🏈 Chiefs-Bengals Beef Amplifies Rivalry

Ja'Marr Chase and Travis Kelce taking shots a sign of competitive fire between teams. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: The back and forth by the Bengals and Chiefs has all the makings of the next great NFL rivalry … Brian Flores is responsible for helping the defense of the Vikings grow, something he is more than ready to do … and more! There's nothing like some summer beef to add juice to the National Football League's self-imposed chill-out time, but not all beef is created equal. There's beef we barely notice, like when lesser-known players on marginally relevant teams go at it on social meda. There's historic beef between teams that don't like each other because that's just the way it has always been (think Packers and Bears). And sometimes, when we're fortunate, there's beef that just so happens to turn into something irresistible, because the names are big enough, the rivalry is real enough and the characters are interesting enough that you feel the taunts and jibes and slights and tweets are just scratching the surface of the real competitiveness beneath. When that happens, like it currently seems to be with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, it becomes a thing of offseason beauty, heated, prepared and cooked perfectly, like a choice cut of, well, beef. A quick crash course might be needed here, because this saga roiled into life quickly. For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores has the creative mindset to [turn around Minnesota's defense]( writes Carmen Vitali. - Victor Wembanyama will get the chance to learn under one of the greatest coaches in NBA history in Gregg Popovich. But the real benefit mostly has to do with the [type of coach Popovich has been]( to his players. Melissa Rohlin has the story. - The USMNT scrapped out a draw vs. Jamaica in its Gold Cup-opener on Saturday night. Doug McIntyre [recaps the match](. - West Virginia had originally planned to hire a permanent replacement for Bob Huggins, but timing of change [left many candidates uninterested]( John Fanta writes. For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets (MLBN, 7:10 p.m. ET) Justin Verlander takes the hill for the Mets as they look to defend their home field against the Brewers. Costa Rica vs Panama (FS1, 8:30 p.m. ET) Costa Rica and Panama clash in the first match for each team in Group C of the Gold Cup. Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels (MLBN, 9:38 p.m. ET) The White Sox head to Los Angeles where they face Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout and the Angels. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( Denver Nuggets to win NBA Championship in 2023-24 (+475) From FOX Sports Betting Analyst: Jason McIntyre Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray are now champions, and they’ll say all the right things about winning again. But in the past five years, we’ve had five different champions, ushering in an era of parity. They’ll probably lose Bruce Brown in free agency as he’ll get paid, but otherwise, their other top seven players are expected back. Denver was a healthy team this season, with their core five starters all playing between 62 and 76 games, with much of that rest coming late in the season in preparation for the postseason. Denver will be a force once again next season, with the big question being how they will play as the hunted vs. being the hunter. For the latest betting odds, [click here](. [FOLLOW FOX SPORTS] [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( Download FOX Sports App: [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [Google Play]( [App Store]( [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [App Store]( [Google Play]( Also available on these devices: [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV | Vizio | LG Smart TV] [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV | Vizio | LG Smart TV] Trademark & Copyright Notice: ™ and © 2023 Fox Media LLC and FOX Sports Interactive Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Please do not reply to this message. If you do not wish to receive emails like this in the future, please [unsubscribe](. FOX Sports respects your privacy. Click [here]( to view our Privacy Policy. Fox.com Business & Legal Affairs - Manager Digital Media P.O. Box 900 Beverly Hills, California 90213-0900