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The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore as the two take on KU basketball summer mailbag questions. Which team would make the best non-conference game for the Jayhawks? And will this be Mitch Lightfoot's year to emerge? The two also discuss Bill Self's recruiting record, Devonté Graham's role and the biggest obstacle (besides depth) that the Jayhawks will face next season. Learn...

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore as the two discuss the latest with the Kansas men's basketball team on the SportsBeat KC podcast. How much does Svi Mykhailiuk's return help the Jayhawks next season? And was it a surprise he decided to come back? The guys also take on Twitter questions. Will Frank Mason get drafted? And what rule changes would be best for college bask...

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of Bleacher Report as the two discuss the latest with Kansas basketball. What's the best case offseason scenario for the Jayhawks in 2017-18? And will Devonté Graham and Svi Mykhailiuk return? The two also give their final thoughts on KU's season-ending loss to Oregon before answering questions from a full Twitter mailbag. Learn more a...

The Star's Rustin Dodd, Blair Kerkhoff and Vahe Gregorian sat down in Surprise, Ariz., for another Royals spring training edition of SportsBeat KC, this time focusing on Sal Perez's 5-year, $52.5 million contract extension and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of Bleacher Report as they discuss the latest with Kansas basketball. How good is KU's defense? And should fans feel better about the team's potential in that area in an NCAA Tournament setting? The two also take Twitter questions: Has Frank Mason already clinched national player of the year? And what's wrong with Svi Mykhailiuk? The two...

In his KC Star podcast debut, new KU beat writer Jesse Newell talks Jayhawks basketball with Blair Kerkhoff, discussing the chances of the Big 12 title streak continuing, what makes Kansas a good team in March and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from Super Bowl LI in Houston, The Star’s Sam Mellinger and Terez Paylor discussed one of the greatest Super Bowls of all-time, and the lessons the Chiefs can take from it. They cover the different positions the Chiefs need to improve at to get to the big game, and how the quarterback position needs to perform better to get there. They also cover Tom Brady’s all-time standing, the ridiculous...

The Star's Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian, Blair Kerkhoff and Terez Paylor dissect the Chiefs' frustrating 18-16 divisional-round home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Where did this rank on the Chiefs' level of losing? How did the Chiefs shoot themselves in the foot? Why couldn't they stop Le'Veon Bell? Is the quarterback the problem? They discuss all that, plus answer your questions and more.​  ...

Before the winter meetings begin next week, The Star's Royals reporter Rustin Dodd and columnist Sam Mellinger discuss the Royals' offseason thus far and what might be coming in December. Will the Royals sign another bat? Is Cheslor Cuthbert going to DH? Are they going to spend any money? And a brief look at the new collective bargaining agreement. ​   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of Bleacher Report as the two discuss the University of Kansas basketball team's 6-1 start. Can KU win without low-post scoring? What's wrong with Carlton Bragg ... or is there anything wrong? The two also talk about coach Bill Self's three-point comments and answer Twitter mailbag questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell and C.J. Moore from Bleacher Report discuss KU's 77-75 victory over No. 1 Duke. What were the main takeaways? And where does KU need to improve most before conference season? The guys also disagree over Josh Jackson's shooting and quiz each other with random KU trivia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore as they discuss the start of the college basketball regular season. Is KU ready? How concerned should fans be about Carlton Bragg? The two also preview Friday's game with Indiana beat writer Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Star's Sam Mellinger and Terez Paylor tackled your questions in a Facebook Live video following the Chiefs' 23-7 preseason win over the Bears on Saturday in Chicago. Here is the audio. What's going on with Albert Wilson? How are the cornerbacks looking? All that and much more...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The A-Team gets back together to assess the Chiefs after 14 practices. The gang breaks down the camp surprises, camp disappointments and makes early predictions for the Chiefs' 2016 record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Star's Tod Palmer and Blair Kerkhoff talk about the unexpected news that athletic director Mack Rhoades is leaving Mizzou for the same same job at Baylor. The duo discuss Rhoades' tenure at Missouri and what the future holds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roy Williams-era KU player draft by The Kansas City Star Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KC Star beat reporter Jesse Newell talks to former Jayhawks basketball player Kenny Gregory about church services with Roy Williams, high expectations at KU and his return to Lawrence this week for the Rock Chalk Roundball Classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Newell, KU beat reporter for The Star, and Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore invite ESPN's Jeff Borzello on to talk about KU basketball's recruiting targets and 2016 signees. C.J. also tries to guess past Jayhawks based on Bill Self quotes about them from signing day in previous years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Star's Rustin Dodd, Sam Mellinger and Pete Grathoff sat down during spring training in Surprise, Ariz., to discuss Yordano Ventura and his path to becoming the Royals' top starting pitcher in 2016, as well as how the 25-man roster is shaping up and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Louis Riddick, Bill Polian and Greg Cosell give their impressions of the players the Chiefs held on to in free agency, like Derrick Johnson, Eric Berry and Jaye Howard, and players they let go, like Sean Smith and Jeff Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Star previews the Big 12 Tournament, which runs Wednesday, March 9 through Saturday, March 12 at the Sprint Center. Blair Kerkhoff, Jesse Newell and Sam Mellinger make predictions, and talk about KU and K-State and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Star's Terez A. Paylor previewed the upcoming NFL Scouting Combine with an eye on the Chiefs' needs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Star's Blair Kerkhoff welcomed Bob Davis to the studio for an interview about Davis' career. Not only has he served as the voice of the Kansas Jayhawks, but also as a broadcaster in Hays, Kan., and in Kansas City, where he also called Royals games. Davis is retiring after the end of the KU basketball season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Star's Terez A. Paylor plays interviews of NFL greats Michael Irvin, Cris Carter and Deion Sanders talking about Chiefs rookie cornerback Marcus Peters. Also in this episode, Bart Scott says he could have won multiple Super Bowls with Alex Smith at quarterback. Terez also has interviews about Jamaal Charles and Mitch Morse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rustin Dodd, who covers the Royals for The Kansas City Star, and Star sports columnist Sam Mellinger broke down the team's roster heading into spring training. In part one, Dodd and Mellinger discussed the Royals' key issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices