Despite overtime finish, NFL Super Bowl draws lower TV ratings

Fox Television's broadcast of Super Bowl LI on Sunday night drew 111.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen data released by the network on Monday, the smallest audience for the National Football League's title game in four years.

The contest included a thrilling finish, with the New England Patriots staging a comeback to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football league's first-ever Super Bowl overtime. The Patriots returned from a 25-point deficit and quarterback Tom Brady, 39, won his record fifth championship.

The Falcons were in control for much of the game, with a 28-3 lead midway through the third quarter. That likely dragged down ratings for Fox, which posted the least-viewed Super Bowl since 2013, when 108.7 million watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers.

 

Gonzaga, Villanova, Kansas on top of AP poll after wild week

Gonzaga is No. 1 for a second straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll following a week in which all but four of the top 10 teams lost at least one game.

The Bulldogs (24-0), the only remaining unbeaten team in Division I, received 59 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. Villanova (22-2) moved from fourth to second after receiving the other six No. 1 votes.

Falcons store removing ‘Super Bowl champions’ gear from shelves is saddest video of the week

When it comes to depressing moments in sports, it’s hard to beat the Colts’ “AFC Finalist” banner. However, things can always be worse.

Last night, the Falcons’ chances of winning Super Bowl 51 were so high that the franchise’s first ever Lombardi trophy seemed like a guarantee at one point of the game. With 21 minutes to go, Atlanta had a 99.8 percent chance of beating New England. The Patriots’ miraculous comeback, however, thwarted those chances and instead created one of the saddest moments in recent sports history.

 

Not guilty plea from man who shot ex-NFL player McKnight

GRETNA, La. (AP) -- The man who fatally shot former NFL player Joe McKnight formally pleaded not guilty Monday to a second-degree murder charge.

Ronald Gasser, 55, of Terrytown, had initially been arrested on a manslaughter charge following McKnight's Dec. 1 death. Last week, he was indicted on a second-degree murder charge, which carries a mandatory life sentence. He's jailed on $750,000 bond.

Blaming America First Is An Ignorant Way To Approach Immigration

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America is big and surrounded by oceans. We don’t need a passport to go skiing, sailing, or sunning. We can do all that without leaving California, much less the United States. Insulated, we develop second-hand assumptions about the rest of the world.