Kobe remembered during memorial.  Blog King, Mass Appeal LOS ANGELES — A capacity crowd of 20,000 mourners filled the Staples Center on Monday to pay their respects to Kobe Bryant during a public memorial fit for a monarch. Kobe, 41, lost his life in a fiery helicopter crash a few weeks ago. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were ...

JLo and Shakira take some heat.  Blog King, Mass Appeal MIAMI — Jennifer Lopez, 50, and Shakira, 42, garnered global opprobrium Sunday night for not delivering on their promise to incorporate a “heartfelt” tribute to Kobe Bryant during their halftime performance in Super Bowl LIV (54). In front of 62,000 spectators at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium and 102 million television ...

Chiefs win second Super Bowl title.  Blog King, Mass Appeal MIAMI — Call ’em the Cardiac Chiefs. For the third consecutive postseason game, the Kansas City Chiefs trailed by double digits only to close things out with one of their patented runs. Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the Chiefs to a 31-20 come ...

A-Rod and J Lo facing litigation.  Blog King, Mass Appeal LOS ANGELES — “Diamond in the back, sunroof top…” Former New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez and actress Jennifer Lopez are facing litigation after their chauffeur allegedly ran over paparazzo Liyanage Perera in an SUV. The alleged hit and run transpired last October in a tenebrous alleyway in Los Angeles. Perera, ...

J Lo and A-Rod getting hitched. Blog King, Mass Appeal LOS ANGELES — Jenny from the block just got a shiny new rock! After two years of bangin,’ former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez popped the question to singer Jennifer Lopez and she said “yes!” But there’s a caveat. It’ll be J Lo’s fourth marriage and A-Rod’s second. Alex, 43, ...