by Zack Cox on Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 10:44AM 2,034 The New England Patriots are the designated “home” team in Super Bowl LII, but you won’t know it by looking at their uniforms. The Patriots have opted to wear their road white jerseys against the Philadelphia Eagles rather than their usual home blues. New England is 3-0 when wearing white in the Super Bowl during the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era and 1-2 when wearing blue. Also, in a biz... NESN.com
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NFL Playoff Schedule 2018: Dates, Kickoff Times, TV Listings For Each Game
The NFL postseason is upon us. The fields in both the AFC and NFC officially are locked in after a rather eventful Week 17. The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC will run through New England, as the Patriots secured home-field advantage with a win over the New York Jets. The Buffalo Bills, on the other hand, snuck into the postseason thanks to the Baltimore Ravens’ stunning loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. In the NFC, the road to the big game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota will run through Philadelphia, as the Eagles own the No. 1 seed for the first time since the 2004 campaign. Elsewhere, the defending NFC champion Atlanta
Arab teams star on the road to Russia
From Khalid Boutaib’s hat-trick against Gabon which took Morocco to the top of Africa’s Group C with one qualifier remaining to Mohamed Salah’s dramatic late penalty which sealed Egypt’s return to the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time since 1990, Arab teams have produced many memorable moments on the road to Russia 2018. With Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia having booked their berths at next year’s global finals, FIFA.com looks back on the four Arab nations’ journeys to Russia 2018 in the above photo gallery. ... FIFA.com - News
Annual Bruins Dads Trip Resumes Monday With Rematch Vs. Predators
The Boston Bruins are in the midst of their annual “Dads Trip,” when the fathers of many players join the team on a road trip and watch the games as a group. The trip resumes Monday when the Bruins are in Nashville to take on the Predators. To hear from B’s rookie defenseman Charlie McAvoy and his dad, check out the “NESN Sports Today” video above, presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com
Bob Lutz Predicts Non-Driverless Cars Will Be Illegal In 15 Years
Many people like to debate when driverless cars will be on the road en mass, but not nearly as many are talking about when human-operated cars will be taken off the road en mass. Veteran executive Bob Lutz made a bold prediction in an article for Automotive News’ “Redesigning the Industry” series, predicting that vehicles that can’t drive themselves will be banned within the next 20 years. “The vehicles, however, will no longer be driven by humans because in 15 to 20 years — at the latest — human-driven vehicles will be legislated off the highways,” Lutz wrote. “The tipping point will come when 20 to 30 percent of vehicles are fully autonom... NESN.com
Qualifying round kicks off road to Finland
Kosovo are making their UEFA European Under-19 Championship debut and kick off the 2017/18 competition with a game against Austria as the qualifying round gets under way on Tuesday.How the competition worksHosts Finland qualify automatically for next summer's final tournamentSpain and Portugal are also given a bye to the elite round, to be played in spring 2018The remaining 52 entrants are split into 13 groups of fourThe top two in each group qualify for the elite roundIn the elite round, the seven group winners will join Finland in the July 2018 finals.
WU17 EURO qualifying: road to Lithuania
The road to the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship in Lithuania next May begins on Friday when the qualifying round kicks off in Hungary.How the competition worksOf the 46 contenders, all teams are involved in the qualifying round except top seeds (and holders) Germany, given a bye to the elite round, and hosts Lithuania, who are excused until the finals.The 44 teams are split into 11 groups, all played as one-venue mini-tournaments to be completed by 24 October.The top two in each group and the third-placed side with the best record against the leading pair in their section accompany top seeds Germany into the 24-team elite r... UEFA.com - News