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Photo Credits to AP Sports After 50 long years, the Kansas City Chiefs are once again Super Bowl Champions. The Chiefs defeated the San Fransisco 49ers 31-20 on Sunday night to bring home their second Lombardi Trophy, and to wrap up the NFL's Centennial season by winning Super Bowl LIV. The Chiefs had not won a title since Super Bowl IV in 1970 when they beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. The 49ers wanted to avenge a defeat in Super Bowl XLVII and win their first title since 19

Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash at age 41 The sports headlines were dominated by one major story this week. A story that sent shockwaves throughout the world, legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant was among 9 people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. His 13-year old daughter Gianna was also among the victims. Bryant was a much-beloved figure by fans of virtually any sport. An impressive career resume included 5 NBA Titles, 2 Finals MVPs, an NBA MVP in 2008, 18 NBA

Photo Credits to ESPN On Sunday afternoon, NBA Legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among 9 people killed in a helicopter accident in Calabasas, California. The former Los Angeles Lakers star aged 41, was taking his daughter to a travel basketball game. Amongst the other victims, were another parent and player. A Los Angeles County Sherrif's Department investigation into what caused the crash is still ongoing. The shocking news came less than 24 hours a

The Tennessee Titans finished the 2019 NFL regular season at 9-7 with a win over a Houston Texans team that rested many starters. The win granted the Titans the final playoff spot and the #6 seed on the the AFC's side of the bracket in the NFL Playoffs. Many believed the Titans would play on Wild Card weekend against the defending champs and get ran out of Foxborough. The Titans had other plans by shocking the Patriots 20-13. Some believed the win was mainly because of an old

LSU Wins 2020 Collge Football Playoff National Championship On Monday night the #1 LSU Tigers defeated the #3 Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in New Orleans, Lousiana. Led by Heisman-Winner Joe Burrow at quarterback, LSU defeated Clemson 42-25, while accumulating 628 yards of total offense. Burrow finished his historic 2019-20 season with a championship record 521 total yards and 6 total touchdowns. The win capped a perfect 15-0 seaso

Photo Credits to Bleacher Report After an inconsistent start to the season, the Memphis Grizzlies' young core has caught fire in recent weeks. Since the turn of the new year, the Grizzlies are 6-1, including a 6-game winning streak dating back to January 2. The Grizzlies opened the year with a 128-123 loss on the road to the Sacramento Kings, a game in which Memphis led by as much as 20 but could not hang on for the win. In response, the Grizzlies roared to a 140-114 win over

Photo Credits to AP Sports The last time the LSU Tigers played in a National Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, their offense failed to cross the 50 yard line in a 21-0 loss to Alabama. On Monday night, the result was much different. The Tigers rolled to a 42-25 win over #3 Clemson and their 3rd national title in the past 20 years, behind a high-octaned offensive onslaught led by Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow's big night. In an env

Quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Adam Humphries with 23 seconds left, and the Titans rallied to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35 to 32 on Sunday. The Titans had the chance to win because of a bad snap by the Chiefs on Harrison Butker’s fifth field goal attempt of the day. The Titans blocked Butker’s sixth attempt to seal the win. The Titans head into the bye week at 5 and 5 overall. Photo Creds: wsmv.com

The Tennessee Titans fell to 4-5 on the season after falling to the Carolina Panthers 30 to 20 Sunday in Charlotte. The Titans allowed 17 points in the first half. They tried to fight back in the second half scoring 20 points, but the Panthers' offense continued to roll behind Christian McCaffrey, who scored three touchdowns in the game. The Titans will host the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday. Photo Creds: wsmv.com

Photo Credits to AP Sports The Washington Nationals are the 2019 World Series Champions. The Nationals came from behind to defeat the heavily favored Houston Astros 6-2, in Wednesday night's decisive Game 7 to win the franchise's first championship. Starting pitcher Stephen Strausburg was named the World Series MVP, after winning Game 2 and Game 6 of the series. A team with a knack for late dramatics finished off their season with another late rally. Entering the 7th inning t

The Houston Astros and New York Yankees took the field on Saturday night with two different mindsets. The Astros were looking to make their 2nd World Series trip in the last 3 years, while the Yankees were trying to make their first appearance in a decade. With both teams leaning heavily on their bullpens for pitching, it was the Astros who struck first. Astros' first baseman Yuli Guriel opened the scoring with a 3 run home run to take a 3-0 lead. The Yankees would slowly cra

The Washington Nationals remarkable postseason run continued this week. The Nationals completed a 4 game sweep of the NL Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals to advance to their first World Series in franchise history. In May no one could have guessed that this would be the National League's representative in the Fall Classic, as the Nationals sat 12 games under .500 at 19-31. They had just lost their star outfielder Bryce Harper to the rival Philadephia Phillies on a $300 mi

The Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays took the field last night looking for a berth in the American League Championship Series. The Rays were looking for just their 2nd trip to the ALCS ever, the other being in 2008. The Astros were looking for their 3rd straight trip, and a chance to return to the World Series. The Astros, dominant to the tune of an MLB leading 107 wins on the season, jumped on the Rays early and didn't look back. Houston's offense led by RBIs from 2nd basem

The Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers both entered Game 5 of the National League Division Series searching for an end to postseason failure. The Dodgers' minds were on a World Series Championship, after two seasons of reaching the Fall Classic and coming up short. The Nationals were looking for just their second postseason series win as a franchise. The Dodgers, dominant all season long to the tune of a National League best 106 wins, looked the part early. Dodgers

The St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves entered Game 5 of the National League Division Series in Atlanta looking to etch new history. The Cardinals were looking to make their 5th trip to the National League Championship Series in the last 9 years. The Braves were looking to win their first postseason series since 2001. After Mike Foltynewicz shut down the Cardinals in a Game 2 Atlanta win, he found no such success in Game 5. The Cardinals offense exploded in historic fashi

NFC West Rivals collided last night in Seattle for a hotly contested Thursday Night Football matchup. The Los Angeles Rams entered the matchup looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the Seattle Seahawks looked to improve upon a 3-1 start. The kicking game proved key early as Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein made Field Goals of 32 and 47 yards to give the Rams an early 6-0 lead. The rest of the game proved to be a flurry of the

Last night, the Tampa Bay Rays made their first postseason appearance in 6 years as they traveled to Oakland Coliseum for a showdown in the American League Wild Card Game with the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics were looking to erase the memories of AL Wild Card losses in 2014 and 2018. Playing in front of a rowdy record Wild Card crowd of 54,005, the Rays struck early and often. First baseman Yandy Diaz opened the scoring with a leadoff home run in just his second game back

The Washington Nationals hosted the National League Wild Card last night, hoping to exercise postseason demons. The Nationals had not advanced in the playoffs in their 14-year history, including an 0-3 record in winner-take-all games in October. It appeared to be more of the same when Brewers catcher Yasmani Grandal hit a 2-run Home Run off of Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer early in the 1st inning. Outfielder Eric Thames would add to Milwaulkee's lead with a solo Home Run in