#super-bowl-halftime-scores

#super-bowl-halftime-scores

You won't find this in Cortina d'Ampezzo over the next few weeks, but for several decades of the Olympics' history, the contest awarded medals not just for sport but for art too. In the Summer Games from 1912 to 1948, musicians, painters, and plenty of other aesthetes went brain-to-brain in events such as lyric poetry and chamber music. "Town planning" was even contested one year under the umbrella of the architecture competition.

Cardi B had no singing role, though she could clearly be seen dancing and mouthing words alongside singer Karol G and actors Pedro Pascal and Jessica Alba. In layman's terms, it was obviously more of a cameo than a full-on performance. But with millions of dollars at stake - Polymarket bettors had wagered more than $4.4 million on whether she would perform - precision matters. Ultimately, it came down to interpreting the rules.

The 61-year-old is in search of something bigger than himself, in both a spiritual and physical sense. Wedged between open bars and long tables of catered food, professional football players young and old mingle with assorted VIPs. We're at the Adobe-sponsored NFL House, a party that on a normal day we would never sniff. But it is not a normal day; it is the day before the Super Bowl. For this weekend, we are not normal people. We are VIPs.

At 39 years old and having dealt with a left foot injury that limited him to nine starts during the regular season, Manning wasn't playing anywhere near his previous Hall of Fame level when the Broncos made it to the Super Bowl. But Manning had done enough in the postseason to take a shot at a second Super Bowl title and potentially ride off into the sunset with a championship, just like another legendary Broncos quarterback: John Elway.