Super Bowl week's Opening Night involving the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs gave us a few appetizers before Sunday's big meal.

Travis Kelce revealed that Taylor Swift makes great "homemade Pop-Tarts." DeAndre Hopkins shared his sentimentality of a mink coat. Patrick Mahomes lamented the Dallas Mavericks' trade of Luka Dončić. Jalen Hurts isn't a fan of the term "Tush Push," preferring the vanilla "quarterback sneak." And Saquon Barkley's favorite color is ... red? Uh, oh, Eagles?

Expect more tidbits but also some serious football discussion as Super Bowl week roles on in New Orleans.

The Eagles and Rams are the two teams that have international marketing rights for Australia and New Zealand as designated by the NFL, so it would make sense that they were the two teams selected to participate in the first international game in Australia. 

Major League Baseball said on Monday it had fired top umpire Pat Hoberg (38) for violating strict league rules concerning gambling.

The league said in a statement that the decision to dismiss Hoberg made in May 2024 had been upheld following a lengthy appeals process.

The league emphasised an investigation and found no evidence that Hoberg had ever placed bets on baseball or taken any action to affect the outcomes of games.

However, the probe found he had shared legal sports betting accounts with a professional poker player and friend who had placed bets on baseball.