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Virtual slime cannons go off in the end zone after a touchdown during Nickelodeon's kid-focused broadcast of the NFL wild-card playoff game between the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints at the Superdome, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021 in New Orleans. The positive reviews for Nickelodeon's kids-focused broadcast of last Sunday's NFL playoff game showed the potential of alternate broadcasts of sporting events. The success of that broadcast has led to many wondering what other sports it could expand to and when we might see it again in the NFL? (CBS/Viacom via AP)
NFL wild-card games show potential for alternate broadcasts

By Joe Reedy Jan. 14, 2021 03:17 AM EST

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski looks on from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Positive COVID-19 tests have knocked Stefanski out of Cleveland's wild-card game at Pittsburgh on Sunday night — the Browns' first playoff appearance since the 2002 season. (AP Photo/Justin Berl, File)
The Latest: Packers to allow 6,000 fans at playoff game

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 10:19 AM EST

El quarterback de los Browns de Cleveland Baker Mayfield celebra la victoria ante los Steelers de Pittsburgh, el domingo 3 de enero de 2021. (AP Foto/David Richard)
Cruel twist: Browns lose coach for playoffs due to COVID-19

By Tom Withers Jan. 05, 2021 11:28 AM EST

SpongeBob, slime, football: Nickelodeon ready for NFL game

By Joe Reedy Dec. 15, 2020 10:27 AM EST
Get ready for SpongeBob SquarePants running out of the tunnel, players being covered with digital slime after touchdowns and commentary from the cast of “All...

Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown on a 15-yard pass play against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Dolphins' Gesicki hopes to polish his end zone celebrations

By Steven Wine Sep. 30, 2020 02:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2019, file photo, the DraftKings logo is displayed at the sports betting company headquarters in Boston. Sports gambling giant DraftKings won't give a former "Bachelor" contestant the $1 million prize for winning an online fantasy football contest after she and her husband were accused of cheating.Jade Roper-Tolbert beat more than 100,000 entries to take the top prize, but some in the fantasy sports community were quick to allege she coordinated with her husband, Tanner Tolbert, to submit more than the maximum 150 entries. Roper-Tolbert was no longer listed as the winner Saturday. A DraftKings statement says the company decided to update the standings for several contests and did not elaborate. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Ex-'Bachelor' contestant stripped of $1M fantasy sports win

Jan. 25, 2020 03:50 PM EST

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) celebrates during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Baltimore. The Titans won 28-12. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
King Henry running wild in the postseason, carrying Titans

By Rob Maaddi Jan. 16, 2020 02:33 AM EST

FILE - In this May 2, 2019, file photo, the DraftKings logo is displayed at the sports betting company headquarters in Boston. DraftKings is reviewing a former "Bachelor" contestant's $1 million win in an online fantasy football contest after she and her husband were accused of cheating. Jade Roper-Tolbert, who appeared in "The Bachelor" and "Bachelor in Paradise" television series in 2015, beat more than 100,000 entries to take the top prize in DraftKings' "Millionaire Maker" contest, which involved picking a lineup of players from the NFL's four wild-card games during the weekend of Jan. 4-5, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Ex-'Bachelor' contestant's $1M fantasy sports win probed

By Philip Marcelo Jan. 07, 2020 04:00 PM EST

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck talks with the media following an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Houston Texans, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Colts use balanced attack to down Texans 21-7 in wild card

By Kristie Rieken Jan. 06, 2019 02:46 AM EST