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LAS VEGAS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sees football becoming a global sport within the next decade, with his league at the forefront of that effort. He said the league's championship game will return to Las Vegas many times after this season. Political Cartoons View All 1283 Images“I think probably I would not have said 10 years ago that I would see myself sitting here for a Super Bowl,” Goodell said. “(The NFL's) commitment to Las Vegas matters to us,” said Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “I am convinced that this game is going to be a global sport,” Goodell said.

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☆ From Sin City to Sports Central: How Las Vegas is betting big on a lucrative industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But for many decades, the NFL and other leagues opposed having sport franchises in Las Vegas, most likely due to the city’s deeply rooted gambling industry. “Vegas fans tend to be sports fans, too, and sports have helped us expand the customer base that are willing to consider Las Vegas,” Hill said. And during the past two years, Las Vegas and other tourist-centric cities have benefitted from consumers’ post-pandemic splurges on experiences and travel versus goods. The Las Vegas Strip can be seen outside the lanai doors at Allegiant Stadium during a game on October 15, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/FILEAs the pandemic wore on, construction continued on expanding the Las Vegas Convention Center as well as the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium, among other projects.

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Berlin has shown “a lot of interest” in hosting a game as the league plans to extend its agreement to play in Germany beyond 2025. “Düsseldorf, Berlin — there’s been a lot of interest there — so I think they’re all possibilities, yes,” Goodell said Saturday. The NFL’s current deal calls for one game next season — it’s scheduled for Munich — and another in 2025, likely in Frankfurt. “We have every intention to continue to play here,” Goodell told the mostly German audience at a downtown hotel. In August 1990, the Chiefs played a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at Olympic Stadium in West Berlin after the Berlin Wall fell and just before reunification.

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☆ NFL waves goodbye to London as Baltimore Ravens take down Tennessee Titans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London CNN —The National Football League (NFL) waved goodbye to London for another year as the Baltimore Ravens beat the Tennessee Titans 24-16 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. While officially listed as a home game for the Titans, London sounded like a home away from home for the Baltimore faithful. The rapturous Ravens fans brought the noise from start to finish as they witnessed their team win the last of the three games held in the English capital this season. Baltimore Ravens fans found a new home in London. Over 60,000 loud fans were in attendance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

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☆ Why Is It So Darn Hot?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s been hard to escape the feeling this summer that, after years of warnings, climate change is starting to make itself felt in everyday life: Floods, wildfires and deadly heat waves have all made headlines for months, and it looks as if July will be the hottest month ever recorded. In that sense Jeff Goodell’s book “The Heat Will Kill You First” — about the real-world costs and consequences of a warming planet — feels particularly urgent at the moment. On this week’s podcast, Goodell talks with Gilbert Cruz about air conditioning, urban heat traps and the effects of extreme heat on the human body, among other things. “I’ve been working on this book for four years,” Goodell says, “and for it to be out now. It sometimes feels like I’m living in my own Stephen King novel.

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☆ NFL approves sale of Washington Commanders and evies $60 million fine on ex-owner
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Washington Commanders will have a new ownership group as the team’s previous owner faces a $60 million fine from the league following an independent investigation finding workplace misconduct and financial improprieties. The Commanders’ new ownership group includes Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson and billionaire Mitch Rales, Harris’ longtime sports business partner. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell congratulated Harris and his partners after the unanimous vote. Johnston told a congressional committee that the Commanders owner had put his hand on her leg under the table at a work dinner and tried to persuade her to get into his limousine. “The conduct substantiated in Ms. White’s findings has no place in the NFL,” a statement from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stated.

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☆ Extreme Heat Is Here to Stay. Why Are We Not More Afraid?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Jennifer Szalai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU FIRST: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet, by Jeff GoodellHeat, according to the journalist Jeff Goodell, has a branding problem — though unlike the desperate politician whose P.R. flack is on speed dial, heat doesn’t need to be better liked; it isn’t loathed nearly enough. As this terrifying book makes exceptionally clear, thinking we can just crank up the A.C. is a dangerous way to live. This is a propulsive book, one to be raced through; the planet is burning, and we are running out of time. “When it gets too hot, things die,” an agricultural ecologist tells Goodell.

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☆ NFL underlines gambling policy for players with six ‘key rules’ after recent spate of violations
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Ben Morse | Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The NFL has stiffened its gambling policy for players by introducing six ‘key rules’ after a recent spate of violations. Don’t bet on the NFL;2. And don’t bet when you’re at work, wherever work happens to be in that moment. Rodgers added he made an “error in judgment.”In April, the NFL suspended five players for violating the league’s gambling policy. Moore of the Detroit Lions and Shaka Toney of the Washington Commanders were suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games during the 2022 season.

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The postponed Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game will not be made up following the terrifying collapse of safety Damar Hamlin, the league said Thursday. Now at 12-3, Buffalo trails 13-3 Kansas City for the AFC’s top spot, which carries a first-round playoff bye. If Buffalo and Kansas City both lose and Baltimore wins or ties, Buffalo vs. Kansas City would be at a neutral site. And if Buffalo and Kansas City both lose and Cincinnati wins, a Buffalo or Cincinnati vs. Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site. Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest, but his brain function appeared to be in good condition, the Buffalo Bills said Thursday, following days of uncertainty and worry.

YouTube TV will pay roughly $2 billion a year for the rights of the Sunday Ticket package, according to people familiar with the matter. Amazon secured the rights to “Thursday Night Football,” making it the first streaming-only platform to air NFL games, paying about $1 billion per year. YouTube TV is an internet bundle of broadcast and cable networks that mirrors a traditional linear pay-TV operator. The company has been expanding its sports footprint for its Apple TV+ streaming service. DirecTV is interested in delivering Sunday Ticket games in a similar capacity, people familiar with the matter have said.

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