ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce proved one thing during the first day of full-squad training camp on Wednesday morning:

In his 14th season — and at nearly 37 years old — he still can flash among the team’s best players.

Kelce, who married global icon Taylor Swift earlier this month, had one of the day’s top highlights, pulling in a fingertip catch from quarterback Patrick Mahomes between a pair of linebackers during seven-on-seven drills.

It was part of a strong first day that even had coach Andy Reid in a light-hearted mood afterward.

“He looked pretty good. He stayed in shape,” Reid said of Kelce, before smiling. “He did a lot of dancing at his wedding.”

This could be the last NFL season for Kelce, who will turn 37 in October. He has not publicly stated yet whether he plans to play after the 2026 campaign.

Reid remains happy to have him now, with Kelce serving as a role model for rookies and newcomers.

“He works so hard, and he wants to be in there,” Reid said. “For a young guy to look at that … it’s hard for them to make an excuse to take a rep off, because he’s out there going.”

Here are a few other notable things that took place during Wednesday’s practice:

Rookie shines

Fifth-round receiver Cyrus Allen received plenty of run with the first-team offense and took advantage, bringing down a pair of catches from Mahomes.

Reid described Wednesday as a “good day” overall for Allen.

“I think Pat’s got some trust there,” Reid said. “We’ve got a long way to go, but we’ve just got to keep going, keep growing.”

Allen — a 5-foot-11, 180-pound wideout from Cincinnati — received some extra reps because of injury. Fourth-year player Rashee Rice was limited Wednesday, as he followed the team’s ramp-up plan after offseason knee surgery; that meant sitting out live drills to get in additional rehab.

Reid said Allen also took full advantage of getting three extra practices with the team during rookie drills over the weekend.

“He’s got talent, obviously,” Reid said. “He’s been able to retain (the playbook).”

Mahomes update

Reid said he was happy with what he saw from Mahomes, who took part in his first 11-on-11 practice drills since injuring his left knee in December.

Mahomes returned to limited practice during the summer, when he sat out all full-team drills. Wednesday, then, marked another significant checkpoint for the quarterback as he aims for a Week 1 return.

“You could see the strength in his legs, which is important with a leg injury. You look at that first,” Reid said. “You see how his feet are moving, and his feet are moving well. I thought it was positive.”

Mahomes also didn’t seem to favor his knee during his angriest moment Wednesday, as he jumped up a few times in frustration after missing tight end Noah Gray on a pass over the middle.

Kate O’Connor has won Northern Ireland’s first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the heptathlon at Scotstoun Stadium.

O’Connor, a World indoor and outdoor silver medal, finished top of the standings with 6569points and is the first new heptathlon champion at the Games in eight years.

England’s Jade O’Dowda claimed silver while Australia’s Tori West won the battle for bronze.

It is O’Connor’s first senior outdoor gold and her first gold at her third Games after she finished eighth in 2018 and claimed silver in 2022.

The 25-year-old becomes NI’s 11th [could change with boxing] medal winner in Glasgow, claiming the country’s first gold at the Games in athletics since 1986.

O’Connor was favourite heading into the event after the late withdrawal of England’s Katrina Johnson-Thompson, who beat her to gold in 2022 and she certainly lived up to the billing.

The Newry-born athlete led after the first two events on Tuesday. She ran the 100m hurdles in 13.54 seconds and produced a season’s best 1.82m in the high jump.

In a rain-soaked evening session, she dipped in the shot put, throwing just 12.85 in difficult conditions.

While she said she was “gutted” with that performance, she rallied and she bounced back well to run the 200m in a season’s best time of 24.14, which was just 0.07 off her personal best as she strolled to victory in her heat.

She earned 3731 points across the four events to top the standings heading into Wednesday’s second day of the competition and, with a 49-point advantage over O’Dowda, looked to be in pole position for gold.

O’Connor further increased that lead on Wednesday morning as she recorded a leap of 1.82m in the long jump and a season’s best 52.85m in the javelin to move 258 points ahead.

In the 800m, she finished first as she ran 2:10.45 to take home NI’s first multi-class gold medal since Dame Mary Peters won the pentathlon in 1974.

NI team-mate Anna McCauley finished eighth in the standings despite being second-fastest in the 800m behind O’Connor.

O’Connor will receive her gold medal on Thursday evening at 18:30 BST.

With Liverpool stating that they have more than 26 million supporters in the USA, there is little surprise over why the Reds chose America as the destination for their pre-season tour.

This has been quite the summer for football here and Billy Hogan, CEO of Liverpool and Fenway Sports Group (FSG), insists the aim is to build on that after what has been a “super difficult year” for the club “for lots of different reasons.”

Hogan is speaking to BBC Sport in New York ahead of Andoni Iraola’s side taking on Wrexham at the famous Yankee Stadium on Wednesday evening at 19:30 local time, 00:30 BST.

However, for all the excitement around a new era on the pitch, it is events off the pitch that must be addressed first.

Last week, FSG, which owns Liverpool, confirmed that a consortium led by Amit Bhatia, a British-Indian millionaire businessman, was in talks over a strategic minority investment in the club. Those talks have been ongoing and there is a growing belief that a deal will be done.

“Look, John Henry (the principal owner) and FSG have always said that if there was an interest in an investment that would help the football club, then they would consider it. That was said many years ago and that remains the case here,” Hogan tells BBC Sport.

“At this point, I wouldn’t say anything different to the statement that a consortium led, managed and represented by Amit Bhatia has come forward and expressed an interest in a minority investment.”

Hogan, who has been with FSG since they purchased Liverpool for £300m in 2010, does stress though that they are still very much committed to the project and that news of this development should not be seen as a sign of the company, which also owns the Major League Baseball franchise, Boston Red Sox, stepping away.

According to the Financial Times, a deal with the consortium led by Bhatia would value Liverpool at more than £4.5bn.

“There’s a huge opportunity still,” Hogan says. “This is the biggest and most popular sport in the world and we’re one of the biggest clubs in the biggest league in the biggest sport in the world. So that’s a great place for us to be. The Premier League has a tremendous amount of momentum behind it.

“We’ve definitely not peaked. We’re in a good place to continue to grow and that’s why everyone across both sides of the club, football and business and whether they kick a ball or not, is focused on driving the club forward and winning trophies.

“On the pitch, our goal every season is to win trophies. Off the pitch, our priority is to continue driving overall revenues and expand and build the club.

“We’re really happy with the trajectory and direction of the club – we were fifth in the Deloitte Football Money League and had the highest revenue (£702m) in the Premier League.

“All of that investment, as has always been the case since 2010, goes back into the club. It’s about running the club sustainably.”