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Patrick Mahomes Details How Travis Kelce Saved KC Season

By Elsie A. Dotson 5 months ago


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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had eight receptions and a TD against the BIlls.

We all know Travis Kelce helped the Kansas City Chiefs win their overtime thriller against the the Buffalo Bills on January 23 with his toe-tapping walk-off touchdown. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes said that the tight end’s football awareness also saved the game.

Rewind back to eight seconds on the clock in regulation. Mahomes had just hit Tyreek Hill for a 19-yard strike on first down, setting up a do-or-die moment from the Chiefs’ 44-yard line.

It was the stuff legends are made of, and Kansas City may never see another combination as clutch and legendary as Mahomes to Kelce. The conversion itself was unbelievable but the explanation from the QB only added to its greatness.

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Cardinals’ season ends with rout by Rams

By Elsie A. Dotson 5 months ago

The Los Angeles Rams (13-5) advanced to the NFC playoff divisional round after they routed the Arizona Cardinals at home, 34-11, on Monday.

It was Cardinals first playoff game since 2015, and the first under head coach Kliff Kingsbury and starting quarterback Kyler Murray.

Arizona finished the season at 11-7 and the NFL’s best road record at 8-2. The Cardinals lost five of their final six games, after starting the season at 7-0 and sitting at 10-2 through Dec. 5.

Kupp pouring yards on Cardinals

Oct 3, 2021; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) catches a pass in the second quarter against the Arizona Cardinalsat SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 3, 2021; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) catches a pass in the second quarter against the Arizona Cardinalsat SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Cooper Kupp has been unstoppable.

The Cardinals spoke all last week about how to contain the Rams’ best wideout.

But Kupp is shredding the Cardinals secondary, and making huge gains after

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Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio out for season with torn ACL suffered vs. Pelicans [Video]

By Elsie A. Dotson 6 months ago

Ricky Rubio was having a tremendous showing at the Smoothie King Center on Tuesday.

But with just minutes to go, Rubio’s night ended prematurely after his left knee buckled beneath him — which sent the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard crumbling to the ground in pain. By Wednesday afternoon, his season was over.

Rubio tore his left ACL in the final stretch of the Cavaliers’ 108-104 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, officially ending his season.

Rubio started driving past Devonte’ Graham through the lane late in the fourth quarter on Tuesday night when he slipped awkwardly just after crossing the free throw line. As he started to go down, Rubio’s left knee bent back awkwardly.

Rubio instantly grabbed his left knee once he was down on the court and started waving for help from the bench, clearly in pain.

Rubio was then helped off the court and back

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Ricky Rubio injury update: Cavaliers guard out for remainder of season with torn ACL

By Elsie A. Dotson 6 months ago
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are this season’s most surprising success story, and Ricky Rubio has been a major part of what they’ve been doing. Unfortunately, the veteran guard went down with a knee injury in the Cavs’ 108-104 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday night. The team announced Wednesday Rubio will miss the remainder of the season after an MRI confirmed he suffered a torn ACL to his left knee.

Losing Rubio is a major blow to Cleveland, which currently sits as the East’s No. 5 seed with the league’s fourth-best point differential. 

In the closing minutes of of Cleveland’s 108-104 loss to the Pelicans on Tuesday, Rubio appeared to slip, and subsequently his left knee gave out when he planted as he was driving through the paint. 

He went down in clear pain and grabbed at his knee immediately. 

Rubio was helped to the locker room by

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