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Chiefs-Dolphins Week 16 NFL game preview
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs Gameplan podcast is back for the Chiefs’ Week 16 matchup against the Miami Dolphins (6-8). The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod...
Chiefs 30, Chargers 13: Postgame analysis from the A-Team
17 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' massive 30-13 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15. Is it time to re-evaluate this team's ceiling? Was Marcus ...
Is it time to freak out about KU?
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report as the two discuss the latest with Kansas Jayhawks ...
Chiefs 26, Raiders 15: Postgame analysis from the A-Team
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' season-saving 26-15 win over the New York Jets in Week 14. What impact did Eric Berry's presence make? How about the a...
Chiefs-Raiders Week 14 NFL game preview
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs Gameplan podcast is back for the Chiefs’ Week 14 matchup against the Oakland Raiders (6-6). The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the po...
What does KU's loss to Washington mean for the future?
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of Bleacher Report and The Athletic as the two discuss the Kansas Jayhawks' loss to Was...
Jets 38, Chiefs 31: Postgame analysis from the A-Team
03 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' sixth defeat in seven games, a brutal 38-31 loss to the New York Jets in Week 13. Why can't the defense get off the fi...
Chiefs-Jets Week 13 NFL game preview
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs’ Week 13 matchup against the New York Jets. The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview wit...
KU mail time, and a battle of column names
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report to discuss the latest with the Kansas Jayhawks bask...
Bills 16, Chiefs 10: Postgame analysis from the A-Team
26 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' latest defeat, a miserable 16-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 11. Is it time to turn to Patrick Mahomes? Can Alex...
Mizzou football & basketball talk: Bowl destinations, MPJ and more
25 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Aaron Reiss and Alex Schiffer discuss the end of the Mizzou football regular season, with the Tigers finishing 7-5 and headed to a bowl aft...
Chiefs! Revis! Time for an emergency A-Team podcast
23 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs' decision to sign seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis on Wednesday afternoon only meant one thing - time for The A-Team to kick i...
Chiefs-Bills Week 12 NFL game preview
23 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs’ Week 12 matchup against the Buffalo Bills. The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview wit...
Untold stories from the making of a KU book
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of Bleacher Report and The Athletic and also Bleacher Report's Jason King. C.J. and Jas...
Chiefs-Giants Week 11 NFL game preview
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs’ Week 11 matchup against the New York Giants. The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview w...
What to make of the KU-Kentucky game
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report as the two discuss the latest with Kansas basketbal...
Royals hot stove talk from the general manager's meetings
14 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The annual GM meetings serve as a precursor to next month’s winter meetings and a primer for the Major League Baseball offseason. They also offer th...
Chiefs Midseason Review
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It may be the bye week, but you know the A-Team never sleeps. This week, The Star's Terez A. Paylor is joined by Brandon Kiley, a Kansas City native, ...
Giants 12, Chiefs 9: Postgame analysis from the A-Team
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' 12-9 loss to the New York Giants in Week 11. What's the deal with the pass offense? How on earth did hey lose to a 1-8...
Cowboys 28, Chiefs 17: Postgame analysis from the A-Team
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' 28-17 loss to the Cowboys in Week 9. What's the deal with the pass defense? Why couldn't the Chiefs run the ball? What...
Chiefs-Cowboys Week 9 NFL game preview
04 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs’ Week 9 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview wit...
A full KU basketball mailbag
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore — contributor to The Athletic and Bleacher Report — as the two take on Kansas baske...
Chiefs-Cowboys Week 9 NFL game preview
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs’ Week 9 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview wit...
KU-Mizzou analysis and your questions
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore as the two talk about Sunday's Kansas-Missouri exhibition game at the Sprint Center. Wh...
KC Royals offseason discussion, and the future of Eric Hosmer
20 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rustin Dodd, Royals beat writer for The Kansas City Star, and Star sports columnist Sam Mellinger discuss the latest comments from KC Royals general m...
