Two starters — Jalen Wilson and DeJuan Harris — return from the Kansas Jayhawks hoops team that bathed in a confetti shower on the court in New Orleans. On today’s episode of The Star’s SportsBeat KC podcast, KU beat writer Gary Bedore previews the 2022-23 team that recently unfurled another NCAA championship banner at Allen Fieldhouse. Who will join Wilson, Harris and Texas Tech transfer Kevin McCullar in the Jayhawks’ starting lineup, and how deep will Bill Self go with his playing rotation? A...
Nov 02, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s fair to say Kansas State responded well to its first Big 12 loss. The Wildcats followed their loss at TCU by demolishing Oklahoma State 48-0. Next up is another conference showdown with Texas visiting K-State. On today’s SportsBeat KC, beat writer Kellis Robinett breaks down Kansas State in the Big 12 race and shares his thoughts with what the Wildcats should do at quarterback: Stay with backup Will Howard, who was carried off the field after a four-touchdown performance against the Cowboys...
Nov 01, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Missouri men’s basketball starts over this year with new coach Dennis Gates, and the women’s basketball program looks to get over last year’s disappointing NCAA Tournament snub under women’s coach Robin Pingeton. You’ll hear from both on SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast. Gates, who replaced Cuonzo Martin, explains why he reached out to Martin and other former Mizzou coaches–including legend Norm Stewart–after taking the job. Pingeton speaks to how her team can be motivated by the c...
Oct 31, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Kansas City Current’s spot in the NWSL Championship Game is an amazing accomplishment in the moment and over the past two seasons. They had to win both playoff games on the road to reach the final on Saturday in Washington D.C. against the Portland Thorns. And it’s the second year of the team’s existence. The team has been know as the Current only this season. The franchise came together in such a hurry last year that it was known as KC NWSL. On today’s SportsBeat KC, Coach Matt Potter and s...
Oct 28, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast You ya got in the high school football playoffs in Missouri and Kansas? Liberty North? Center? Kearney? Olathe North? Mill Valley? All have had excellent seasons and are among the favorites in their classifications. But anything can happen in the postseason, and on today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, Dion Clisson, the managing editor of prepskc.com breaks it down. He discusses the brackets and top contenders on both sides of the state line, and gets into the changes he’d consider making to improve th...
Oct 27, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast The college football is on to the second half of its season, and dreams remain alive. Missouri, coming off its first SEC victory, needs to find three victories in its final five games to become bowl eligible. The Tigers visit No. 25 South Carolina on Saturday and Jeremiah Holloway, part of the Gamecocks’ coverage team for The State in Columbia, S.C., breaks down the game and South Carolina’s four-game winning streak. Kansas State lost its first Big 12 last week to TCU and faces another big chall...
Oct 26, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Chiefs broke open a game that had been close at halftime Sunday and rolled to a 44-23 victory at the San Francisco 49ers. It happened with dominating play on the offensive side and big plays on defense, including the season’s first safety. The Chiefs bounce into their bye week in a familiar position, leading the AFC West. Sunday marked the third time this season the Chiefs won a game after trailing by double-digits. The 49ers scored the first 10 points Sunday. Today’s SportsBeat KC podcast b...
Oct 24, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast The unofficial start to college basketball season is a conference media day, and the Big 12 and SEC held theirs this week. On today’s SportsBeat KC, we hear from a first-time head coach, another who is coaching in the Power Five for the first time, and one coming off the NCAA Championship. That Kansas coach Bill Self. He kicks things off by discussing what the national championship means to the conference that has produced many great players and coaches but historically has come up short on NCAA...
Oct 21, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Silly season is starting a bit early in the NFL. Rumor have been flying about the next destinations for players like Odell Beckham Jr., and Christian McCaffery. Chiefs fans are part of the whirlwind, and so is tight end Travis Kelce, who restuctured his contract to clear cap space. Bring Beckham to Kansas City, Kelce hinted on his podcast this week. Separating what might and what should happen on today’s SportsBeat KC are beat writers Jesse Newell and Herbie Teope along with columnists Sam McDow...
Oct 20, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast This Big 12 game of the year every week is getting fun. This week it’s No. 17 Kansas State at No. 8 TCU in a game that matches the league’s two undefeated teams. Today’s SportsBeat KC might as well SportsBeat KC/DFW because we’re talking to the beat writers for both teams, Steven Johnson, who covers the Horned Frogs for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and Kellis Robinett of the WIchita Eagle and Kansas City Star. He’s a long time Kansas State beat writer. They break down the game, sharing their th...
