Chiefs, Mahomes rip out Raiders’ heart in final minute of 35-31 win
If the Raiders weren’t being taken seriously heading in to Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, they are now.
But for the time being, following a 35-31 loss to the defending Super Bowl champions, they’re instead in some serious pain.
Patrick Mahomes threw a 22-yard touchdown pass with Travis Kelce with 28 seconds left to win the game, capping a 75-yard drive that took only 1:15 and appeared almost effortless. It came after Derek Carr had thrown a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten with 1:43 left, leaving the Raiders one defensive stop shy of sweeping the Chiefs for the first time since 2012 and getting on nearly even terms in the AFC West.
Coach Jon Gruden wasn’t interested in discussing how closely the Raiders had played
that’s going to help them aspire to get to the next level to fulfill their NHL dream. I’m going to do everything I can to get them ready to do that.”
The Hawks also announced the hiring of Erik Condra as an Icehogs player development coach and Juan Gonzalez as strength and conditioning coach.
“Adding talented people with diverse and multifaceted backgrounds like Kendall,
Erik and Juan enhances our operations as we assess the changing landscape of hockey at all levels and continue to build and maintain a system of elite hockey,” Hawks general manager Stan Bowman said in a statement. “Each of these individuals brings unique experience to their position, and
we are excited to welcome them to the Blackhawks family.”
Coyne Schofield becomes part of a wave of female pioneers in professional hockey.
Dawn Braid made history in 2016 when the Arizona Coyotes hired her as skating coach — the first woman to hold a full-time coaching position in the NHL.
Last year, the Seattle Kraken expansion franchise hired former U.S. Olympic team
captain and Downers Grove native Cammi Granato as the league’s first female pro scout.
Earlier this month, Emily Engel-natzke was named the AHL Hershey Bears’ video coach, making her the first female coach in the Washington Capitals organization.
Coyne Schofield has served as a community liaison for the Hawks for several years. As a player development coach,
she will help Icehogs coach Derek King and his staff with “evaluating, assessing and scouting potential prospects,” according to the Hawks statement.
The Sandburg High School alumna also will be involved with community work, building on her “Golden Coynes” all-girls program as well as overall youth outreach through grassroots programs and clinics.