Worthy’s mother Nicky Jones was sitting in the end zone on the front row when the rookie took a handoff out of the backfield from Travis Kelce on a trick play.
Quick as a flash he broke through New Orleans’ defense and scored a diving touchdown, giving the Chiefs a 23-13 lead.
After scoring these crucial points in the fourth quarter, Worthy immediately ran to the stands to present the game ball to his mother, who was celebrating her birthday.
Special bond
ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters shed some light on their relationship, sharing: “Xavier Worthy says his mom Nicky is his best friend.
“He says that she had him when she was 18, so she’s like really his sister.
“He said, ‘Our relationship is really close. She’s meant the world to me. She’s just been there for me every step of the way. We have that special bond. Talk all the time’.”
The Chiefs shared a clip of Worthy’s touchdown and subsequent celebration with his mother on social media.
It was captioned: “Celebrating mom’s birthday with a touchdown.”
A pillar of support
Nicky has been a constant source of support throughout Worthy’s football career.
She was by his side throughout his high school days in Fresno, California, as well as his college career at the University of Texas, and now into his rookie season with the Chiefs.
In January 2024, as Worthy was preparing for the NFL Draft, Jones expressed her pride in her son on social media.
She posted: “Thank you for representing yourself, family, & city the way you did these past 3 yrs.
“No off the field issues. Played every game, even when injured.
Xavier Worthy says his mom Nicky is his best friend
Lisa SaltersESPN
“Persevered thru bad times & stayed humble during good times.
“Being your mom is one of my greatest joys in life! So thankful!”
Nicky’s kids
Worthy was born on April 27, 2003, in Fresno, California.
He is the eldest of Nicky’s three children — he has two younger sisters named Ree and Onie.
GettyXavier Worthy giving the ball to his mom after scoring a touchdown on October 7th, 2024[/caption]
The family’s close-knit relationship has been a cornerstone of Worthy’s support system throughout his athletic career.
Journey to the NFL
Worthy’s progress to the NFL has been marked by a number of impressive achievements.
At the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, he set a record with a blazing 4.21-second 40-yard dash, cementing his status as one of the fastest players in the draft class.
This performance, coupled with his successful college career at the University of Texas, led to his selection by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Throughout his rookie season, Worthy has shown flashes of the incredible potential that made him such a highly sought-after pick.
His speed and route-running ability have made him a valuable asset to the Chiefs’ offense.
Worthy’s touching touchdown celebration with his mom on her birthday has already become one of the memorable moments of the 2024 NFL season.
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on There’s no such thing as football clubs having their own ‘DNA’ – unless you’re talking about being ‘Spursy’
SIXTEEN years have passed since Dimitar Berbatov left Spurs, so we should forgive him a memory lapse.
But when the great Bulgarian soft-shoe shuffler turned up as a Sky pundit to watch his former club at Brighton, and claimed that tossing away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 “was not Spurs”, he could barely have been more wrong.
GettyTottenham were beaten by Brighton on the weekend[/caption]
AlamyManager Ange Postecoglou watched on as his team threw away a two-goal lead[/caption]
GettyDanny Welbeck headed in the winner for the Seagulls[/caption]
In fairness to Berbatov, while the term ‘Spursy’ feels like the oldest of cliches, it only actually entered the footballing lexicon ten years ago.
Although that’s only because, by 2014, Spurs had already been ‘Spursy’ for several decades and so everybody instinctively knew exactly what it meant.
It meant stuff like snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, style over substance, softness under stress, bottling it — and choking.
But can ‘Spursiness’ really be an actual thing?
Because most football supporters are fatalistic, believing their own club is cursed by bad luck and prone to most of those characteristics which define being ‘Spursy’.
To chuck in another old chestnut — can any football club really possess a ‘DNA’? Fundamental and distinctive qualities which are unchangeable?
In the decade since ‘Spursiness’ was coined, the club have gone through five managers, changed their entire playing squad apart from Ben Davies, moved into a magnificent new stadium and won nothing.
