Football, Sports, Super Bowl, Top Stories
In what seems like an inevitable fact of life, the New England Patriots are once again playing in the Super Bowl. This time, they match up against the Los Angeles Rams, an up-and-coming team in their first Super Bowl since 2002, when they faced none other than the Patriots. However, both teams enter t...
Observer sports reporters podcast
February 12, 2018
Filed under Football, Sports, Super Bowl
Missing football already? The podcast team sits down to cover the 2018 Super Bowl, Nick Foles' future, the commercials and offers predictions for next season. ...
Observer sports reporters podcast
January 29, 2018
Filed under Football, Sports, Super Bowl
Welcome to the debut episode of The Observer's weekly sports reporters podcast. Staff reporters Andrew Ford and Niko Kamlet sat down with Director of Web & Multimedia Eddie Kerekes to discuss the NFL conference championship games and preview the Super Bowl. Tune in next week when the trio return...
Best Super Bowl ever?
Jacob Rayyan, Staff Reporter
February 10, 2017
Filed under Football, Sports, Super Bowl
Ed. Note: The Super Bowl is the most watched television program of the year. For the 2017 edition, 111.3 million Americans were watching at its peak. This figure dwarfs the 16.5 million people who watch an average NFL game. Some of the new viewers are likely casual football fans who only tune in whe...
Just in it for the halftime show
Smruthi Maganti, Copy Editor
February 10, 2017
Filed under Football, Sports, Super Bowl
Ed. Note: The Super Bowl is the most watched television program of the year. For the 2017 edition, 111.3 million Americans were watching at its peak. This figure dwarfs the 16.5 million people who watch an average NFL game. Some of the new viewers are likely casual football fans who only tune in whe...
High powered offenses meet in Super Bowl
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
February 3, 2017
Filed under Football, Sports, Super Bowl
The month’s first Sunday, Feb. 5, is this weekend and that can only mean one thing. One-third of the country will sit around TVs eating copious amounts of chicken wings and pizza watching modern gladiators showcase their skills. That’s right, it’s Super Bowl Sunday. After the defensive struggle th...
The dilemma of sportsmanship
February 12, 2016
Filed under Football, Sports, Super Bowl
Welcome to Point/Counterpoint, the back and forth sports bar style debate column. This week we are looking at the Super Bowl's aftermath and the questions of sportsmanship it sparked. Carolina Panthers player Cam Newton barely talked to reporters at his post-game press conference. New York Giants player...
Super Bowl, anything but predictable
JP. O'Hagan, Sports Editor
February 5, 2016
Filed under Football, Sports, Super Bowl
With the culmination of the NFL season upon us the entire football fanbase and even a lot of non-football fans are gearing up for the annual tradition of watching the season’s last teams standing duke it out for the chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. The annual spectacle has grown larger and larger...
The most turned down invitation in sports
February 5, 2016
Filed under Football, Sports, Super Bowl
Welcome to Point/Counterpoint, the back and forth sports bar style debate column. This week we are looking at why the NFL’s annual Pro Bowl, an all-star game for the top players not competing in the Super Bowl, is the most turned down invite in sports. This transcript has been lightly edited. Billy Heyen (...
Clash of the dynasties
David Hoffman, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2015
Filed under Football, Sports, Super Bowl
It’s hard to believe, but the Super Bowl is in just over a week, and after a turbulent season filled with surprises, the participants in the big game have been determined. Neither team is surprised to have made it this far; both came in with high expectations and have managed to attain them. However,...
