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).

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.

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.

The Star's Rustin Dodd, Sam Mellinger and Pete Grathoff sat down during spring training in Surprise, Ariz., to discuss Yordano Ventura and his path to becoming the Royals' top starting pitcher in 2016, as well as how the 25-man roster is shaping up and more.

Louis Riddick, Bill Polian and Greg Cosell give their impressions of the players the Chiefs held on to in free agency, like Derrick Johnson, Eric Berry and Jaye Howard, and players they let go, like Sean Smith and Jeff Allen.

The Star previews the Big 12 Tournament, which runs Wednesday, March 9 through Saturday, March 12 at the Sprint Center. Blair Kerkhoff, Jesse Newell and Sam Mellinger make predictions, and talk about KU and K-State and more.

The Star's Rustin Dodd, Blair Kerkhoff and Vahe Gregorian sat down in Surprise, Ariz., for another Royals spring training edition of SportsBeat KC, this time focusing on Sal Perez's 5-year, $52.5 million contract extension and more.