Daniel Trainor

Ahead of his team’s Sugar Bowl showdown against Georgia, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman required his players, staff and their families to spend the holidays as a unit.  “It’s an honor, it’s a privilege to be able to celebrate Christmas together with your football program, with your football family and to be practicing for […]

Simone Biles learned the hard way that WAG life isn’t always glamorous — even during the holiday season.  Biles, 27, and her husband, Jonathan Owens, were forced to spend Christmas evening in a hotel ahead of Owens and the Chicago Bears facing off against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, December 26.  “Christmas looks a lil […]

Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Former Central Michigan University quarterback Tommy Lazzaro died on Sunday, December 22, after an apparent hunting accident in Florida. He was 27 years old.  Lazzaro’s death was confirmed by the school on Thursday, December 26.  “Several reports indicated that he passed away from a hunting accident,” the university said, indicating the incident […]

Jason Kelce has a reputation for being charitable around the holidays — but this year he wanted to level up.  In accordance with the release of his holiday charity album, A Philly Special Christmas Party — which benefited local Philadelphia charities for the third year in a row — Kelce, 37, and musical collaborators Jordan […]

David Eulitt/Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was feeling the holiday spirit on Christmas Day — but quarterback Patrick Mahomes said it might be time for Reid to hang up his Santa suit.  Reid, 66, surprised his team dressed as Santa Claus in the locker room after the Chiefs’ 29-10 victory over […]

Courtesy of Katie Gaudreau/Instagram The Gaudreau family leaned on each other during the first holiday season since the tragic deaths of brothers Johnny and Matthew in August.  Katie Gaudreau, the youngest sister of Johnny and Matthew, shared a photo of her parents, Guy and Jane, visiting with Johnny’s children on Christmas Day.  “John is happy […]

Travis Kelce thanked Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker for keeping an extra gift in his back pocket on Christmas Day.  Kelce, 35, took an unsportsmanlike penalty for his touchdown celebration on Wednesday, December 25, slamming the football through the goalpost as an homage to Tony Gonzalez, who Kelce had just surpassed on the Chiefs’ […]

Getty Images (2) There’s no skirting around the fact that Travis Kelce is having a down year statistically-speaking, but Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid praised his star tight end for making the most of things.  Kelce, 35, has only two touchdowns through Kansas City’s first 15 games of the season. The 9-time Pro […]

Sophie Hediger, an Olympic snowboarder who competed for Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, has died in an avalanche. She was 26 years old.  Hediger’s death was confirmed by the Swiss-Ski Federation on Tuesday, December 24.  “We are stunned and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we express our deepest condolences,” Swiss-Ski Federation […]

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Christian Kirk and his wife, Ozzy Özkan Kirk, have an extra reason to be merry this holiday season. The NFL star, 28, and Ozzy, 29, announced they are expecting their first baby.  “This Christmas is bringing us the best gift we could have ever received,” the couple shared via Instagram on […]

Tavia Hunt, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, had an unfortunate flip-flop fiasco that her daughter, Gracie Hunt, couldn’t help but turn into a little pre-holiday mischief.  Gracie, 25, posted a video via Instagram Story on Monday, December 23, of her mother, 53, attempting to walk to her car with a busted […]

Jason Kelce sleighed the holiday season during a festive edition of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown.  Kelce, 37, dressed up as Santa Claus for the Monday, December 23 broadcast before the game between the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers at Green Bay, Wisconsin’s Lambeau Field. The show opened with Kelce, dressed as Jolly Old […]

Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images According to Claire Kittle, the wife of San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle, there’s still reason for optimism in the midst of a hugely disappointing season for the franchise.  The 49ers officially saw their playoff chances evaporate on Sunday, December 22, one season removed from winning the NFC and taking the Kansas […]

Jordon Hudson shared a series of photos from a recent date night with boyfriend Bill Belichick, including one poorly-timed selfie of the new University of North Carolina head coach.  Hudson, 24, posted a carousel of photos via Instagram on Sunday, December 22 from New York City’s American Museum of Natural History’s annual Museum Gala earlier […]

Penn State women’s volleyball head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley made history on Sunday night, three months after being diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. Schumacher-Cawley, 44, became the first woman head coach to win the national championship since the NCAA tournament began in 1981, when her Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the University of Louisville Cardinals […]

With controversy surrounding their relationship continuing to build, Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and his fiancée, Leanna Lenee, have both excused themselves from the narrative.  Hunter, 21, a two-way star for the University of Colorado, and Lenee, 23, both deactivated their Instagram and TikTok accounts over the weekend. The Twitch channel belonging to Hunter, where […]

Nearly 15 years after their scandalous divorce made headlines, Tiger Woods and his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, reunited on the golf course.  Woods, 48, and his 15-year-old son, Charlie Woods — who he shares with Nordegren, 44 — played side-by-side in the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida over the weekend.  After walking off the 18th green […]

Courtesy of Courtesy of Mady Barnes/Instagram/Instagram University of Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and his girlfriend, Mady Barnes, have already survived one of a relationship’s toughest tests: going to rival colleges.  Barnes, 21, is currently a student at the University of Oklahoma while her boyfriend, Ewers, 21, is one of the most recognizable faces in college […]

Livvy Dunne can officially add “college graduate” to her growing list of accomplishments.  Dunne, 22, officially graduated from Louisiana State University on Thursday, December 19. In a series of photos posted via Instagram, the gymnast and TikTok star showed off her diploma while wearing her cap and gown on the school’s campus.  “Forever LSU🐯,” Dunne […]

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff revealed he was once the target of a home break-in that sounds eerily similar to the recent robberies involving Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow.  “I got broken into when I was a rookie,” Goff, 30, told the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday, December 18. “Same way. So I was on […]

Christmas came early for the Cincinnati Bengals offensive line, all thanks to quarterback Joe Burrow. Burrow, 28, gifted his linemen with authentic Japanese Katana swords on Thursday, December 19.  The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. reported each sword was unique and came with its own story. Burrow laid them all out in a room and had […]