Daily Archives: February 7, 2024

Super Bowl 2024: Get to know Post Malone, who will be singing ‘America the Beautiful’ before Chiefs vs. 49ers

Getty Images Earlier this month, The NFL announced that Grammy-nominated artist Post Malone will be performing “America the Beautiful” ahead of Super Bowl LVIII.  Malone rose to fame in 2015 and since then is eight-time diamond-certified and has been nominated for 10 Grammys. He earned his first Grammy nominations in 2019. He earned nominations for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Record …

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ON-LOCATION: Super Bowl Stat Nerd + Best prop bets with Nate Tice

Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show This embedded content is not available in your region. Super Bowl week is officially here and we have already seen a record number of bets placed on the big game this weekend. But we are here to tell you there’s more to place and more money to make. The Athletic and Yahoo’s very …

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Super Bowl national anthems: Ranking best performances in Super Bowl history, from Beyoncé to Whitney Houston

For every Super Bowl, the NFL invites prominent musicians to perform songs honoring the country. Among the many performances that take place before kickoff, the singing of the national anthem gets the most attention. Several renditions of “The Star Spangled Banner” have been so powerful and memorable that years, and even decades, later, we are still going back to them. …

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Edmonton Oilers’ win streak ends one shy of tying NHL record

LAS VEGAS — Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal, Adin Hill stopped 30 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights brought an end to the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. Edmonton was looking to tie the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest NHL win streak. Instead, with the game tied 1-1 after two periods, …

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Rutgers football: Elite New Jersey linebacker Talibi Kaba commits

Talibi Kaba gave a verbal to Rutgers on Tuesday night, landing the Big Ten program its first commitment from a New Jersey prospect in the 2025 class. A 6-foot-3, 220-pound linebacker from Hillside (Hillside, New Jersey), Kaba is coming to Rutgers as an athlete. He currently holds offers from Boston College, Duke, Kent State and Iowa State. He is currently …

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How Brock Purdy’s ability to process information helps him succeed

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Jori Epstein report on the 49ers young quarterback and the skill that head coach Kyle Shanahan sees in him that allows the former ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ to be so good on the field. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] JOSON FITZ: Jason Fitz inside the Yahoo Sportsbook at the Venetian Resort, Las Vegas. There’s a great conversation going …

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Bucs hire former Rams offensive line coach Kevin Carberry

TAMPA — New Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen reached back to his former Rams staff to hire offensive line coach Kevin Carberry. Last season, Carberry served as the Saints’ assistant offensive line coach. But in 2021-22, he directed the Rams’ offensive line. His seven seasons in the NFL also include stops with the Cowboys and Washington. The Bucs finished last …

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