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The more Kansas City Chiefs’ starting defense plays the better it looks
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs returned from Arizona with a victory in their second preseason game, a contest where the starters played well into the second quarter. The ...
Another goal for Daniel Salloi, and Adrianna Franch comes home to Kansas
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Salloi continued his magical season Wednesday evening with another goal. This one, in extra time, enabled Sporting Kansas City to salvage a dra...
Here’s who needs to make a good second impression for the Chiefs
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Starters will see more action Friday when the Chiefs play their second preseason game, It might be an entire first half of snaps for the first team of...
Talking football, basketball and league musical chairs for KU, K-State
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas State and Kansas are preparing for football season, which kicks off in two weeks, and it’s never not basketball season at KU. But any discuss...
Why Adalberto Mondesi can’t play ... and Whit Merrifield can’t not play
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whit Merrifield is the Royals’ new iron man, breaking Alcides Escobar’s club record for consecutive games played. The streak stands in contrast to...
Two plays stood out for Chiefs’ offensive line in that preseason opener
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Offensive line performance? Check. Defensive front pressure? Check. No injuries. Check. Those important boxes were filled by the Chiefs in their prese...
All eyes on Kansas City Chiefs’ new offensive line as preseason begins
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Members of the Chiefs’ new offensive line have had a few months to get acquainted and acclimate. Now they get to work as a group and battle someone ...
Peter Vermes’ Cup conundrum and who’s the best soccer player on earth?
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To be or not to be—at full strength. That was the question for Sporting KC’s Peter Vermes this week as his team was assigned at Leagues Cup contes...
Introducing Mizzou’s new athletic director, Desiree Reed-Francois
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Missouri rolled out the welcome mat to new athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois on Wednesday. Hear what she had to say on several topics, including...
These two players’ encouraging futures showcased in Royals’ wild loss
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Royals-Yankees game on Monday was one for the books. All zeroes on the line score through six innings, and all runs for both teams every inning af...
At Mizzou, a new football season comes with a new athletic director
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Well, that was quick. Two weeks after Missouri announced Jim Sterk was stepping down as athletic director, the university found a successor in Desiree...
Sporting KC dives into transfer pool & should USWNT be OK with bronze?
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One out the door, another in for Sporting Kansas City. The Gianluca Busio transfer to Venezia FC in Italy became official, and so did the team’s sig...
Camping out with Chiefs coordinators - mostly good, work to do
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast, returns to Chiefs training camp today and you’ll hear from the coordinators. Steve Spagnuolo offer...
Talking latest on Big 12’s future. Does it include a relationship with Pac-12?
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every week brings a new set of story lines for the Big 12 since the news of Texas and Oklahoma’s impending departure to the SEC. Earlier this week t...
Planning for the future at shortstop, and return on Royals’ deadline moves
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So, the Royals plans for shortstop going forward have been changed. Adalberto Mondesi isn’t written in ink. General manager Dayton Moore said becaus...
Some call Mahomes ‘The Franchise.’ Could also be known as ‘The Owner’
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Mahomes had already joined such luminaries as LeBron James, James Harden and Venus and Serena Williams as sports stars who’ve bought into pr...
Day 2 of full-squad Chiefs camp is about Chris Jones (and Pilates)
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs worked through the heat on the second day of full-squad training camp and are beginning to work out the kinks now, too. The defense seemed ...
Tyrann Mathieu’s contract extension talk extending into training camp
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Tyrann Mathieu contract extension continues to be a story at Chiefs training camp. The Chiefs All-Pro safety discussed his position on the prospec...
Breaking down the Big 12’s future, assuming there is one
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big 12 is in a state of flux. Texas and Oklahoma have formally applied to the SEC. It’s only a matter of timing for those schools to be part of ...
Why the Royals are hot again and who might be on the trading block
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Break up the Royals. Heck, maybe that happens with the trade deadline approaching. But what a run since the All-Star break. After dropping two of thre...
