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So many twists and turns on the way to the Final Four. It’s enough to make you dizzy. But that’s what makes March Madness the spectacle that it is. On today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, we review the regional championship weekend that produced the Final Four field of Florida Atlantic, Connecticut, San Diego State and Miami, Fla. The title games produced remarkable drama, upsets and three newcomers to...

With another astonishing performance by its point guard Markquis Nowell, Kansas State outlasted Michigan State in overtime and has advanced to the Elite Eight, one step away from the Final Four. On today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, beat writer Kellis Robinett and columnist Vahe Gregorian break down the edge-of-your-seat East Regional semifinal, and center to it all was Nowell, who set an NCAA Tournam...

The Missouri Tigers got reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament and were upset by Princeton. But there was nothing upsetting about Mizzou’s season. The Tigers were picked to finish 11th in the SEC. They were the No. 4 seed in the league tournament, and reached the semifinals for the first time. Missouri also won its first NCAA Tournament game in more than a decade. In all, an excellent fir...

Next season came earlier than expected for Kansas after its heart breaking loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The defending national champion will bid farewell to its All-America player, Jalen Wilson, and with Gradey DIck projected by some to be an NBA Draft lottery pick, only two starters may return in point guard Dauajn Harris and big man K.J. Adams. How will Bill Self and his staf...

Kansas State plays in Manhattan, affectionately known as the “Little Apple.” This week, the Wildcats look to continue their NCAA Tournament winning ways in the Big Apple and Madison Square Garden. The Sweet 16 date in New York against Michigan State awaits a Kansas State team that defeated Kentucky on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C., behind the remarkable performance of point guard Markquis Nowell. Add...

Of the 32 games in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Kansas State’s contest with Montana State is the 30th, tipping off Friday evening. That gave us enough time to break down the Wildcats on today’s SportsBeat KC podcast with Kellis Robinett. The Wildcats are one of the most unlikely tournament teams, based on preseason expectations. They were picked to finish last in the Big 12. But in Jero...

The Chiefs moves in free agency haven’t made national headlines, but there’s plenty of roster turnover occurring for the Super Bowl champions. Four starters and three more who made valuable contributions have departed during free agency. And the week isn’t over. On today’s SportsBeat KC, beat writers Herbie Teope and Jesse Newell break down the moves and how the Chiefs plan to replace players like...

Missouri enters the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed, its best position since 2012. The Tigers are coming off a competitive SEC tourney semifinal loss to top-ranked Alabama, after beating Tennessee in the quarterfinal. So why is MIzzou a betting underdog to No. 10 seed Utah State in Thursday’s opener? The Aggies are a excellent team, but you better believe Coach Dennis Gates and his veteran team wi...

Kansas starts defense of its NCAA Tournament championship on a similar spot on the bracket, as a No. 1 seed. But the Jayhawks start the quest from the West instead of the Midwest Region. On today’s SportsBeat KC, beat writers Gary Bedore and Shreyas Laddha discuss all things KU from the health of Coach Bill Self, who missed the Big 12 tournament with a cardiac episode, to the availability of defen...

Is this Richmond AFC’s year? Can Jamie Tartt, Sam Obisanya, and Dani Rojas provide the leadership to take Coach Ted Lasso’s club to a championship level? Today’s SportsBeat KC podcast goes inside Richmond AFC’s quest to climb the ranks in the English Premier League. Or nothing like that. But today’s show is about Ted Lasso, the show that begins its third season on Apple TV+ and has enjoyed more su...

Kansas enters the Big 12 men’s tournament as the top seed as the first-place finisher of the regular season, but the Jayhawks will have a difficult path if they’re to repeat as champion. It’s possible for KU and many other teams in the field to meet only opponents that NCAA Tournament bound this week at T-Mobile Center. That’s how good the Big 12 was this year. Kansas enters the event coming off a...

We’re getting used to this in Kansas City: The top-rated men’s basketball conference is the Big 12. The best conference tournament? Also the Big 12. The annual show comes to T-Mobile Center for the men starting on Wednesday and the women’s tournament begins at Municipal Auditorium on Sunday. On today’s SportsBeat KC, beat writer Kellis Robinett breaks down the men’s tournament, a even in which nea...

For its excellent regular season Missouri’s men’s basketball team was rewarded with two days off. For the first time since joining the SEC, the Tigers played their way to the double-bye, and advance straight to Friday’s quarterfinal round. On today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, Mizzou beat writer Matt Stahl, breaks down the TIgers latest conquest–a tight triumph over Ole Miss in Columbia on Saturday–an...

In the first year of free agency for the National Women’s Soccer League, the Kansas City Current came away the big winner. The club that nearly turned in a worst-to-first season by playing in the NWSL championship game, landed several big name players, including Debinha. On today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, Star soccer beat writer Daniel Sperry breaks down the acquisitions and details how they’ll loo...

The NFL scouting combine rolls on from Indianapolis where teams are getting a look at college players who could be part of the NFL Draft on April 27-29 in Kansas City. It’s also where coaches and team officials speak with reporters, and for the first time since their Super Bowl LVII victory, Chiefs coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach addressed the team’s needs in the off-season. You’ll...

Another season, another Big 12 men’s basketball championship for Kansas. The Jayhawks clinched at least a share for the title with Tuesday’s victory over Texas Tech. KU didn’t trail in the second half but never got comfortable in the four-point outcome on Senior Day. On today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, beat writers Gary Bedore and Shreyas Laddha discuss the big moments and turning points in the game...

Didn’t the Chiefs just conduct a Super Bowl parade? Yes, but the business of the NFL rolls on. The league’s scouting Combine has started in Indianapolis and teams begin to plot their course for next season. On today’s SportsBeat KC, we talk NFL and Chiefs with Joe DeLeone and Herbie Teope. DeLeone is an executive producer of the Bleav Podcast Newtork, who also produces daily college football and N...

The Kansas State men’s basketball team was far from full strength during its last two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Dean Wade, one of the best players in school history, broke his foot days before the postseason arrived in both 2018 and 2019. Talk about bad luck. It was a cruel twist of fate that severely limited the Wildcats not once but twice during March Madness. For that reason, K-State fans s...

Three games remain in the Big 12’s regular season and there is plenty left to be determined. Kansas and Texas are tied for first with a final game showdown set for next week in Austin. Player and coach of the year, all-conference selections, NCAA Tournament seeding...all on the line over the next few games. On today’s episode of The Star’s SportsBeat KC podcast, Kellis Robinett, who covers Kansas...

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The interviews for players and coaches at Super Bowl LVII have ended but the conversation continues on SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast. Columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell plus beat writers Jesse Newell and Herbie Teope broke down the game and discussed the storylines for the Chiefs’ third Super Bowl appearance in the past four years. We made the case for the Chiefs and the P...