I assume that is my second to say I've formally lifted the curse of failure from the Kansas City Chiefs, and they're free. The curse? Well, yeah. Until the Chiefs beat the 49ers 31-20 Sunday night time to win Super Bowl LIV, that snakebit Missouri-based franchise (sure Missouri, Mr. President) had gone 50 years with no title. What occurred not lengthy after their final Super Bowl win in January 1970 in opposition to the Vikings? What symbolic factor? This: the Chiefs drafted a younger, authority-probing (wise-ass?) but unsure cornerback from Northwestern named, ahem, Rick Telander. When I got here to camp at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, in the summertime of 1971, the Chiefs
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Steven Wright Overcomes Bumpy Sixth Inning In Victory Over Yankees
Steven Wright hit a bit of a speed bump in the sixth inning during the Boston Red Sox’s 5-3 win over the New York Yankees on Friday, but the rest of his outing couldn’t have gone much better. Wright allowed three earned runs (all in the sixth) on three hits while striking out four in the win. Hear what Wright said about his performance in the win in the video from “Red Sox Final” above. Thumbnail photo via Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Images ...