Jan

6

Wizards supporters organize

January 6, 2005 | 2 Comments

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 appear kindof long at this point. A local tycoon with the money and [...]

Dec

17

Arenas for you, arenas for me

December 17, 2004 | 1 Comment

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 there from Kemper, if the new arena gets built. The city also signed [...]

Dec

9

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

December 9, 2004 | 4 Comments

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 a month for someone to step forward.
Reading between the lines, this is Lamar’s “Fuck [...]

Nov

28

Ray-Pec state champs

November 28, 2004 | Comments Off

Last year KC area teams dominated state football championships in both states, this year Raymore-Peculiar is our lone champion.

Nov

23

Laurie’s give up arena naming rights

November 23, 2004 | Comments Off

The Star and the St. Louis Biz Journal are reporting that the Laurie family has voluntarily given up naming rights to the new Mizzou basketball arena. The UM System curators will eventually meet to consider a new name, and the sentimental favorite is sure to be Norm Stewart.

Nov

20

MU arena namesake in cheating scandal

November 20, 2004 | 2 Comments

More scandal for the MU basketball program. Paige Laurie, the millionaire heiress who is the namesoke for Mizzou’s new basketball palace, is the subject of a recent 20/20 expose on academic dishonesty. She’s accused of paying her roommate $20,000 to wright dozens of papers for her at USC.
Clementa Floyd’s remark that [...]

Nov

19

Downtown ballpark gaining momentum

November 19, 2004 | Comments Off

The Star’s Kevin Collison reports that with the Bistate 2 failure now in the past, the Downtown Council is finally taking a public position in favor of a new downtown baseball stadium.

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