Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Kansas City Chiefs have been here before. In fact, they were here last year. Well, not here in Las Vegas, but here in the Super Bowl. They won it last season in Phoenix, besting the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 38-35. Kansas City now has a chance to win back-to-back championships, becoming the …

Dont’a Hightower is back in New England as the Patriots’ new linebackers coach, his representation announced on social media. He joins defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington, defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery, cornerbacks coach Mike Pellegrino and safeties coach Brian Belichick on the defensive staff. Hightower played linebacker for the Patriots from 2012-21. He earned All-Pro in 2016, twice was a Pro …

Moeller’s athletic signing class for February, 2024, from left: Ethan Page (football, Lake Erie College), Kyler Paul (football, Dayton), Preston Smith (football, Mount Union), Nick Monahan (football, Bryant), Talan DeBruler (lacrosse, Mercyhurst), Brennen Hickey (lacrosse, Cleveland State), Noah Smith (Belmont Abbey College, lacrosse). Anyone who was at Piqua High School’s Alexander Stadium Nov. 25 had reason to be worried about …

When it comes to the Super Bowl, it turns out that Taylor Swift’s biggest challenge isn’t going to be making it to the game on time from Tokyo. As we established earlier this week, Swift, who has a concert in Japan on Feb. 10, will have plenty of time to make it to Las Vegas for the big game thanks …

The most famous sporting event in America takes place this Sunday, as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers face off in Super Bowl LVIII. The Super Bowl is always fun because of everything that comes with it. Vegas releases special gambling props, the commercials are better, there’s an epic halftime show, and it’s just an event that brings …

Feb. 9—BLOOMING GROVE — Noah Hutchison, who played all over the field for Blooming Grove’s Lions, signed a letter of intent, accepting a football scholarship from Hardin-Simmons on Wednesday. They’re going to love him at Hardin-Simmons, but Blooming Grove may need an SUV full of players to replace him. Hutchison played everywhere on the field for the Lions as a …

Is there a reunion in the works? The Los Angeles Chargers are interviewing former San Francisco 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman to be their new linebackers coach, NFL Network reported Friday. Bowman, a four-time All-Pro, spent the bulk of his eight-year NFL career with the 49ers, where now-Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was in command from 2011-14.  The linebacker posted 120-plus …

Why Michael Irvin believes Alonzo Highsmith will thrive with Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Eliot Wolf reportedly will have final say in the New England Patriots’ front office, but he’ll have plenty of help — including from an intriguing new addition. Former NFL fullback and University of Miami general manager of football operations Alonzo Highsmith is set to …

Getty Images The NFL’s regular season and most of the postseason are in the books. Almost exactly five months since the 2023 season opener, it’s time to crown a champion. One game remains: Super Bowl LVIII, which will determine which team claims the Lombardi Trophy. The big game is just two days away, and what’s Super Bowl Sunday without special …

Chip Kelly is stepping down as UCLA’s head football coach, the school announced Friday. Hired in 2018 after four seasons as an NFL head coach, Kelly ends his tenure with a 34-34 record overall and 26-26 mark in Pac-12 play. Kelly is expected to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. He will replace Bill O’Brien, …

The NFL is headed to Spain in 2025 for the first regular-season game ever in that country. The league announced Friday that its international slate of games for the 2025 season will feature a game at Real Madrid’s iconic Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. “We could not be more excited to bring the best of the NFL, the best of our teams …

It’s a good thing Don Shula didn’t have a trade partner for Larry Csonka. If he had, the Miami Dolphins’ legendary fullback wouldn’t be presenting the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the winner of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday night.  It’s been 50 years since Csonka capped off the Dolphins’ successful title defense with an MVP performance in Super Bowl VIII. It was the defining …

The coaching carousel chairs never seem to stop turning in college football. It’s February 9, yet coaches are taking other jobs as if its the middle of bowl season. The latest changes are significant to Wisconsin and the rest of the Big Ten landscape. First, Ohio State offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien took the Boston College opening. Then, surprisingly, it’s reported …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer George Kittle believes this time will be different. Four years ago, a young San Francisco 49ers squad lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. But now that Kittle and his teammates are back, a little wiser and more experienced with an offense averaging 29 points a contest — the most since that …

Chip Kelly spoke to NFL teams about offensive coordinator openings in recent weeks, but he didn’t land any of the available positions around the league. Kelly remained the head coach of UCLA while pursuing those jobs, but it looks like he won’t be returning to the school for a seventh season. Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports that Kelly is expected …