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Sports columnist for The Kansas City Star. Hit me up: [email protected].

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“Am I gonna die?”. Trey Smith once worried football might kill him, but he’d made a promise he couldn’t break. On dealing with life, death, grief and the challenge of what follows, here's the story of a one-of-a-kind Chiefs star:.
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RT @TalkinBaseball_: Another look at Bobby Witt Jr.'s incredible slide to avoid Cal Raleigh's tag
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The podcast is live:.
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Soren Petro
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RT @ChasenScott: Why are the #Royals struggling so much this year? This column from @SamMcDowell11 will make you smarter. It starts with t….
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A brutal ending for the Royals. Jac Caglianone GIDP to end it. That's 11 straight losses at home, tying a club record.
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Yeesh. That strike three on Bobby Witt Jr.
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Shohei Ohtani bombs a 1-2 changeup off Noah Cameron to open the game. 1-0, Dodgers.
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The Chiefs requested that Kansas extend its STAR bonds deadline, citing ongoing progress there. They are looking at multiple sites in KS, including separate spots for a stadium and practice facility, I'm told. They remain engaged with MO, too. Lots more:
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The Kansas LCC agrees to meet next month, likely to extend the STAR bonds deadline. The Chiefs made the request, saying "the foundation is in place for something truly historic," and the LCC appears to be on its way to obliging. The Chiefs are still engaging with MO, too.
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Sam McDowell
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The podcast is live. We're talking QBs.
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RT @alexzietlow05: “Now that I look at it, I definitely belong.”. Forgive Turk Wharton, the #Panthers’ new defensive lineman, for taking fi….
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RT @jeff_rosen88: Meet the 2025 @KCStar Scholar-Athletes, presented in partnership with @Royals!!.⭐Boys winner @j_noy24, via @SamMcDowell11….
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RT @KCStar: Top female Scholar-Athlete for 2025 is aspiring Olympian/attorney — and much more
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RT @KCStar: Top male KC Scholar-Athlete might be short-statured but leaves giant impression
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RT @KCStar: Presenting the 2025 KC Star Scholar-Athletes, and how we determined winners
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The podcast is live:.
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Hello, Jac. Goodbye, baseball.
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This pitch is 4.22 feet off the ground, per Statcast data. Crazy.
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Kansas City Royals
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First Cags crush in the books. 💪
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Sam McDowell
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Salute to Dan Meers, better known to the public as KC Wolf, who went to Mizzou to pursue journalism but saw a local newspaper ad for Truman the Tiger that would change his life. Then, he set out to change others. Wrote on his journey back in 2020:.
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