Another year adds another Roman numeral to the NFL's biggest game: the Super Bowl. This year, that number stands as LVI: three numerals that, added together, result in the latest Super Bowl edition.

Pope Benedict XVI has left the Vatican. Love the Catholic Church or not, you have to admit the Roman numerals following a pope's name are distinctive. They set the pope apart from the rest of ...

The Super Bowl began using Roman numerals in 1971 with Super Bowl V, introduced by Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt for added prestige. Roman numerals prevent confusion since the championship game ...

It's almost time for the Super Bowl LV, a matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. And yes, we're all thinking the same thing: what the heck is LV?! It's a Roman numeral.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. But many football fanatics and ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – It’s all Lamar Hunt’s fault. The late owner of the Kansas City Chiefs might have been a visionary, one of the driving forces behind the creation of the modern NFL and originator ...

Why is the today's game Super Bowl XLIX, not Super Bowl 49 or Super Bowl 2015? Believe it or not, the NFL is trying to create less confusion. From the NFL's postseason media guide: That makes sense.

The NFL broke its tradition of using Roman numerals for the Super Bowl and branded its 2016 championship game as “Super Bowl 50” instead. It was a decision that the league originally announced in June ...

(TNS) — Almost 30 years ago, a group of Kaktovik students invented a numbering system that reflected the way they counted in Iñupiaq and made math more intuitive for them. Soon, anyone in the world ...

You've surely seen it everywhere you've looked as the Super Bowl approached: "LV." Those two letters accompany this year's Super Bowl everywhere, because it's Super Bowl LV. No, it's not in Las Vegas, ...