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  • Crazy weeks for KC Current’s Izzy Rodriguez include new deal, big goal

    Crazy weeks for KC Current’s Izzy Rodriguez include new deal, big goal
    Jul 14 2025
    It’s been a remarkable first half of the season for the Kansas City Current. With the team, like the rest of the NWSL, on its international break, let’s take stock of where things stand. The Current is 11-2 and in first place by eight points. The team will take a six-game winning streak into the second half when league play resumes on Aug. 1. Temwa Chawinga, second in the league with eight goals, is bidding to become the NWSL’s first repeat MVP. The Current hasn’t been idle during the break. They’re in the midst of the Teal Rising Cup, a four-team tournament played at CPKC Stadium, and several of their players have been called up to national teams. The list includes defender Izzy Rodriguez, who chatted with The Star on its weekly sports podcast, SportsBeat KC. Rodriguez made the most of her first USWNT appearance with a goal against Ireland in a friendly. She shares her reaction that special moment and what it will take for the Current to continue its winning ways. Izzy Rodriguez shines for KC Current and in USWNT debut Also on the podcast, Star soccer writer Daniel Sperry breaks down the Current and also looks ahead to the season’s second half. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 m
  • The biggest sports Border War of em’ all podcast: Who gets Chiefs, Royals?

    The biggest sports Border War of em’ all podcast: Who gets Chiefs, Royals?
    Jul 1 2025
    The future homes of the Chiefs and Royals is becoming a Border War. Missouri and Kansas have come up with incentives to build stadiums, or renovate Arrowhead for the Chiefs. The latest development: A letter from Chiefs President Mark Donovan asking Kansas to extend the deadline beyond June 30 for STAR bonds that would be used to pay for up to 70 percent of stadium projects. “Together,” Donovan write, “we have the opportunity to bring the National Football League to Kansas, anchored by a world-class domed stadium, new team headquarters, a state-of-the-art practice facility, and a vibrant mixed-use and entertainment district.” This comes on the heels of Missouri passing the Show-Me Sports Investment Act, which also sweetens the deal for the teams, paying up to half for the teams’ new homes. On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast, veteran Kansas City sports writers Vahe Gregorian, Sam McDowell and Jesse Newell join host Blair Kerkhoff to break down the Border War competition for new or rebuilt stadiums that will cost in the billions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 m
  • We have these questions for the Chiefs as they break before training camp

    We have these questions for the Chiefs as they break before training camp
    Jun 23 2025
    The Chiefs wrapped up mini-camp last week and a few items remain on the checklist for training camp, which begins at Missouri Western on July 22. Is left tackle settled as first-round draft pick Josh Simmons recovers from an injury? Will a deal get done with guard Trey Smith? Who is leading for the final couple of spots at wide receiver? On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast presented by Underdog, beat writer Jesse Newell and columnists Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian address those issues and more as the Chiefs head into a month off before reassembling in St. Joseph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 m
  • After the Missouri stadium vote, ball is in Royals, Chiefs court. What’s next?

    After the Missouri stadium vote, ball is in Royals, Chiefs court. What’s next?
    Jun 16 2025
    The Missouri House closed its special session last week with votes to provide funding to the Royals and the Chiefs, so a piece of the puzzle has fallen into place. But questions remain. The biggest: What do the teams want to do? On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast presented by Underdog, Star columnist Sam McDowell discussed options for the teams. The Royals want a new ballpark. But where? The Chiefs’ top choice may to be to renovate Arrowhead Stadium. Would a practice facility be involved? Is a Kansas location an option for both teams? The ball is in the court of the Royals and Chiefs, and awaiting the return are fans who want to know the teams’ next moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 m
  • How KU, K-State expect to handle new world of direct payments to athletes

    How KU, K-State expect to handle new world of direct payments to athletes
    Jun 10 2025
    College sports has entered a new era with a recent court ruling that allows the schools to make direct payments to athletes. For the upcoming school year, up to $20.5 million can be distributed to football, basketball, baseball, volleyball players and more. This is in addition to scholarships and payments for name, image and likeness. How are schools handling this new approach? On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast, college beat writers Kellis Robinett and Shreyas Laddha break down the structure and apply it to the schools they cover, Kansas State and Kansas. The schools also look to regulate NIL, preventing it from becoming a recruiting tool, by creating an enforcement organization outside the NCAA. That could be the biggest challenge to the changed sports world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 m
  • KC sports icons George Brett, Tom Watson have advice for Jac Caglianone

    KC sports icons George Brett, Tom Watson have advice for Jac Caglianone
    Jun 2 2025
    The greatest Royal of ‘em all, George Brett, can’t wait to watch Jac Caglianone’s major-league debut on Tuesday. Neither can golf icon and Royals fan Tom Watson. At an annual fundraising event for The ALS Association in Overland Park Monday, half of Kansas City’s sports Mount Rushmore weighed in on the Royals’ decision to elevate their top prospect to Major League Baseball. Caglianone will make his MLB debut Tuesday in St. Louis. What can Caglianone expect in the bigs? Brett and Watson agree, and their answer may surprise you: Caglianone’s best approach, they say, will be to do less: “Try to do less when the pressure is on,” Brett said. “He’s got to breathe.” Brett and Watson join Star sports columnist Vahe Gregorian and podcast host Blair Kerkhoff in this special installment of the SportsBeat KC show, presented by Underdog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 m
  • Royals could use Jac Caglianone’s thunder. When will he arrive in KC?

    Royals could use Jac Caglianone’s thunder. When will he arrive in KC?
    May 28 2025
    Say this for the Royals, they’ve been consistent this season. Through about two months of 2025, pitching has been excellent. Hitting hasn’t come around. But a few things are happening to keep hope alive for another playoff season. First, the Royals remain a contending team. Despite losing 11 of their past 16 games they’re over .500 for May. Also, the promotion of slugger Jac Caglianone looms. His hot hitting has continued after arriving at Class AAA Ohama. On today’s SportsBeat KC, Royals beat writer Jaylon Thompson breaks down the Royals and takes a guess at when Caglianone will make his big league debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 m
  • SBKC 051925

    SBKC 051925
    May 19 2025
    The next step in determining the future playing venues of the Chiefs and Royals rest with the Missouri statehouse. After the state Senate failed to pass a state funding measure that could provide up to 50 percent of a new stadium for the Royals and a renovated Arrowhead State for the Chiefs, Gov. Mike Kehoe has called a special session to debate providing tax breaks that would keep the teams in Missouri. On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast, columnists Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian discuss the latest stadium developments and project what may happen with the Chiefs and Royals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 m