Chiefs begin to find answers for 2021 at training camp
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs are at Missouri Western for training camp and it feels right. The team conducted camp at Arrowhead Stadium last year because of the pandemi...
It was the Eli Drinkwitz Show at SEC Media Days as MU coach held court
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The college football festival that is SEC Media days wrapped up this week, and Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz was one of the stars of the show ...
A-Rod traded; SKC non-call blasted, USWNT loses, how was your day?
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Rodriguez is no longer a member of KC NWSL. Johnny Russell wasn’t penalized in the box in Sporting KC’s draw with the San Jose Earthquakes. Th...
It’s a huge week for Kansas City Chiefs, with training camp set to begin
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs training camp begins Friday at Missouri Western in St. Joseph, and story lines abound. Who lines up on the right side of the offense line? How ...
That day when the more interesting Royals game was in Papillion, Nebraska
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, the Royals played at the Milwaukee Brewers. But a more interesting game happened in Papillion, Nebraska, home of the Omaha Storm Chasers. ...
Olympic Games in Tokyo begin this week. Can we enjoy them?
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the 2020 Olympic Games were postponed until 2021, the hope was the COVID-19 pandemic would have been eradicated … or at least no longer be a ma...
U.S. men remain golden in KC, and the many reasons to love Ted Lasso
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Men’s National Team was more aggressive in Thursday night’s 6-1 Gold Cup victory over Martinique at Children’s Mercy Park. And the scor...
How well has the Big 12 served league influencers Texas and Oklahoma?
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big 12 has completed a quarter century of competition. In those 25 years, four teams departed, two were added and eight original members have stuc...
Virus can’t be ignored as Big 12, Kansas State kick off Media Days
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said he would have loved nothing better than to end the COVID-19 pandemic conversation and speak only to this football...
Why Royals took a high school draft path + HR Derby coverage irritation
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Royals went young and local with their first few selections in this week’s major league draft, which concluded Tuesday. KC’s first-round selec...
Going inside Kansas City’s bid for the 2026 World Cup
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During this period of international soccer action — Euro, Copa, Gold Cup and more — the biggest world event was a conversation topic in Kansas Cit...
How we put together list of top 25 best games by KC-area teams
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to our list of the top 25 greatest games in Kansas City sports history has been strong. The story was posted on KansasCity.com last weekend a...
Another Sporting victory, a marvelous KC NWSL goal and Gold Cup on deck
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City will feel like the nation’s soccer center over the next couple of weeks. Sporting Kansas City remains molten-hot, collecting a 2-0 victo...
How Kansas basketball got better this week without adding any players
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas Jayhawks didn’t add a new player to their basketball roster over the past week, they simply kept the ones who were eligible to return. An...
Finding meaning in second half of the season for Kansas City Royals?
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catching up with the Royals means breaking down the latest news. Andrew Benintendi is back, or at least he was for one game. Brad Keller and Mike Mino...
Lifiting spirits at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum with Bob Kendrick
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is a Kansas City and baseball treasure ... and so is its, president Bob Kendrick. Fortunate are those whose tours th...
Gianluca Busio taking game to a national level, and KC NWSL getting closer to victory
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sporting Kansas City can’t seem to lose these days. And they’re winning dramatically with their tendency to fall behind early. It helps to have pl...
Defensive end options for Kansas City Chiefs + handling favorite’s role
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs are off running camps and playing charity basketball games in this time between mandatory mini-camp and training camp but the conversation ...
Let’s talk about decisions to shake up Royals by manager Mike Matheny
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Change has come to the Kansas City Royals. Nothing major, but manager Mike Matheny moved Jorge Soler to No. 2 in the batting order and created a hybri...
Kansas City’s Vlatko Andonovski feels pressure and joy of coaching USWNT
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every time he pulls on a USA shirt, U.S. Women’s National Team coach Vlatko Andonovksi feels pressure. He wouldn’t have it any other way. Andonovs...
Daniel Salloi stays hot for Sporting + a home goal (finally) for KC NWSL
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was a 3-1 final-score week for Kansas City soccer teams. Sporting Kansas City came out on top, while KC NWSL did not. In this episode of SportsBeat...
