KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce vowed to thousands of fans celebrating their Super Bowl championship that the team will be back for more in the future. During a victory rally Wednesday following a parade through downtown, Mahomes and Kelce joked about “experts” who played down the Chiefs' chances to make the Super Bowl in what some said would be a rebuilding year. Mahomes said he “didn't know what rebuilding means,” and than said this season was just the beginning. Coach Andy Reid praised what he called the greatest team, the greatest organization and the greatest fans in the world.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Aljaz Kunc had career highs of 22 points and five 3-pointers in his first start in nearly two months and No. 19 Iowa State never trailed in a 70-59 win over 22nd-ranked TCU. Jaren Holmes added 16 points for the Cyclones. Iowa State took sole possession of fourth place in the Big 12 and is one game behind co-leaders Kansas, Texas and Baylor. TCU lost its fourth straight in its fifth game without injured conference preseason player of the year and leading scorer Mike Miles Jr. The Horned Frogs got 15 points from Shahada Wells.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler and Santiago Vescovi each scored 15 points and No. 10 Tennessee took down newly minted No. 1 Alabama 68-59. Playing its first game as the top-ranked team since the 2002-03 season, the Crimson Tide led just once in the early going and committed 19 turnovers. Unlike football, when Tennessee fans stormed their home field after beating No. 3 Alabama 52-49 in October, this sellout crowd stayed in the seats when it was over. “Rocky Top” loudly blared as the Volunteers ended a two-game skid. Tennessee is 20-6 and Alabama is 22-4. Alabama became the last Power 5 men’s team to lose a conference game this season. The Tide reached No. 1 in the latest poll by The Associated Press on Monday.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor said Wednesday he will dismiss a felony domestic violence case against former Texas basketball coach Chris Beard, in part because of the alleged victim’s wishes not to prosecute. Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza said after a review of the evidence, and considering the wishes of Beard’s fiancée, his office could not prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt. Beard was arrested Dec. 12 after his fiancée, Randi Trew, told officers he strangled, bit and hit her in a confrontation in his home. She later said Beard acted in self-defense and didn't want him prosecuted. Texas suspended Beard the day he was arrested and fired him on Jan. 5.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two-time All-Star Corbin Burnes and Brady Singer have lost in salary arbitration. Burnes will receive $10.01 million from the Milwaukee Brewers rather than his $10.75 million request. Singer will get $2.95 million rather than $3,325,000 from the Kansas City Royals. Teams have a 5-3 lead in decisions. Infielder Gio Urshela went to a hearing with the Los Angeles Angels, asking for $10 million rather than the team’s $8.4 million offer. Burnes, a 28-year-old right-hander, was 12-8 with a 2.94 ERA in 2022 and made a career-best 33 starts, which tied for most in the major leagues.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Alex Bowman won his third career Daytona 500 pole and will be joined by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson on the front row for NASCAR’s season opener. The Hendrick dominance is no surprise. Bowman is on the Daytona 500 front row for the the sixth straight time and the organization has produced a pole winner in eight of the last nine years. Jimmie Johnson and Travis Pastrana both qualified for the race. They were among six drivers competing for four open spots in the Daytona 500.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods could only make it through 16 holes of his pro-am at the Genesis Invitational in the wind and cold. The good news? He had no trouble getting up the 52 steps to the clubhouse at Riviera. The real test comes on Thursday when Woods plays against a full field of the world’s best players for the first time since the British Open. Adding to the challenge is that Woods has never fared very well at Riviera. He once either won or was runner-up in 10 out of 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour. The exception was a tie for 18th at Riviera.
MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has posted the fastest time in the opening run of the giant slalom at the world championships. Shiffrin was the third starter and beat the time of then-leader Tessy Worley of France by 0.12 seconds. Defending champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland had more than six-tenths to make up in the second run. Shiffrin was the 2018 Olympic champion and won five of the last six giant slaloms on the World Cup circuit. The race takes place one day after she had an unexpected split with longtime coach Mike Day.
WEDNESDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (10)Tennessee 68 (1)Alabama 59
Final (7)Virginia 61 Louisville 58
Final (11)Marquette 69 (16)Xavier 68
Final Northwestern 64 (14)Indiana 62
Final (19)Iowa St. 70 (22)TCU 59
Final (21)San Diego St. 45 Fresno St. 43
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Charlotte 120 San Antonio 110
Final Indiana 117 Chicago 113
Final Boston 127 Detroit 109
Final Brooklyn 116 Miami 105
Final New York 122 Atlanta 101
Final Philadelphia 118 Cleveland 112
Final Memphis 117 Utah 111
Final Oklahoma City 133 Houston 96
Final Denver 118 Dallas 109
Final L.A. Lakers 120 New Orleans 102
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Toronto 5 Chicago 2
Final SO Arizona 1 Tampa Bay 0
Final Colorado 3 Minnesota 2
Final SO Detroit 5 Edmonton 4
Final N-Y Rangers 6 Vancouver 4
Final Buffalo 7 Anaheim 3