Sports
Sporting KC suffers 4-0 defeat in Columbus
Sporting Kansas City suffered a 4-0 loss at reigning MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew on Saturday.Playing the club’s third match in eight days and missing seven players, Sporting Kansas City switched to a 3-4-3 formation with John Pulskamp in net.The 23-year-old goalkeeper would make four saves on the night with his first key intervention coming in the 19th minute to palm away a dangerous cross into the penalty area with two Columbus attackers lurking on the back post.The hosts would open the scoring in the 32nd minute as Cucho Hernandez scored his first of three goals on the night.
Kansas City Chiefs announce 2024 training camp dates
The Kansas City Chiefs have announced dates for 2024 Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care at Missouri Western State University in St.
Leibold and Afrifa goals propel Sporting to 2-0 win over Austin FC
Sporting Kansas City (4-12-5, 17 points) scored goals in both halves to secure a comprehensive 2-0 victory over Austin FC (7-8-6, 27 points) on Saturday at sold-out Children’s Mercy Park.Left back Tim Leibold opened his MLS scoring account in the 26th minute and forward Stephen Afrifa came off the bench to seal the win with a 69th-minute strike as Sporting posted its first MLS shutout since March 9 and held Austin to zero shots on target, marking the 15th time in club regular season history that a Kansas City opponent has failed to put a shot on goal.Navigating a stretch of seven games in 22 days, Sporting will return to action Thursday for a visit to the Colorado Rapids at 8:30 p.m.
Kansas City Current extends unbeaten streak to NWSL record 17 matches
KANSAS CITY (June 28, 2024) — The Kansas City Current (10-0-5, 35 pts., 1st place) made NWSL history on Friday night in front of the eighth consecutive sellout crowd at CPKC Stadium, downing the Houston Dash (3-7-5, 14 pts., 12th place) 2-0 behind a brace from forward Temwa Chawinga.
Kansas State basketball new Big 12 coneference opponents announced
The Big 12 announced the Conference scheduling matrix for the 2024-25 Women’s Basketball season, as K-State will face traditional rivals Iowa State and Kansas twice and Cincinnati twice as part of its league slate.Teams will play three Big 12 opponents twice, then play the other 12 conference opponents one time, for a total of 18 Conference games.Opponents were selected based on a combination of geography, historical results and a poll of the coaches to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitiveness.
