kickoff

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“Maddie’s Secret,” which opens in theaters June 12, makes for a fitting kickoff for this year’s event.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The NFL’s drastically altered kickoff format grew out of spring football.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Umber said that both the symphony and youth orchestra will return in “Beethoven 9,” the kickoff to “Celebrating Gustavo at the Bowl.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Steinberger left before the Super Bowl kickoff to record a conversation with podcaster Lex Fridman, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Then he returned to his apartment to finish the job of cleaning up the litter left from the kickoff rally.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole