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Friday, January 04, 2013  Scott Pioli is out as general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Monday, December 31, 2012  The Kansas City Chiefs have fired coach Romeo Crennel after a 2-14 season marked by blowout losses, fan rebellion and a murder-suicide involving one of his players.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Dallas Cowboy Jerry Brown was killed in a car crash that had teammate Josh Brent behind the wheel

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Story update: The NBC sportscaster said Tuesday that he wishes he had more time to talk.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra M. Perkins, had lived apart briefly earlier in the year but had gotten back together by Thanksgiving, according to a friend.

Saturday, December 01, 2012  Authorities did not release a possible motive for the murder-suicide, though police said that Belcher and his girlfriend had been arguing recently. The two of them have a 3-month-old child.