By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — The Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday won their franchise’s second Super Bowl championship, putting an end to the Kansas City Chiefs’ dream of a three-peat with a dominant and complete performance on both sides of the ball, winning 40-22. The Eagles forced Patrick Mahomes and the high-powered Chiefs
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kendrick Lamar promised he’d tell some stories and performed the song everyone has been talking about during the Super Bowl halftime show. Actor Samuel L. Jackson opened up the set dressed in an Uncle Sam ensemble before Lamar went into performing his hits, including “Squabble Up,” “Humble,” “DNA”
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Power and Light District in Kansas City hosted a Super Bowl 59 watch party on Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs were set to play the Philadelphia Eagles in the Chiefs’ third straight Super Bowl appearance. Watch fans in Kansas City and in New Orleans in the media players.
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People take in the sights and sounds of the St. Louis Cathedral light show in New Orleans on Feb. 8, 2025.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (KMIZ) No. 9 Mizzou Gymnastics has surpassed a 197.000 team score for a third straight meet. The Tigers (7-3) earned Braggin’ Rights over Illinois (4-4) with a 197.200-196.675 win on Sunday afternoon, behind season-best scores in two different events. MU set new season-highs on both bars and floor, reaching a 49.475 score on
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CLEARWATER, Fla. (KMIZ) No. 15 Mizzou Softball is walking away from its season-opening tournament with four wins in five games, including two over top-20 opponents. The Tigers (4-1) survived a scare from Iowa (2-3) with a walk-off wild pitch to earn a 3-2 win in their final game of the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic.
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (KMIZ) The Chiefs are ready to make one last push at league history. Kansas City (15-2) is primed for a showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) at Super Bowl LIX, hunting for one more win in the final game of the 2024-25 NFL season to clinch the league’s first three-peat. The franchise
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool suffered a shock 1-0 defeat against Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup on Sunday, a blemish on the club’s otherwise excellent season so far. The fourth-round defeat ends Liverpool’s hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple this year in surprising fashion. Plymouth is currently bottom of the Championship, the
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones joins anchors Lucas Geisler and Meghan Drakas in New Orleans to look at a historic Kansas City Chiefs season and the fans that support them. SportsZone’s Kyle Helms joins from the ABC 17 News studio.
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has already done the work to cement his legacy as one of the best to do it in league history, leading Kansas City on a historic championship run over the past few years, however, on Sunday he has an even bigger opportunity. With a win in the
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Newly acquired Anthony Davis got off to a dominant start with the Dallas Mavericks, recording 26 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks. But his promising debut was cut short by a minor injury in the team’s 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Belinda Bencic claimed perhaps the most memorable victory of her tennis career on Saturday, unrelated to anything that happened on the court. Instead, it was the support from the stands that made her win at the Abu Dhabi Open so special to Bencic, cheered on by her husband and
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 from brain injuries sustained in a fight, his promoter announced on Saturday. “It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that after a week of battling for his life John Cooney has sadly passed away,” promoter
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — If you scrunch your eyes up just as an offensive line sets for a play, the outlines of the players look like chess pieces being moved around the board by some invisible hand. Some run in the straight lines followed by a rook, some follow the diagonals of a
Continue Reading By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — The brass bands in New Orleans are playing. The barbecue in Kansas City is smoking. The Yuengling in Philadelphia is flowing. It’s finally time for Super Bowl LIX. With kickoff slated for 6:30 p.m. Sunday on FOX, the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia
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CLEARWATER, Fla. (KMIZ) While No. 15 Mizzou Softball fell short of a sweep of its Saturday doubleheader, the program did make a statement in Clearwater, Florida. The Tigers (3-1) used a nine-run inning to earn a 10-3 win over No. 8 Duke (2-2), marking the team’s second victory over a top-20 opponent in just four
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Texas A&M grounded out a tough win on Saturday in a battle between two top-15 teams at Mizzou Arena. The No. 10 Aggies defeated the No. 15 Mizzou Tigers 67-64 before a packed house in Columbia. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, along with Tamar
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (KMIZ) On Sunday, over 70-thousand fans will be attending Super Bowl 59 at the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans. The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles for the big game, which is a rematch from two years ago. Two fans attending on Sunday are Judith Lee and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers may not have walked away with a victory on the court Saturday night but inside the Mizzou Arena, an even greater triumph was celebrated. For the past decade, the Mizzou basketball community has rallied behind one cause fighting pediatric cancer in honor of Rhyan Loos, the daughter of senior
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — “He’s back, baby” was shown on the videoboard of Littlejohn Coliseum ahead of famed ESPN analyst Dick Vitale’s return to the broadcast. It’s been almost two years since the 85-year-old called a college basketball game and it was quite the journey leading from his last game to Saturday night’s
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