Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 7, 2024, 01:56 PM ETCloseCovered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013HENDERSON, Nev. — The Kansas City Chiefs were booed loudly by fans when they were introduced at the Super Bowl’s opening night on Monday. Maybe the reaction was skewed a bit by the presence of fans of the Las Vegas Raiders, one of the Chiefs’ biggest rivals.But there seems to be fatigue among football fans over the success of the Chiefs, who on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers will play in their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons.The…
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BBC Sport Wales charts the rugby life and tries of Barry John, whose death at the age of 79 is being mourned.John, still thought by many to be the greatest number 10 in rugby union history, played a crucial role in the emergence of the great Wales team of the 1970s. His performances for the British & Irish Lions on their victorious tour of New Zealand in 1971 made him arguably the sport’s first true superstar before he retired aged 27.READ MORE: Barry John was ‘the King, a magician, my friend’ – Sir Gareth Edwards
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Mainz 05 and Union Berlin played out a 1-1 draw in wet conditions at the MEWA Arena on Wednesday night. After the originally scheduled match was called off due to heavy snowfall in January, Mainz and Union Berlin met in the postponed match on Wednesday night. The conditions tonight were far from ideal tonight either, with hours of rain making the pitch waterlogged and difficult to play on. This had an impact on a tight match that ended in a 1-1 draw. After Mainz came close to drawing first blood early on, Kevin Volland hit the post…
Paris-Saint Germain are sick of the stalemate surrounding their prospective purchase of the Parc des Princes. Following the latest move by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to shut down any sale, it is now more likely than not that PSG will move home, 90min understands.Having first started discussions to own the Parc des Princes eight years ago, and following a recent 18-month public impasse over trying to buy their current home, the French champions are now actively planning for alternative sites. Their preference is to do this as fast as is reasonably possible.Arctos Sports Partners, who now own a stake of up…
Arsenal are interested in signing 19-year-old Israeli midfielder Oscar Gloukh from RB Salzburg in the summer, as per FootballTransfers. Results from recent seasons have proven that Arsenal can compete favourably on the pitch against the best teams in the Premier League. Their most recent result, a dominant 3-1 win over Liverpool, is more than enough proof of this fact. The Gunners are, however, aware of the need to keep improving their squad by making quality additions to their playing personnel. They are now looking to add the talented Oscar Gloukh to their squad ahead of next season. Israel international Gloukh…
Conor McGregor’s lon- awaited return to the UFC will have to wait a little longer. Despite McGregor announcing plans to face Michael Chandler on June 29 at the annual International Fight Week card in Las Vegas, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that no date has actually been set for the highly anticipated matchup. In fact, White says he’s now targeting late 2024 for the matchup after McGregor and Chandler first clashed as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter in early 2023. “Eventually,” White told The Pat McAfee Show when asked about McGregor vs. Chandler. “Hopefully this year. There is no date.…
Cal reached into the state of Texas on National Signing Day to land a cornerback target. Galena Park (Texas) North Shore cornerback Khamani Hudson has been committed to Lamar University since October, but a late offer from California swayed him. The three-star cornerback chose the Golden Bears over a late push from the University of Houston.A two-sport star at the Texas powerhouse, Hudson also competes in track and field where he reached the 6-foot-4 mark as a high jumper. At 6-foot-1, 170 pounds, Hudson is ranked as the No. 120 cornerback in the nation and No. 198 overall prospect in…
Jose Altuve discusses contract extension with Astros \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”At a press conference Wednesday at Minute Maid Park, Altuve talked extensively about what Houston means to him and his family and his love for his teammates. Ultimately, it was his desire to remain in Houston that made it possible to get a deal done.\n\n“I think the best-case scenario was always here,” he said. “I come back every day after a night game and I see my daughter sleeping and I can wake up the next day and take her to school.”\n\nThe extension, which pays $30 million in each season from 2025-27 and…
The 76ers, I’m told, have indeed registered interest Chicago’s Andre Drummond, joining the likes of Boston and Dallas. Drummond is widely regarded as the Most Likely Bull To Be Traded this week after literally months of trade speculation in the Windy City. Philadelphia obviously has an immediate need for reinforcements on its frontline with Joel Embiid sidelined indefinitely by a meniscus injury in his left knee.Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops Andre Drummond anyone? That very well could be the only move the Bulls make by the Thursday NBA trade deadline … Read…
Liz Loza, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 10:21 AM ETIt’s Super Bowl week. Are you … Ready for It?Whether you know football All Too Well or your affection for the sport only goes Back to December, there are at least 22 reasons to expect Sunday to be The Best Day. Ten (should have been 13, I know) of those have been procured by the Fearless bookmakers at ESPN BET, who built out a whole “Swelce Specials” section. Some of these offerings could leave new bettors in the Red, but that’s why I’m here to advise y’all and sidestep any potential Bad Blood.In…