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NFL rejects veterans 'Please Stand' Super Bowl ad

Los Angeles - Arab Today

The National Football League rejected a proposed Super Bowl program advertisement from the American Veterans (AMVETS) organization that carried the message "Please Stand", USA Today reported on Tuesday. AMVETS national commander Marion Polk hit out at the decision in a posting on Twitter, accusing the NFL of seeking to stifle freedom of speech. "@AMVETSHQ will NOT tolerate the @NFL refusingRead more

Oddsmakers like NFL Patriots despite Brady, Gronkowski injuries

New York - Arab Today

Defending champion New England has been made the biggest Super Bowl favorite since 2009 over the Philadelphia Eagles despite injuries to star quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski. Westgate sports book in Las Vegas opened the Patriots as a 5.5-point favorite while the Wynn Las Vegas had the Eagles a 6.5-point underdog and Caesars Palace gave New EnglandRead more

Vikings dump Saints on last-play shocker, Jaguars advance

Wengen - Arab Today

Case Keenum connected with Stefon Diggs on a desperation game-winning 61-yard touchdown pass on Sunday's final play, giving the Minnesota Vikings a dramatic 29-24 NFL playoff victory over New Orleans. Minnesota advanced in astonishing fashion to play the Eagles in Philadelphia in next Sunday's National Conference final. If they win, the Vikings will become the first team to play theRead more

Rams excited for first LA playoff game in 39 years

Los Angeles - Arab Today

With only six players boasting post-season experience and a rookie head coach, the Los Angeles Rams will be unfamiliar with NFL playoff tension when they entertain Atlanta on Saturday. But Sean McVay, the NFL's youngest head coach at age 31, isn't worried that his Rams squad, which boasts the NFL's top-scoring attack, will suffer at the hands of a veteranRead more

Stem cell transplant offers hope

Miami - Arab Today

A stem cell transplant works better than medicine to extend the lives of people with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease in which the skin hardens and organs break down, researchers said Wednesday. The findings in the New England Journal of Medicine point to a new way of treating the incurable disease, which affects some 2.5 million people worldwide, most ofRead more

Cutler shines as Brady, Patriots upset by Dolphins

Miami - Arab Today

Jay Cutler outgunned Tom Brady as the Miami Dolphins upset the New England Patriots 27-20 to delay the Super Bowl champions' bid to clinch their divisional title on Monday. Cutler, who was tempted out of an early retirement at the start of the season after quitting the sport, threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns as the Dolphins held onRead more

Brady, Pats, dismantle Bills for eighth straight win

Los Angeles - Arab Today

A fired-up Tom Brady notched another milestone NFL win on Sunday as the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots powered past the Buffalo Bills 23-3. Brady connected on 21 of 30 passes for 258 yards as he notched his 27th career victory over the Bills. He broke Brett Favre's league record for most quarterback wins against a single opponent. BradyRead more

ECAE, New England Centre for Children, Abu Dhabi, sign MoU appendix

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

The Emirates College for Advanced Education, ECAE, and the New England Centre for Children, Abu Dhabi, NECC-AD, have signed an appendix of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, that will see NECC-AD students enrolled in a training programme at the ECAE library in October. These students will work as ‘Library Assistants’ and their duties will include distributing books and stationery, doingRead more

NFL Super Bowl TV ratings miss records but fourth all-time

Houston - Arab Today

New England's dramatic comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 drew the fourth-largest viewership in US television history but trailed the past two NFL championship spectacles. Tom Brady led the greatest victory rally in Super Bowl history, sparking the Patriots from a 25-point deficit on Sunday to a 34-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the firstRead more

‘Turbocharged’ storm clobbers northern New England with snow

Maine - ArabToday

The most powerful nor’easter in nearly two years brought heavy snow, powerful winds and even thunder and lightning to northern New England, leaving tens of thousands of people in the dark on Friday and burying some towns under two feet of snow. More than 100,000 homes and businesses in Maine were without electricity at the storm’s peak, and residents wereRead more