Before Taylor Swift show in New Orleans, a homeless encampment is forced to move

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In anticipation of three Taylor Swift concerts, which could draw around 150,000 visitors to New Orleans' Superdome this weekend, state authorities on Wednesday began clearing a nearby homeless encampment. Roughly 75 people who were living in tents beneath an...

Judge tosses suits against 3 lawmakers over posts after Chiefs Super Bowl Rally shooting

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A judge has tossed three more lawsuits filed against lawmakers who shared social media posts that falsely accused a Kansas man of being among the shooters who opened fire at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory. Denton Loudermill...

The 49ers try to end the hex by the Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch

Kansas City (5-0) at San Francisco (3-3) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 1 1/2. Against the spread: Chiefs 4-1; 49ers 3-3. Series record: Chiefs lead 9-7. Last meeting: Chiefs beat 49ers 25-22 in...

Eli Manning leads group of 1st-time eligible nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame

Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, former Defensive Players of the Year Luke Kuechly and Terrell Suggs, and postseason kicking hero Adam Vinatieri are among the players nominated for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class in their first year of eligibility. The Hall announced 167...

Lil Wayne feels hurt after being passed over as Super Bowl halftime headliner. The snub 'broke' him

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne opened up for the first time about his devastation after not being selected as the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show headline performer in his hometown of New Orleans. The rap megastar publicly expressed his hurt feelings in an Instagram video post Friday,...

Joy in Mud Bowl: Football tournament celebrates 50 years of messy fun

CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — College football players aspire to play in bowls games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy. On Sunday, a three-day sloppy, muddy mess wrapped up for the Mud Bowl,...

Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans

The Chiefs seek the 1st Super Bowl threepeat after 8 previous back-to-back champs fell short

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will try to do what Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw couldn't during their Hall of Fame careers. After winning back-to-back Super Bowls, Mahomes and the Chiefs now are aiming to become the first team ever to win three straight....

Travis Kelce's new racehorse Swift Delivery finishes 2nd as beaten favorite in Canada

TORONTO (AP) — A racehorse named Swift Delivery that three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce bought into has finished second in its latest start. Sent off as the even-money favorite, Swift Delivery was beaten in the $125,000 Toronto Cup Stakes at...

Vote sets stage for new Amtrak Gulf Coast service. But can trains roll by Super Bowl?

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A 6-0 vote Tuesday by the City Council in Mobile, Alabama, has set the stage for Amtrak passenger trains to roll from New Orleans to Mobile next year. The Sun Herald reports that the Mobile council voted to fund the passenger train service for three years. The...