Sports
On Friday, the Kansas City Royals returned to Kauffman Stadium to begin summer training camp. The team, which had its traditional spring training cancelled by COVID-19, is working toward a shortened season that will begin July 23 or 24. It…
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Major League Baseball and the National Football League have either already announced or are beginning to announce upcoming season plans for 2020. According to USA Today, Major League baseball owners and Commissioner Rob Manfred have worked out plans for a…
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On Friday the Big 12 Conference announced it will be extending its agreement to have its men’s and women’s basketball championships in Kansas City, which will remain in Kansas City through 2025. The tournament was shut down after the first…
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The annual Kansas City fundraiser for Children’s Mercy had a bit of different twist this year, turning to online streaming and taking the name “Big Slick At Home” as a result of COVID-19 concerns. Donations were generous this year despite…
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If some of the men's 2026 FIFA World Cup games are played in Kansas City, the economic impact on the local area would likely double that of a Super Bowl, speakers said Tuesday during a panel discussion at Children's Mercy…
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University of Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger was relieved of his duties this morning by Chancellor Doug Girod. Zenger was let go without cause so he will get a payout of a little more than $1.4 million. That includes two…
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If this involved NCAA basketball, we could claim to have made it to the Round of 32 in the Big Dance, but this is soccer--on a global scale. The FIFA World Cup United Bid Soccer Committee today announced that Kansas…
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The Kansas City Council has approved an ordinance that will allow a local development company, Foutch Brothers, to buy Kemper Arena for a dollar and transform it into Mosaic Life Care Arena, a two-tiered youth sports facility. The council's vote…
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Kansas City loves sports and, as a World Series championship town, it has a special place in its heart for baseball. Counting on that, the team at Block & Company commercial real estate has announced that they’re helping D-BAT—a baseball…
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Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), announced the groundbreaking on a $200 million dollar facility expansion at its Olathe, Kan., campus. The campus expansion is designed to position the technology company as a leading innovator well…
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