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  • After the Missouri stadium vote, ball is in Royals, Chiefs court. What’s next?

    After the Missouri stadium vote, ball is in Royals, Chiefs court. What’s next?
    2025/06/16
    The Missouri House closed its special session last week with votes to provide funding to the Royals and the Chiefs, so a piece of the puzzle has fallen into place. But questions remain. The biggest: What do the teams want to do? On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast presented by Underdog, Star columnist Sam McDowell discussed options for the teams. The Royals want a new ballpark. But where? The Chiefs’ top choice may to be to renovate Arrowhead Stadium. Would a practice facility be involved? Is a Kansas location an option for both teams? The ball is in the court of the Royals and Chiefs, and awaiting the return are fans who want to know the teams’ next moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 分
  • How KU, K-State expect to handle new world of direct payments to athletes

    How KU, K-State expect to handle new world of direct payments to athletes
    2025/06/10
    College sports has entered a new era with a recent court ruling that allows the schools to make direct payments to athletes. For the upcoming school year, up to $20.5 million can be distributed to football, basketball, baseball, volleyball players and more. This is in addition to scholarships and payments for name, image and likeness. How are schools handling this new approach? On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast, college beat writers Kellis Robinett and Shreyas Laddha break down the structure and apply it to the schools they cover, Kansas State and Kansas. The schools also look to regulate NIL, preventing it from becoming a recruiting tool, by creating an enforcement organization outside the NCAA. That could be the biggest challenge to the changed sports world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 分
  • KC sports icons George Brett, Tom Watson have advice for Jac Caglianone

    KC sports icons George Brett, Tom Watson have advice for Jac Caglianone
    2025/06/02
    The greatest Royal of ‘em all, George Brett, can’t wait to watch Jac Caglianone’s major-league debut on Tuesday. Neither can golf icon and Royals fan Tom Watson. At an annual fundraising event for The ALS Association in Overland Park Monday, half of Kansas City’s sports Mount Rushmore weighed in on the Royals’ decision to elevate their top prospect to Major League Baseball. Caglianone will make his MLB debut Tuesday in St. Louis. What can Caglianone expect in the bigs? Brett and Watson agree, and their answer may surprise you: Caglianone’s best approach, they say, will be to do less: “Try to do less when the pressure is on,” Brett said. “He’s got to breathe.” Brett and Watson join Star sports columnist Vahe Gregorian and podcast host Blair Kerkhoff in this special installment of the SportsBeat KC show, presented by Underdog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 分
  • Royals could use Jac Caglianone’s thunder. When will he arrive in KC?

    Royals could use Jac Caglianone’s thunder. When will he arrive in KC?
    2025/05/28
    Say this for the Royals, they’ve been consistent this season. Through about two months of 2025, pitching has been excellent. Hitting hasn’t come around. But a few things are happening to keep hope alive for another playoff season. First, the Royals remain a contending team. Despite losing 11 of their past 16 games they’re over .500 for May. Also, the promotion of slugger Jac Caglianone looms. His hot hitting has continued after arriving at Class AAA Ohama. On today’s SportsBeat KC, Royals beat writer Jaylon Thompson breaks down the Royals and takes a guess at when Caglianone will make his big league debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 分
  • SBKC 051925

    SBKC 051925
    2025/05/19
    The next step in determining the future playing venues of the Chiefs and Royals rest with the Missouri statehouse. After the state Senate failed to pass a state funding measure that could provide up to 50 percent of a new stadium for the Royals and a renovated Arrowhead State for the Chiefs, Gov. Mike Kehoe has called a special session to debate providing tax breaks that would keep the teams in Missouri. On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast, columnists Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian discuss the latest stadium developments and project what may happen with the Chiefs and Royals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 分
  • At quarter season, Royals matching last year’s pace. Is that good enough?

    At quarter season, Royals matching last year’s pace. Is that good enough?
    2025/05/13
    After 43 games the Royals have the same record as 2024 -- 25-18. Does it feel the same? A year ago, Royals fans were thrilled with the fast start with the team coming off a 106-loss season. This year, with higher expectations, it’s easier to wonder if the team is reaching its potential. On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast presented by Underdog, beat writer Jaylon Thompson discusses the strengths and weaknesses of a Royals team at the season’s quarter pole. The pitching has been outstanding. The hitting? The Royals are still waiting for consistent bats to arrive. There may be a solution in that department. When will the Royals summon minor-league slugger and top prospect Jac Caglianone to the majors? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 分
  • Six takeaways from Kansas City Chiefs rookie minicamp

    Six takeaways from Kansas City Chiefs rookie minicamp
    2025/05/05
    The Chiefs effectively hired a couple of dozen new employees last week, seven of them through the NFL Draft and the remaining through subsequent undrafted free agency deals. Their start date: How about now? They all took part in a three-day rookie minicamp over the weekend, concluding Monday. As part of it, each of the seven draft picks, along with a couple of intriguing other names, spoke to the media. I’ll apologize for the one-week reprieve you have from Blair Kerkhoff, our usual host, which leaves it to myself, Chiefs beat writer Jesse Newell and sports columnist Vahe Gregorian to cycle through our observations from the Chiefs’ rookie camp. We follow with a conversation about the record-breaking barrage of home runs from the Kansas City Royals. Which Royals hitter needed a slump-busting blast the most? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 分
  • Chiefs draft podcast: Who makes the biggest impact early from this class?

    Chiefs draft podcast: Who makes the biggest impact early from this class?
    2025/04/28
    How did the Chiefs fare in the NFL Draft? Star columnist Sam McDowell and beat writer Jesse Newell break it down on SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast presented by Underdog. The Chiefs entered the draft with eight picks, and after trades, finished with seven. Their first round pick, offensive tackle Josh Simmons of Ohio State at No. 32 overall, was the product of a trade. The Chiefs addressed their biggest needs early, and took best available players with later picks. We discuss the best moves, the questionable ones and who can make the earliest impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 分