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Chiefs donate flag football equipment to Kansas school district ahead of inaugural girls season

Flag football players from the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCK) district will have access to new football equipment for the district’s inaugural season for girls. Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Gary Stills and former NFL wide receiver Tim Barnett were on hand for a district-wide girls flag football event where the athletes and...

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49ers first-round pick Ricky Pearsall shot during robbery attempt in San Francisco

San Francisco 49ers first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall was reportedly shot during a robbery attempt in downtown San Francisco Saturday, Mayor London Breed confirmed. “This afternoon, there was an attempted robbery in Union Square involving San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall and he was shot,” Breed’s statement on X said. “SFPD was on scene...

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Tom Hanks issues warning about AI ads for 'wonder drugs': 'Do not be swindled''

Tom Hanks warned fans of false ads using his name, likeness and voice to promote “wonder drugs,” claiming the companies were using artifical intelligence to scam consumers. Hanks shared the “public service announcement” on Thursday on Instagram. “There are multiple ads over the internet falsely using my name, likeness and voice promoting miracle cures and...

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US Paralympic record-breaker fires back after being accused of faking disability: ‘Pretty devastating’

American Paralympic swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley set a world record in her Paralympics debut in Paris on Thursday. The 37-year-old Tom’s River, New Jersey native posted a 27.28-second time in the 50-meter freestyle for the S9 class, which includes athletes with weakness, limb loss or coordination difficulties, torching the previous record. But then she went...

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Chiefs' Andy Reid tempers expectations for new in-game coaches interviews

Late last month, NBC’s Pro Football Talk revealed the NFL’s plans for new rules pertaining to coaches’ in-game media availability. Networks broadcasting games will be granted limited access to locker rooms, and coaches will also be interviewed by sideline reporters during games. Longtime Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he will fulfill his in-game media requirements,...

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Taliban escapee with 1 arm wins taekwondo medal at Paralympics for refugee team

Zakia Khudadadi became the first-ever Refugee Paralympic Team medalist on Thursday when she won bronze in women’s taekwondo. The medal marks a major milestone in the long and winding story of Khudadadi – a story that began when she was born without a forearm and included an escape from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan years ago. Shortly after...