With all the changes coming to college sports, Kansas State will be ready
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Name, image and likeness...expanded College Football Playoff...Supreme Court ruling, so many changes are coming to college sports. How will they impac...
Breaking down Frank Clark’s story, and what could happen next for Chiefs
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark has been arrested twice in the off-season with similar circumstances. In March and last Sunday he was stopped while d...
Another Adalberto Mondesi injury (sigh). What are the Royals' options?
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For a player who has only appeared in 10 games, we spend a lot of time talking about Adalberto Mondesi. But there’s always something to say. Royals ...
A no-drama mini-camp means Chiefs have eyes on biggest prize (again)
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another Chiefs’ mini-camp in the books and little drama attached to this one. Oh, there were some camp surprises, newcomers to observe and one big c...
Sporting KC’s looking for its luck to hold, and fantasy soccer, anyone?
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sporting Kansas City and KC NWSL are about to become very busy. This weekend both teams start stretches of three games during a week. Sporting will lo...
Mathieu wants to stay with Kansas City Chiefs and Big Red’s not seeing red
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
These were the words that Chiefs fans wanted to hear: Tyrann Mathieu says he can’t see himself playing for any other team. The contract-extension ta...
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif’s opt-out from Chiefs football was call to help
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When last seen in a Chiefs uniform, guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was celebrating a Super Bowl victory. After that, he put his medical degree to use b...
Royals are team of the extreme and they’re trending in wrong direction
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another slump for the Royals has them losers of nine of 10 and the latest setback was especially painful. In Monday’s 10-3 to the Detroit Tigers, th...
After Mizzou, Quin Snyder took coaching road less traveled
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Quin Snyder led the Utah Jazz to the NBA’s best record this season and now has them in the Western Conference semifinals. Who’d have seen this com...
Chiefs OTAs done, we’re looking ahead to mandatory minicamp next week
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs wrapped up OTAs this week. Next stop: mandatory minicamp next week. Andy Reid and a handful of players addressed the media on Thursday and ...
Sporting KC looks to keep rolling. So does USMNT after after Cup triumph
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, Sporting Kansas City fell behind 1-0 to Austin FC and about 10 minutes remained in regulation. But Sporting got goals from Ilie Sanchez an...
Interpreting another Mathieu tweet. Is this about future with Chiefs?
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another vague Tyrann Mathieu tweet hit Twitter feeds Wednesday, and Chiefs fans could be getting nervous. This one read: “If they make me choose imm...
On Kowar’s debut (yikes), and another IL stint for Mondesi (sigh)
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In his major league debut, Jackson Kowar got a out on his second pitch. After that? Oof. Kowar didn’t make out of the first inning on Monday night a...
Talking KU, Mizzou battling for KC hoop talent & Kelly in Vegas firing
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City area has a pair of highly ranked basketball prospects in the Class of 2022, and Bishop Miege’s Mark Mitchell is ranked in the Rivals...
Staying hot (or getting hot) is shared aim of Sporting KC, KC NWSL clubs
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas City’s professional soccer teams, Sporting KC and KC NWSL, are moving in opposite directions. Sporting is on fire, the winner of three straig...
Here’s what Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid said about a possible 20-0 season
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs are now in Phase 3 of their offseason program. There’s no live contact, so this is a time for the quarterbacks, wide receivers and defens...
20-and-0 for the 2021 Chiefs? The quest for perfection on the table
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So, 20-0? What an accomplishment that would be, the greatest season in NFL history. Patrick Mahomes tossed it out there last weekend in an interview a...
The full Adalberto Mondesi experience in one game
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Monday provided the full Adalberto Mondesi experience. He blasted a long home run, turned in a web gem. And suffered an injury. The Royals won the ser...
Sporting legend honored, one in the making and oh, those KC NWSL kits
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sporting Kansas City announced this week that former goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen is a Sporting Legend and will be honored as such at a game next month. T...
