SportsBeat KC
A podcast about the biggest sports stories in and around Kansas City. Covering Chiefs, Royals, Sporting KC, University of Kansas, University of Missouri, Kansas State University and more. Hosted by Blair Kerkhoff.
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Virus can’t be ignored as Big 12, Kansas State ...
The 2021 college football season looms amid rising numbers in COVID-19 cases. Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said the league must remain vigilant.
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Why Royals took a high school draft path + HR D...
Also, why ESPN felt the wrath of KC viewers during Monday evening’s MLB Home Run Derby.
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Going inside Kansas City’s bid for the 2026 Wor...
Here’s what has happened and needs to happen for Kansas City to become a World Cup city.
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How we put together list of top 25 best games b...
Here’s how we put together the list of the best games in the history of Kansas City sports. Coming up with a list was easy. Which to include and where to slot were the tough tasks
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Another Sporting victory, a marvelous KC NWSL g...
Kansas City feels like the nation’s soccer capital again this week,
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How Kansas basketball got better this week with...
It’s addition by not subtracting.
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Finding meaning in second half of the season fo...
The Royals are 14 games under .500 as the All-Star break approaches. Is it time to think about next season?
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Lifiting spirits at the Negro Leagues Baseball ...
Lessons of the Negro Leagues are now available through podcasts and other digital commentary.
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Gianluca Busio taking game to a national level,...
Sporting KC’s Gianluca Busio get the first national team call.
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Defensive end options for Kansas City Chiefs + ...
The Chiefs are looking to turn defensive end into a strength, and there’s no stopping the expectations. Chiefs are popping up as the NFL favorite.
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Let’s talk about decisions to shake up Royals b...
Lineup, batting order, pitching duties: You name it, and Mike Matheny is changing it.
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Kansas City’s Vlatko Andonovski feels pressure ...
How Vlatko Adonovksi went from coaching pro soccer in KC to the U.S. Women’s National Team.
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Daniel Salloi stays hot for Sporting + a home g...
Sporting KC’s Daniel Salloi is a one-man wrecking crew. Can one goal lift the spirits of KC NWSL?
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With all the changes coming to college sports, ...
Kansas State and an expanded College Football Playoff would have been regulars.
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Breaking down Frank Clark’s story, and what cou...
For the second time in three months, Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was arrested for gun possession in a vehicle in California.
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Another Adalberto Mondesi injury (sigh). What a...
The Royals have a transcendent and frustrating talent in Adalberto Mondesi.
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A no-drama mini-camp means Chiefs have eyes on ...
Chiefs mini-camp messaging even included getting COVID-19 vaccine from a star player.
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Sporting KC’s looking for its luck to hold, and...
Sporting Kansas City looks to continue its winning ways while KC NWSL looks for a first victory. Also, what if best U.S. athletes played soccer?
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Mathieu wants to stay with Kansas City Chiefs a...
Andy Reid isn’t sweating Le’Veon Bell’s comments.
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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif’s opt-out from Chiefs f...
After winning a Super Bowl, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif spent an opt-out year helping fight COVID-19
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Royals are team of the extreme and they’re tren...
Starting a home stand didn’t end the Royals slump. They only dug a deeper hole.
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After Mizzou, Quin Snyder took coaching road le...
Best record in NBA for Snyder, Utah Jazz coach who was ushered out of Missouri
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Chiefs OTAs done, we’re looking ahead to mandat...
One week away from wrapping up spring workouts. What do the players and Andy Reid say?
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Sporting KC looks to keep rolling. So does USMN...
Sporting KC’s hot stretch started with victory over Austin. That’s the next opponent
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Interpreting another Mathieu tweet. Is this abo...
A tweet from Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu suggests contract talks with the team aren’t going smoothly, or at least fast enough, for the All-Pro.
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