Kansas City football fans worried when one of their team’s most recognizable supporters didn’t show up for a game. When he turned up in jail in Tulsa, they wondered if they’d known him at all.
Category: Fans (Persons)
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No Tailgating at College Football Championship Is Just One Difference From Bowls
Fan tailgates aren’t allowed at the College Football Playoff title game. It’s just one sign of how the games have become more focused on TV.
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Grappling With, but Not Yet Turning Away From, Football’s Violent Pull
After Damar Hamlin’s collapse during an N.F.L. game, fans, coaches and players processed what it meant to love a sport that carries the risk of bodily harm for its participants.
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My Uncle Taught Pelé Guitar: The Mourning Is Deeper in One City
While fans around the world grieve Pelé’s death, in Santos, Brazil, where he first made his mark, residents recall a friend and neighbor who never forgot them.
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A ‘Titanic’ Parody Show That Draws Fans Near, Far, Wherever They Are
Some of the devotees of ‘Titanique,’ which recently moved to the larger Daryl Roth Theater after months of sold-out shows, have seen it more than a dozen times.
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25 Years After ‘Titanic,’ Quebec’s Love for Céline Dion Will Go On
The outpouring that greeted the singer’s announcement that she has a rare neurological condition showed how both Céline fandom, and ideas of national identity in her home province, have evolved.
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Bills Clinch Playoff Berth in Snowy Thriller Against Dolphins
The fans were throwing snowballs, while the quarterbacks were trading touchdowns.
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Pouring Through a Crisis: How Budweiser Salvaged Its World Cup
Taken by surprise by Qatar’s decision to ban beer at stadiums, the company remade its marketing strategy in real time.
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In India, Fiercely Loyal Soccer Fans (of Brazil and Argentina)
A soccer-loving stretch of an otherwise cricket-mad country has taken sides and erected huge displays of devotion during the World Cup.
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Taylor Swift Fans Sue Ticketmaster’s Parent Company
In a lawsuit filed on Friday in a California court, a group of 26 fans said Ticketmaster had engaged in anticompetitive conduct.