TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is making a serious run at becoming the new home for the reigning Super Bowl champions with legislators approving a plan Tuesday for luring both the Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals away from Missouri.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed over concerns about how it might look to taxpayers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday night when residents of Jackson County, Missouri, resoundingly voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.
Chiefs fans are willing to lose body parts in subzero temperatures to cheer for their team. But whether they get to watch their beloved team in Kansas City anymore depends on how much they are willing to pay in taxes.
It’s getting dangerous out here for these birds. For the second time in a week, a bird has been killed at an MLB game.
During a Major League Baseball Game (MLB) on Saturday, a dog in attendance became the center of attention when it caught a ball.
MLB pitchers Robbie Ray and Luke Weaver engaged in a national anthhem standoff Sunday that saw both players get ejected.
Whit Merrifield, the Royals infielder who made headlines weeks ago for refusing to get vaccinated to make his team’s road trip to Toronto to face the Blue Jays, has been traded to Canada.
Royals slugger Whit Merrifield is apologizing for what he calls “poorly articulated” comments about the Covid vaccine.
Indians manager Terry Francona provided one of the best moments of the MLB season when he “ejected” an umpire during Friday night’s game.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The game between Cincinnati and Kansas City scheduled for Tuesday will be played as part of a doubleheader Wednesday so that the Reds can do additional testing after a player tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.
Several Kansas City schools have canceled their classes Wednesday so their students can attend the 2020 Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade.
White Sox reliever Kelvin Herrera stands accused of striking a man at a cockfight in the Dominican Republic.
Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon was on hand with milk and cookies to sign autographs on Sunday in exchange for donations to a local domestic violence shelter.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a startling scene, Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer suddenly heaved the ball from just past the mound over the center field wall Sunday while being taken out of the game against Kansas City.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins drew 12,653 Wednesday night — combined.
Kansas City Royals rookie pitcher Brady Singer gave his parents the best Christmas gift ever when he used his signing bonus to pay off their debt.
A woman was arrested after police say she broke into the Kansas City Royals’ stadium and set fires in the outfield.
Porn actress Lisa Ann was unimpressed with the news that the Kansas City Royals recently hosted a team meeting with a group that warns of the dangers of pornography, a report says.
The Kansas City Royals recently hosted a team talk featuring a representative of a group that warns about the dangers of pornography.
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost is now reporting that his injuries from a recent fall were worse than previously reported and he admitted that he almost died on the operating table after his accident.
TORONTO (AP) – Kansas City’s Alex Gordon hit Major League Baseball’s record 5,694th home run of 2017 on Tuesday night, breaking a season record set in 2000 at the height of the Steroids Era.
A cat invaded the field in the bottom of the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Kansas City Royals-St. Louis Cardinals game and it sparked a comeback for the home team. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, bases loaded
TMZ Sports released video of a man punching a woman at Tuesday’s Kansas City Royals game against the San Francisco Giants. The woman, identified as 25-year-old Amy Blake by KCTV, allegedly spit on Edmond Stryker, 53, multiple times before he retaliated. Off-duty
Los Angeles (AFP) – Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura died Sunday after a car accident in his native Dominican Republic, the Major League Baseball team confirmed in a statement.
Kansas City Royals center fielder Jarrod Dyson took a home run from Miami Marlins left fielder Christian Yelich Thursday night. In the bottom of the first inning, Yelich crushed a hanging curveball to center field. Dyson raced back and tracked
Both Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado and Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura were ejected Tuesday night after a benches clearing brawl that stemmed from Ventura hitting Machado with a 99 mph fastball. In the second inning, the young Orioles
Outfielder Jonny Gomes gave quite a speech during Tuesday’s World Series celebration for the Kansas City Royals, who defeated the New York Mets four games to one on Sunday. Gomes grabbed a U.S. flag, asked for a moment of silence to
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The jersey that Eric Hosmer wore in the decisive game of the World Series is headed to the Hall of Fame. So is the glove Salvador Perez used, the spikes Lorenzo Cain laced up and the bat that third baseman Mike Moustakas took to the plate.
The Mets last playoff appearance was pre-Obama. Their last pennant was pre-Bush 43. They haven’t won it all since Reagan. To say they’re hungry in Queens would be an understatement.
The Kansas City Public Library and the Toronto Public Library wage a charming battle, teasing each other with literary references, as their cities’ Major League Baseball teams compete in the ALCS.
Former World Series champion catcher and now baseball analyst for Canadian English-language CTV’s Sportsnet Gregg Zaun went after Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura after Ventura called out Toronto Blue Jays star outfielder on Twitter. The tweets, in Spanish, have since been
A new study examining comments posted to sports news stories by fans of the nation’s Major League Baseball clubs finds that New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies fans fail basic grammar while Royals fans give their opinions most often.
Major League Baseball may have just found out how easy it is to game an electronic, online election after its All-Star Game voting erupted with tens of millions of ballots for players for the Kansas City Royals. Now the league is canceling up to 65 million of those votes.
Fans of the Kansas City Royals have voted so assiduously for the team’s players for the All-Star game that Royals players currently lead the balloting at every position except second base and one spot in the outfield.
Workhorse right-hander James Shields of the Kansas City Royals, 33, agreed to sign with the San Diego Padres late Sunday night, accepting a four-year deal worth $75 million.