Former KC Star Royals reporter Bob Dutton's memories of the team
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rustin Dodd, The Kansas City Star’s Royals reporter, chats with former KC Star Royals beat writer Bob Dutton after his 46th and final year in newspa...
Chiefs-Steelers Week 6 NFL game preview
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs' Week 7 matchup against Pittsburgh. The Star's Terez Paylor checks in with the rest of the A-Team as they disse...
KC Chiefs-Washington Week 4 NFL game preview
01 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs' Week 4 matchup Washingtpn. The Star's Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview with Mike Jones of The ...
KU recruiting talk with Matt Scott of TheShiver.com
30 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by Matt Scott of TheShiver.com and 247Sports to talk Late Night in the Phog recruiting. What is the r...
Chiefs beat Chargers: Postgame analysis from the A-Team
24 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' 24-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 3. Was Travis Kelce secretly punished for this game with a reduced rol...
KU hoops great debate: 1997 or 2002?
23 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore as the two take mailbag questions. Who will emerge as the best reserve guard for the Ja...
KC Chiefs-Los Angeles Chargers Week 3 NFL game preview
21 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs' Week 3 matchup against the Los Angeles. The Star's Terez Paylor kicks off the pod by with an old-school A-Team...
Chiefs beat Eagles: Postgame analysis from the A-Team
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' 27-20 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in their home opener. What's going on with Travis Kelce? How did Alex Smith bou...
Gary Bedore tells Bill Self stories live from Springfield
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined colleague Gary Bedore, who speaks from Springfield, Mass., where Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self is b...
KC Chiefs-49ers NFL preseason week 1 preview
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs will take the field again on Friday, and Sam "Olympic Melo" Mellinger, Terez "Corporate Champ" Paylor and Blair "Face" Kerkhoff have you co...
KU basketball mailbag, summer edition
07 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore as the two take on KU basketball summer mailbag questions. Which team would make the best ...
Jesse and C.J. fix college basketball
03 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore as the two discuss the latest with the Kansas men's basketball team on the SportsBeat K...
Looking ahead to KU's 2017-18 season
28 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of Bleacher Report as the two discuss the latest with Kansas basketball. What's the bes...
Royals catcher Salvador Perez's new contract and more from Surprise
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Rustin Dodd, Blair Kerkhoff and Vahe Gregorian sat down in Surprise, Ariz., for another Royals spring training edition of SportsBeat KC, th...
Is KU's defense fixed?
28 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of Bleacher Report as they discuss the latest with Kansas basketball. How good is KU's def...
Jesse Newell and Blair Kerkhoff on KU basketball
17 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In his KC Star podcast debut, new KU beat writer Jesse Newell talks Jayhawks basketball with Blair Kerkhoff, discussing the chances of the Big 12 titl...
Super Bowl LI recap: Patriots beat Falcons in comeback for the ages
06 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Super Bowl LI in Houston, The Star’s Sam Mellinger and Terez Paylor discussed one of the greatest Super Bowls of all-time, and the lessons...
Steelers 18, Chiefs 16: AFC playoff game recap
16 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian, Blair Kerkhoff and Terez Paylor dissect the Chiefs' frustrating 18-16 divisional-round home loss to the Pitt...
Royals offseason talk & baseball's new labor agreement
01 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Before the winter meetings begin next week, The Star's Royals reporter Rustin Dodd and columnist Sam Mellinger discuss the Royals' offseason thus far ...
Carlton Bragg, 3s and KU mailbag!
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of Bleacher Report as the two discuss the University of Kansas basketball team's 6-1 start...
KU-Duke analysis, plus disagreement on Josh Jackson's shot
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell and C.J. Moore from Bleacher Report discuss KU's 77-75 victory over No. 1 Duke. What were the main takeaways? And ...
Is KU basketball ready for the season? Plus Indiana preview
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore as they discuss the start of the college basketball regular season. Is K...
Chiefs-Bears postgame breakdown live from Chicago
29 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Sam Mellinger and Terez Paylor tackled your questions in a Facebook Live video following the Chiefs' 23-7 preseason win over the Bears on S...