Oct 19, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Gueldner started on a Kansas Jayhawks NCAA champion team, and today you hear his insights on the KU pre- and post-game broadcasts. In between? Enough to fill a book about life experiences that required strength and perseverance through difficult times. In “Without You: A Story About Thanks and Appreciation,” Gueldner writes about the challenges he’s faced in the years after his playing career, including battling back from Stage Four carcinoma cancer at age 41. “I was asked by my doctors at ...
Oct 18, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Chiefs dropped their second game this season but unlike the loss at the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3, this wasn’t an upset. Even playing at home wasn’t enough of an advantage for the Chiefs to overcome the Buffalo Bills, who prevailed 24-20. After the game, Star columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell and beat writers Jesse Newell and Herbie Teope broke down the game, and look at the key moments that turned the game in the Bills’ favor. And where do the Chiefs need to improve if there is ...
Oct 17, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Another week, another huge game for the Chiefs. This time it’s the Buffalo Bills, a circle-the-day opponent. This will be the fifth meeting in three seasons between the AFC powers and there could be a sixth if they meet for a third straight year in the playoffs. Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen. Other starts like Travis Kelce, Stefon Diggs, Chris Jones and Von Miller could have a major impact on the game. And Chiefs won’t soon forget Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis, who set a playoff record with...
Oct 14, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Teams with the AFC’s best records battle on Sunday when the Chiefs take on the Buffalo Bills. This is there fifth meeting in three years, and there could be a sixth in the AFC playoffs. It’s Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen in a great quarterback battle, two of the NFL’s best offenses, the Bills’ top-rated defense against the Chiefs’ improving defense. On today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, Star columnist Sam McDowell and beat writer Jesse Newell break down the game and share their thoughts on the key ...
Oct 13, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes got a head start on thinking about next season, not that he wanted to. For only the second time in the past dozen years, Sporting missed the playoffs. Tack another two weeks onto the season and SKC might have made. But it’s time to begin thinking about 2023. On today’s SBKC, Vermes discussed is the issued that slowed the 2022 team, starting with the injuries to Alan Pulido and Gadi Kinda and their ripple effect. The additions of Erik Thommy and Willie Ag...
Oct 12, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Say this for the Chiefs’ 30-29 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders at Arrowhead on Monday Night Football There was plenty to discuss. So we did. Beat writers Jesse Newell and Herbie Teope and columnists Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian analyzed the game that proved to be one of the greatest comebacks in Chiefs history. Only three times have the Chiefs overcome a deficit more than 17 points. But with Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce anything is possible with these Chiefs. Then there was the roughin...
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Oct 10, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Kansas City Current broke ground on their new 11,500-seat stadium on Thursday and hundreds of fans came to celebrate with the owners, executives and players at Berkley Riverfront Park.’ On today’s SportsBeat KC, you’ll hear from co-owners Angie and Chris Long, PortKC president Jon Stephens and National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman. They spoke with Star columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell and host Blair Kerkhoff. The Longs’ dream of their team’s own stadium is edgi...
Oct 07, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast After convincing victories, like the Chiefs’ over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 4, coaches look for nits to pick. On today’s SportsBeat KC, we give Andy Reid a hand. Beat writers Herbie Teope and Jesse Newell along with columnists Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian say there are areas that need attention. With the next opponent, the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football at Arrowhead in mind, we also discuss the rookie class, the rushing defense, Patrick Mahomes and last week’s play-calling ...
Oct 06, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast College football’s biggest party comes to Lawrence on Saturday. ESPN’s GameDay crew will set up shop near Memorial Stadium for the first time (for football, that is — the show’s been to Lawrence 10 times for hoops) because the Kansas Jayhawks are one of the nation’s biggest surprises. The No. 19-ranked KU team takes on No. 17 TCU at 11 a.m. Saturday. In today’s episode of The Star’s SportsBeat KC podcast, KU beat writer Gary Bedore discusses the Jayhawks’ remarkable start amid a level of hype an...
