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☆ Whatever Happens at the Super Bowl, She’s Already Won
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Whichever team takes home the Vince Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LVIII, the San Francisco 49ers or the Kansas City Chiefs, there is already one indubitable winner. Not Taylor Swift, whose interest in football has attracted almost as many conspiracy theorists as fans, or even the N.F.L. itself, which is trying to figure out how to hang onto its sudden influx of Taylor-related female fans, but rather another player’s significant other: Kristin Juszczyk. On Sunday, as her husband takes the field, Ms. Juszczyk, 29, will be in the stands, modeling one of her creations to an estimated 200 million viewers. And Ms. Juszczyk didn’t even have to buy a $7 million 30-second ad spot to get it.

Persons: Vince Lombardi, Taylor Swift, Taylor, Kristin Juszczyk, Juszczyk, Kyle Juszczyk, Juszczyk’s, Olivia Culpo, Christian McCaffrey, Brittany Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes, Swift Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, 49ers, Footwear, Vogue Locations: catwalks

☆ The Super Bowl and the Taylor Swift ‘Girlfriend Effect’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The girlfriend effect is the improvement a person (or, in this case, a brand) gets by associating with a magnetic partner. The term, which has been applied to Kelce, gained popularity on TikTok last year, said Linda Ong, chief executive of Cultique, a cultural analysis firm. has faced crises in recent years that hurt its reputation among younger viewers, particularly women, Ong said. Domestic violence by players, the lack of diversity among head coaches, and players’ chronic health problems from concussions have tainted the league’s brand.

Persons: Linda Ong, Ong

☆ Kansas City Stars, With Help From Taylor Swift, Are Advertising Champs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Santul Nerkar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Kansas City Chiefs enter Sunday’s Super Bowl having already won — when it comes to commercials. Over the past year, the star players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, along with Coach Andy Reid, have been inescapable to TV viewers. The estimated amount spent to air the ads on television was $178 million for Mr. Mahomes, $120 million for Mr. Kelce and $69 million for Mr. Reid, according to iSpot.tv, an ad measurement company. Because there were several commercials in which at least two of the three appeared, the dollar totals have some overlap. Basically, the more spend an ad has, the more viewers are seeing it.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid, Kelce baring, Mahomes, Reid, Kelce, ”, Cassandra Arora, Deion Sanders, Nick Saban, Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday’s, Pfizer, National Football League, “ Brands, Chiefs, University of Colorado’s, University of Alabama, 49ers, Toyota Locations: San Francisco

☆ The Cool Thing to Wear to the Big Game? Something Old.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Jessica Testa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The team store: A glorified souvenir shop at stadiums and arenas, where sports fans shop for official jerseys, snapback hats and a variety of magnets and key chains. “That is very out,” said Lily Shimbashi of Sportsish, a pop-culture newsletter and podcast aimed to female sports fans. It’s ugly.”For more and more fans, official game-day apparel has been replaced by less official, trendier gear sold online. items has nearly quadrupled in the last year, particularly in Missouri, home of the Kansas City Chiefs. The day after it was determined that Kansas City would play the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl, eBay searches for vintage 49ers T-shirts rose by more than 400 percent in the United States and Canada.

Persons: ”, Lily Shimbashi, “ Organizations: Mets, M, Google, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City, San Francisco 49ers, Super, eBay, 49ers Locations: Florida, Missouri, Kansas, United States, Canada

☆ Will Taylor Swift Cry if Kansas City Loses? You Can Bet on It.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Scott Cacciola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Will she cry if the Kansas City Chiefs lose to the San Francisco 49ers? For some much-needed assistance, Mr. Burns turned to a reliable source: his teenage daughter. “Friends are like, ‘Come on over and watch the game with us,’” Mr. Burns said in a telephone interview from his home in Montreal. I have to watch Taylor Swift. But I’ll know how many times Taylor Swift was shown on TV.”Ms.

Persons: Adam Burns, Taylor Swift, Burns, “, ’, Mr, Ms, Swift, Travis Kelce, — Organizations: CBS, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers Locations: Las Vegas, Montreal, Travis Kelce , Kansas

Future Forward, the main Democratic super PAC supporting Mr. Biden’s bid, has a $250 million ad blitz planned. Mr. Trump still carried veterans, but his erosion of support followed an array of evidence that he had been disrespectful to military officials and families. Credit... Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times“There’s political ramifications to all this,” Mr. Soltz said. VoteVets had $11 million in cash at the end of 2023, according to its filing with the Federal Election Commission. Mr. Soltz said VoteVets intended to conduct focus group research and polling of its network of families of veterans and active-duty service members.

Persons: Biden, Jon Soltz, VoteVets, Mr, Biden’s, MoveOn, Donald J, Trump, Hillary Clinton, Soltz, aren’t, ”, “ hasn’t, Justin T, “, Ruben Gallego, Elissa Slotkin of, Andy Kim of, Robert Menendez, Trump’s, Brian Mast Organizations: Democratic, Senate, PAC, Mr, Pew Research, “, Capitol, VoteVets, The New York Times, Gold Star, League of Conservation Voters, Federal, Commission, Democrats, Trump Locations: Iraq, Afghanistan, VoteVets ., Montana , Nevada , Pennsylvania, Ohio, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, Andy Kim of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida

☆ N.F.L.’s Rapid Embrace of Gambling Creates Mixed Signals
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over the next week, the National Football League’s players, coaches, fans and executives will gather for an event that was virtually unthinkable just 10 years ago: the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the United States. Now it even has a team in Las Vegas, which the league shunned for decades because any affiliation was seen as a threat to the integrity of the game. Yet the embedding of sports gambling so quickly into the culture of the league has resulted in jarring contradictions. is pushing to popularize and benefit from sports betting while still guarding against the potential pitfalls that it long condemned. While the league donates money to promote responsible gambling, its broadcasts are peppered with advertisements for sports betting companies.

Persons: ’, Roger Goodell —, —, ”, Marc Edelman Organizations: National Football, Baruch College Locations: Las Vegas, United States, Nevada, New York

☆ Fox News Suddenly Wants Celebrities Out of Politics. Well, One Celebrity.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And now she’s living rent-free in Fox News hosts’ heads. was rigging the Super Bowl for the Chiefs; and that it was all an unholy plot to supercharge an eventual Biden endorsement. The Fox host Jesse Watters even flirted with the speculation, floating the idea that Swift’s success was a psyop masterminded by the Defense Department. Of course, people are entitled to their opinions on celebrity political speech or the possible existence of a secret Pentagon diva lab. But if Fox News’s hosts truly believe that it’s irresponsible and dangerous to invite celebrities to weigh in on politics, they might want to turn their attention to … Fox News.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Biden, Don’t, ” Jeanine Pirro, Charly Arnolt, “, ” Sean Hannity, ”, MAGA, Swift, Jesse Watters, “ Paul, Fox, … Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Fox News, Biden, Bowl, Chiefs, Fox, Defense Department, … Fox News

☆ Crafty WAG Inks N.F.L. Deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Ruth La Ferla | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

You are who you know — a truism forcefully demonstrated this week when Kristin Juszczyk, who happens to be married to the San Francisco 49ers fullback, Kyle Juszczyk, signed a deal with the N.F.L. That agreement, previously reported by Sportico, came on the heels of Taylor Swift wearing one of Ms. Juszczyk’s puffer jackets to a Kansas City Chiefs game last month. On the jacket was 87, the number worn by her boyfriend, Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce. Brittany Mahomes, the wife of the Kansas City quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, has also worn a jacket by Ms. Juszczyk. With San Francisco and Kansas City facing off in Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, Ms. Juszczyk, Ms. Mahomes and Ms.

Persons: Kristin Juszczyk, Kyle Juszczyk, Sportico, Taylor Swift, Juszczyk’s, Travis Kelce, Brittany Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes, Juszczyk, Mahomes, Swift Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City, Francisco and Kansas City Locations: Kansas City, Francisco and Kansas

☆ Carl Weathers, Who Played Apollo Creed in the ‘Rocky’ Movies, Dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

linebacker turned actor known for playing Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” movies in an acting career that spanned more than four decades, died on Thursday. His family said that Mr. Weathers had “died peacefully in his sleep.” No cause of death was given. Mr. Weathers played the boxer Apollo Creed who fought against Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” movies. Over the course of his career, Mr. Weathers displayed his range in several roles on film and television. After retiring from playing in professional football, he pursued a career in acting in the 1970s.

Persons: Carl Weathers, Rocky, Weathers, “, Apollo Creed, Sylvester Stallone, Chubbs Peterson, Happy Gilmore, ”, Adam Sandler, Greef, Chicago Justice ”, ” Mr Organizations: Chicago Justice, Chicago, Oakland Raiders, Canadian Football League

☆ Swifties on Political Conspiracy Theories: You Need to Calm Down
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Madison Malone Kircher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Taylor Swift often encourages her fans to devise fanciful theories about her music, but this week a very different type of wild speculation sprung up around her: political conspiracy theories being peddled by Fox News, Trump surrogates and the extended MAGA universe. The theories range widely, but include outlandish claims that Ms. Swift is secretly working for the United States government and that her relationship with Travis Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, is part of a lengthy political scheme. ends with the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl and Ms. The attacks may be intended to embolden a right wing base, and perhaps change a few minds in other parts of the political universe, but Swifties, predictably, remain indifferent.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Swift, Travis Kelce, Kelce, Biden, ’ ”, Raven Mosley Organizations: Fox News, Trump surrogates, United, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs Locations: United States, Vancouver, Wash

☆ Stephen Colbert Is Hoping for a Taylor Swift Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Trish Bendix | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. ‘The Taylor Swift Super Bowl’On Sunday, Travis Kelce and the other Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens, securing a spot in what Stephen Colbert now calls “the Taylor Swift Super Bowl.”On Monday night, Colbert declared that Swift, who is dating Kelce and brought extra attention to the league all season, is “the biggest star in the N.F.L.”

Persons: ‘, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Stephen Colbert, Taylor, Colbert, Swift, ” Organizations: Netflix, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens

☆ You Saw Jason Kelce. This Guy Saw ‘The Feast of Bacchus.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Scott Cacciola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

LJ Rader tries to be online as much as possible during big sporting events, but he missed the first half of last Sunday’s N.F.L. playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs because of a dinner engagement. After he left the restaurant, Mr. Rader checked his phone and saw an unusual request: The N.F.L. had tagged him on X, formerly known as Twitter, hoping he would deliver one of his signature creations. “I would’ve been so mad if I was still eating and had missed this,” Mr. Rader said.

Persons: Rader, N.F.L, Mr, Rader’s, Jason Kelce, Travis Organizations: Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Twitter, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City

☆ How Often Is Taylor Swift Actually Shown at N.F.L. Games?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Benjamin Hoffman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As Taylor Swift’s N.F.L. adventure began in earnest at a Kansas City Chiefs game against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 24, the reaction of the Fox broadcast crew — and much of the N.F.L. “We all need to calm down,” Ms. Andrews said, shortly after Travis Kelce scored a second-half touchdown. While Ms. Swift’s presence dramatically expanded the audience for Chiefs games — Nielsen Media Research estimated an additional two million women watched Kansas City’s game on Oct. 1 — some backlash was inevitable. At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift.”

Persons: Taylor Swift’s N.F.L, —, Erin Andrews, ” Ms, Andrews, Travis Kelce, Ms, Kelce, Greg Olsen, Swift, “, ”, Jo Koy, Taylor Swift Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Fox, Arrowhead, Chiefs, Nielsen Media Research, Kansas, Golden Globes

☆ Scenes From a Harsh Winter Sweeping the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Plunging temperatures have put much of the country in a deep freeze this holiday weekend, combining with snow, freezing rain, ice or gusty winds in some places to endanger nearly 100 million people from Northern California to coastal Maine. Forecasters said hundreds of records gauging the cold could be broken this week, as frigid air gripped a huge swath of the nation, including southern cities like Dallas, Memphis and Little Rock, Ark. Other places braced for sleet or snow, with Buffalo, N.Y., expecting up to two feet of snow. While some people hunkered down indoors, stocking up on food and firewood, others braved the cold to attend events for the Iowa caucuses, cheer on their favorite teams at the Chiefs-Dolphins N.F.L. playoff game or go skiing, among other activities.

