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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes warms up before Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans last February. Flag football is set to debut at the 2028 Olympics — but if the NFL wants the sport to thrive globally, it should resist overshadowing it with high-profile pro players.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2025
NFL stars don’t belong on the Olympics' flag football field
If the NFL is really serious about growing football’s global footprint, it and its players should sit the Olympics out.
Former Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers throws a pass during the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey on Jan. 5.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jun 6, 2025
Four-time NFL MVP Rodgers agrees to deal with Steelers
The Steelers lacked a veteran signal caller after Russell Wilson was signed by the New York Giants, but in Rodgers have landed a future Hall of Fame quarterback.
Colts owner Jim Irsay (right) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy during a rally to honor the team's Super Bowl win in February 2007.
MORE SPORTS / Football
May 22, 2025
Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65
During his long association with the team, Irsay also became the youngest general manager in Colts franchise history.
The Eagles score against the Chiefs during the first quarter of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025.
MORE SPORTS / Football
May 22, 2025
Tush push lives on after proposal to ban play fails at NFL owners meetings
A proposal to eliminate the play fell two votes short of the 24 required.
The announcement that NFL players will be able to compete at the Olympics in flag football raises the tantalizing possibility of a new "Dream Team," 36 years after the gold medal-winning U.S. basketball team laden with NBA stars.
OLYMPICS / Football
May 21, 2025
NFL teams vote to allow players to compete in Olympic flag football
The NFL had long been on board with players competing in the Games, while multiple athletes — including two-time MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes — said they wanted to play.
The Colts helmet logo is seen midfield at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in February.
MORE SPORTS / Football
May 16, 2025
Colts apologize to Tyreek Hill and Microsoft over schedule release video
"We removed our schedule release video because it exceeded our rights with Microsoft and included an insensitive clip involving Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill," the team said.
The Ravens' Derrick Henry runs to the end zone against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the AFC wild card game in Baltimore, Maryland, on Jan, 11.
MORE SPORTS / Football
May 15, 2025
Derrick Henry and Ravens reach agreement on $30 million extension
Henry joined the Ravens last year after spending the first eight seasons of his career with the Tennessee Titans.
A member of the Staten Island Giants flag football team passes during a practice on April 21 in Staten Island, New York.
MORE SPORTS
May 1, 2025
Women's flag football takes off in U.S. with LA Olympics on horizon
Developed as an alternative to collision prone tackle football, girls' and women's flag football was relatively unknown six years ago.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 1.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 26, 2025
NFL may open 2026 season in Australia
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, speaking about the league's international strategy on Friday, revealed the league's plans for its first trip to Melbourne next year.
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks to pass against the Jaguars during their game in Jacksonville, Florida, on Dec. 15, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Apr 18, 2025
Aaron Rodgers noncommittal about NFL future due to issues in personal life
Rodgers said he was somewhat taken by surprise when the Jets opted to release him in March.
Damar Hamlin poses with students at The American School in Japan in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Apr 1, 2025
NFL comeback star Damar Hamlin shares life-saving message in Tokyo
Hamlin’s comeback is bigger than football. It is also a vehicle for him to do something he has done his entire life — help others.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Mar 31, 2025
Steelers keeping QB options open after meeting with Aaron Rodgers
Head coach Mike Tomlin is not ruling out Mason Rudolph as the team's potential starting quarterback.
The NFL shield logo at midfield during the 2024 NFL Munich Game at Allianz Arena on Nov. 10.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Mar 27, 2025
NFL competition committee proposes replay and kickoff changes
Another proposal would let teams declare an onside kick at any time in a game as long as the kicking team is trailing.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin walks back to the bench after an interception during the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos in an AFC wild card game at Highmark Stadium on Jan 12.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Mar 13, 2025
Damar Hamlin returns to Bills with one-year extension
Hamlin started 14 games for the Bills last season, part of his remarkable comeback since going into cardiac arrest after a hit to the chest during a game in 2023.
Keiko Honda (center) poses with her teammates before an NFL game in London in October 2023.
SPORTS
Mar 4, 2025
In battling cancer, Keiko Honda channeled her cheerleading strength
The former NFL cheerleader is now making a return to professional cheerleading after overcoming breast cancer.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (center) looks on before the 2025 Super Bowl against the Eagles at Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 26, 2025
Chiefs GM expects Travis Kelce to play in 2025: 'He was fired up'
Kelce, 35, said earlier this month he was weighing his future in the wake of the Chiefs' 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple massage therapists in Baltimore.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 17, 2025
Seven more women accuse Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct
Tucker has strongly denied wrongdoing both in a post on X and in a formal statement via his attorneys.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (center) with the ball during the second quarter of Sunday's Super Bowl against the Chiefs at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 12, 2025
Fox attracts a record 128 million viewers for the Super Bowl
The Philadelphia Eagles’ easy win over the Kansas City Chiefs became the most-watched event in U.S. TV history.
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes during the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 10, 2025
Super Bowl LIX kicks off with Trump and Swift in attendance
The Super Bowl in New Orleans' Superdome has attracted a star-studded crowd that includes U.S. President Donald Trump, Taylor Swift and Hollywood celebrities.
The Philadelphia Eagles float with figurine of running back Saquon Barkley during the Super Bowl LIX Host Committee Parade.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 9, 2025
Trump plans Super Bowl visit after years of tumult with the NFL
Donald Trump plans to attend the Super Bowl, making him the first sitting president to do so, while continuing his long-running feud with the NFL and its stars.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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