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A sports podcast by the Kansas City Star's sports writers and columnists, including in-depth commentary and analysis on the Royals, Chiefs, Sporting KC, FC Kansas City, KU, MU and K-State, Big 12 and the SEC.
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May 25, 2016

 

Jesse Newell, KU beat reporter for The Star, and Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore discuss the Jayhawks' signing of Evan Maxwell and also draft five-person KU men's basketball teams based on expected point-per-game totals.
May 25, 2016

Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City took some time off from avoiding Salvy Splashes to talk with Rustin Dodd about the Royals during their series against the Twins in Minneapolis. 

May 19, 2016

The Royals reached the 40-game mark of the season Wednesday night, one-quarter of the season, so beat writer Rustin Dodd, reporter Blair Kerkhoff and columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam Mellinger analyzed what's gone right and wrong so far.

May 18, 2016

Jesse Newell, KU beat reporter for The Star, and Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore bring on graduated Iowa State forward Georges Niang to discuss his memories of playing KU over the past four seasons.

May 16, 2016
 
The Star's Sam McDowell is joined by Full 90 blogger Tate Steinlage after Sporting Kansas City's 2-1 victory against Orlando City SC, which broke the club's seven-game winless streak. Has the club re-discovered a recipe for success?
May 12, 2016

Rustin Dodd, Royals beat reporter for The Star, called former beat writer Andy McCullough to talk about the Royals' slow start. They touched on comparisons to the 2014 Royals, Chris Young and more.

May 12, 2016

Jesse Newell, KU beat reporter for The Star, and Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore invite Appalachian State coach Jim Fox on to talk about releasing KU's Devonte' Graham from his letter-of-intent and memories of 2008's KU-Davidson Elite Eight game when he was an assistant with the Wildcats.

 
May 11, 2016

On Tuesday night, the Royals lost 10-7 to the Yankees on a day in which they lost a starting pitcher because of injury, saw their top prospect suspended 50 games for PED use and couldn't win despite Lorenzo Cain's three home runs. Beat writer Rustin Dodd and Sam Mellinger talked it out.

May 10, 2016

The Chiefs' 2016 NFL draft is in the books, and so is rookie camp. That means it's time to check in with draft analyst Matt Miller from Bleacher Report, who dropped some inside knowledge on the Chiefs' nine draft picks and explained whether he thought the Chiefs got good value.

May 5, 2016

Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes sat down with The Star's Sam McDowell to discuss a variety of topics about the club, including the key moments leading up to 2013 MLS Cup, the current state of the team and his 10-year plan for the franchise.

May 5, 2016

Rustin Dodd, Royals beat reporter, talked with columnists Sam Mellinger and Vahe Gregorian about the Royals' recent slide as they headed into Thursday's off day with a 14-13 record and having lost seven of nine games.

May 4, 2016
The Chiefs selected Mississippi State defensive tackle Chris Jones with their first pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. Hear from Andy Reid, John Dorsey and Southeast scout Ryne Nutt on what attracted them to Jones, a massive man (6 feet 6, 310 pounds) with good athleticism. Also hear from Jones himself on how it feels to be a Chief.
 
May 4, 2016

 

Jesse Newell, KU beat reporter for The Star, and Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore invite ESPN's Jeff Borzello on to talk about KU basketball's recruiting targets and 2016 signees. C.J. also tries to guess past Jayhawks based on Bill Self quotes about them from signing day in previous years.
Apr 28, 2016

Mizzou football coach Barry Odom visited The Kansas City Star and joined the podcast to talk about his philosophy and vision for the program, what happened the first time he stepped into his office, why he's no longer the most famous person from Ada, Okla., and more.

Apr 27, 2016

Rustin Dodd, The Star's Royals beat reporter, calls Blair Kerkhoff to talk about the team's 12-8 start following a second straight loss in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday. They talk about Mike Moustakas' hot start, Omar Infante's performance at second base and Jarrod Dyson's return following an oblique strain.

Apr 27, 2016

KU beat reporter Jesse Newell brings on Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore to discuss potential basketball transfer Derryck Thornton, the possibility of KU playing small with Josh Jackson and C.J.'s undying love for one Jayhawk.

Apr 25, 2016

Terez Paylor, The Star's Chiefs reporter, previews the upcoming NFL draft with former NFL coach Jon Gruden, ESPN's Mel Kiper and Louis Riddick and Matt Miller of Bleacher Report.

Apr 20, 2016

Royals beat writer Rustin Dodd and columnist Sam Mellinger discuss reliever Joakim Soria's struggles and more in their latest baseball chat.

Apr 12, 2016

KU beat reporter Jesse Newell and sportswriter Blair Kerkhoff discuss No. 1 recruit Josh Jackson committing to play at Kansas next season and what the Jayhawks' lineup might look like. Note: Podcast was recorded before Svi Mykhailiuk announced he would return for his junior season.

Apr 12, 2016

Royals writer Rustin Dodd calls columnist Vahe Gregorian to talk about the Royals-Astros series in Houston as well as the dramatic NCAA championship game ending and the Masters, both viewed by Vahe, and the Bruce Springsteen concert in Kansas City, viewed by Rustin.

Apr 7, 2016

KU beat writer Jesse Newell is joined by Shay Wildeboor of Rivals.com and JayhawkSlant.com to look ahead to next season. They talk about Jayhawks' basketball recruiting, the team's NBA draft entries and more.

Apr 6, 2016

Royals writer Rustin Dodd and columnist Sam Mellinger say it's too early to make judgments about the Royals after they started the season by splitting two games with the New York Mets.

Mar 23, 2016

The Star's Jesse Newell, Blair Kerkhoff and Vahe Gregorian sat down inside the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday as Maryland held its open practice in advance of the Terps' Sweet 16 game against Kansas on Thursday (about 8:40 p.m. Central on CBS).

Mar 17, 2016

On our last Royals podcast, Rustin Dodd promised a bonus segment with The Star's last beat reporter for the Royals, Andy McCullough. Here it is. Rustin calls Andy and they talk baseball ... and more.

Mar 16, 2016

The Star's Blair Kerkhoff, in the driver's seat, is joined by passengers Vahe Gregorian and Chris Fickett for a special "on the road" edition previewing KU's first and second round games of the NCAA Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa.

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