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In the 1988 movie “Cocktail,” Tom Cruise’s character Brian Flanagan had the enduring quote that, “Everything ends badly, otherwise it wouldn’t end.” Well, Kansas City Chiefs fans who are actually in Missouri… that line appears to hold true today as it did all those years ago. At the tail end of what’s been a brutal year (the team lost superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a torn ACL, and star tight end Travis Kelce officially appears to be losing the battle with Father Time) where the Chiefs will finish with a losing record, the team gave its local fans one last...

The practice facility office of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was hit with a bullet, penetrating the glass while he was inside working in 2024, according to a report Wednesday night from the Kansas City Star. Reid, 67, wasn’t hurt in the incident, said Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Capt. Jake Becchina while speaking with the outlet. Per the Star, the shooting took place outside of the Chiefs team facility in Kansas City, hit Reid’s office by going through glass and then got stuck into a wall around 15 feet from Reid. It happened May 4, 2024 just...

The 21-year-old Worthy was charged with assault of a family or house member and impeding the breathing or circulation, which is a third-degree felony assault charge that “is committed by intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of the person by applying pressure to the person’s throat or neck or by blocking the person’s nose or mouth.”

Former NFL star Adam "Pacman" Jones appeared at a Super Bowl LIX party wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat in apparent support of President Donald Trump. Jones spoke to Fox News Digital on the carpet ahead of "SI The Party" in New Orleans on Saturday night. He said he was "all for" Trump’s potential visit to Caesars Superdome to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles. "Love it. Love it. I’m all for it," Jones said, adding he believed Trump has "got the best thing for us." Trump’s expected appearance at the Super Bowl has been...

Travis Kelce ruffled some feathers with his post-presidential election message. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the Chiefs tight shared a collage of photos featuring his teammates commemorating Kansas City’s 30-24 win over the Buccaneers in overtime on “Monday Night Football.” “Arrowhead at night 🏟️🔥🔥,” Kelce wrote, including a pair of fire emojis. Some felt Kelce’s post was ill-timed after former president Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States in Tuesday’s election. “Trav I love you but pls read the room,” someone wrote in the comments.

The owner of the Kansas City Chiefs said Wednesday that he has no issue with kicker Harrison Butker forming a political action committee designed to encourage Christians to vote for what the PAC describes as "traditional values." Butker announced his Upright PAC last weekend, during the Chiefs' bye, in a series of postings on social media. "One of the things I talk to the players every year about at training camp is using their platform to make a difference," Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said. "We have players on both sides of the political spectrum, both sides of whatever controversial issue...

Rashee Rice's mother, Marsha Kearney, is being accused of stealing a neighbor's package that contained Chappell Roan records just hours after her son went down with an injury. The mother of the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver was seen on a Ring doorbell camera sliding a parcel with her foot from a neighbor's door before picking it up and walking off in footage obtained by TMZ. The incident occurred last Sunday - just hours after the Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers. In the video, a woman walks by the camera wearing a 'Momma-Rice' jersey with the No. 4 on...

Travis Kelce is set to follow Taylor Swift in endorsing Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States, according to a source who spoke to DailyMail.com. After Swift confirmed on Tuesday night that she is voting for Harris over Donald Trump in this year's Presidential election, Kelce is poised to announce that he will be doing the same come November. An insider claimed the Kansas City Chiefs superstar is proud of his girlfriend for throwing her support behind Harris and 'understood the assignment' after she did so. ‘Travis will definitely be endorsing Kamala and will be doing it...

Brittany Mahomes, the wife of NFL superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes, fired off a message on social media after she was criticized for liking a post from former President Donald Trump Friday afternoon. The NFL wife apparently angered scores of liberals when her name showed up on an Instagram post from Trump that laid out 20 points from the 2024 Republican Party’s platform. Trump proposed sealing off the country’s southern border as well as carrying out “the largest deportation operation in American history.” Trump’s post also called on deporting “pro-Hamas radicals” from college campuses and keeping men “OUT of women’s sports.”...

Mahomes Sr. was picked up five months after being arrested for alleged DWI.. The elder Mahomes, a former MLB pitcher, was also seen ignoring traffic signs.. Patrick Mahomes Sr. was arrested for driving on an invalid license in Texas last month... That arrest came just five months after the father of the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was picked up in the same county for allegedly driving drunk. Court documents show Mahomes Sr. was ticketed for driving on an invalid license around 8:30pm on June 29. .. The 53-year-old Mahomes was also given a warning for ignoring traffic signs, suggesting he...

