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Fans at Freezing Chiefs Game Left With Unwanted Souvenir

Frostbite, leading to multiple amputations, hospital says of frigid game in KC in January

(Newser) - Some of the people who attended the near-record cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations after suffering frostbite, a Missouri hospital said Friday. Research Medical Center didn't provide exact numbers but said in a statement it treated dozens of people who'd experienced frostbite...

Attorney for Girl Hurt in Britt Reid Crash in 'Disbelief' Over Clemency

Missouri governor commutes ex-Chiefs assistant coach's sentence, places him on house arrest

(Newser) - Britt Reid was sentenced in November 2022 to three years behind bars, but the former assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs just saw that sentence shortened. The Kansas City Star reports that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson commuted the 38-year-old's sentence on Friday, placing him under house arrest until...

Chiefs Superfan Accused of Multiple Bank Robberies
Chiefs Superfan Admits
Robbing Banks, Too
UPDATED
Feb 29, 2024 1:25 PM CST

Chiefs Superfan Admits Robbing Banks, Too

Prosecutors say Xaviar Michael Babudar funded his travels with robberies

(Newser) - The second-most well-known fan of the Kansas City Chiefs has pleaded guilty to robbing banks to fund his fandom. Xaviar Michael Babudar, 29, aka ChiefsAholic, admitted to the multiple robberies as well as money laundering and now faces up to 50 years in federal prison when he's sentenced this...

KC Victim's Family Gets Gift From Taylor Swift

Singer donates $100K to page for Lisa Lopez-Galvan

(Newser) - A GoFundMe set up for the woman killed in this week's mass shooting in Kansas City quickly doubled its goal thanks to a single donor—Taylor Swift. The singer gave $100,000 to the page for Lisa Lopez-Galvan with a pair of $50,000 donations, reports the New York ...

Chiefs Coach Andy Reid Comforted Teen After Gunfire

Fan recalls Andy Reid offering him a hug amid reports of similar efforts from players

(Newser) - Panicked, injured, and having lost his friend amid the chaos that followed the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration, Gabe Wallace followed a security guard's advice and took shelter inside Kansas City's Union Station. He was then comforted by a familiar face: Chiefs' head coach...

Chiefs Fans Describe Tackling Gunman
Chiefs Fans Tackled Gunman
Feb 15, 2024 6:38 AM CST

Chiefs Fans Tackled Gunman

Trey Filter, Paul Contreras held the man until police arrived

(Newser) - Trey Filter hoped to log some cool-parent points by taking his sons to the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration. "The boys were super happy there was no school," Filter of Maize tells KAKE . "And we were very excited after the Chiefs' win, of course." The...

At Least 8 Children Among the Wounded in Kansas City
9 Children Among the
Wounded in Kansas City
UPDATED
Feb 14, 2024 7:25 PM CST

9 Children Among the Wounded in Kansas City

Woman who was at Chiefs celebration with family dies during surgery

(Newser) - In a grim update on the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration in downtown Kanas City on Wednesday, police said nine children were among at least 21 people wounded by gunfire. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said three people had been taken into custody, including one...

1 Killed, Many Injured in Shooting Near Chiefs Parade

Shots were fired as Kansas City event was winding down

(Newser) - This story has been updated with new developments. The parade to honor the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory ended in violence Wednesday, with the Kansas City Star reporting that multiple people were shot as the event wound down. NBC News reports that one person was killed and up to...

Travis Kelce Says Clash With Coach Was 'Unacceptable'

Yelling at, bumping Andy Reid 'crossed a line,' Chiefs tight end admits

(Newser) - Travis Kelce says he deserved to get punched in the face for his behavior during a confrontation with Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid during the first half of the Super Bowl. The Chiefs tight end, who yelled in Reid's face and bumped him, knocking the 65-year-old off balance,...

This Super Bowl Shattered Viewing Records

NFL's biggest game of the year averaged 123.4M viewers

(Newser) - It was the longest Super Bowl ever, but that wasn't the only record broken in Las Vegas on Sunday during the NFL's biggest game of the year. The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, which ended with a 25-22 overtime win for the Chiefs,...

