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Opening day is in the books... and records were set.  The Royals 14-10 win over the Rangers is the longest 9 inning game in team history at 4 hours and 26 minutes.  The pitching was awful, but everything else was great.  The new lineup looks legit and the new ownership put on a flag waving, covid ending, Stealth Bomber flying pregame show that came at the perfect time.  Let's get back to life, let...

The Major League Baseball season is starting and what do you know, the liberals are stoking up a fake controversy.  The President and the head of the MLB Players Association want the All Star game moved out of Georgia because they have passed a voter ID law.  Wow.  The NFL says teams that vaccinate can go back to normal work environments, I love the sound of that.  A big time tv journalist says, "...

It's one of the saddest things of my career, seeing athletes go broke after making millions.  The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating a Kansas City investment advisor for allegedly ripping off Darren Sproles, Will Shields, Paul George and others.  The man lived in my neighborhood, you want to hear this.  We give you info on the Chauvin trial you won't get anywhere else.  Joe Biden...

The Royals finish spring training with the best record in Arizona, 16-8-4.  With the season starting Thursday, we take a look at what it will take to get past Cleveland and challenge Chicago and Minnesota at the top of the division.  Baylor made the  Final Four, Baylor's women did not.  They get a bad non call at the end of a two point loss to Uconn but what Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said after the...

The Derek Chauvin trial begins in Minneapolis and if opening statements matter, this trial is all but over.  The Prosecuting attorney is completely likeable and played the awful 9 minute video for the jury.  Facts are supposed to matter, but when you see that video, how will he be acquitted?  The Royals are apparently surprising us all by moving Whit Merrifield to second base and putting a rookie...

America was embarrassed Thursday as a bumbling, weak president showed up for a staged "news event."  It embarrassed the office of the president, journalism and democracy all around the world.  This was so un-American.  Missouri is passing voter ID laws, Georgia already has.  We analyze why proving who you are is the right thing to do and how it will lead to a more conservative country.  The sweet...

After a ton of feedback talking briefly about college athletes transferring through the portal, it occurs to KKHI not many of you like the new system.  We take a hard look and ask, who is it actually working for?  The Royals are talking platoon at second base to start the year, this can't be good.  Joe Biden has decided to put Queen Kamala in charge of the border crisis.  This is clearly designed...

Lost in all the commotion of the media botching yet another national story trying to peddle racism against "whites", were the stories of two heroes in Boulder.  One worked as a barista at the store, the other a man that gave up a lucrative career to become a police officer, in his 40's.  We have those stories for you.  VP Harris doesn't like saluting the troops as she boards her airplane, what a r...

The Kansas Jayhawks season ended with history, the wrong kind of history.  A 34 point NCAA tourney loss has fans asking about recruiting, coaching and, when will KU play in the tournament again with NCAA probation looming.  The Royals send Bobby Witt Jr down to the minors, highlighting a real positive: The Royals have big league talent on their minor league teams.  Former Missouri Governor Eric Gr...

Kansas advanced but will need to play better defensively to stay alive in the tourney. Cuonzo Martin is taking a lot of heat for Mizzou's collapse that saw them finish the year 3-7, and he should.  Salvador Perez signs the biggest contract in Royals history, this is not business as usual for KC.  And while Joe Biden is stumbling on steps, Trump is unloading on what Biden is allowing at the border....

It's all sports this time at KKHI as the NCAA tourney gets off to a rough start.  Sure, the games were close and fun, but the delays between games and such were outrageous.  We'll discuss how Covid may ruin your fun as a fan.  A women's player at the University of Oregon just completely embarrasses the NCAA with a couple videos that have gone viral comparing their facilities to the men's.  And the...

Kansas Lawmakers are crazy and bullies because they don't believe a person born a male should be able to change sex and compete as a female at taxpayer funded state schools.  Well, that's what the crazy media think.  This is clearly the will of Kansans to keep this from happening.  Dan Bongino is taking over the Rush Limbaugh slot on over 600 radio stations.  And, we cut you in on a former player,...

This is the one you've waited for.  Former Missouri and NBA star Jon Sundvold does so many things well, it's hard to keep track.  He's the best college basketball anywhere and gigs for SEC Network because it fits his life better than the national job he quit years ago.  He runs a successful business, has led the University of Missouri Board of Curators at the governors request and isn't shy about...

