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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Chargers troll Chiefs (and others) in schedule-release video, but ex-KU QB gets love
The Chiefs were not spared in the Chargers video. No one is safe from the Chargers' sharp wit when it comes to the team's annual schedule release video. The Chargers have taken shots at Chiefsaholic (the alleged bank-robbing Chiefs fan), Taylor Swift, Harrison Butker and Travis Kelce in schedule-release videos in past years. Advertisement While the Chargers have used anime and Sims for past videos, the team went with a Minecraft theme on Wednesday, and it didn't disappoint. No one was safe once again, especially the Raiders. The Chargers once again savaged their AFC West rivals, and it's hilarious. LA also poked fun at the Chiefs' loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. If you look close, you'll see Chiefsaholic in there again (more than once). Other highlights include a jab at Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network and Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports for their kerfuffle at the NFL Scouting Combine, and a seemingly positive mention of former KU quarterback Jason Bean (at the expense of the Colts' Anthony Richardson). This video is loaded with Easter eggs like those. And if you hate the Raiders you're going to love this video.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
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Oklahoma judge sentences 'Chiefsaholic' in Tulsa robbery
TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma judge added more prison time to a well-known Chiefs fan known as 'Chiefsaholic' and for his string of robberies across the country to fund his obsession with the Super Bowl team. On Monday, Xavier Babudar, 30, was sentenced to 34 years in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Both his state and his 17.5-year federal sentence will run together. Upon completing his federal sentence, he will serve 14.5 years in the Oklahoma prison system. Babudar's robbery spree over seven states enabled him to purchase expensive tickets to Kansas City Chiefs games and cultivate a large online following as 'Chiefsaholic,' a knockoff of the Chiefs' official mascot, K.C. Wolf. The Chief's Superfan pleaded guilty in Tulsa District Court to robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault while masked or disguised in connection with a 2022 robbery of the Tulsa Teachers Federal Credit Union in Bixby, Oklahoma. He also pleaded to remove an electronic monitoring device. The Kansas City Chiefs Superfan confessed to holding the bank employee at gunpoint and ordered her to open the vault, while he stole $139,000. Payton Garcia, the victim of the robbery, filed a civil suit against Babudar and was awarded $1.6 million for losses, $2 million for emotional damages, and $7.2 million in punitive damages. He is currently serving a 17-year federal sentence in Leavenworth, Kan., for a string of robberies in seven states that funded his obsession with the Kansas City Chiefs. Babudar's attorney asked for 22 years, saying, 'Babudar pleaded guilty to all counts and is taking responsibility for his actions. He is extremely remorseful and is fully prepared to serve his sentence and work to rehabilitate himself from his transgressions,' court records show. According to a brief filed in May, Tulsa prosecutors countered the 22-year sentence with a life sentence: 'This Court lacks any legitimate evidence of rehabilitative intent; it only has evidence of propensity to recidivate. At 29 years of age, Babudar's youth suggests a long recidivism risk.' Babudar made a 'mockery of Oklahoma law on a national stage when he exploited the court's bond leniency to resume his crime spree.' OKLAHOMA STATE'S BRIEF AS TO SENTENCING 'His disregard for Oklahoma law deepened as he committed two additional bank robberies while a fugitive: specifically, the robbery of Heritage Bank in Sparks, Nevada, and the robbery of U.S. Bank in El Dorado Hills, California,' the brief states. 'He engaged in these crimes with similar violent tactics- terrorizing bank employees through the threat of a weapon,' the state continued. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
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Wyandotte Nation commits $100,000 annually to NEO for the next five years
MIAMI, Okla. – Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College has announced a new five-year partnership with the Wyandotte Nation, which will contribute $100,000 annually to support NEO programs and initiatives. The agreement was celebrated on May 2 with a check presentation on campus. Oklahoma judge sentences 'Chiefsaholic' in Tulsa robbery Grove city leaders break ground on new police station New Oklahoma law 'Food Truck Freedom' aims to cut red tape for the state's growing mobile food vendor industry Support for Miami increases in battle with GRDA over flooding issues. Cherokee Nation brings awareness to 'missing and murdered' citizens The Wyandotte Nation has previously supported NEO projects like the Nursing Simulation Lab and Player Development Facility. 'We are incredibly grateful to the Wyandotte Nation for their continued support,' said Dr. Kyle Stafford, NEO President. 'Their partnership strengthens our mission and directly enhances opportunities for NEO students.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
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Chiefs Superfan Receives 32 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Oklahoma Bank Robbery
Kansas City Chiefs superfan Xaviar Babudar has been sentenced to 32 years in prison in connection with a December 2022 bank robbery in Bixby, Okla., according to reports Babudar, 30, is currently serving 17 years in federal prison for multiple bank robberies across the country; he will serve the sentences concurrently, meaning he will spend more than 14 years in an Oklahoma prison after finishing his federal sentence Babudar earned notoriety as a Chiefs superfan after he dressed up as a wolf at the team's gamesKansas City Chiefs superfan Xaviar Babudar has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for a 2022 bank robbery that he committed in Bixby, Okla. Babudar, 30, was sentenced in an Oklahoma courtroom on Monday, May 12 after carrying out a robbery at a Tulsa Teachers Credit Union, 2 News Oklahoma, ESPN and KSL News reported. The notorious Chief superfan will serve the sentence concurrently with a 17-year federal prison sentence that he is currently serving for multiple bank robberies, per the outlets. This means he'll serve more than 14 years in an Oklahoma prison after completing his federal sentence. Babudar pleaded guilty to one count of robbery with a firearm, one count of assault while masked or disguised, and one count of removing an electronic monitoring device, per ESPN. Babudar, also known as 'Chiefsaholic,' earned notoriety on social media as a Chiefs superfan who dressed up as a wolf at the team's games. He was arrested in December 2022 and again in July 2023, before confessing to carrying out a series of robberies in February 2024, per AP. Babudar admitted to robbing 11 banks in total across eight states, according to reports. In December 2022, Babudar stopped at the bank in Bixby while heading to a Chiefs game and pointed a gun at a bank teller before fleeing with $150,000. He was captured by police shortly and released on bond in February 2023, per ESPN and 2 News Oklahoma. Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said after the sentencing on Monday, per KSL News, 'The violence that Babudar exhibited to the employees of the Tulsa Teacher Credit Union was abhorrent. He is a serial robber who traumatized these victims.' Kunzweiler wanted him to receive a life sentence. The judge noted that Babudar did not use a real gun to carry out the robbery, which helped to lessen his sentence, per 2 News Oklahoma. Babudar's attorneys, Brett and Jay-Michael Swab, said his robbery attempts were 'fueled by a gambling addiction and a troubled childhood that left him homeless.' They added that their client is 'remorseful and has found Jesus during his incarceration,' per ESPN. In April 2024, Babudar was ordered by an Oklahoma judge to pay $10.8 million to the teller he assaulted with a gun, per the AP. He was later sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison in September 2024 and was also ordered to pay $532,675 in restitution to the "victim financial institutions,' the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of Missouri said in a press release. Prosecutors said a majority of the stolen money was laundered through casinos and online gambling. Babudar also robbed banks or attempted to rob banks in Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Nevada and California in 2022 and 2023. PEOPLE has contacted the Tulsa County District's Office for comment. Read the original article on People
