Sports Briefs for Feb. 13
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Chiefs get White House invitation to celebrate Super Bowl win. Could Taylor Swift tag along?
WASHINGTON | The White House says it’s looking forward to hosting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs again. And it isn’t ruling out the idea of having the team’s most famous fan, Taylor Swift, tag along this time.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked at Monday’s briefing with reporters if the pop star could tag along when the team visits to mark its second Super Bowl title in as many seasons. She said that would be up to the Chiefs. She added that she wasn’t clear on whether the players would be able to bring guests. Swift is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea married after the Super Bowl, records show
LAS VEGAS | Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea got married in Las Vegas just hours after the R&B superstar’s headline appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show. That’s according to officials and documents obtained Monday. Usher and Goicoechea have been together since 2019 and have two daughters together. He’s been married twice before.
It would be Goicoechea’s first. Usher recently ended a two-year Las Vegas Strip residency, released a solo album and begins a U.S. tour in August. The chapel where the two wed is known for a minister who often dresses as Elvis Presley.
Russia and Belarus barred from ice hockey world championships
for one more year
through 2025 season
ZURICH | Russia and Belarus will be excluded from the ice hockey world championships for another year through the 2024-25 season. The International Ice Hockey Federation said the decision is based on security risks during the military invasion of Ukraine.
The latest renewal of the ban will extend the countries’ exclusions to more than three years. The governing body has set a deadline of May next year for its ruling council to decide if Russia and Belarus can return in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
DeShaun Foster is
named UCLA football coach after Chip Kelly’s move to Ohio State
LOS ANGELES | Former UCLA great DeShaun Foster was named head coach to take over the Bruins’ football program after Chip Kelly left to become offensive coordinator at Ohio State.
Foster has been a Bruins assistant the past seven years but left last month to become the Las Vegas Raiders’ running backs coach. This will be Foster’s first head coaching job after 11 years of being an assistant in college, including 10 at UCLA. He was the running backs coach at Texas Tech in 2016.
Steelers cut QB Mitch Trubisky after disappointing two seasons from the former No. 2 overall pick
PITTSBURGH | The Pittsburgh Steelers have cut quarterback Mitch Trubisky, sending the former No. 2 overall draft pick into free agency after two disappointing seasons. Trubisky signed with the Steelers in March 2022 and was given first crack at replacing the retired Ben Roethlisberger. Trubisky started four games before being benched in favor of then-rookie Kenny Pickett.
Trubisky struggled again this season while filling in for an injured Pickett, losing two starts before being replaced by third-stringer Mason Rudolph. The Steelers also cut offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor and punter Pressley Harvin III on Monday.
— From AP reports
