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Haunting New Details Emerge In The Jovan Belcher Murder-Suicide
The Kansas City Star has an exclusive story with chilling new details concerning the final moments of both Kasandra Perkins and Jovan Belcher, gleaned from multiple police sources as the investigation continues....
2006 Police Report: Jovan Belcher Punched Through A Window
CBS's Mike Freeman has tracked down documents from the University of Maine—where Belcher earned a degree in child development—that appear to confirm a story related by one of our commenters on Saturday, when news of the Belcher murder-suicide first surfaced....
Report: Jovan Belcher Was Drunk And Out With Another Woman The Night Before The Murder-Suicide
SI.com's Thayer Evans cites a law enforcement official who says Belcher was out "partying" on Friday night—and not with Kasandra Perkins:...
Jovan Belcher's Family Speaks; Jamaal Charles, Family Of Kasandra Perkins Issue Statements
Standing outside the Kansas City house where Jovan Belcher killed Kasandra Perkins, Belcher's family addressed the media for the first time since Saturday. Belcher's aunt Mary Kimble, flanked by his uncle and sister, read a prepared statement and did not take questions....
How Can They Play? Murder, Suicide, And The National Football League
This post, originally published by The Nation and reprinted here with permission, ran in advance of Sunday's Chiefs game. Consider it a counterpoint to Drew Magary's post that morning....
Dwayne Bowe Salutes Jovan Belcher By Wearing A T-Shirt With His Name Misspelled
I think it's entirely reasonable for people to disagree on the proper way to commemorate a complex tragedy like that of Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend before killing himself. Of those who argued for the Chiefs game going on as scheduled because football provides a distraction from the awfu...
Here Is Bob Costas's Sanctimonious, Horseshit Editorial On Jovan Belcher
Here's Bob Costas dialing the smarm up to 11 in this referendum on perspective and sports by way of the Kasandra Perkins/Jovan Belcher murder-suicide. "Please," Costas intones, "those who need tragedies to continually recalibrate their sense of proportion about sports would seem to have little hop...
Friend: Belcher "Was Dazed, Suffering From Short-Term Memory Loss" After Last Start; Alcohol, Painkillers, Domestic Tensions Played Role In Murder-Suicide
Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, had separated two weeks ago in the midst of a dispute over the care of their three-month-old daughter, Zoey, a friend of Belcher's has told Deadspin. They'd only very recently reconciled. In email messages sent to us, the friend described Belcher a...
Why It's OK For The Chiefs To Play A Game Today
On its face, the idea of Romeo Crennel having to coach a football game mere hours after witnessing his own player, Jovan Belcher, commit suicide seems petty and dickish and greedy and lazy and stupid. I know that was my first thought yesterday when the NFL announced that the Panthers-Chiefs game wou...
Rick Reilly Deserves A Pass On The Chiefs "Suicide Prevention" Tweet
Almost immediately after Javon Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend and later himself Saturday morning, we've been aware of a Rick Reilly tweet that has offended some people. It's awkward, unfunny and derivative. That is to say, it is a Rick Reilly Original®. It's also from September....
Stop Retweeting That Obviously Fake Account That Popped Up Today Pretending To Be Jovan Belcher's Agent
This morning, Jovan Belcher didn't have a Twitter account. By early afternoon, @Jovan_Belcher came into the world. Here are the stupid tweets penned by the lunatic that created it:...
Profiles Of Jovan Belcher Ranging From 2008 Through This November Depict Him As An Underdog Story And Model NFL Citizen
Two extant profiles exist of Jovan Belcher, one written as Belcher was finishing up at the University of Maine in 2008, the other on November 21, 10 days ago. Taken separately, neither is particularly telling, except insofar as you learn that if there were warning signs related to Belcher's mental h...
CBS Fantasy Football Analysts Have A Few Thoughts On The Death Of Jovan Belcher
In times of great sorrow, the best comfort can be to return to the things we love most in life, like coldly judging football players based on their statistical contributions alone. CBS Sports didn't just shoehorn its obituary into a square-inch box next to Belcher's stats—they managed to find some ...
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The NFL Has Told The Carolina Panthers To Make Their Regularly Scheduled Trip To Kansas City For Tomorrow's Game [Update: They're Playing]
The Charlotte Observer reports that the NFL has told the Panthers to be in Kansas City for their 1 p.m. kickoff against the Chiefs tomorrow:...
This Is The Chiefs Organization's Second Murder-Suicide Of The Year
A tipster writes in about this murder-suicide, which happened in Tampa in September:...
Reports: Kansas City Chiefs LB Jovan Belcher Killed His Girlfriend, Drove To The Chiefs Practice Facility, And Killed Himself [Updating]
Multiple reports have confirmed that fourth-year Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot himself at the Chiefs' practice facility this morning, allegedly after shooting and killing his girlfriend. According to CBS's Jason La Canfora, Belcher killed himself after speaking with the team's GM ...
Jamaal Charles Waited Around for Peyton Manning's Autograph After Losing To Peyton Manning
According to Neal Jones of KCTV-5, Dwayne Bowe also got in on the action and posed for some pictures with Manning following Kansas City's 17-9 loss to the Broncos. And he actually made some sense. When cameras caught the two Chiefs stars milling around for Manning, it was a goofy bit of video—which...
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Liquid Menace Stalks Official: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [UPDATED]
We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from official Buddy Of The West Horton narrowly escaping certain death to Indianapolis cheerleaders remaining Chuckstrong. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...
Chiefs Receiver Delivers Thanksgiving Meal To Old Lady. Old Lady Reminds Him How Much The Chiefs Suck.
For the last 20 years or so, Chiefs players have spent part of their Thanksgiving holidays personally delivering meals to needy residents in the Kansas City area. It goes without saying that it's a noble gesture—the players get to give something to the community, members of the community get to spen...
Missouri Man Shoots Guy In The Face With A Shotgun While Watching Chiefs Game
Ronald L. Hall, a 65-year-old man from Lee's Summit, Mo., has been charged with assault and criminal action after allegedly shooting one of his son's friends during Sunday's Chiefs-Bengals game. According to NBC's Kansas City affiliate, Hall and the victim had been watching the game at Hall's house...