When it comes to Chiefs’ defense, this is point of emphasis during OTAs
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last season, the Chiefs owned the best record in football, but not all phases of the game worked as well as they could have. The team finished last in...
Everybody’s getting theirs soon ... including the college athletes
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
College sports stands at the doorstep of one of the biggest changes in its history. Soon, athletes will be able to cash in on their name, image and li...
Kansas City Royals’ pace is two steps forward, one (big) step back
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The on/off Royals are on again, having won six of nine and the latest one in dramatic fashion. Carlos Santana’s walk-off two-run homer beat the Detr...
You know about Mahomes’ toe. Focus on these Chiefs’ OTA story lines
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Mahomes’ turf toe injury that figures to limit his availability during organized teams activities that begin on Tuesday will be a national s...
Sporting KC looks to keep momentum rolling with inspired Daniel Salloi
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sporting Kansas City is coming off its most impressive victory of the season, 3-0 against Vancouver, and looks to carry some momentum into Saturday’...
These days, it’s never not college hoop recruiting season at KU
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re deep into spring sports season and it’s … basketball recruiting season? Yes, with the transfer portal spinning, players continue to find n...
Hear in-person interviews with some Mizzou Tigers, just like old times
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s SportsBeat KC, we catch up with Missouri Tigers coaches and administrators...in person. The occasion was the annual Tiger Takeover, a mee...
Good times, bad times for Kansas City Royals in only 40 games
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
They’ve been the best of teams, they’ve been the worst of teams. And in just 40 games. After delivering a memorable April with baseball’s base r...
Here’s how the Kansas City Chiefs rookies’ made most of first NFL camp
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs’ rookies got their first taste of the NFL during a weekend mini-camp. There weren’t as many first-year players as in previous offseason...
Sporting KC can win the week, and Gold Cup provides another opportunity
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sporting Kansas City followed perhaps its most inspired effort of the season, a 2-1 victory over Austin FC, with a listless 1-0 loss at Houston. But t...
Kansas City Chiefs look forward to the challenge of 2021 schedule
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You knew the opponents. Now you know the dates and kickoff times for the Chiefs’ 2021 schedule. Any surprises? On today’s episode of The Star’s ...
Following sub-.500 seasons, K-State looks to boost football, hoops
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spring football is over and roster building is all but finished. Next stop for college football is the 2021 season. On today’s SportsBeat KC, Kansas...
Eight is enough as Kansas City Royals look for answers to halt skid
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe the day off is what the Royals need. They return to action tonight at Detroit in hopes of ending a losing streak made more painful because of wh...
Tom Watson, George Brett on ALS, slumping Royals and horse cutting
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every May, Kansas City sports icons George Brett and Tom Watson get together for an event that they wished would go away. It’s the Joe McGuff ALS Go...
The return of Matt Besler, and impressions of KC NWSL’s 2nd home opener
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the greatest players to wear a Sporting KC uniform, Matt Besler, returns to Kansas City this weekend....as a member of Austin Football Club. Wh...
Why this Kansas Jayhawks football hire can work better than others
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas football program now belongs to Lance Leipold. He’s the fifth head coach in a dozen year and his task is a daunting one, turning around a...
Projecting immediate-impact players from Kansas City Chiefs; draft class
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It will take some time to properly evaluate the Chiefs’ draft haul. It always does. But if they can find a couple of immediate starters from the six...
Good debut for Daniel Lynch. Did right pitcher go to bullpen?
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Royals remain in first place in the AL Central and Daniel Lynch was encouraging in his debut in Monday’s loss to Cleveland. But the Royals have ...
Most needs met with Chiefs draft class. Here’s what Reid, Veach, players say
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The NFL Draft is in the books and six have joined the Chiefs. On today’s SportsBeat KC, we hear from some and about all of them. Missouri linebacker...
It’s KU, so it won’t be easy for Leipold. And welcome to draft, Chiefs
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas has a new football coach. Again. Lance Leipold faces the considerable challenge of turning around a program coming off a winless season that ha...
