Category Archives: Sports

Arena football on the way

Posted on Mar 31, 2005 by BlogKC

The new downtown arena has scored its first professional sports team, arena football. A local sports marketing exec has an agreement with the city and the Arena Football League to start a KC franchise in 2006. The new team will … Continue reading →

Posted in Downtown, Sports | 4 Comments

Whitlock quits on the air

Posted on Mar 1, 2005 by BlogKC

While we didn’t hear it ourselves, it sounds like Jason Whitlock just quit 61 Sports, one the air. Tigerboard and Gateway City Radio both have threads going about the incident. Appareantly Whitlock spent a good 10-15 minutes recounting his radio … Continue reading →

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Off The Couch columnist retiring

Posted on Feb 20, 2005 by BlogKC

Dave Stewart laments the end of the road for Greg Hall and his Off the Couch column. The venerable writer has been around town for years at the Star, Pitch, Johnson County Sun, and most recently the Platte County Landmark. … Continue reading →

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Royals pull out of Downtown stadium talks

Posted on Feb 13, 2005 by BlogKC

Just a few weeks after agreeing to talk with Downtown stadium proponents, David Glass does an about face and says the Royals have decided to stay at the Truman Sports Complex until their lease ends in 2014. Glass’ main argument … Continue reading →

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Wizards supporters organize

Posted on Jan 6, 2005 by BlogKC

After swift kick in the groin from Lamar Hunt, a group of fans and other supporters has organized an effort to find a new local owner for the Wizards, and promote the idea of a new soccer-only stadium. The odds … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Suburbs | 2 Comments

Arenas for you, arenas for me

Posted on Dec 17, 2004 by BlogKC

With the huge Sprint Sextel Center announced for Downtown, Overland Park and Ooooolathe are currently in a race to respond with the region’s first suburban arena. Yesterday the OP moved ahead with news that the Comets and Knights will move … Continue reading →

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Lamar Hunt to KC: Don’t cross me again, bitch

Posted on Dec 9, 2004 by BlogKC

Lamar Hunt just announced that the Wizards are for sale, citing the league’s desire for a soccer-only stadium. He would prefer to find a local owner willing to pay for the team and a new stadium, but will only wait … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Sports | 4 Comments