Early observations about the Chiefs
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team gets back together to assess the Chiefs after 14 practices. The gang breaks down the camp surprises, camp disappointments and makes early p...
The Roy Williams-era KU player draft
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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The reaction to Mack Rhoades leaving Mizzou
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Tod Palmer and Blair Kerkhoff talk about the unexpected news that athletic director Mack Rhoades is leaving Mizzou for the same same job at...
Kenny Gregory reminisces on KU basketball career
14 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
KC Star beat reporter Jesse Newell talks to former Jayhawks basketball player Kenny Gregory about church services with Roy Williams, high expectations...
Latest KU recruiting buzz with ESPN's Jeff Borzello, plus name that Jayhawk!
04 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Newell, KU beat reporter for The Star, and Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore invite ESPN's Jeff Borzello on to talk about KU basketball's recruiting ...
Can Yordano Ventura be Royals' best pitcher? Plus more Royals talk from Surprise
15 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Rustin Dodd, Sam Mellinger and Pete Grathoff sat down during spring training in Surprise, Ariz., to discuss Yordano Ventura and his path to...
Chiefs free-agency wrapup with Terez Paylor and guests
15 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Louis Riddick, Bill Polian and Greg Cosell give their impressions of the players the Chiefs held on to in free agency, like Derrick Johnson, Eric Berr...
Big 12 Tournament preview with Blair Kerkhoff, Jesse Newell and Sam Mellinger
08 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star previews the Big 12 Tournament, which runs Wednesday, March 9 through Saturday, March 12 at the Sprint Center. Blair Kerkhoff, Jesse Newell a...
NFL Scouting Combine preview
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Terez A. Paylor previewed the upcoming NFL Scouting Combine with an eye on the Chiefs' needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
KU broadcaster Bob Davis on his career and upcoming retirement
19 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Blair Kerkhoff welcomed Bob Davis to the studio for an interview about Davis' career. Not only has he served as the voice of the Kansas Jay...
NFL greats on Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters and more
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Terez A. Paylor plays interviews of NFL greats Michael Irvin, Cris Carter and Deion Sanders talking about Chiefs rookie cornerback Marcus P...
Royals spring training preview, part one
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rustin Dodd, who covers the Royals for The Kansas City Star, discussed the team's key issues going into spring training. Star sports columnist Sam Mel...
Royals spring training preview, part two
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rustin Dodd, who covers the Royals for The Kansas City Star, and Star sports columnist Sam Mellinger broke down the team's roster heading into spring ...
Post-Royals FanFest chat with Rustin Dodd and Vahe Gregorian
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Rustin Dodd and Vahe Gregorian discuss the Royals as they prepare for spring training, plus a few news items that came out of the team's Fa...
Terez Paylor and two guests on the Chiefs' offseason
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Terez A. Paylor talks with two guests, Louis Riddick of ESPN and former NFL defensive end Chuck Smith, about the Chiefs' offseason, their c...
Royals offseason discussion with new beat writer Rustin Dodd
26 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rustin Dodd, The Star's new Royals beat reporter, joins columnist Sam Mellinger inside the SportsBeat KC studio to discuss the team's offseason. Learn...
Chiefs season wrapup, what went wrong in loss to Patriots
19 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Terez A. Paylor and his A-Team gathered after the Chiefs' AFC Divisional round playoff loss at New England to dissect the defeat and discus...
Missouri basketball sanctions, future of the program and coach Kim Anderson
14 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Blair Kerkhoff and Tod Palmer discussed the NCAA violations discovered in the Missouri men's basketball program and the effect the self-imp...
Chiefs-Patriots preview, Andy McCullough's farewell and more
12 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs finally won a playoff game. Terez Paylor, Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian and Andy McCullough (in his Kansas City Star swan song) talked abou...
