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Coughlan and McSweeney might be top-billed, but this is very much an ensemble play that features Synge’s dialogue and its thick lilting accent as its supporting cornerstone. Its comic bleakness is ...

For a little while now, we’ve been watching the progress of Banshee at 16th and South without knowing much about what was going to be happening there. We had an address (1600 South, in the former home ...

The Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday were eliminated from playoff contention. Their 10-year streak of making the playoffs is over. Their nine-year streak of winning the AFC West has come to an end. And ...

Week 15 went about as poorly as it possibly could have gone for the Kansas City Chiefs. Here's what that means for the rest of Mahomes' – and the Chiefs' – season: CHIEFS PLAYOFF PICTURE: Odds, ...

An MRI confirmed that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn left ACL during Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the team announced. "Patrick and the club are currently ...

How many times over the last eight seasons have the Chiefs escaped doom? How many brilliant Patrick Mahomes throws, clutch Travis Kelce catches, devious Andy Reid schemes have frustrated the rest of ...

The kings of the AFC West had their crowns knocked to the cold, hard ground Sunday night at Arrowhead. The Kansas City Chiefs' run of nine consecutive division titles came to an end in 2025 with a ...

Patrick Mahomes sustained a left knee injury in the Kansas City Chiefs' 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday and departed from the game with 1:53 remaining. An MRI later on Sunday ...

The Kansas City Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention after a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in the final moments of the game. The ...

Patrick Mahomes has torn the ACL in his left knee. The Chiefs announced the diagnosis hours after Sunday’s game. Mahomes had an MRI after suffering the injury late in the fourth quarter of a loss to ...

Patrick Mahomes exited with a left‑knee injury after a fourth‑quarter hit. Chiefs listed Mahomes for MRI; coach Andy Reid said the injury ‘didn’t look good’. Backup Gardner Minshew entered, threw ...