Lee Sterling of www.paramountsports.com won yet another huge national handicapping championship this year.  Yes, he picked the Bucs in the Super Bowl but he's paid to pick winners, not pick your favorite team.  This season, www.covers.com held a competition between 33 national handicappers and Lee is the champion!  Congrats to our guy and my friend on a great year and now he's here to help you in...

Joe Biden went to Pennsylvania to speak for 3 minutes using cue cards and then went to his nearby home in Delaware again.  What's going on here?  A Kansas Republican is in trouble with the law and this case shows the true difference between conservatives and liberals.  Dems are passing laws to eliminate voter ID despite a whopping 75% of Americans, including Dems, that want it.  Nascar is deployin...

Lawrence Journal World Sports Editor Matt Tait let us all know that Jalen Wilson has missed the trip to Indy with the Jayhawks and he's here to tell us what it all means.  We also get his insight on the AD search and talk about his journey from the Bonner Springs Chieftain to Sports Editor at LJW and www.kusports.com .  Matt has done it all and still finds time to play guitar and jam with his dad'...

Who ever thought the tv show, The Bachelor, would be educational?  Stick with me... because it is.  With Covid numbers plummeting, I'll explain the fear freaks' next play.  UFC Chairman Dana White is opening up full bore next month in Florida with a sold out arena in Jacksonville.  We are so lucky to still have some real Americans standing up to the nonsense.  KU's Jalen Wilson doesn't make the tr...

March Madness could be the most unpredictable thing we've ever seen as 68 teams gather in Indiana and immediately lock down.  This could get wild.  Nobody is on the edge of their seat more than the KU Jayhawks,  a team currently dealing with 3 positive Covid cases.  We'll talk about their prospects as well as Mizzou,  a team facing it's twin brother in the first round.  Bobby Witt Jr just won't st...

Spencer has a great guest for the weekend edition of KKHI, Barry Enright.  Barry is a former MLB pitcher, is working on a  pro golf career and coaches the Arizona Diamondbacks young pitchers.  He's the kind of guy that is good at pretty much everything as you will learn in this great conversation.

I waited 6 months to have this conversation.  He will hate the praise, but it's true.  Todd Leabo built Sports Radio in Kansas City.  He has an incredible feel for what we all care about, he's the last reporter not fired to ask real questions and, despite not having a lot of opinions, he really does not give a crap about what you think of him. Todd is not impressed by coaches or players because he...

It's hard to decide if the box score, summer sun or your favorite announcer is the best thing about baseball. Or maybe its peanut shells at your feet.  Players come and go.  Teams win and lose. A voice, a personality that bonds with fans about players, a friend that is with you every day as you watch a game, is priceless. Ryan Lefebvre is that man in Royals country.  He's a family man, my friend a...

Bobby Witt Jr is the story of spring training for the Royals.  Whether its a 480 foot homer or a crazy great defensive play, Witt Jr has everyone's attention.  Will he be the opening day second baseman?  Still seems like a long shot to me but I've heard worse ideas.  KU AD Jeff Long is now in the crosshairs of KU fans and somehow, some way, he's going to be allowed to hire another football coach. ...

Each week, I'm Danny Clinkscale's guest at www.patreo.com/dannyclinkscale and it winds up being a completely different sounding podcast than you would expect.  It's lively and fun and of course, we disagree on quite a few things.  Special thanks to Danny for allowing me to share this with the entire KKHI audience.

KKHI is on the road for spring training in Arizona and it's the wild, wild west after the governor just lifted the mask mandate.  From rolling eyes and snickering to an all at brawl between two women at an upscale fashion mall, the people of Arizona are at odds with each other.  Also, KU's troubles may be deeper than just Les Miles' past troubles and the Star wants Arrowhead Stadium to be ended by...

 A flurry of sports news late in the week as KU escapes a game against UTEP while their football coach is under fire for alleged misconduct at LSU 8 years ago.  The reports of Miles' behavior indicate he was a serious abuser of his authority at LSU and was even banned from having contact with some women that worked around his program.  KU has a decision to make and we ask what does it all mean if...