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Super Bowl 2022 The Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals play at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., for the NFL championship.

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Halftime show performers Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and Snoop Dogg at the Super Bowl 56. Steph Chambers/Getty Images hide caption

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The Super Bowl halftime show was a mixture of respectability and reckoning

February 14, 2022 • Even with the petite moments of refusal, the whole performance feels like hip-hop's audition for an all-American passport.

Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and Snoop Dogg perform during the Super Bowl halftime show at SoFi Stadium on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption

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The Super Bowl's biggest moments, beyond the touchdowns

February 14, 2022 • From the coin toss to the halftime show and the commercials, here are the highlights from Sunday's game.

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The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials: Lizzo, cranky Zeus and more

February 14, 2022 • The commercials during this year's game weren't serious or poignant enough to speak to the modern moment.

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The Rams' Cooper Kupp makes a touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. The touchdown put Los Angeles back on top over the Cincinnati Bengals. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images hide caption

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Los Angeles Rams Win Super Bowl LVI

February 13, 2022 • The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 after a late comeback to win their second Super Bowl title. It was a fourth-quarter touchdown with less than 2 minutes left that sealed the deal.

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Eminem takes a knee during the Super Bowl halftime show

February 13, 2022 • The rapper took a knee for about 50 seconds during the star-studded halftime performance. It came during a set from some of hip-hop's biggest stars.

Here's some background on the teams facing off in this Sunday's Super Bowl. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Here's how to enjoy the Super Bowl, even if you don't follow football

February 12, 2022 • If you're not a consummate football fan, here's what to look for to help enjoy the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard celebrates with fans after the team's win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in November. Hubbard, who grew up in Cincinnati, uses his social media platforms to promote local causes. Emilee Chinn/AP hide caption

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Some players use their Super Bowl platform to make a super impact in their community

February 12, 2022 • Some Rams and Bengals have seized their moment on football's biggest stage to make an impact long after they have left the field.

Amidst the flood of football content you'll see on your social media feeds this Sunday, you might spot an owl or two. Scott Barbour/Getty Images hide caption

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The Superb Owl is back, and the crowd goes wild

February 11, 2022 • This Sunday, football fans will choose sides in Super Bowl 56. But while much of the country is preoccupied with football, many others will spend the day rooting for another team: the owls.

The Superb Owl is back, and the crowd goes wild

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Rest assured, there will be chicken wings available. They may just cost more. Matthew Mead/AP hide caption

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Why your Super Bowl chicken wings cost more this year

February 11, 2022 • There's no fowl play here — just blame the supply chain, our comfort food habits and a simple fact of nature. Wings might be pricier, but there's no shortage of them, experts say.

Gamblers place bets in the temporary sports-betting area at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia on Dec. 13, 2018. An estimated 17.6 million people are expected to place a bet on Sunday's Super Bowl online or in person at a sportsbook. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Online betting companies are kicking off a Super Bowl ad blitz

February 11, 2022 • What was once a niche sector in Las Vegas has grown into a national mega-business that people can enjoy from their living rooms — and the advertising dollars have followed.

Online betting companies are kicking off a Super Bowl ad blitz

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Excitement builds in Cincinnati as the Bengals prep for the Super Bowl

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February 11, 2022 • The Cincinnati Bengals will be in the Super Bowl for the first time in more than three decades. On Sunday, they'll take on the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI.

Excitement builds in Cincinnati as the Bengals prep for the Super Bowl

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Truckers are planning a potential protest outside the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Feb 13., the day of the Super Bowl, according to a memo from the Department of Homeland Security. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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Truckers may try to disrupt Super Bowl and the State of the Union, DHS memo says

February 10, 2022 • A Department of Homeland Security memo says truckers protesting vaccine requirements are planning a potential disruption at the Super Bowl in Los Angeles and the State of the Union in Washington, D.C.

From left, Tom Henschel, Gregory Eaton and Don Crisman have attended every Super Bowl since the first AFL-NFL World Championship 55 years ago. They're meeting at the Super Bowl again this year but future meetings are in question. Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/via AP/File hide caption

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They have gone to every Super Bowl game. This year might be their final trip

February 9, 2022 • The far-flung friends, all in their 80s, use the Super Bowl to meet up, spend time together and reminisce. But in recent years they've come to grips with the fact it must come to an end one day

The Cincinnati skyline is lit up in orange the night the Bengals beat the Kansas City Chiefs to land a spot in this year's Super Bowl. Jeffrey Dean/NPR hide caption

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The Bengals find some luck in the Year of the Tiger, and Cincinnati is celebrating

February 1, 2022 • Fans in Cincinnati are ecstatic over their win against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. The team's victory coincides with the Lunar New Year and a cleansing of bad history.

The last matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams was in October 2019. During that game, Bengals running back Joe Mixon is seen running against the Rams in the second half at Wembley Stadium in London. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption

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Rams and Bengals will meet in LA for Super Bowl LVI. Here's what to know

January 30, 2022 • The Bengals will be vying for their first-ever Super Bowl win when they play the Rams, who are going for their second title — this time on their home turf. The teams haven't met since 2019.

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