Organizations: Little, Chiefs, Dolphins Locations: Northern California, Maine, Dallas, Memphis, Buffalo, N.Y, Iowa

Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | SpotifyArrowhead Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Chiefs, the N.F.L.’s defending champions, is a very loud place. telecast, “Sunday Night Football,” arrived at Arrowhead to prepare for that evening’s game against the Detroit Lions. Kickoff game, traditionally hosted by the winner of last season’s Super Bowl. There would be speeches, fireworks, a military flyover, the unfurling of a championship banner. “It can present some problems.”Broadcasting a football game on live television is one of the most complex technical and logistical challenges in entertainment.

Persons: Brian Melillo, ”, ” Melillo, Jody Rosen Organizations: Spotify, Kansas City Chiefs, NBC Sports ’, Detroit Lions, ” Broadcasting Locations: Arrowhead

☆ How to Watch the 75th Emmy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Shivani Gonzalez | More About Shivani Gonzalez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Follow live coverage of the 75th Emmy Awards ceremony. Postponed for months because of last year’s Hollywood writers and actors strikes, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will finally be handed out on Monday night. And just like at those awards, HBO’s dynastic dramedy “Succession” is set to dominate. Viewing numbers for the Emmy Awards have been trending downward over the years — the most recent ceremony, in September 2022, brought in a record low audience of 5.9 million people on a night when the award show had little competition. playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and against live coverage of the Iowa caucuses.

Persons: ”, Lucy Organizations: Hollywood, Globes, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, SAG, Guild of America Locations: Iowa

☆ The Rise of the N.F.L.’s 2-Point Conversion: A Guide to Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Ben Blatt | Francesca Paris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

playoffs, which begin Saturday afternoon, will probably bring high-stakes moments around a simple decision: After a touchdown, should your team kick for one point, or go for two? The 2-point try — where teams get to run one play to score from the 2-yard line — was initially a hit with coaches when it was introduced to the N.F.L. in 1994, but its popularity soon faded. In recent seasons that trend has reversed, with 2-point attempts becoming more common thanks to rule changes and to the growing role of analytics.

The nominations for the 75th annual Emmy Awards were announced on July 12, 2023. The next day, the Screen Actors Guild voted to go on strike, joining the Writers Guild of America in a work stoppage that shut down Hollywood for months. As a result of the strikes, the Emmys were postponed until January. The ceremony will air on Monday — on the heels of the Golden Globes, in the midst of the N.F.L. Our TV reporter, John Koblin, joins TV editor Jeremy Egner to discuss the competitions to watch on Emmy night, and whether this ceremony might be a turning point for both the Emmys and the era of “peak TV.”

Persons: John Koblin, Jeremy Egner, ” Organizations: Screen Actors, Writers Guild of America, Golden Globes Locations: Hollywood, Iowa

☆ Bill Belichick’s Best Partner Wasn’t Tom Brady - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Jeff Benedict | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Robert Kraft traded a first-round draft pick to the New York Jets in 2000 in exchange for the right to hire Bill Belichick, N.F.L. insiders considered it “an awfully steep price,” as one put it, and a journalist mocked him for being “snookered.”Convinced that Belichick was a coaching savant, Kraft ignored the naysayers. He had an undistinguished record as a head coach, and Kraft was a relatively new owner of a franchise that had never won a championship. Hours before Belichick’s first game as head coach of the New England Patriots on Sept. 3, 2000, he gave Kraft a gift: a vintage print of Ted Williams and Babe Ruth. On a nondescript card, Belichick scribbled, “Thanks for giving me the opportunity to coach your team.