If we accept that Davies isn’t the problem, then we’re going to have to believe that several entirely different bunches of blokes have, by signing on the dotted line for Spurs, become individually and collectively flaky. Which is like believing in mermaids or unicorns.
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And yet, the thing is, it is actually true, isn’t it?
Giorgio Chiellini said it best, after Spurs blew a lead and were knocked out of the Champions League by his Juventus side back in 2018.
EPAGiorgio Chiellini fired a jibe at Spurs back in 2018[/caption]
ReutersAntonio Conte slammed the club during his tenure[/caption]
“It’s the history of the Tottenham,” said the legendary Italian defensive b*****d.
“They always create many chances and score so much but, in the end, they miss always something to arrive at the end. We believe in history.”
That’s Chiellini — who knows a thing or two about being definitely not, in any way, Spursy — telling us that Spursiness exists.
And to such an extent that even foreign clubs know exactly what it means.
Sunday’s capitulation was the tenth time Spurs have lost a Premier League match having led by two or more goals. No other club has achieved this ‘feat’ on more than seven occasions.
So the idea of an inherent ‘Spursiness’ is only a cliche because it holds large elements of truth.
Usually, great managers give a team an identity. But they don’t tend to give a club a ‘DNA’.
Since he left, United have found many different ways in which to lose.
Arsenal’s last two title-winning bosses, Arsene Wenger and George Graham, employed chalk-and-cheese playing styles.
Just five years apart, Chelsea won titles under Jose Mourinho, with the meanest defence English club football has ever seen, and Carlo Ancelotti, winning three of their final four home matches 7-1, 7-0 and 8-0.
So there’s no such thing as a football club’s ‘DNA’.
Except, perhaps, at Tottenham, who employed Mourinho and Antonio Conte — cynical men after Chiellini’s stony heart — and still ended up pretty damned Spursy all the same.
Ange Postecoglou has dismissed the ‘Spursy’ tag as ‘playground stuff’ because he is a big, gruff Aussie who doesn’t believe in pixies at the bottom of the garden.
And because he is paid handsomely not to believe that Tottenham’s problems are genetic and incurable.
But back in May — on the extraordinary night when Spurs lost 2-0 at home to Manchester City and most supporters went home happy because the result went a long way to denying Arsenal the title — Postecoglou suggested a fundamental weakness.
“The foundations are really fragile,” he said. “The last 48 hours have shown me that. It’s inside the club, outside the club . . . everywhere.”
Of course, the one permanent feature of any club is its fanbase. True supporters are in it for life.
So, do Spurs supporters make Spurs ‘Spursy’?
By lacking a big-club mentality, by being happier to see Arsenal denied the title than to see their own club qualify for the Champions League, as they would have done had they beaten City that night
This is surely too simplistic.
There are almost 60,000 match-going Spurs fans at every home game and hundreds of thousands more who are devoted to the club — some old, some young, some cynical, some dreamy, some who even wanted Spurs to beat City that night.
Perhaps it’s just that Spurs are in a unique position among English football clubs.
They are bracketed as one of the ‘Big Six’, suggesting they ought to win things, but do not enjoy the wealth of the other five, nor Saudi-backed Newcastle.
They have an enviable ancient history and a ‘To Dare Is To Do’ ethos which encapsulates the essence of the game, as part of the entertainment industry.
As Conte never tired of mentioning, Spurs also boast a world-class stadium and a training ground without a playing squad to match.
They now have a promising first-team forward, Mikey Moore, who was born on the first day of the 2007-08 season, the last campaign in which Tottenham actually won a trophy.
Postecoglou has pretty much promised to end that barren run by stating that he ALWAYS wins a trophy in his second season at a football club.
As if openly defying the idea of ‘Spursiness’ by saying such a thing out loud would banish any hint of Spursiness.
