Tom Brady wins NFL MVP ahead of Super Bowl LII

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - For the third time, Tom Brady is the NFL's Most Valuable Player.

Lifelong Eagles fan battling rare cancer is on his way to the Super Bowl

Wayne Baird is a Philadelphia native and long-time Eagles fan. And as he continues his yearlong battle with a rare cancer, he gets a day to detach from it all a live out a dream with the help of his daughters. 

Lewis, Moss, Owens, Urlacher highlight 8-person Hall class

Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher terrorized opposing offenses from the middle of the field. Randy Moss and Terrell Owens did the same to defenses on the outside.

Jackson: I'm not performing at Super Bowl with Timberlake

Janet Jackson wants to make it crystal clear: She will not be joining Justin Timberlake during this year's Super Bowl halftime show.

Eagles offer tickets to fan who feared missing Super Bowl

WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J. (AP/WTXF) -- The Philadelphia Eagles have surprised a fan who woke up groggy from recent dental surgery asking, "Did I miss the Super Bowl?!?"

Warriors respond to unicycle theft, offer to buy Red Panda a new one, agent says

The Red Panda is indeed a beloved halftime act across the country. The Golden State Warriors told Rong Niu, aka the Red Panda, this week that they would be honored to buy her a new custom-built unicycle, her agent says.

Telling the best joke wins man two tickets to Super Bowl LII

Being funny has its perks. Sometimes, it can get a second date for a person. Or, in this case, free tickets to Super Bowl LII.

Roger Goodell slips in snow, Fox 9 photographer comes to rescue

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell got to experience "Minnesota nice" first hand at a Super Bowl event Thursday - thanks to the helping hand of a Fox 9 photographer.

Fox gets Thursday night football for 5 years

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) - Fox and the NFL have agreed to a five-year deal for Thursday night football games. Those games previously were televised by CBS and NBC, two of the league's other network partners. But Fox announced Wednesday that it will televise 11 games between Weeks 4 and 15, with simulcasts on NFL Network and Fox Deportes. Fox, which has the Sunday afternoon NFC package, will...

WATCH: Pistons trade for Blake Griffin from Clippers

The Detroit Pistons shook up their struggling roster in dramatic fashion, acquiring star forward Blake Griffin in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Eagles arrive in Minneapolis ahead of Super Bowl LII

The Philadelphia Eagles have touched down in Minneapolis prior to Super Bowl LII, with just one week to go until kickoff at the big game.

Indians removing Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms

Divisive and hotly debated, the Chief Wahoo logo is being removed from the Cleveland Indians' uniform next year.

ESPN's Jemele Hill will no longer host 'SportsCenter'

NEW YORK (AP) - ESPN says outspoken "Sportscenter" anchor Jemele Hill is leaving that role to write for a company website and do occasional on-air commentary.

Stephen Curry visits local school for mindfulness event (video)

Warriors superstar Stephen Curry made a surprise visit to students at Anna Yates Elementary School in Emeryville during a mindfulness event on Monday.

WWE head McMahon resurrects XFL

The XFL is no longer an ex-football league. The sexed-up, second-rate football league formed as the early 2000s brainchild of WWE ringleader Vince McMahon is set for a surprising second life in 2020. The league that spawned "He Hate Me" and placed TV cameras in the bathroom flamed out in 2001 after one wild season. Interest in the league was reignited when ESPN aired the "This...

Proposal would ban pre-teen tackle football in Illinois

CHICAGO (AP) - Organized tackle football would be banned for Illinois children younger than 12 years old under a bill unveiled Thursday.

Online petition demands to take away Kobe Bryant's Oscar nomination

A day after Kobe Bryant's 'Dear Basketball' scored an Oscar nomination for best animated short, an online petition asking the academy of motion picture arts and sciences to rescind the nomination has 7,000 signatures so far.

Jones, Thome, Guerrero, Hoffman elected to baseball Hall

Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman were elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.

Diehard Eagles fan who ran into pole chasing after subway train doing OK

It's a video gone viral of an Eagles fan who probably woke up with a headache. Passengers on the Broad Street Line caught the man trying to hype the crowd up. Then, as he begins running after the train, a pole takes him down.