First Taylor Swift conquered music. Now she’s taking over sport

First Taylor Swift conquered music. Now she’s taking over sport

Don’t know your eras from your sacks? Let us guide you through the story uniting two stars and their stadiums.

  • byNell Geraets

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Man was punched before dying at NFL game,witnesses allege

Man was punched before dying at NFL game,witnesses allege

Emergency personnel responded to the upper deck at Gillette Stadium late on Sunday night and found a 53-year-old man “in apparent need of medical attention”.

Lou’s cannon:Why the NFL is captivated by an inked-up 30-year-old from outback Australia

Lou’s cannon:Why the NFL is captivated by an inked-up 30-year-old from outback Australia

Former scaffolder turned punter Lou Hedley will make his NFL debut for the New Orleans Saints on Monday,but he’s already a cult hero in the making.

  • byIain Payten
The Blind Side’s football star says he was not adopted but tricked

The Blind Side’s football star says he was not adopted but tricked

The feel-good movie about a well-to-do white family adopting a black teenager is now the subject of a court petition by former NFL player Michael Oher.

The monster search to find Australia’s next American football star

The monster search to find Australia’s next American football star

Jesse “ThaMonstar” Williams was the first Australian to wear a Super Bowl ring. Now he’s hoping to find the next export to do the same.

  • byBillie Eder
$76m a year:Hurts becomes NFL’s highest-paid player ever ... for now

$76m a year:Hurts becomes NFL’s highest-paid player ever ... for now

Jalen Hurts,the man former Rabbitohs under-20 player Jordan Mailata is tasked with protecting,has signed a five-year extension with Philadelphia worth almost $400 million.

  • byNicki Jhabvala andMark Maske
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NFL seeks advice from NRL on hip-drop tackles

NFL seeks advice from NRL on hip-drop tackles

The NFL is grappling with how to penalise hip-drop tackles after a Dallas Cowboys player was left needing surgery,and have turned to the NRL for help.

  • byBillie Eder
Star NFL quarterback ‘drugged,blackmailed and robbed’ before he was fatally struck

Star NFL quarterback ‘drugged,blackmailed and robbed’ before he was fatally struck

The death of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has resulted in a lawsuit which claims he was the victim of an extortion plot before he was hit and killed by a truck.

  • byTerry Spencer
News Corp boss says activist athletes are a liability to their sports

News Corp boss says activist athletes are a liability to their sports

While NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was keynote speaker at the SportNXT conference,News Corp boss Michael Miller raised eyebrows by raising his concerns about activism by athletes and also had a worrying assessment of the AFL’s expansion teams.

  • byJon Pierik
Mahomes leading Chiefs into breach with a speech is pure Shakespeare poetry
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Mahomes leading Chiefs into breach with a speech is pure Shakespeare poetry

Down by 10 points and carrying an injury in the biggest game of the year. Could Patrick Mahomes lead his team back to win the Super Bowl? Could he what.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
‘Mayhem’:Australian catches ball for ultimate Super Bowl souvenir

‘Mayhem’:Australian catches ball for ultimate Super Bowl souvenir

Eamonn Dixon,who grew up in Melbourne,wasn’t even meant to be at the Super Bowl. But he was given a last-minute ticket,caught a flight and arrived just as the anthem was being sung. Four hours later,he caught the match-winning field goal in Arizona.

  • byDamien Ractliffe andCarla Jaeger