Big goals met this week, by Sporting’s Busio and Chelsea’s Pulisic
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gianluca Busio scored Sporting Kansas City’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw with Orlando City in last weekend’s home opener, and it was a beauty. On toda...
Chiefs are on the clock ... later than others. Who will they select?
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the 58th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs select... Doesn’t have the same ring to it as, say, a single-digit number. But it’...
Royals’ Matheny pushing all the right buttons, and update on Salvy’s thumb
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Best. Record. In baseball. And not after three or four games. The Royals are 14-7, giving them a winning percentage just ahead of the Dodgers, Giants ...
Who won the Orlando Brown Jr. trade? (We’re a little biased here in KC)
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The makeover of the Chiefs’ offensive line is complete. They filled their biggest need — left tackle — on Friday with a blockbuster trade with t...
Dropping hints about Chiefs’ draft with Veach, then team drops a trade bomb
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No wonder the Chiefs’ media opportunity with general manager Brett Veach was delayed several times. On Friday, about 90 minutes after Veach spoke in...
Good results for Sporting KC, KC NWSL, but nothing super about Euros
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Good recent results for Sporting KC and KC NWSL have us talking on SportsBeat KC with Aly Trost and Shaun Goodwin. OK, we’d discuss the games no mat...
A new coaching path for Mizzou’s Steve Wilks, and how to apply NIL
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Three years ago, Steve Wilks path to highest level of football coaching was complete. After years of moving up the ladder, he became coach of the Ariz...
Royals keep up winning ways even with some underperforming
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 10% of the baseball season has elapsed and the Royals are in first place. It’s the latest they’ve been atop the AL Central since 2016. What...
The latest from Chiefs’ Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Chiefs have ideas about who will be their next starting left tackle. Patrick Mahomes doesn’t get to play as much golf anymore because he’s a d...
Sporting Kansas City opens 2021 season with goalkeeper making debut
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sporting Kansas City opens its 2021 season Saturday at the New York Red Bulls, and the team will be without regular goalkeeper Tim Melia. In steps 19-...
Mizzou’s Cuonzo Martin talks about the dizzying transfer portal and more
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s go to the transfer portal to catch the latest updates in college basketball roster building … and reducing. That’s where we are, with more...
Discussing charges in Britt Reid crash. And could Chiefs boycott OTAs?
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, the son of head coach Andy Reid, was charged with DWI in a crash two months ago that inju...
Royals hanging in there but need more production from starting pitching
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who’s going to be the Royals pitcher to stretch out a start? The rotation has produced fewer innings and a higher ERA than relievers for the Royals ...
Basketball roster continues to churn at Kansas, even on the staff
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas basketball roster could be in extreme makeover mode. With NBA Draft declarations and the transfer portal, the churn continues. On today’s...
A new team and new season kicks off tonight for pro soccer’s KC NWSL
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A new team and season begin tonight. The Kansas City entry in the National Women’s Soccer League opens Challenge Cup play at Portland, Ore. Kansas C...
Navigating sports through pandemic begets book by UMKC’s athletic leader
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Like most college athletic departments, the University of Missouri-Kansas City's has experienced many changes over the past year because of the pandem...
About that left tackle position for the Chiefs…the drama builds
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chiefs got a left tackle yet? The search continues. So does the discussion on SportsBeat KC with beat writers Herbie Teope and Sam McDowell. Possibili...
It’s only four games, but it’s OK to feel good about the Royals’ start
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The season is only a week old, but it’s not too soon to feel good about the Royals. They’re off to a 3-1 start. Their bats led the way in their fi...
On Self’s lifetime contract, transfer portal and tonight’s epic matchup
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How long will Bill Self coach the Jayhawks? After Friday he has a lifetime remaining. Self has a new deal with some interesting provisions when it com...
Talking Roy Williams’ years at Kansas with a writer there from beginning
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Roy Williams started his head coaching career at Kansas in 1988 and once said that he wasn’t a household name even in his own household. It turned o...