Persons: Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick, N.F.L, “, Belichick, Kraft, Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Belichick scribbled, ” Kraft Organizations: New York Jets, New England Patriots

☆ Wild Weather Is Affecting N.F.L. Wild-Card Games This Weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Lola Fadulu | More About Lola Fadulu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Kansas City Chiefs will play at home against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night in what are likely to be “dangerously cold temperatures,” but your sympathies should probably be directed toward the visiting team. A wind-chill warning will be in effect across the region from Friday night through Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. That’s where you get into trouble. We’re not having a snowball fight.”The highest temperature in Kansas City on Saturday afternoon will be 5 degrees, according to the forecast, though that could change before kickoff at 8 p.m. Eastern time. At least the Dolphins hope so.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, We’re, ” Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, National Weather Service, Chiefs, Dolphins, Kansas City Locations: South Florida, Kansas, Kansas City

☆ Andy Reid, the All-Time-Great Chiefs Coach, Makes Football Fun
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Michael Sokolove | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He was defibrillated back to life, and an ambulance sped him from the middle of the field to a hospital. Whether Reid intended it or not, his crazy-looking play seemed to be a message: Football is still fun! He comes into every game with a dozen or more new plays the opposing team has not seen. game, the offense is asking questions before the ball gets snapped, and the defense has to come up with answers. What Andy does is put the defense in a position where they think they know the answer.

Persons: Damar Hamlin, Reid, Mahomes, “ Patrick, Tom Melvin, Let’s, he’s, Robert Smith, Andy, ” Organizations: Buffalo Bills, Chiefs, Super, Fox Sports

☆ Behind the Scenes of the Most Spectacular Show On TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Jody Rosen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

On the possession that followed the Lions’ touchdown, the Chiefs stalled, punting with 5:07 left. And then drama turned to farce, as Mahomes’s receivers let him down and penalties pushed the Chiefs backward. Mahomes took the snap, rolled left and launched a throw that arced across the line to gain, reaching the fingertips of the receiver Skyy Moore, who couldn’t clasp it. On the air, Tirico said: “The Detroit Lions are right there.” In the truck, Hyland’s pronouncement was less circumspect. One measure of the success of “Sunday Night Football” is how “Sunday Night Football”-ish the competing broadcasts are looking.

Persons: ” Collinsworth, Campbell, Tirico, “, Jawaan Taylor, Skycam, Hyland, Esocoff, ”, Mahomes, Skyy Moore, Chiefs weren’t, Gaudelli, “ There’s, Tom Brady, Peyton, Eli, refigures Organizations: Lions, Chiefs, “, NBC, doleful Chiefs, Detroit Lions, CBS, Fox, Fox Sports, bros, NFL Locations: Detroit

☆ The Eagles Release a Christmas Album. Not Those Eagles.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Callie Holtermann | More About Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jordan Mailata, the 6-foot-8, 365-pound left tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, was nervous for his next matchup. It was August, and he was heading into the recording studio to duet with the Godmother of Soul, Patti LaBelle. “He sings his face off — I was shocked,” Ms. LaBelle said on Thursday. It is the trio’s second holiday album to raise money for Philadelphia-area charities. stars — Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, and Jalen Hurts, the Eagles quarterback — and musicians with ties to Philadelphia like Ms. LaBelle, a longtime Eagles fan.

Persons: Jordan Mailata, Patti LaBelle, “, ” Ms, LaBelle, Donny Hathaway’s “, Mailata, Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson, — Travis Kelce, — Organizations: Philadelphia Eagles, Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, longtime Eagles Locations: “, Philadelphia

☆ Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Film: 4 Takeaways From the Premiere
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | More About Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I have nothing to prove to anyone at this point,” she says. Though Beyoncé made a posed appearance at the Oct. 11 premiere of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” — like that concert documentary, “Renaissance” will be distributed by AMC Theaters — she entered her own premiere only after the lights had been turned off and the movie was seconds away from beginning. Unlike Swift, who shares plenty about her life and is currently in a high-profile, well-documented romance with the N.F.L. player Travis Kelce, Beyoncé is one of our most private superstars. “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” which chronicles the most recent world tour in support of her seventh studio album, offers fans something new to interpret, pulling back Beyoncé’s curtain ever so slightly.

Persons: Beyoncé, ”, “, Tyler Perry, Ava DuVernay, Issa Rae, “ Taylor Swift, Swift, Travis Kelce Organizations: Los Angeles, AMC Theaters Locations: Lizzo

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