How Alex Gordon wound up re-signing with the Royals
07 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In his second-to-last SportsBeat KC appearance as The Kansas City Star's Royals beat reporter, Andy McCullough joined KC Star sports columnist Sam Mel...
Chiefs-Texans playoff preview with special guest Andy McCullough
05 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Terez Paylor leads another Chiefs edition of SportsBeat KC, this time to discuss the team's playoff chances against the Houston Texans. Gue...
Big 12 basketball season is here: Is KU ready?
31 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Big 12 Conference basketball season starts Saturday with KU taking on Baylor, Iowa State playing OU and West Virginia coming to K-State. The Star'...
The playoff-bound Chiefs: Are they ready to win a postseason game?
28 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Terez A. Paylor, Vahe Gregorian, Sam Mellinger and Blair Kerkhoff return to the studio after the Chiefs clinched a playoff berth Sunday goi...
The red-hot streaking Kansas City Chiefs
22 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City Chiefs' eight-game winning streak gives The Star's Terez Paylor, Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian and Blair Kerkhoff plenty to talk about...
Andy McCullough and Sam Mellinger on the Royals' payroll and more
14 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Andy McCullough and Sam Mellinger talk about what the Royals accomplished (and didn't do) at the Winter Meetings and expound on their payro...
Talking Chiefs, the 11 commandments of QBs and whether Alex Smith fits
14 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's A-Team of Terez A. Paylor, Blair Kerkhoff, Sam Mellinger and Vahe Gregorian sat down for a Chiefs discussion that included an assessment of...
KU basketball, three-point shooting and the frontcourt
14 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Rustin Dodd and Blair Kerkhoff discuss KU basketball after a win over Oregon State at the Sprint Center last weekend (and also a little KU ...
Talking Chiefs with the "A-Team" and answering your questions
09 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Terez A. Paylor, who covers the Kansas City Chiefs, joined Star columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam Mellinger for a lengthy discussion about ...
KU basketball: The new no. 2 ranking and front court rotation
07 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Blair Kerkhoff and Rustin Dodd talked about the University of Kansas Jayhawks' close call against Harvard, their new No. 2 ranking and how ...
Chiefs-Bills postgame edition
30 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City Chiefs have won five in a row and are in playoff position after beating the Buffalo Bills 30-22 on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The St...
KU basketball: Post-Champions Classic edition
20 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rustin Dodd, who covers University of Kansas basketball for The Star, and Blair Kerkhoff explained what went wrong for the Jayhawks in a loss to Michi...
Kansas City Chiefs-Denver Broncos postgame edition
17 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Sam Mellinger and Terez A. Paylor sat down after the KC Chiefs beat the Broncos 29-13 on Nov. 15 and discussed Peyton Manning's decline, th...
Breaking down the University of Kansas basketball season
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's University of Kansas beat writer Rustin Dodd and columnist Blair Kerkhoff talk about the start of this basketball season, the Jayhawks’ f...
The Royals' first World Series title in 30 years: A look back
03 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Right before the Kansas City Royals celebrated their World Series championship with a victory parade Tuesday in Kansas City, The Star's Andy McCulloug...
Royals head to New York two wins away from World Series title
29 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 7-1 in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, The Kansas City Star's Andy Mc...
Royals vs. Mets World Series preview
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Star's Royals writer Andy McCullough and columnist Vahe Gregorian preview the Royals-Mets World Series, talk about Andy's days covering the Mets i...
Royals pitching rotation and the 6th inning problem
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
An analysis of the Kansas City Royals' pitching decisions in the 5th game of the ALCS by columnists Sam Mellinger and Blair Kerkhoff. They debate the ...
Kansas City Royals halfway to the World Series
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City Royals lead the ALCS 2-0 and are in Toronto for Games 3, 4 and possibly 5 against the Blue Jays. The Star's sportwriters Andy McCullou...
The Kansas City Royals and their 4-run comeback
13 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On the road: Sam Mellinger and Andy McCullough, sitting outside Minute Maid Park in Houston, try to make sense of the Kansas City Royals' four-run com...