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Mahomes shakes off ‘scary’ injury, lifts KC to 8-0

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2024, 01:16 AM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a moment Monday night, Patrick Mahomes said he feared the worst. He had to be helped to his feet after injuring his ankle in the fourth quarter and for a few seconds wondered whether he would be able to finish the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“Definitely scary,” Mahomes said later. “I think it hurt more just because it’s the same ankle I rolled last

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How former players have returned to spark the Chiefs’ perfect start

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t bill their recent game against the New Orleans Saints as Turn-Back-the-Clock Night, but it had that look.

It looked like 2018 when running back Kareem Hunt scored a touchdown and ran for more than 100 yards for the Chiefs for the first time in six years. It looked like 2022 when JuJu Smith-Schuster led the team’s wide receivers with seven catches

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Mahomes eyes WNBA team; ‘No-brainer’ for K.C.

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterOct 31, 2024, 03:02 PM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he sees the effort to bring a WNBA franchise to Kansas City as the next logical step for the ownership group of the NWSL’s Kansas City Current.

“We want to get basketball to Kansas City in general and then WNBA. The success that they’ve had this last season and these last few seasons, it’s kind of a no-brainer,” said Mahomes, who along with his wife,

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