Patrick Mahomes-Jalen Hurts still at center of Super Bowl rematch
NY Post
The numbers, on paper, were prolific. The highlight-reel plays and efficient drives strung together — over and over again.
The first Super Bowl between Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts, back in February 2023, contained a combined 484 passing yards, 114 rushing yards, seven total touchdowns and zero interceptions. It quickly turned into a thriller.
And after the Chiefs and Eagles both won their conference championships Sunday, Super Bowl LIX will revolve around another Mahomes-Hurts duel on Feb. 9.
By the time they collided two years ago, the foundation for the Chiefs dynasty — three Super Bowl appearances in four years — had already been constructed, with their generational quarterback already possessing a Hall of Fame résumé.
Mahomes even aggravated an ankle injury in the second quarter and operated with a noticeable limp, but it didn’t prevent him from taking home the game’s MVP honor.
The Eagles had positioned themselves for a multiyear run behind a young quarterback who’d ink a $255 million extension two months later.
The Mets were active Christmas Eve, signing right-handed journeyman Mike Baumann to a minor league contract, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported.
For as talented a scorer he is, one Karl-Anthony Towns tendency is constantly ruining offensive possessions.
It was exactly 1 p.m. Christmas Eve, and the Giants were just beginning their first full practice of the week for their second-to-last game of this miserable losing season.
Brandon Aiyuk issued a mea culpa after a video he shared over the weekend landed him in some hot water.
All eyes are on Travis Kelce and a lingering decision about his football future.
WASHINGTON — It was a merry night for the Rangers in our nation’s capital.
Maxx Crosby isn’t thinking about Fernando Mendoza or whoever may be considered the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
MINNEAPOLIS — Julius Randle had been quiet, just 3-for-11 from the field.
The decision Doug Armstrong’s management group needs to make before the Canadian Olympic roster is announced on New Year’s Eve cannot be about letting Matthew Schaefer be around the group before he takes a leading role in the 2028 World Cup or 2030 Olympics.
The cold, unappetizing truth for Steve Cohen is that he has only one person to blame for the backlash presently aimed at his baseball team, and it isn’t David Stearns. Oh, Stearns makes for an easy target, a never-played-the-game Harvard man who is the perfect contrast to the rub-some-dirt-on-it tobacco chompers who ruled the game for a century.
PHILADELPHIA — A third of the way through the Nets’ season, the focus — and worry — is all about the tank.
Aaron Glenn’s wish is giving Jets fans a game they can remember in the home finale against the Patriots on Sunday.
Trent Williams’ Hall of Fame career won’t be ending anytime soon.