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The Santa Fe Wanderers soccer club pose with a trophy

The Story of the Santa Fe Wanderers

To say Luis Cadena plays for the name on the front of his jersey would be an understatement. Cadena’s a Wanderer by blood. “He struggled quite a bit in the beginning,” the 26-year-old said, quietly recounting a few details of his father Lorenzo Cadena’s search for a better life in the United States. That journey…

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A wrestler enters the arena to flame throwers.

AEW Begins New Era in Kansas City Wrestling

A new chapter in Kansas City’s rich history of professional wrestling will be written next week, as All Elite Wrestling (AEW) comes to town for the first time since the promotion’s launch in 2019.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes

A Kansas City Chiefs Soundtrack

Kansas City has a long and diverse history of Chiefs fight songs.

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Kaleb Brooks plays Call of Duty.

Explosive Esports Growth Blasts Into Kansas City’s Sporting Consciousness

The Kansas City Esports Expo attracted a horde of gamers to the Overland Park Convention Center last weekend.

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A wrestler takes another wrestler off the turnbuckle and through a table.

Bingo Hall Brawlers Battle for Big Time

Kansas City Xtreme Wrestling (KCXW) operates at the periphery of big-time professional wrestling, developing wrestlers hoping to one day appear on national TV.

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