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Inside the inner office of Kansas coach Bill Self, where every object tells his story
Bill Self spent some 90 minutes with The Star annotating the memorabilia around him in his office, from Garth Brooks to Bruce Springsteen, George W. Bush to Barack Obama and so much more.
A Kansas City student is one of the fastest middle schoolers in the country
A Kansas City student is among the fastest middle schoolers in the country. Ella Messner ran 1600 meters in 5:04.35 at the HOKA Festival of Miles in St. Louis this spring, breaking her previous personal record by 17 seconds. That time is the fifth-fastest mile for middle school girls in the country right now.
Two Royals selected for 2024 All-Star Futures Game
KANSAS CITY, MO. (WIBW) - Two Minor Leaguers with the Kansas City Royals have been selected for the 2024 All-Star Futures Game. Outfielder Gavin Cross (Northwest Arkansas (AA)), and right-handed pitcher Ben Kudrna (Quad Cities (High-A)) were selected to represent the Royals in the annual game. The game features the...
OP native Leanne Wong will go to Paris Olympics as gymnastics alternate
It isn’t the spot gymnast Leanne Wong of Overland Park wanted on the U.S. Women’s Olympic Team. At lat week’s U.S. Olympic team trials in Minneapolis, Wong wasn’t able to lock down one of fourth berths on the team, in addition to automatic qualifier Simone Biles, but she is one of the two alternates named to travel to the Paris Summer Olympics, so she knows she’ll be standing by.
1996 Olympic athlete remembers games, journey to make Team USA
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ahead of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, KSHB 41 continues to highlight amazing athletes all across the Kansas City area, including Ed Broxterman, who competed in the high jump in the 1996 Atlanta Games. Broxterman, now 50, was 22 when he competed. The Baileyville, Kansas,...
Park Hill grad headed back to Olympics
Former Park Hill Trojan Chris Nilsen, class of 2016, is headed to his second Olympics in Paris France as a pole vaulter. Nilsen qualified for the Olympic games by making the top three at the United States Track and Field Trials held last week in Eugene, Ore. The men’s pole vault final was held on Sunday, June 23. Nilsen had a best jump of 5.87 meters to qualify.
⚾ Royals lose Saturday to Guardians
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Ramirez homered, Josh Naylor had a pair of RBI and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Saturday. “It was really positive that we win with a chance to come back tomorrow, but we don’t pay too much attention to that,” Ramirez said about avoiding a four-game losing skid. “We’re going to win a lot of games in a row but also lose a lot of games in a row, but the important part is we compete.”
Kansas City Current vs. Orlando Pride: NWSL TV channel, live stream, lineups, preview
The unbeaten Orlando Pride vs. the unbeaten Kansas City Current. Talk about giving us a treat right before an extended break from league play. The women's football world has been awaiting this clash of NWSL Titans for quite some time now. On Saturday afternoon, in what should be a packed...
U.S. Men's National Team eliminated in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The United States was eliminated from the Copa America with a 1-0 loss to Uruguay on a Mathías Olivera's questionable second-half goal on Monday night, a defeat that will increase pressure on the U.S. Soccer Federation to remove coach Gregg Berhalter before the 2026 World Cup.
Kansas City Sends Two Trapshooting Champions to Paris Olympics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City area is sending two competitors to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Staff Sgt. Rachel Tozier, from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Moore, Georgia, and Derrick Mein of Paola, Kansas, will compete for Team USA in trapshooting. Tozier, making her Olympic...
Hundreds party at Power and Light ahead of USA-Uruguay game at Arrowhead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - It was a party Monday afternoon in the Power and Light District. P&L hosted a watch party for the USA vs. Uruguay Copa America game at Arrowhead Stadium. For many, they pre-gamed at the event before heading to the stadium. “I’m from the East Coast...
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