Safety Eric Weddle retiring after 13-year NFL careerVideo
LOS ANGELES — Six-time Pro Bowl safety Eric Weddle says he is done with his 13-year NFL career. Weddle apparently made his long-expected retirement announcement on Twitter on Thursday, although the hard-hitting safety with the famously big beard didn’t use the specific word. “I love y’all. We had a great...
First Call: Jim Rutherford cooling on Penguins trade talk?; Pat Narduzzi on MSU rumors; Duquesne wins
This edition of “First Call” gives us Jim Rutherford’s view of Matt Murray and the trade market. Tom Brady keeps playing coy. Pat Narduzzi is talking himself in circles. And a big road win for Duquesne. Standing tall During his Wednesday night radio show on “105.9 the X,” Penguins general...
Welcome back: Andrew Berry returns to Browns as NFL’s youngest GMVideo
BEREA, Ohio — As Andrew Berry waited to be welcomed back as the Cleveland Browns’ new general manager, his baby son, Kairo, let out a couple of cranky cries before settling down for a nap. Later, his 2-year-old son, Zion, asked Berry if he could wear a helmet. The Browns...
Chicago youth gets Super surprise from Saquan Barkley, Roger GoodellVideo
A sixth-grader from Chicago has turned a rejection from the NFL into a couple of extraordinary pieces of football memorabilia. Danny Speski received an autographed football from New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and a handwritten letter from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday after Speski wrote to the...
Browns meet with Kareem Hunt, Odell Beckham, tell them to watch behaviorVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said the team again told running back Kareem Hunt he better behave. Hunt, who was suspended last season by the NFL for two physical altercations, was cited last week for speeding and police found marijuana in his car. Although he wasn’t arrested,...
Super Bowl betting brings big business to sports booksVideo
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Gamblers in Nevada wagered $154.7 million on this year’s Super Bowl, an increase from last year but still below the high set in 2018. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its Super Bowl betting figures on Tuesday, a day later than expected, because of technical difficulties...
Mayor: ‘Joy ride’ driver arrested on Super Bowl parade routeVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An impaired driver taking a “joy ride” Wednesday along the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade route was put into a forced spin by law enforcement officers who then arrested the driver and another person at gunpoint, according to officials and video footage of the incident....
Tim Benz: How Patrick Mahomes is becoming the NFL’s Sidney Crosby
Is Patrick Mahomes about to become the NFL’s version of Sidney Crosby? I can see it happening. How about you? A well-adjusted, mature-beyond-his-years, media-poised, marketing-friendly star who plays in front of a maniacal local fan base and has national appeal. He puts up points. He’s exciting to watch. And he’s...
Hall of Fame safety, Packers legend Willie Wood dies at 83Video
LOS ANGELES — Willie Wood, the Hall of Fame defensive back who won five NFL championships with the Green Bay Packers under coach Vince Lombardi and made the first interception in Super Bowl history, died Monday. He was 83. Wood died of natural causes in Washington, D.C., according to Robert...
Super Bowl LIV scores 99.9 million TV viewers with Chiefs comebackVideo
NEW YORK — The audience for the Super Bowl saw a year-to-year increase for the first time since 2015, as 99.9 million TV viewers watched the Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-20 come-from-behind victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Nielsen data showed the Fox telecast of the game from Miami...
Young Mahomes leads comeback for ages as NFL closes its first centuryVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — They were celebrating the passage of time as much as football at this Super Bowl: 100-year-old World War II veterans at midfield for the pregame coin flip, 50-year-old pop diva Jennifer Lopez handling halftime, and, of course, a quarterback who turns 25 this year saving the...
Kansas City set to celebrate Super Bowl win with parade
KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Chiefs fans are flocking to buy T-shirts, lining up for photos and preparing to skip out on work for a celebratory parade after the team won its first Super Bowl in 50 years. Schools in the area have started calling off classes so students...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Super Bowl, Alan Faneca snub, hot PenguinsVideo
Aside from the obvious — Bill Murray’s “Groundhog Day” commercial — what were the highlights of Super Bowl LIV? TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden break down Patrick Mahomes as the choice for MVP, how the Kansas City Chiefs managed to come back from 10 points down in the...