At the 2024 ESPYs on Thursday night, tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, and actress Quinta Brunson, were on stage in celebration of women's sports, which have risen drastically in popularity. "You can enjoy women’s sports, just like any other sport, because they are sports," Venus quipped on the stage. But, while Venus was speaking, her younger sister seemed like she couldn't hold back laughter. "Except for you, Harrison Butker, we don’t need you," Serena said, with the kicker in attendance. Added Brunson, "At all. Like, ever." The jab got a pleasant reaction from the crowd. The Kansas City Chiefs...

WASHINGTON — President Biden briefly wore a football helmet Friday during a celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl championship — in a bizarre callback to 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis’ infamous photo-op of himself wearing a helmet atop a military tank. “Put it on!” Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce goaded the president after head coach Andy Reid and owner Clark Hunt presented the 81-year-old president with the autographed gift on the White House lawn. Biden, who had just delivered brief remarks congratulating the team, held the helmet above his head and attempted to do exactly that...

Butker: 'Never be afraid to speak out for truth, even when it goes against the loudest voices'... Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made his first public remarks on Friday night following his viral commencement speech at a Catholic university that caused a leftist meltdown, stating that the “shocking level of hate” will not deter him from being “unapologetic” about his faith. “If it wasn’t clear that the timeless Catholic values are hated by many, it is now,” Butker said at the Courage Under Fire gala in Nashville, in support of a Catholic charity. “Over the past few days, my...

Hell froze over when Bill Maher defended the likes of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on his show Friday. The NFL player recently delivered a controversial commencement address at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, which sent the Left into meltdown mode. On one hand, there were some parts that many could view as anachronistic about the speech. Then again, Butker is a devout Catholic who delivered an address that aligned with those values. You can disagree without going crazy. And if Maher, an outspoken atheist and critic of organized religion, can shrug this off, so can everyone else. The...

The city of Kansas City has apologized after posting a message on social media revealing the residence of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker after the Super Bowl champion came under attack following his faith-based commencement speech at Benedictine College over the weekend. The official social media account of Kansas City issued a brief apology on X Wednesday after sparking major backlash on social media for sharing a post referencing the city where Butker resides.

Leftists are enraged after Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement address at Benedictine College went viral earlier this week, and a petition calling for the Catholic player to be dismissed collected over 100,000 signatures. Butker, a three-time Super Bowl champion, delivered the commencement address at the Catholic liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas, last weekend. During the address, he pulled no punches, calling out President Joe Biden’s support for abortion and criticizing LGBTQ “Pride month.” A Change.org petition created on Monday now calls on the Chiefs to “Dismiss Harrison Butker for Discriminatory Remarks.” “The harmful remarks made by Harrison...

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a powerful address espousing Christian values to a group of graduates at Benedictine College on Saturday. Now, the NFL is saying they disagree with Butker. In his commencement speech, the Butker blasted President Joe Biden for his pro-abortion stances, urged male grads to embrace masculinity, and championed the virtues of motherhood by telling female graduates there is no higher calling than being a homemaker. On Wednesday, in a statement to People, NFL Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Jonathan Beane clarified that Butker’s values are not the NFL’s. “Harrison Butker gave a...

Harrison Butker, Place Kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, and three-time Super Bowl Champion, received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. He then delivered the commencement address for the graduating class of 2024.

Harrison Butker, placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs and three-time Super Bowl Champion, delivered a powerful commencement speech at Benedictine College on Saturday. The college’s President, Stephen D. Minnis, expressed his enthusiasm for having Butker speak to the class of 2024, whose high school graduations were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Butker’s address was a fervent call to action for the graduates. He reflected on the challenges posed by COVID-19 but quickly pivoted to broader societal issues influenced by bad policies and poor leadership under the Biden regime. He took aim at Joe Biden, denouncing his public display of Catholic...

There are some times when maybe, just maybe, one should actually stick to sports. After delivering some incendiary comments about Covid and President Biden, Butker got around to what he perceives as a woman’s ultimate and rightful place: the kitchen.