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Chiefs Kicker to Female Grads: Best Job Title Is 'Homemaker'
Butker Doubles Down:
I Only Answer to Jesus
UPDATED
May 25, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

Butker Doubles Down: I Only Answer to Jesus

Kansas City Chiefs kicker doesn't back down from controversial remarks from commencement speech

(Newser) - Harrison Butker showed up Friday in public for the first time since his controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College earlier this month, with "zero regret" on those previous remarks, per Fox News . "I lean on those closest to me for guidance, but I can never forget that it...

Mahomes Addresses Kicker's Controversy

QB says he doesn't agree with Harrison Butker's beliefs but defends his right to voice them

(Newser) - Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday that while he doesn't agree with all the beliefs espoused by kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address , the Chiefs quarterback nevertheless respects his teammate's right to make them be known.
  • "I've known Harrison for seven years. I judge him by
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Jersey Sales Climb After Player's Speech

Harrison Butker's graduation address makes his merchandise more popular

(Newser) - Harrison Butker jerseys are in greater demand since the Kansas City Chiefs kicker addressed the role of women, COVID policies, and much more in a commencement speech last weekend—and there's no indication that consumers intend to wear them ironically. In NFL.com sales, Butker was trailing only Chiefs...

Kansas Weighs Making a Move on Royals, Chiefs

Legislative plan runs out of time, but lawmakers could try again

(Newser) - Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City's two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border. But an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed over concerns about how it might look to...

NFL Player Turns Himself in After Arrest Warrant Issued

Rashee Rice of the Chiefs faces aggravated assault charges over 6-car wreck

(Newser) - Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday on charges including aggravated assault after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on a Dallas highway last month. A spokeswoman for Rice's attorney confirmed to the AP...

Teams' Future Unclear After Voters Reject Stadium Tax

Tax would have been in place for 40 years

(Newser) - The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday night when residents of Jackson County, Missouri, resoundingly voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium. Royals owner John Sherman...

Longtime NFL Cheerleader Dies After Childbirth

As a Black woman in the US, Krystal Anderson was at greater risk

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs family is mourning a longtime cheerleader who died unexpectedly after giving birth to a stillborn daughter. Krystal "Krissy" Anderson, 40, died March 20, "shortly after the birth of ... Charlotte Willow Anderson, who was born at rest," according to an obituary , which notes she...

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
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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...

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