Sports

A collection of stories covering the average athletes, niche-sport elites and everyone else who are dedicated to the games you’ve never heard of, could easily be a part of, and just might want to love that make Kansas City truly a one-of-a-kind sports town.

Rex Hudler making a call in the press box.

Opening Day Q&A: Royals Announcer Rex Hudler Gives Predictions, Players to Watch, June Bug-Barbecue Advice

Flatland caught up with “Hud” to talk about the 2021 Royals, a bit about his time as a big leaguer, what it takes to win over an audience ahead of Opening Day.

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Kansas City Monarchs team photo from 1934

Kansas City Monarchs Making History … Again

The Kansas City Monarchs have been at the crossroads of social change for a century.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes

Breakfasts of Champions: Comparing Eating Habits of Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady

As quarterbacks Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes prepare for Super Bowl LV, their eating habits could not be more different.

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A tattoo of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes.

Kansas City Ink: Chiefs Fans Climbing Most-Tattooed List

Nothing says “I love the Chiefs” like a permanent tattoo.

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Kansas Jayhawks basketball

Basketball Coaches Association May Bounce Out of KC

The National Association of Basketball Coaches, a small organization with an outsized role bringing major tournaments worth millions of dollars to downtown, is considering moving out of Kansas City.

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