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Next hurdle for the championship Chiefs is the 1st Super Bowl 3-peat

The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. The Kansas City Chiefs ended a nearly two-decade drought without a repeat champion in the NFL. Now they will go for an unprecedented three Super Bowl wins in a row. The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime to win the Super Bowl on Sunday, following another three-point win over Philadelphia a year ago. Kansas City became the first team since the New England Patriots in 2003-04 to win back-to-back titles, ending ...

Chiefs say all players, coaches, staffers are safe, accounted for after parade shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs said all their players, coaches and staffers and their families were “safe and accounted for” after a deadly shooting Wednesday at the end of the Super Bowl championship parade. “We are truly saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred outside of Union Station at the conclusion of today’s parade and rally,” the Chiefs said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and all of Kansas City.” Police said one person was killed and more than 20 were injured in the shooting that occurred at ...

Curry vs. Ionescu is an All-Star matchup that was a long time coming

The Associated Press She’s the player with the best 3-point contest performance in NBA or WNBA history. He’s made more 3-pointers than anyone who’s ever played at the highest level. Sabrina Ionescu. Stephen Curry. She’s one of his favorites and led the WNBA in 3-pointers made last season. He’s one of her idols and is the NBA’s all-time 3-point leader. And on Saturday night in Indianapolis at All-Star weekend, they will go head-to-head in a 3-point contest — Steph vs. Sabrina, one that’s already got both of them amped up for a competition on a global stage like none ...

Biden: Opposing Ukraine funding plays right ‘into Putin’s hands’

The Associated Press WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for House Republicans to urgently bring a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to a vote, warning that refusal to take up the bill, passed by the Senate in the morning, would be “playing into Putin’s hands.” “Supporting this bill is standing up to Putin,” Biden said, raising his voice in strong comments from the White House as he referred to the Russian leader. “We can’t walk away now. That’s what Putin is betting on.” But the package faces a deeply uncertain future in the ...

GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas over border management

The Associated Press WASHINGTON—The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback. The evening roll call proved tight, with Speaker Mike Johnson’s threadbare GOP majority unable to handle many defectors or absences in the face of staunch Democratic opposition to impeaching Mayorkas, the first Cabinet secretary charged in nearly 150 years. In a historic rebuke, the ...

Three days of noise, hype in golf, followed by Tiger Woods playing again

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Golf had three big events — not tournaments but events — over the past three days. They were about 400 miles apart. Their identity was loud noise and the hype to match. Who would have guessed the tamest of the lot would be LIV Golf? LIV brands itself as “Golf, But Louder,” and the most recent addition to the Saudi-funded league might agree. There was Masters champion Jon Rahm, preparing to hit a tee shot at LIV Golf Las Vegas, asking spectators to make sure their cellphones were on silent as a speaker behind the tee was pumping out ...