After that, Spurs won five matches in a row and went 2-0 up away at Brighton.
And then, as Chiellini would have it, ‘the history of the Tottenham’ repeated itself.
As if it were as fundamental and unchangeable as DNA.
SLOT MACHINE
AlamyArne Slot was not impressed about Liverpool’s 12.30pm kick off on Saturday[/caption]
HAVING promised not to do so, Arne Slot was reading from the Jurgen Klopp hymn sheet when he moaned about Saturday’s 12.30pm kick-off at Crystal Palace.
Slot has enjoyed the smoothest imaginable start to life as Liverpool boss — none of the seven teams the Reds have played are in the top nine of the table.
Next he must face Chelsea, Arsenal, Brighton, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Newcastle as six of his next seven Premier League fixtures, as well as European ties against Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid — the champions of Germany and Spain.
After that little lot, we can properly judge whether the Dutchman has more in common with Klopp than merely the ability to whine about TV scheduling.
A VIEW TO A VILL
GettyJhon Duran netted the winning goal against Bayern Munich[/caption]
THE atmosphere at Aston Villa’s Champions League win over Bayern Munich was one of the best I’ve ever experienced at a football ground, and the spectacular winner by Jhon Duran was unforgettable.
Which made it all the more sad to hear a radio phone-in during which Villa supporters spoke of being priced out by tickets costing between £85 and £97.
Last Wednesday night at Villa Park was a true ‘I was there’ occasion.
But clearly that was only for those who could afford it.
STRENGTH IN DEPTH
GettyMikel Arteta has plenty of options in his squad this season[/caption]
MIKEL ARTETA freshened up his Arsenal side for Saturday’s clash with Southampton by bringing in three fringe players.
And Jorginho, a European champion at club and international level. Whatever problems the Gunners may encounter during this season’s title bid, it won’t be a lack of strength in depth.
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Friends of US tourist eaten by shark while diving on dream hols reveal new theory after body found in beast’s belly
HEARTBROKEN friends of a US tourist eaten by a shark while on a diving holiday have revealed a new theory.
The remains of Colleen Monfore, 68, from South Dakota were found inside a shark by a horrified fisherman, after she was swept away by strong currents while diving.
Facebook/ KIm SassThe remains of Colleen Monfore, 68, were found inside a shark after she went missing on September 26[/caption]
Asia Pacific Press via ViralPresHer friends believe she had a medial episode before she ended up in the beast’s belly[/caption]
Asia Pacific Press via ViralPressRescuers searched for the missing woman for eight days[/caption]
Her friends now believe that Colleen suffered some sort of medical episode before she ended up inside the shark’s stomach.
Long time friends Rick and his wife Kim Sass, who have run a diving shop for more than 40 years, said they didn’t believe it was shark that killed Colleen.
Rick who has been in contact with family, told the New York Post: “We do not believe this was a shark attack.
“Mike [her husband] thinks she suffered some kind of medical issue in the water.
“They dove a massive numbers of trips with us over 30 years. Bali, Philippines, Bikini Atoll, you name it.
“She knew what she was doing.”
Taking to Facebook, Kim added: “There was a down current at the turnaround site, but it was manageable.
“I’ve easily done 1000+ dive[s] with this gracious woman … I don’t believe it was the environment and certainly not a shark that ended her life.”
An experienced diver, Rick added that shark attacks against divers were extremely rare.
He said: “Sharks are not that way. We’ve dove with hammerheads, tiger sharks, bull sharks.
“You have to give them respect and be cautious, but they won’t just attack you.”
It’s not yet clear how exactly Colleen Monfore died.
Colleen was dragged away by the strong currents with her desperate group, and the guide unable to pull her back to the boat on September 26.
Rescue teams searched for eight days before finally giving up on October 3 due to the dangerous conditions at sea and the low chance of finding the tourist.
Tragically, a fisherman in the neighbouring country of East Timor found human remains in the belly of a shark on Sunday.