Jimmy Garoppolo comes up short for 49ers in Super Bowl
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The stage was set for Jimmy Garoppolo to lead the type of Super Bowl-winning drive that he watched his mentor Tom Brady do in two previous title games. Even after blowing a 10-point fourth quarter lead to Patrick Mahomes and the high-powered Kansas City Chiefs, Garoppolo...
Trump fumbles tweet congratulating Chiefs
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. —President Donald Trump fumbled his congratulatory tweet following the Super Bowl. On the heels of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-20 Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers, Trump tweeted his congratulations to the Chiefs for a “fantastic comeback.” He added: “You represented the Great State of...
From ‘Andy Who?’ to Super Bowl champion Andy Reid
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — When Andy Reid walked into an interview with the Philadelphia Eagles armed with a 6-inch binder containing notes on how to build a winning team, management was sold. It took him 21 years and two teams to win it all. Big Red finally got his Super...
Super Rally: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs top 49ers with late surgeVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Patrick Mahomes needed just the waning minutes of Super Bowl 54 to end a whole lot of frustration. A championship 50 years in the making for the Kansas City Chiefs. A two-decade wait for an NFL title for coach Andy Reid. All it took was falling...
ESPN: Raiders to make push for Tom Brady if he reaches free agencyVideo
There’s a chance New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady could hit the free-agent market. If that happens, the Las Vegas Raiders will be there waiting. The Raiders are expected to make a push for the six-time Super Bowl champion if he does not re-sign with the Patriots and hits free...
Colin Kaepernick’s Super Bowl close call has lasting impact on NFLVideo
MIAMI — One play. Five yards. A flag that wasn’t thrown. Seven years ago at the Super Bowl, history was made when a 49ers receiver, unable to break free from the prying hands of a harassing cornerback, could not grab a pass on fourth-and-goal that would have given San Francisco...
Donnie Collins: Dear NFL, don’t screw this one up
Dear Roger Goodell, It has been a rough January. We lost an NBA legend in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of parents and coaches and — it’s still so hard to understand this a week later — three promising, gifted young women. The weeks leading up to...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson becomes just 2nd unanimous NFL MVP selectionVideo
MIAMI — Lamar Jackson’s stunning season not only earned him the Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award, but he won it unanimously. That’s right: The second-year quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens joins Tom Brady as the only players to receive every vote for MVP. Jackson drew all 50 votes...
49ers patience with Jimmie Ward, Arik Armstead rewardedVideo
MIAMI — Jimmie Ward and Arik Armstead perhaps best symbolized the San Francisco 49ers’ fall from contender to also-ran in the post-Jim Harbaugh era. The former first-round picks struggled through the starts of their careers as they battled through injuries and bounced around positions in search of the best role....
Torrential rains overshadow Post Malone pre-Super Bowl show
MIAMI — Torrential rains in Miami overshadowed rapper Post Malone’s pre-Super Bowl show, ultimately shutting down the red carpet and delaying his set until the early morning hours of Saturday. Nearby, the weather forced Harry Styles to cancel his show. Friday night’s Bootsy Bellows show promised to be a star-studded...
Antonio Brown offers ‘sincere apology’ to Florida police
Embattled former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has apologized to the Hollywood (Florida) Police Department for his recent actions. Officers arrested Brown in connection with an incident Jan. 21 involving a moving truck driver at his residence. He was charged with felony burglary with battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance...
Dee Ford goes from Chiefs AFC title-game goat to 49ers stalwartVideo
MIAMI — Dee Ford’s blunder cost Kansas City a trip to the Super Bowl a year ago. Now Ford has another chance to deny the Chiefs a championship when he faces them with the San Francisco 49ers. Ford’s five-year tenure in Kansas City came to a disappointing finish last season...
