KCUR and The Kansas City Star

SportsBeat KC

Sports EN ↓ 1302 episodes

Kansas City’s biggest sports stories of the week, for the diehards and the casual fans alike. A podcast covering the Chiefs, Royals, Sporting, Current, Missouri and Kansas college teams, and more. Hosted by longtime Kansas City Star sports reporter Blair Kerkhoff and produced by KCUR Studios.

Author

KCUR and The Kansas City Star

Episodes

How will KU football handle life as a Vegas favorite vs. Rutgers? 11.09.2018 20:59

The Star's Jesse Newell and Blair Kerkhoff discuss the positives from KU football's road victory over Central Michigan. The Jayhawks face Rutgers at home this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chiefs-Chargers postgame analysis with the A-Team 2.0 10.09.2018 44:41

The Star's Brooke Pryor, Lynn Worthy, Vahe Gregorian, Sam Mellinger and Blair Kerkhoff discuss the KC Chiefs' season-opening victory at the LA Chargers and answer reader questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chiefs-Chargers preview with A-Team 2.0 & Jack Wang of OC Register 06.09.2018 1:04:05

The Star's Brooke Pryor, Lynn Worthy, Sam Mellinger and Blair Kerkhoff talk Chiefs-Chargers, then Brooke interviews Chargers beat writer Jack Wang of the Orange County Register to get the view from the other side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where does KU football go after season-opening loss to Nicholls State 05.09.2018 19:48

The Star's Jesse Newell and Blair Kerkhoff discuss the aftermath of KU's football loss to FCS Nicholls State. The Jayhawks face Central Michigan this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

K-State football: Looking ahead to Mississippi State 05.09.2018 18:09

The Star's Kellis Robinett and Blair Kerkhoff talk K-State football, the close win over South Dakota and look ahead to the Mississippi State matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wrapping up Mizzou's season-opening football victory 05.09.2018 24:50

The Star's Alex Schiffer and Blair Kerkhoff break down Mizzou's season-opening football win over UT-Martin and take questions from fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chiefs-Packers preseason postgame breakdown and roster discussion 31.08.2018 30:40

The Star's Brooke Pryor, Lynn Worthy, Blair Kerkhoff and Sam Mellinger discuss the Kansas City Chiefs' preseason finale against Green Bay and also look ahead to the regular season and the final 53-man roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Star’s A-Team 2.0 on week two of Chiefs camp 02.08.2018 50:36

Five Star writers talking Chiefs a week before the first preseason game. What could be better? The Kansas City Star’s Blair Kerkhoff, Brooke Pryor, Lynn Worthy, Vahe Gregorian and Sam Mellinger spoke about week two of training camp in St. Joesph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jontay Porter is back. How good can Mizzou be next season? 01.06.2018 30:35

The Kansas City Star's Mizzou beat writers, Aaron Reiss and Alex Schiffer, discuss Jontay Porter's decision to return to MU, as well as recent football and basketball recruiting news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chiefs NFL Draft Preview w/Rich Baldinger & Nick Jacobs 25.04.2018 49:00

The 2018 NFL Draft begins on Thursday, and The Star's Terez A. Paylor is here for it. Nick Jacobs, a content coordinator at 41 Action News and former Chiefs producer at Red Zone, and Rich Baldinger, a former Chiefs offensive lineman, chop it up about the Chiefs' needs on the offensive and defensive lines, players they like and how the defense can improve as a whole. Learn more about your ad choice...

Jontay Porter is beginning the NBA Draft process, and spring football is ending 11.04.2018 25:18

In this podcast, The Kansas City Star's Mizzou beat writers, Alex Schiffer and Aaron Reiss, discuss why Jontay Porter should stay in the NBA Draft and how Missouri would utilize another open scholarship if Porter doesn't return to MU. They also preview Missouri's spring football game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chiefs Free Agency Recap w/NFL Beat Writers 09.04.2018 34:03

The Chiefs have had a busy offseason, and The Star's Terez A. Paylor is here to break it down. Live from the NFL's Annual Meeting in Orlando, Terez interviewed the beat writers who covered the Chiefs' six most noteworthy offseason additions – Sammy Watkins, Anthony Hitchens, Kendall Fuller, Damien Williams, Chad Henne and David Amerson – to get a better feel for what they bring to the table. You w...