The fisherman said: “The shark was caught but it was not in normal health. I thought it had swallowed plastic or a fishing net.
“It was cut open to find the problem and inside there were the remains of a woman.”
Officials in East Timor are contacting the coast guard in Indonesia.
They also appealed for details of anyone with missing friends or relatives due to the popularity of diving in the nearby islands, that are Indonesian territory.
Muhammad Saleh Goro, Head of the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) for the Management of the Alor Islands Marine Park and surrounding ocean, said: “We have coordinated with the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in Dili, and the KBRI has confirmed the truth of this information.
“The body of the woman was found in a shark in Timor Leste. It was not in Indonesian territory.
“We are now investigating the case further to confirm if they are the remains of anyone reported missing in Indonesia.
“From the diving suit worn by the victim, it is suspected that they were a diver.
“The results of the investigation will be published soon after more complete information is available.
“The anecdotal reports from Timor Leste are that the victim in the shark was foreign female.”
Asia Pacific Press via ViralPressThe search was called off on October 3[/caption]
Asia Pacific Press via ViralPressColleen Monfore was swept away by strong currents during a diving trip[/caption]
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol FULL undercard: Who is fighting on huge Saudi Arabia bill?
ARTUR BETERBIEV and Dmitry Bivol are set to face off in a mouthwatering title fight THIS WEEKEND – and the undercard is just as exciting!
Beterbiev retained his IBF, WBC and WBO titles earlier this year after punching his way to a TKO victory against Callum Smith.
ReutersArtur Beterbiev is headlining the show against Dmitry Bivol[/caption]
While Bivol recently dismantled Malik Zinad to hold on to his IBO championship
Now, both heavy hitters will slug it out for the chance to claim all four belts.
But there are several thrilling fights taking place on the undercard before the main event.
And one is the son of a certain boxing legend who goes by the name of Chris Eubank Snr.
Who is on the Beterbiev vs Bivol undercard?
Chris Eubank Jr makes his highly-anticipated return to the ring to take on Kamil Szeremeta.
GettyChris Eubank Jr is on the huge undercard[/caption]
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Fabio Wardley is in British heavyweight action against Frazer Clarke for their highly-anticipated rematch – their previous meeting was among the best fights of the year.
Brit Jack Massey takes on cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia and fans’ favourite Ben Whittaker is also back in action.
Skye Nicolson puts her WBC Women’s Featherweight title up for grabs with Raven Chapman as the challenger.
Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman – for Nicolson’s WBC women’s featherweight title
Mohammaed Alakel vs Jesus Gonzalez
How can I watch the undercard?
The FULL undercard will be broadcast LIVE on DAZN PPV, TNT Sports and Sky Sports.
All three will offer the action as a pay-per-view event – both DAZN and TNT have priced it at £19.99, while Sky have set a slightly cheaper price tag of £19.95.
The action will also be available to stream on their apps.
In the US, ESPN+ is hosting the action, with the undercard costing $14.99 but the main event free.
Alternatively, SunSport will be LIVE BLOGGING all the action from Riyadh as it happens.
What has been said?
Light-heavyweight legend Roy Jones Jr belives that Dmitry Bivol is going to come out on top in the main event.
The former champion said: “No, it’s not a 50/50 fight.
“One, Beterbiev is 39 years old, Beterbiev has been down, Bivol has never been down. So, it’s not a 50/50.
“Beterbiev has got everything to show me to bring it back to a 50/50 fight. Right now, Bivol has the advantage 60/40.”
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2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Scooting trouble: Luxembourg man ‘wheeled’ in for illegal Bangkok tour guide gig
Tourist Police officers arrested a man from Luxembourg for illegally working as a tour guide after he was found leading clients around Bangkok on electric scooters. The arrest followed a tip-off from Yongyos Samransook, head of the Inspection and Supervision of Travel Agency and Tour Guide Registration Division under the Department of Tourism. Yongyos reported that …
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