One Word Being Used to Describe the Chiefs
One Word Being Used
to Describe the Chiefs
SUPER BOWL
Feb 12, 2024 6:26 AM CST

One Word Being Used to Describe the Chiefs

'Dynasty' is the term of choice after three championships in 5 years

(Newser) - They've won three Super Bowls in five years and made it to the championship game in one of those "off" years. As a result, a common theme is easy to spot in Monday morning's coverage of Sunday's thrilling overtime win for Kansas City:
  • "It's
...

Kansas City Wins a Nail-Biter in Overtime
Kansas City Wins
a Nail-Biter in Overtime
super bowl
Feb 11, 2024 9:49 PM CST

Kansas City Wins a Nail-Biter in Overtime

Chiefs defeat the 49ers 25-22

(Newser) - The game more than lived up to the hype. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58 on Sunday in overtime, 25-22, per ESPN . The Chiefs thus become the first team to win back-to-back championships since the Patriots two decades ago. The 49ers got a...

Livid Travis Kelce Causes Coach to Stumble on Sideline

Star confronted Andy Reid after being subbed out on a key play

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs had a sub-par first half against San Francisco on Sunday and headed into the locker room down 10-3. One of the moments capturing the team's frustration features none other than Travis Kelce, who screamed in the face of Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid on...

Chiefs' Success Renews Activists' Efforts

Group takes protest against use of Native American imagery to Las Vegas

(Newser) - Rhonda LeValdo is exhausted, but she refuses to slow down. For the fourth time in five years, her hometown team and the focus of her decades-long activism against the use of Native American imagery and references in sports is in the Super Bowl. As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for...

2nd Member of Mahomes Family Lands in Legal Trouble

Patrick Mahomes Sr. gets DWI before son's Super Bowl game; QB's brother recently faced charges

(Newser) - The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested in East Texas on at least his third charge of driving while intoxicated, according to jail records. The legal issue comes as the younger Mahomes prepares to lead his team into the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers...

Try Not to Gasp When You See Super Bowl Ticket Prices

Average ticket prices, a record, are hovering close to $10K–or 70% more than the average price last year

(Newser) - Missed the bulk of the NFL playoffs and thinking about catching the biggest game of the year in person? Open that wallet wide, because ticket prices for Super Bowl LVIII look like they're going to break some records. Citing data from TickPick , CNN Business reported earlier in the week...

Early Toxicology Reports May Shed Light on 3 KC Fans' Death

Source tells TMZ that the men allegedly showed traces of coke, fentanyl; cops await fuller tests

(Newser) - Three friends and fellow fans of the Kansas City Chiefs who were found dead outside a residence in the Missouri city were said by the homeowner to have frozen to death. Now, early toxicology results suggest there may be more to the story. Sources tell TMZ that preliminary reports have...

Taylor Swift Kisses Travis Kelce After Chiefs Win, Internet Swoons

But will the pop superstar be headed to the Super Bowl amid upcoming concerts?

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 to win the AFC championship game Sunday night, but in certain corners of the internet , the main story was what happened afterward: Taylor Swift was among the crowd that stormed the field to celebrate, making her way to Travis Kelce alongside...

49ers Overcome 17-Point Deficit to Advance to Super Bowl

They'll meet the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas

(Newser) - Brock Purdy threw for 267 yards and a touchdown, and the San Francisco 49ers rallied from 17 points down at halftime to beat the Detroit Lions 34-31 on Sunday and reach the Super Bowl, the AP reports. The 49ers (14-5) scored 17 points in an eight-minute span of the third...

For Buffalo, Two 'Dreaded Words' Seal the Bills' Fate

They're out of the playoffs after a kick goes 'wide right'

(Newser) - Four teams are left in the NFL playoffs, and two words are trending in the games' wake: "wide right." Buffalo's Tyler Bass missed a 44-yard field goal in blustery conditions that would have tied the game with Kansas City late in the fourth quarter. The kick went,...

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