Oct 05, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast For non playoff-bound teams like the Royals, the season ends on Wednesday. They’ll get a jump on their team’s big decisions, and for the Royals it starts with manager Mike Matheny. Will he be back next season or might he be fired? Already, six managers who started the season have either been replaced or have announced their departures. Two of them, the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays, are in the playoffs. Matheny will have completed three seasons with the Royals without a playoff run...
Oct 04, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast From the first play, things were different for the Kansas City Chiefs this week. Tampa Bay fumbled away the opening kickoff, the Chiefs got a Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce touchdown pass two plays later and they were on their way to a 41-31 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After the game, Star reporters and columnists on site talked about the victory with host Blair Kerkhoff. It was an all-around solid effort from a team coming off its worst game a week earlier in the loss at Indianapoli...
Oct 03, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sporting Kansas City knows when its season ends and that’s a strange thing. SInce 2011, the year of the team’s rebrand from Wizards to SKC, the team missed the playoffs once. Now, it’s twice No postseason for Coach Peter Vermes’ club, and on today’s SportsBeat KC, Star soccer writer Daniel Sperry discusses how that happened and the decisions in store for the club. After a break, we switch to the area’s other professional soccer team, the Kansas City Current. In an amazing turnaround, the Current...
Sep 30, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast As the Chiefs shake off the upset loss at Indianapolis and turn their attention to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it’s natural to wonder if last week’s problems will follow them into Sunday Night Football. The running game bogged down and special teams were abysmal. Clock management at the end of the game also was questionable. On today’s podcast, beat writers Herbie Teope and Jesse Newell along with columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell break it all down. Also, you’ll hear the clip from Bucs de...
Sep 29, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kansas State has known what it’s like to have a meaningful football season well in autumn, and after last weekend’s victory at Oklahoma, the Wildcats figure to be part of the Big 12 championship race. It’s been different at Kansas, which time of year has been about counting down the days until the first basketball game. Not this year. KU is off to a 4-0 start and coming off a victory played before a packed stadium in Lawerence. On today’s SportsBeat KC, bear writers Kellis Robinett and Gary Bedo...
Sep 28, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Best-selling author and former Star columnist Joe Posnanski covered the bases talking Royals and baseball with beat writer Lynn Worthy and columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell. The Dayton Moore firing, Buck O’Neil entering the Hall of Fame, baseball’s rules changes for next year were all topics. So was this Royals team. It’s the final 1 1/2 weeks of the major league season and the Royals played well enough in the previous couple of weeks to avoid losing 100 games this season. But how does ...
Sep 27, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Sunday, the Chiefs muffed a punt, missed a field goal and an extra point, dropped passes and still had a chance to defeat the Indianapolis Colts. But the Colts prevailed 20-17. Oh, did we mention Patrick Mahomes and offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy got into a spat as the team was leaving the field for halftime, and Chris Jones kept alive the Colts’ game-winning touchdown drive with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty? There’s plenty to discuss on SportsBeat KC with columnist Vahe Gregorian a...
Sep 26, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Indianapolis Colts were seen as a playoff contender headed into this season, but they’re off to a 0-1-1 start and coming off a shutout loss at Jacksonville. Abandon ship? No way. The NFL season is much too long, and a team’s fortunes can change with one game. That opportunity awaits the Colts, who play their home opener Sunday against the Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes and company are off to a fast 2-0 start and are well-rested, having not played since the previous Thursday. But they’ll be without ...
Sep 23, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast The undefeated Chiefs visit the winless Colts on Sunday, but Kansas City will be without linebacker Willie Gay Jr., who will serve the first of his four-game suspension this week. How will the Chiefs compensate for the loss? Beat writers Herbie Teope and Jesse Newell, along with columnists Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian discuss on today’s SportsBeat KC. Darius Harris appears to be first man up, but rookie Leo Chenal is expected to see more action. Also, the Chiefs summoned linebackers Elijah Le...
Sep 22, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast A weekend of opportunities awaits the college football programs at Missouri, Kansas and Kansas State, and the Tigers and Wildcats will encounter theirs on the road. Mizzou visits Auburn in the SEC opener for both schools. K-State is looking for a “sandwich” victory over the Sooners. Sandwich? Well, K-State played well in beating Mizzou two weeks ago, lousy in an upset loss to Tulane last week, and now looks to make it a sandwich with a big victory over the favored Sooners. And KU chugs along und...
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