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Feb 8, 2021
Tom Brady’s seventh Super Bowl win ends NFL’s most challenging year
Brady guided the Buccaneers to a 31-9 romp that recalibrated his own standard for greatness.
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Feb 5, 2021
Staging the Super Bowl during a global crisis
The practical question is no longer if they should play Super Bowl LV — the last of 269 NFL games this season — but how to play it and how it will be presented.
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Feb 3, 2021
Dynamic Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes building legacy as leading voice for social justice
'When he's in football mode he's in football mode,' Chiefs quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka said Tuesday. 'And outside of football he's able to affect the community in such a positive way.'
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Feb 2, 2021
All business, no buzz as Super Bowl week gets off to quiet start
Opening Night had plenty of Super Bowl content, but none of the memorable weird and wacky sound bites from questions asked by interlopers dressed as superheroes and supermodels.
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Jan 30, 2021
Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians reflects on decision to go all in on Tom Brady
'You can't hit a home run unless you're going to swing for one,' Arians said. 'You can't do anything special in life sitting on a fence.'
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Jan 25, 2021
Chiefs beat Bills to earn second straight trip to Super Bowl
Since the beginning of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs have had one goal they turned into a catchphrase after winning last year's Super Bowl: Run it back.
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Jan 23, 2021
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on track to play in AFC title game
Mahomes said Friday that he is out of concussion protocol and is ready to start the AFC Championship game.
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Jan 21, 2021
When removing two stars from playoff games represents progress for NFL
While fans of the Ravens and the Chiefs would vigorously disagree, others might consider the removal of Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes welcome sights.
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Oct 4, 2020
Chiefs-Patriots game off after Cam Newton positive for COVID-19
The game is the second to be postponed due to a coronavirus infection, joining the Titans-Steelers game that has been pushed back to Oct. 25.
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Nov 7, 2019
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has full practice, status still unclear for Titans
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was a full participant in practice on Wednesday for the first time since dislocating his right kneecap last month.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 7, 2019
NBA veteran Henry Walker persevered to carve out a long hoop career
In the 13th year of his pro career, Henry Walker's longevity is a testament to his fierce determination.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2019
'It is time to stop vaping': Kansas reports sixth U.S. death linked to mystery illness involving e-cigarettes
A Kansas resident was the sixth person to die in the United States of a mysterious respiratory illness related to vaping, state officials said on Tuesday, as public health officials scrambled to understand a nationwide health problem.
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BASEBALL / MLB
May 19, 2019
Shohei Ohtani helps ice Angels win with two-run homer
Two-way player Shohei Ohtani drove in a pair of insurance runs with a home run for the Los Angeles Angels in a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
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BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2018
Japanese fans providing new experience for major leaguers
Seeing a different baseball culture, complete with its own traditions, has been an eye-opening experience for the players on the major league squad — many of whom are in Japan for the first time — during the Japan All-Star Series.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2018
Trump ally Kris Kobach wins Republican governor primary in Kansas after incumbent concedes
A staunch ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, Kris Kobach, won the closely contested Republican nomination for the Kansas governor's race on Tuesday when incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded the election.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 8, 2018
Teenage prospect Kaito Yuki targets major league career after choosing Royals over Koshien
Sixteen-year-old pitcher Kaito Yuki, who signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals, said Sunday he chose turning pro over playing high school ball, believing it will be his shortcut to the major leagues.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 7, 2018
Royals, 16-year-old pitcher Kaito Yuki hammer out minor league deal
The Kansas City Royals have agreed with 16-year-old pitcher Kaito Yuki on the terms of a minor league contract, sources said Saturday.
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BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2018
Touted by Trump for U.S. manufacturing role, slumping Harley-Davidson closes Missouri plant
Harley-Davidson Inc. said on Tuesday it will close a plant in Kansas City, Missouri, as it consolidates manufacturing operations after its motorcycle shipments fell to their lowest level in six years, sending its shares down more than 8 percent.
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WORLD
Jan 19, 2018
Train derails and hits residences in Mexico City suburb, killing at least five
A train derailed in a densely populated Mexico City suburb on Thursday morning, killing at least five people, local authorities said.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 14, 2017
Cartier Martin brings NBA skills to B. League
Cartier Martin made a dynamic debut last weekend for the San-en NeoPhoenix.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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