While you were sleeping: #SB50 Opening Night highlights, LeBron stuffed by a rookie

Good morning! A lot happens in sports, even when you’re not watching, so here are the top headlines and moments from yesterday, in case you missed anything while you were following the Iowa caucuses. Super Bowl Media Day Opening Night The … Continued

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February 2, 2016

Good morning! A lot happens in sports, even when you’re not watching, so here are the top headlines and moments from yesterday, in case you missed anything while you were following the Iowa caucuses.

Super Bowl Media Day Opening Night

The Super Bowl 50 festivities kicked off last night with Media Day Opening Night. Of course, it brought out the crazies who like to dress up in weird costumes. But none of them came close to Panthers cornerback Josh Norman’s lucha mask:

Other highlights from Opening Night included Cam Newton rapping and singing:

Peyton Manning was interviewed by 14-year-old cancer survivor Austin Denton:

Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis spoke with SiriusXM NFL Radio about whether his broken arm will force him to miss the game:

Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib spoke with NFL Radio about Denver defensive coordinator Wade Phillips:

Manning also addressed whether Super Bowl 50 will be his last game by completely deflecting any retirement questions. “I think ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ returning is much more important than if I return,” he said at one point. Bravo, Peyton, glad to see you have your priorities straight.

LeBron gets stuffed

Our must-see moment of the night comes from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 111-106 win over the Indiana Pacers. LeBron James drove to the rim looking for a typical highlight-reel dunk, but was met at the rim by Pacers rookie Myles Turner. Props to the rook for not backing down:

Andre Drummond with the throw-down

A bonus must-see moment comes from the Detroit Pistons’ 105-100 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Brandon Jennings and Andre Drummond took it to the playground for this off-the-backboard dunk:

Our Super Bowl team is live in San Francisco

Watch SiriusXM Sports’ own Lisa Ann previewing Super Bowl 50 in the vid above these words. And don’t forget that SiriusXM Sports will be on the ground in San Francisco all of this week.

Click here for a list of cocktails inspired by past halftime shows that will turn up your Super Bowl party. Click here for a list of the top flubs and blunders in Super Bowl history. Click here to find out what you’ll hear on each SiriusXM channel that will broadcast Super Bowl coverage this week. Click here for SiriusXM’s top 10 Super Bowl halftime shows. Plus, head here for some fun infographics and knowledge nuggets about the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos.

Look cool every morning. Find out what you missed in the sports world while you were sleeping, and impress your friends and co-workers. We won’t tell them you were actually watching Supergirl on CBS.



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