Nicholas favours Chiefs

American football: Nicholas, a rescue bottlenose dolphin, made waves yesterday when he predicted the Kansas City Chiefs would win Monday’s Super Bowl, a controversial choice as the Florida resident picked against hometown favourite Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

An animal care specialist dressed as an NFL referee at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium presented Nicholas with two footballs — one with the logo of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and one with the Kansas City Chiefs. The 18yearold, who got his name after he was found badly sunburned on Christmas Eve in 2002, selected the winning team by touching the ball featuring the Chief’s logo with his nose.

If they do win, it will extend Nicholas’ streak of correctly choosing the winning team in his past seven sports predictions. — Reuters