Not many pro football teams can match the rich history of the Kansas City Chiefs. That history continues to the present day, with the Chiefs just one win away from capturing the franchise’s third Super Bowl win in five years. The Chiefs have had many great teams over the years. Some of those teams won champions, while others came up …
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2024 Super Bowl: Five under-the-radar players on Chiefs who could make a difference vs. 49ers
The Kansas City Chiefs are back on the big stage once again, and looking to become the first repeat Super Bowl champion since the 2003-04 New England Patriots. There was a lot of talk about the lack of explosive plays in Kansas City’s offense and if Patrick Mahomes could win on the road in the playoffs, but here we are …
Read More »NHL points to progress as diversity group shares frustration
TORONTO — NHL executive Kim Davis says the league has made progress on the diversity front in response to criticism from a member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance. Former player Akim Aliu told The Canadian Press he is disappointed in how Davis and the league have not taken advantage of their chances, echoing comments he and current player Nazem Kadri …
Read More »2024 NHL All-Star mock draft: Predicting all four rosters
As part of the festivities at the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, the league has brought back the player draft! The four teams — Team Matthews (captain Auston Matthews and assistant Morgan Rielly), Team McDavid (Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl), Team MacKinnon (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) and Team Hughes (co-captained by Quinn Hughes and Jack Hughes, assistant captain Elias Pettersson) — will …
Read More »NFL Power Rankings: 10 most important playoff lessons, including when to go for it on 4th down
For 30 teams, the offseason has started. For many of those teams, the offseason started weeks ago. Every team should be looking for clues on how to build Super Bowl teams like the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Every postseason we get some lessons on where the league is heading and other trends we’ll see repeat themselves. This …
Read More »NHL trade grades: Did Canucks give up too much for Lindholm?
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 06:06 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. One of the best players believed to be available this NHL trade season is off the board. The Vancouver Canucks have acquired center Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames, in exchange sending forward Andrei Kuzmenko, defensemen Hunter Brzustewicz and Joni Jurmo, Vancouver’s first-round pick in …
Read More »Super Bowl 2024: Bettors continue to overwhelmingly back Chiefs to win
The Kansas City Chiefs are “America’s team” the next couple of weeks. At least “betting America’s team.” The early bettors for Super Bowl LVIII are taking the Chiefs and that hasn’t slowed down in the first few days since the matchup was set. Moneyline betting is completely one-sided for the Chiefs at BetMGM. There are two traditional ways to bet …
Read More »Seahawks to hire Mike Macdonald as head coach
Mike Macdonald is taking his defense to the streets of Seattle. The Seahawks will hire Macdonald as their next head coach, according to multiple reports. Macdonald has been the Ravens’ defensive coordinator for the past two seasons. Baltimore finished 2023 No. 1 in points allowed and No. 6 in yards allowed. In 2022, the club was No. 3 and No. …
Read More »NFL coach firings, hirings and movement tracker: Seahawks hire Ravens DC Mike Macdonald
The Seattle Seahawks have hired Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as head coach, the team announced on Wednesday. Macdonald, 36, will become the youngest head in the NFL, replacing the 72-year-old Pete Carroll who the team parted ways with after 14 seasons. Macdonald is coming off a two-year run of success in Baltimore, which finished with the No. 1 scoring …
Read More »Tom Brady Sr.: Bill Belichick is a great coach with horrible interpersonal skills
The father of Tom Brady has weighed in on why Bill Belichick appears set to get shut out of head-coaching jobs in 2024. Tom Brady Sr. told the Boston Globe that Belichick’s personal skills aren’t good enough to reach modern NFL players. “Bill is tough,” said Brady Sr. “He runs a military system. It’s a different generation. Bill is a …
Read More »Bettors place massive 49ers Super Bowl win, Purdy SBLVIII MVP bets
Bettors place massive 49ers Super Bowl win, Purdy SBLVIII MVP bets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers once again face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, four years after the two teams met in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium. After suffering a …
Read More »How to watch the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl games ahead of Super Bowl 58
The Baltimore Ravens will have seven players in this week’s NFL Pro Bowl. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) It’s almost time for the 2024 Super Bowl, but first, the NFL is celebrating the end of the season with the Pro Bowl games. This week, football players from the NFC and AFC will go head to head in fun skills competitions like dodgeball, …
Read More »Recapping all Bears hires as Matt Eberflus fills position group jobs
Recapping all Bears hires as Matt Eberflus fills position group jobs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The major positions on the Bears coaching staff have been set. A source confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago on Wednesday that the team hired Chad Morton to work as their new running backs coach. That was the final position coach job that needed …
Read More »Report: Seahawks to hire Ravens DC Macdonald as head coach
Report: Seahawks to hire Ravens DC Macdonald as head coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Seattle Seahawks are going from the oldest NFL head coach to the youngest. Three weeks after parting ways with 72-year-old Pete Carroll, the Seahawks are expected to hire 36-year-old Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their new head coach. ESPN’s Adam …
Read More »Erik McCoy added to NFC Pro Bowl roster
Add Saints center Erik McCoy to the list of new additions to the Pro Bowl roster. The team announced on Wednesday that McCoy has been added to the NFC team for this week’s events in Orlando. He’ll take the spot of Lions center Frank Ragnow, who won’t participate due to multiple injuries. McCoy dealt with injuries the last couple of …
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