Photo above courtesy of Adam Fagen/Flickr – Lucas Giolito pitches as a member of the Washington Nationals. Giolito was traded to the White Sox in 2016.
Voice of Lucas Giolito
By Greg Echlin
During a weekend when Kansas City area natives Paul Rudd (“Ant Man”) and Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”) invited their Hollywood friends to town for a charity event, another Hollywood guy stole the show. Continue reading Lucas Giolito: Weekend Show-Stopper in Kansas City
Photo Credit Christian Gideon / LA Galaxy
Voice of Zack Murshedi with the LA Galaxy
By Greg Echlin
Twenty-four hours after a devastating tornado fizzled as it approached Children’s Mercy Park, the Los Angeles Galaxy took to the pitch after their own wayward route to Kansas. Continue reading A Whirlwind Victory in Kansas
Voice of a Michael Andrew
By Greg Echlin
For world class swimmer Michael Andrew, there’s no place like home. But it’s in California now. Continue reading Michael Andrew Doesn’t Live in Kansas Anymore
Gunther Cunningham photo above courtesy of Flickr
Voice of Gunther Cunningham
By Greg Echlin
Gunther Cunningham would be the first to tell you that life isn’t fair. He learned that as a kid born in war-ravaged Munich, Germany, a year after World War II ended. But he never made excuses for the bad hands dealt to him. Continue reading Things Ended Badly for Gunther Cunningham as the Chiefs Head Coach
Voice of Mark Gubicza
By Greg Echlin
When Kansas City Royals Opening Day starter Brad Keller stretched his streak of 54 consecutive innings pitched without giving up a homer earlier this season, at the time it was the longest active streak at the majors. But it didn’t come close to the team record set by Mark Gubicza. Continue reading Mark Gubicza Didn’t Dig the Long Ball
Voice of Greg Pryor
By Greg Echlin
Though former infielder Greg Pryor got a World Series ring in Kansas City with the 1985 Royals, there’s still a soft spot in his heart for Chicago where he played from 1978 to ’81. Continue reading Greg Pryor Says Chicago Was His Kind of Town
Voice of Brad Miller
By Greg Echlin
Cleveland Indians second baseman Brad Miller had the team’s only two hits, a single and a double, in the their 3-0 loss against the Kansas City Royals Saturday night. He has a history for spraying the ball around at Kauffman Stadium. Continue reading The Next Royals To Hit For The Cycle? Brad Miller Predicts
Voice of Ellis Burks
By Greg Echlin
From the stands behind home plate at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, April 11, Ellis Burks watched Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon loft a ball into the right field seats to set a major league record. Continue reading Ellis Burks, Witness To Another Record Breaker
Photo above: Ben McCollum (second from the left) poses for a team picture after claiming a second consecutive MIAA Tournament title in 2018.
By Ian Echlin
The same year Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum moved up from being an assistant coach of the Bearcats, I was arriving on campus as college freshman. Continue reading Success For Ben McCollum Opens Opportunity At The Next Level
By Greg Echlin
Two years ago, Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self talked about a defining moment during yet another win in the fifth of what would be eight straight against Kansas State. Their latest in-state rivalry game on Feb. 5 featured another moment the Jayhawks could cite as a signature to this season, but not one that Self will like. Continue reading Kansas Crossroads in Manhattan
