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Donna Kelce brought cookies to Super Bowl opening night. The mother of Travis and Jason Kelce surprised her sons during an interview with NFL Network’s Michael Irvin with two batches of cookies. The Kelces are the first brothers to face each other in the Super Bowl, Travis as a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, Jason as a center for the Philadelphia Eagles. Donna and her husband, Ed, have mostly kept private over the years, but she’s become a minor celebrity as she crisscrosses the country to watch her boys, often in a jersey with Travis’ front stitched to Jason’s back. More than 150,000 fans signed a petition for the NFL to have her do the Super Bowl coin toss, but she said in a social media post that the NFL already had someone in place.
Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is approved to become the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The NBA’s board of governors approved his plan to purchase the controlling stake of those franchises from Robert Sarver. The vote was 29-0, with the Cleveland Cavaliers abstaining, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the vote had not yet been announced publicly. Ishbia agreed on Dec. 20 to the deal, one that put the total value of the Suns and Mercury at $4 billion.
Led by fourth-year head coach David Krasnow, the Beachwood boys’ varsity basketball team is enjoying a strong season as it looks toward the postseason tournament.
Deni Avdija, the 22-year-old small forward selected with the 9th pick in the 2020 NBA draft, continues to improve.
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(JTA) — Nearly two years after NBA player Meyers Leonard was caught using an antisemitic slur on a video game platform, the former first-round pick opened up about the incident and his subsequent journey toward forgiveness in an interview with Jewish ESPN reporter Jeremy Schaap.
Donna Kelce is going to have to pull out her custom jersey — the one with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s front stitched to Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce’s back — one more time this season. For the first time in Super Bowl history, a pair of siblings will square off on the NFL’s biggest stage. Kelce helped the Chiefs return to their third championship game in four seasons on Sunday night when they beat the Bengals for the AFC title. Jason has the Eagles back for the second time in six years after their NFC title win over the 49ers.
The Lake County Captains announced a new ownership group Jan. 17. The Cleveland Guardians High-A affiliate’s new ownership group, COLLiDE NEO, will be led by owners Alan Miller and former NFL punter Jon Ryan. Miller and Ryan also own the Portland Pickles baseball team. COLLiDE NEO plans to m…
The Foundation, a nonprofit name, image and likeness collective for football and basketball at The Ohio State University in Columbus, is allowing fans to donate on a monthly basis.
The Cleveland Guardians have announced finalized plans for a $200 million renovation at Progressive Field. While the ballpark has aged well since opening in 1994, it is now the 11th oldest in Major League Baseball and in need of improvements. The team’s three-year renovation will focus on redoing the upper deck, the ballpark’s Terrace Club restaurant and remodeling the clubhouses, which haven’t been upgraded in 28 years. The renovation is coinciding with the team being back among the contenders in the American League after winning a division title last season while having baseball’s youngest team.
The Cincinnati Bengals Monday Night Football game against the Buffalo Bills Jan. 2 went from a bustling excitement to eerie silence as the overflow crowd watched and pieced together the tackle that turned into a dire medical emergency for Bills safety Damar Hamlin.
