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Mahomes, Brady are masters of avoiding the sack

Few quarterbacks in NFL history have minimized sacks as much as Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady.

MLS extends labor talks with players for another day

Major League Soccer has extended the deadline for reworking the collective bargaining agreement with players until 11:59 p.m. ET Friday.

Super Bowl 55 has no lack of story lines, starting with Mahomes vs. Brady

Kansas City Chiefs-Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl 55 preview

Goodell: Many lessons NFL learned amid pandemic will carry forward

Developments ranging from battling the pandemic to minority coaching hires to scheduling to the NFL’s relationship with the NFLPA all will carry forward.

Check-downs translate to checkmate as Chiefs take what they're given

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has eschewed high-risk throws for high-percentage ones in last two seasons.

Chiefs' success with fans at Arrowhead helped enable Super Bowl crowd

One reason the Buccaneers and Chiefs won’t be playing before oceans of empty seats is Kansas City helped prove it was possible to have folks in the seats.

Chiefs', Bucs' physical secondary play could test Super Bowl officials

The ability of the Chiefs and Bucs to play physical pass coverage will depend in large part on how closely the officials call the game in the secondary.

Royals agree to terms with Singer, four others for 2021 season

The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms with shortstop Lucius Fox and pitchers Richard Lovelady, Brady Singer, Josh Staumont and Daniel Tillo for 2021.

Chiefs RB Bell goes from lots of losing to Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs running back Le’Veon Bell, who was released by the then 0-5 Jets, can only marvel at the turn of events that landed him in Super Bowl 55.

With Chiefs in second straight Super Bowl, tomahawk chop controversy heats up

Pressure is mounting for the Kansas City Chiefs to abandon a popular tradition in which fans break into a “war chant” while making a chopping hand motion.

Ex-NFL coach Cowher admires Super Bowl coaches Reid, Arians

CBS analyst Bill Cowher analyzes the coaches for the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl 55.

Chiefs' championship pedigree means they rarely falter in close games

Perhaps the Kansas City Chiefs’ close-game success is a direct result of the championship pedigree that came out of last season.

Law enforcement: No apparent Super Bowl threat amid extremist movement

There is no specific threat of an attack connected to the Super Bowl and related events despite concerns about the rise of white supremacist extremism.

Several pending Chiefs, Bucs free agents could be gone after Super Bowl

Kansas City and Tampa Bay have several starters, including some notable pass catchers, scheduled to become free agents next month.

Chiefs QB Mahomes is 'the rare guy' with no real weakness

That’s what makes Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes so special. There’s just about nothing he isn’t elite at.

Sporting KC signs French defender Nicolas Isimat-Mirin

Nicolas Isimat-Mirin has a decade of pro experience in the top divisions of France, Netherlands and Turkey.

No. 23 Kansas wins 74-51, hands Kansas State ninth straight loss

Christian Braun scored 18 points in the Kansas Jayhawks’ 74-51 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats.

McCoy says Mahomes-Brady matchup is like NFL's version of Kobe vs. MJ

LeSean McCoy has watched both Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady up close the past two seasons. And he has a slam dunk comparison for the star quarterbacks.

Late-round picks, undrafted free agents have been crucial to Chiefs' success

It was an easy decision for Daniel Sorensen to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. They were really the only ones who wanted him.

Bieniemy will 'continue chopping wood' after being snubbed for head-coaching jobs

Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy says he ‘did not ask be the poster boy’ for the controversy surrounding NFL head-coaching hires.

Reid's fine-tuned fourth-down approach could pay off for Chiefs in Super Bowl

If the Super Bowl comes down to a fourth-down decision, the numbers point to Andy Reid being more likely to make the correct decision than Bruce Arians.

Chiefs' Kelce, Bucs' Gronkowski praise each other's role in transforming the tight end position

Tight ends Travis Kelce and Rob Gronkowski, whose teams will face off in this year’s Super Bowl, have both been influential in the position’s evolution.

Cheetah Run: Chiefs' Hill challenges Bucs' Miller to race during Super Bowl halftime

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill said Monday he’d be willing to race Tampa Bay receiver Scotty Miller during halftime at the Super Bowl.

Chiefs place Kilgore, Robinson on COVID-19 list as Super Bowl week begins

The Kansas City Chiefs placed a pair of backups, wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and center Daniel Kilgore, on the COVID-19 list as close contacts Monday.

Spagnuolo, who helped ruin Brady's perfect season, hopes to contain legendary QB again

Rarely does Tom Brady allow his mind to wander back to the Super Bowl following the 2007 season. Steve Spagnuolo is a big reason why.

Royals sign Hanser Alberto to minor league deal

The Kansas City Royals added one of baseball’s premier lefty mashers on Sunday night, signing infielder/outfielder Hanser Alberto to a minor league deal.