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In one of the worst blowouts in Super Bowl history, the Kansas City Chiefs failed their attempt to three-peat as the Philadelphia Eagles were crowned the new NFL champions. There are many factors at play in a loss like this, but no one could ignore two of the biggest missteps: In the second quarter, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw two interceptions, both of which resulted in touchdowns. Before the first interception, the score was 10-0. Shortly after the second one, the Eagles led 24-0. After the game, Mahomes could have tried to shift the blame. He could have talked about...

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FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys traded four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday. In exchange, the Cowboys received three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks (2026 and 2027). Parsons agreed to a four-year, $188 million contract with the Packers that includes $120 million fully guaranteed at signing and $136 million in total guarantees, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, sources told ESPN. Parsons released a statement on social media Thursday, saying in part, "I never wanted this chapter to end, but not everything was in...

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As much as we hate to promote the infamously gay Dallas Cowboys football franchise, we had to share this incredible play with you. Meet Alijah Clark, a 22-year-old rookie from Syracuse. Dallas Cowboys Just last year, he was playing college ball; now he's a safety for the Cowboys. With just a few minutes to go in the 4th quarter and the score tied, the Cowboys were forced to punt the ball. After the kick went off, Alijah Clark got absolutely blasted by Eagles safety Sydney Brown: But this dude was just getting started. Watch as Clark gets up not once,...

Justine Lindsay, who became the NFL‘s first trans cheerleader in 2022, is now opening up about why she was fired in August. Lindsay told her story in an Instagram Live video, saying she was cut from the Carolina Panthers’ dance team, TopCats, because of her trans identity. “I was cut because I’m trans,” Lindsay said on the stream, according to Them. “I don’t wanna hear nobody saying ‘She didn’t wanna come back.’ Why the hell would I not wanna come back to an organization that I’ve been a part of for three years?” Lindsay added that she was “devastated” and...

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New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was shot and critically wounded in Midtown early Sunday morning and is now clinging to life at Bellevue Hospital, police and sources said. The shooting took place on West 38th Street near Seventh Avenue around 2 a.m., according to police, who did not identify Boyd as the victim. However, sources said it was the 29-year-old NFL cornerback. Cops said there have been no arrests and the shooting is under investigation. Boyd, a 5-11 defensive back for Gang Green joined the team this year after coming up with the Minnesota Vikings before the 2019 season....

Legendary coach and current Laney College Athletic Director John Beam was shot Thursday on campus in Oakland, according to sources. He is listed in critical condition, authorities said. The shooting happened at the fieldhouse on campus at East 8th Street and Fifth Avenue, just south of Lake Merritt... Sources told ABC7 News Reporter Anser Hassan that Beam was shot in the head. His condition is unknown....Police are still searching for a shooting suspect who is said to have fled the scene. They are described as a male of unknown race, wearing dark clothing and a black hoodie.... The college's football...

Some spectators booed as President Trump appeared on the videoboard at a Washington Commanders gain against the Detroit Lions. The jeering continued while Trump read an oath for members of the military to recite as part of an on-field enlistment ceremony during a break in the game.

Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7 billion stadium after him, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN. A senior White House source said there have been back-channel communications with a member of the Commanders' ownership group, led by Josh Harris, to express Trump's desire to have the domed stadium in the nation's capital bear his name. The new stadium is being built on the old RFK Stadium site that served as the team's home from 1961 to 1996. Advertising "That would be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the...

Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed Thursday. Miami police spokesperson Mike Vega said Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. He was flown to Essex County, New Jersey, where he is being held pending extradition to Miami, Vega said. It was unclear why Brown was taken to New Jersey first or how long he had been in Dubai, although he has posted several times on social media over the past few...

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Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland died early Thursday morning, the team announced. He was 24. "It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning," the Cowboys said in a statement. "Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family." Kneeland's agent, Jonathan Perzley, said in a statement, "I am shattered to confirm that my client and dearest friend Marshawn Kneeland passed away last night. I watched him fight his way from a hopeful kid at...

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Kansas City Chiefs star (and Taylor Swift’s fiancé) Travis Kelce is getting into the activist investing business. The NFL athlete, podcast host and burgeoning actor joined the activist investment firm Jana Partners in a bid to seek an overhaul of Six Flags, the theme park company that owns Knott’s Berry Farm, Cedar Point and Six Flags amusement parks across the country. Jana disclosed that it now holds approximately 9 percent of Six Flags shares, alongside Kelce, former Gap CEO Glenn Murphy and tech executive and former J.D. Power CEO Dave Habiger. The firm says it plans “to engage with the...

SUGAR LAND, Texas -- Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson remained jailed on Monday after being arrested a day earlier in a Houston suburb on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon, according to authorities. Peterson was taken into custody Sunday morning by the Sugar Land Police Department, said agency spokeswoman Alicia Alaniz. It's the second DWI arrest in seven months for the 2012 NFL MVP and three-time league rushing champion. Alaniz declined to provide additional information about the circumstances surrounding Peterson's arrest in Sugar Land, which is located just southwest of Houston. Peterson remained in the...

If you are strongly opposed to the NFL choosing Bad Bunny to perform the Super Bowl Halftime Show, you are not alone. However, if you approve of Bad Bunny or don’t care, you’re also not alone. That seems to be the main takeaway from a recent Quinnipiac poll, which shows that 48 percent of respondents approve of the selection of the Puerto Rican rapper for this year’s halftime entertainment. In comparison, 29 percent disapprove and 24 percent have no opinion. The numbers break down along party lines. “Democrats (74 – 10 percent) and independents (52 – 22 percent) approve of...

Justin Fields is him.No team in the NFL has a more pathetic history at quarterback than the Chicago Bears. The Bears always have great running backs and great linebackers, but a franchise QB has eluded the organization since Sid Luckman threw his final pass in 1950. The Bears used a top-5 pick to draft Mitchell Trubisky, traded multiple first rounders to acquire Jay Cutler, and seem to sign a new quarterback in free agency every single year. None of those moves changed the fact that Chicago has never had an elite quarterback. Justin Fields always had a chance to...

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