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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How the Missouri Tigers can follow up on last y...
Coach Eli Drinkwitz hopes to build on a Cotton Bowl win
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Why new stadium (maybe) and revamped offense ar...
It's next season now for the defending Super Bowl champs
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After All-Star game, can Royals keep up pace in...
The Royals showed well in the All-Star Game. Now they look to remain in playoff contention in the second half of the season.
25 min
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Kansas State looking like a team that should pl...
Kansas State is one of the Big 12’s most consistent programs. That should carry the Wildcats to the top or near the top of the league
28 min
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How Kansas City roots shaped the career of golf...
The local boy who conquered the sport and never left
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Chiefs’ short off-season has arrived. How team ...
There’s less rest for the Super Bowl champion, which plays the final game of the previous season and the first of the next. But no complaints from the Chiefs, who squeezed in a White House visit and ring ceremony around their off-season workouts.
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Sporting Kansas City hit reset button last seas...
Coaches, players,--who's to blame for the slow start this year?
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How Kansas State’s Bat Cats found themselves on...
Talking college baseball with an eye to the football season(s) ahead
32 min
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Talkin’ baseball and what it means to have Negr...
NLBM President Bob Kendrick helps explain the effects of today's announcement
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How the 2014 Royals re-energized baseball in Ka...
Ten years later, the heroes are back
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Peeling back an NFL schedule while wondering if...
On SportsBeat KC podcast, covering such Chiefs topics as unbalanced schedule, wide receiver situation and Travis Kelce entertainment network.
30 min
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Why the Royals success through first quarter of...
Awfully early, but the post-season looks possible
33 min
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Did the Chiefs meet all their goals in the 2024...
The Chiefs’ 2024 draft class addressed needs, specifically at wide receiver and offensive tackle, and the team took some fliers on others. Did the Chiefs meet all their goals, and do more positions require more attention?
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Here’s how the Chiefs can outfox the rest of th...
Mock drafts and machinations that might fill some needs
34 min
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How Lionel Messi lived up to the billing in Kan...
A night to remember for Sporting KC
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How the KC Royals can stay hot and maintain the...
Both offense and defense have come out ready this season
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How concerned should we be about the uncertain ...
The vote against extending a sales tax went badly for the Chiefs and Royals. On KC Star podcast, we discuss what that means for teams.
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Why will it pass? Fail? Star sports columnists ...
On April 2, Jackson County voters will shape the future of the Chiefs and Royals with a stadium tax vote. How will it go?
33 min
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How have the Chiefs fared in free agency & what...
How does the team best build for a three-peat?
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Big basketball week in KC, so why aren’t prospe...
The Big Dance awaits, but first the Big 12 tournament
29 min
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Few teams will enter NCAA Tournament with wider...
Jayhawks season has been a hard one to chart
28 min
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Why a draw was an encouraging start for Sportin...
A better beginning already
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Packing up the Super Bowl and looking beyond th...
Dynasty in the making?
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Breaking down a Super Bowl matchup that could p...
Super Bowl LVIII matches the Kansas City Chiefs against the San Francisco 49ers with the Chiefs looking for their third title in five years.
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Why are the Chiefs underdogs to the 49ers in Su...
The 49ers are a two-point favorite over the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, even though the Chiefs have been more impressive lately. Here’s why
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