Football

Mark Stewart reached the pinnacle of football officiating in February, working Super Bowl 59 as a line judge. That same month, he was also officiating high school basketball games in southeast Kansas.

The honor bestowed on Tom Masterson came with a free trip to the Super Bowl and a chance to win NFL Fan of the Year.

Whether you're fighting for your right to party, celebrating "Red Kingdom" or firmly in your Reputation era, here are some pump-up songs and parodies to get you ready for the 2025 Super Bowl.

Robert Galica, an immigrant from Mexico City and a Chiefs fanatic, started hosting tailgates at Arrowhead Stadium in a school bus in 2013. He's grown those tailgates into a successful business, the "Red Machine," which has helped him to find community and a sense of belonging in the U.S.

Celebratory gunfire is illegal under a new Missouri law, but police fielded dozens of calls after the AFC Championship win on Jan. 26. As neighborhoods brace for even bigger celebrations if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, police are saying the law is hard to enforce.

It was an all-hands-on-deck effort after the AFC Championship as team members from Sandlot Goods and Made in KC unloaded box after box of newly produced Super Bowl-ready apparel. They're among the businesses across Kansas City that are trying to savor — and capitalize on — this unusual moment.

The No. 6 ranked Gorillas forced four turnovers – two fumbles and two interceptions – in the contest and limited the No. 3 ranked Bulldogs 171 yards of total offense.

Over 12 days between November 25 to December 7 PSU football went from losing a second-round playoff game by three points to their football coach accepting a new job to then hiring Tom Anthony on Thursday.

In 2022, Anthony's Pitt State defensive squad led the MIAA in scoring defense (14.1 ppg) and ranked second in the conference in total defense (282.6 ypg), rushing defense (93.0 ypg), passing defense (189.6 ypg) and sacks (31).

The past two seasons Pittsburg State football has an overall record of 23 and 2 under Wright. Losing both seasons in the second round of the D2 NCAA playoffs by a combined six points.