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Brian Bliss leaves as Sporting Kansas City technical director

Sporting Kansas City technical director Brian Bliss has left the team after nine years with the club. The team says the decision was mutual. Bliss, a 58-year-old former defender who played for the … more

6/24/24

FILE - A general overall interior view of GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions, Sept. 7, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo. Top Kansas legislators have intensified efforts to woo the Super Bowl champion Chiefs by offering to let the professional football franchise shape a plan for using state bonds to finance a new stadium in Kansas. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

Kansas governor signs bills enabling effort to entice Chiefs and Royals with new stadiums

Kansas' governor has signed legislation enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals away from neighboring Missouri. The measure signed … more

By JOHN HANNA | 6/21/24

Sporting Kansas City attacker Willy Agada, left, and Real Salt Lake defender Bryan Oviedo battle for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Andrés Gómez helps Real Salt Lake up club-record unbeaten run to 15 with 4-3 win over Sporting KC

Andrés Gómez scored a goal in each half and added an assist as Real Salt Lake held off Sporting Kansas City 4-3, extending club-record unbeaten runs to 15 overall and 10 on the road. Real Salt Lake … more

6/20/24

FILE - Fans cheer at Arrowhead Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions, Sept. 7, 202, in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas Legislature's top leaders endorsed helping the Chiefs and professional baseball's Kansas City Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas ahead of a special session set to convene Tuesday. The plan would authorize state bonds for stadium construction and pay them off with revenues from sports betting, the Kansas Lottery and new tax dollars generated in and around the new venues. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann. File)

A Missouri mayor says a fight over jobs is back on. Things to know about Kansas wooing the Chiefs

The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, says an economic ‘border war’ between his state and Kansas has restarted. Mayor Quinton Lucas blames a plan approved by the Kansas Legislature that's aimed at … more

By JOHN HANNA | 6/19/24

Kansas lawmakers approve a plan to try to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri by helping to pay for a new stadium

Kansas lawmakers approve a plan to try to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri by helping to pay for a new stadium. more

6/18/24

Supporters of bringing the Chiefs to Kansas have narrowed their plan and are promising tax cuts

Kansas lawmakers hoping to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri are narrowing their proposal for encouraging the Super Bowl champions to build a new stadium and linking the proposal to a plan … more

By JOHN HANNA | 6/18/24

Kansas lawmakers to debate whether wooing the Chiefs with new stadium is worth the cost

Kansas legislators trying to lure the Kansas City Chiefs to their state argue that helping the Super Bowl champions build a new stadium could bring Kansas millions in income taxes from players and … more

By JOHN HANNA | 6/17/24

Kansas state Rep. Sean Tarwater, R-Stilwell, follows a debate in the House, at the Statehouse on Monday, March 25, 2024, in Topeka, Kan. Tarwater is chair of the House Commerce Committee and leading an effort to lure the Kansas City Chiefs to Kansas from Missouri with a promise from the state to help the team finance a new stadium. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas lawmakers poised to lure Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri, despite economists' concerns

A rivalry is flaring up as Kansas lawmakers try to snatch the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri. The Kansas Legislature expects to consider a plan to help both the Chiefs and … more

By JOHN HANNA | 6/15/24

Japan midfielder Koki Saito, back, celebrates with Shota Fujio (9) after Fujio scored a goal on a penalty kick during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against the United States Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Japan beats United States 2-0 in men's Olympic soccer warmup match

Shota Fujio converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute, Mao Hosoya added a goal in the 69th and Japan beat the United States 2-0 in an under-23 game, the Americans’ last warmup ahead of the … more

6/11/24

Sports on TV for Tuesday, June 11

(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, June 11 MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. TBS — Philadelphia at Boston 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: … more

By The Associated Press | 6/10/24

Sports on TV for Monday, June 10

(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, June 10 COLLEGE BASEBALL TBD TBD — NCAA Tournament: Oregon St. at Kentucky, Super Regional, Game 3 (If … more

By The Associated Press | 6/9/24

Rookie Alenis Vargas scores late, Sporting KC tops Sounders 2-1 to snap seven-match losing streak

Rookie Alenis Vargas scored in the 85th minute after a red card on Seattle’s Reed Baker-Whiting in the 73rd and Sporting Kansas City rallied to beat the Sounders 2-1, snapping a seven-match losing … more

6/8/24

Kansas loses guard Elmarko Jackson to torn patellar tendon during Bill Self's basketball camp

Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson has torn his patellar tendon during a scrimmage at Jayhawks coach Bill Self’s basketball camp. Jackson started 17 games as a freshman and was expected to be a big … more

6/5/24

West Virginia adds Detroit Mercy guard Jayden Stone to its men's basketball roster

West Virginia has signed Detroit Mercy guard Jayden Stone to its men’s basketball roster for next season. The 6-foot-4 Stone averaged nearly 21 points, six rebounds and three assists last season. … more

By The Associated Press | 6/5/24

Kansas leaders and new group ramp up efforts to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri

Top Kansas legislators have intensified efforts to woo the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs by offering to let the professional football franchise shape a plan for using state bonds to finance … more

By JOHN HANNA | 6/4/24

FILE - President Joe Biden talks with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as Biden welcomes the football team to the White House in Washington, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their championship season and victory in Super Bowl LVII. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, FIle)

Biden is hosting the Kansas City Chiefs -- minus Taylor Swift -- to mark the team's Super Bowl title

President Joe Biden is hosting the Kansas City Chiefs at the White House to celebrate the NFL team's third Super Bowl victory in five years. The entire team is expected Friday on the South Lawn. But … more

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | 5/31/24

Sporting Kansas City defender Tim Leibold, left, beats Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Giuseppe Bovalina (27) to the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Kansas City, Kan. Vancouver won 2-1. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Gauld scores in each half to lead Whitecaps to 2-1 victory over Sporting KC

Ryan Gauld scored a goal in each half to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City. Gauld staked Vancouver (6-5-4) to a 1-0 lead at halftime when he scored unassisted … more

5/29/24

Kansas rewards athletic director Goff with long-term contract and large raise

Kansas has signed athletic director Travis Goff to a seven-year contract extension that includes a hefty raise. The school announced the agreement on Wednesday. Goff was originally earning $700,000 … more

5/29/24

David Hobbs, an employee at Art Castings of Colorado, touches up a wax mold of Jackie Robinson's head in Loveland, Colo. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The original statue was cut off at the ankles and stolen from a park in Wichita, Kansas in January. The Colorado foundry cast that sculpture in 2019 and, luckily, still had the original plaster and rubber molds. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park

Metalsmiths in Colorado are remaking Jackie Robinson in bronze after the theft of a beloved Kansas statue of the civil rights baseball icon set off a national outpouring of donations. It all started … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and THOMAS PEIPERT | 5/25/24

Nicklaus' ninth-inning homer lifts Oklahoma over Kansas 8-6 for spot in Big 12 Tournament title game

Jackson Nicklaus hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and top-seeded Oklahoma scored the final eight runs in an 8-6 victory over seventh-seeded Kansas to advance to the Big 12 … more

5/24/24