On Clemson, Duke and KU's potential path to the Final Four 21.03.2018 41:27

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic as the two discuss the latest with the Kansas men's basketball team. What are some of the takeaways from wins over Penn and Seton Hall in Wichita? And how does KU match up with Clemson and potentially Duke? The two also take Twitter questions, discussing Bill Self's reputation, rest, NCAA Tournament upsets and hot dogs....

A wild Missouri basketball season is finally over 19.03.2018 43:02

The Kansas City Star's Mizzou beat writers, Alex Schiffer and Aaron Reiss, discuss the FSU game, their surprise players of the season and how the Porter brothers' NBA draft decisions will impact next year's team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the KU storylines: Silvio, brackets, Penn and more 12.03.2018 50:40

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by guest co-host Nick Schwerdt of Rock Chalk Sports Talk and the Jayhawk Radio Network as the two discuss the latest with KU basketball. What do both think about KU's path to a potential Final Four? And what happens to Silvio De Sousa's minutes after his play in the Big 12 Tournament? The two also take Twitter questions, discussing Udoka Azubuike's...

KU mailbag: Is Devonté Graham Big 12 player of the year? 02.03.2018 44:26

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by special guest Nick Schwerdt from 1320 KLWN's Rock Chalk Sports Talk and the KU basketball pregame show on Jayhawk Radio Network. The two take Twitter questions: Is this Bill Self's best coaching job at KU? And is Devonté Graham the Big 12 player of the year? The two also discuss potential KU landmines in the NCAA Tournament, whether location matt...

Deconstructing the Marcus Peters trade 24.02.2018 55:57

The A-Team convenes for an emergency podcast on the Chiefs' trade of star cornerback Marcus Peters. Why did it happen? Could it have been prevented? Did the Chiefs give up on Peters too soon? The A-Team discusses all that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Start of Royals spring training in Surprise 24.02.2018 24:51

Live from Royals spring training in Surprise, Ariz., The Star's Rustin Dodd, Blair Kerkhoff and Sam Mellinger sit down to discuss the start of camp and some of the key storylines so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mizzou basketball’s Sophie Cunningham on goals, haters and being a role model 19.02.2018 26:04

Mizzou basketball star Sophie Cunningham joined The Star's sports podcast before the Tigers' big win over Tennessee this past weekend. She talked about her championship aspiration, being a role model for all children and never getting dunked on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KU mailbag: Will FBI investigation derail college hoops? 16.02.2018 42:14

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report as the two take mailbag questions related to the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. How much should the latest stories about the FBI's investigation worry college hoops fans? And is there is a solution to these problems moving forward? The guys also discuss KU's worst Big 12 loss, the Jayhawks' n...

Mizzou basketball, MPJ and NCAA Tournament talk 15.02.2018 37:38

The Missouri Tigers seemed primed to make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013, which leaves just two big questions for the final five games of the regular season: How high of a seed can Mizzou get? And when will Michael Porter Jr. return to play for MU? In this edition of the SportsBeat KC podcast, Missouri beat writers Aaron Reiss and Alex Schiffer discuss both of those topics. Lear...

Appreciating Derrick Johnson, and looking toward the future 13.02.2018 26:15

On Tuesday, the Chiefs announced that Derrick Johnson won't return in 2018, and 3/4ths of the A-Team (Sam Mellinger, Blair Kerkhoff and Terez Paylor) gathered to appreciate everything he brought to the table for the last 13 years, and how the Chiefs plan on replacing him going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Devonté Graham episode 09.02.2018 50:36

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report as the two discuss the latest with the Kansas men's basketball team. What should fans take away from KU's home loss to Oklahoma State? And how encouraging was the ensuing home win against TCU? The two follow by taking Twitter questions. What's up with KU's scholarship situation? And are the Jayhawks...

Go west, young Jayhawks? 02.02.2018 44:48

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report as the two discuss the latest with the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team. What did the road victory over Kansas State tell us about KU? And how should we view Bill Self now that he's been in Lawrence longer than Roy Williams? Jesse and C.J. also answer Twitter and email questions. Should KU want to be...

Alex Smith traded and Patrick Mahomes era begins for Chiefs 31.01.2018 1:02:40

The Kansas City Chiefs traded Alex Smith to Washington on Tuesday, and The Star’s Sam Mellinger (@mellinger), Vahe Gregorian (@vgregorian), Blair Kerkhoff (@BlairKerkhoff) and Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) convened for an emergency podcast as they grade the trade, announce their expectations for Patrick Mahomes, take a moment to appreciate Smith’s Kansas City career and answer your questions for...