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John Amos, the actor best known for his role as the family patriarch in the hit sitcom “Good Times” and as Kunta Kinte in the acclaimed miniseries “Roots”, died at the age of 84, according to longtime publicist Belinda Foster.

Hundreds of Greek Americans and guests gathered along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue in New York to partake in the annual Greek Independence Day Parade, which commemorates the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule.

This year's procession also paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion and occupation of Cyprus.

Kansas City, Missouri, was marred by tragedy as a local radio DJ, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, lost her life in a shooting incident following the celebratory Super Bowl parade. Confirmed by KKFI radio station and reported by People magazine, Lopez-Galvan, a mother of two, fell victim to the violence, leaving behind a devastated community.

One person was killed and multiple children were among 21 injured after a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday triggered panic among huge crowds of fans.

Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, which takes patients up to the age of 17, said it was treating 12 people — 11 of them children, nine for gunshot wounds — after the shooting.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis (56) poses with his family after his team staged a comeback to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime, securing their third Super Bowl victory in five years on Sunday in Las Vegas. [AP]

Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas after a very tense game against the San Francisco 49ers with a score of 25:22. The wide receiver Mecole Hardman became the big hero for Kansas as he caught the championship pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Usher delivered a Las Vegas-appropriate set heavy on glitz, choreography and nostalgia as he headlined Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, but it was new music from Beyonce and the Taylor Swift cam that grabbed the most attention.

The NFL season kicks off on Thursday 7th September when current Super Bowl holders Kansas City Chiefs welcome the Detroit Lions to the Arrowfield Stadium. If the NFL odds are to be believed, Patrick Mahomes and his Chiefs teammates will be in the reckoning for the Vince Lombardi trophy once again.

The world of sports has often provided us with beautiful fairytale-like biographical accounts. And some of these incredible journeys started in Greece, as though following in the footsteps of Hans Christian Andersen, who traveled to the country in 1841 and wrote about the impressions its colors and landscapes had made on him.

The Baltimore Ravens will be desperate to bounce back as quickly as possible after failing to make the playoffs this season, having gone into freefall following their capture of the No.1 seed as the regular season wound down.