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Walnuts’ extra-base hits help celebrate the Fourth

EL DORADO, Kansas – It might be said that the Fourth of July is a holiday specifically tailored to El Dorado.From the Celebration of Freedom festival in the fall to the number of parades at various times of the year, patriotism is definitely alive and well.Take that expression of patriotism and blend it with baseball, another intrinsic part of El Dorado, which has its own Hall of Fame adjacent to McDonald Stadium.So, for the Fourth of July this year, the El Dorado Walnuts – who earlier in the summer season had two active-duty West Point cadets on the roster and used them both on a night when the team paid tribute to the military and first responders – had a game on the holiday for the third consecutive year.But this time, a new wrinkle was added in that the exhibition was against a traveling team of U.S.

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NWSL to host championship at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY – The National Women’s Soccer League today announced CPKC Stadium, home of the Kansas City Current and the world’s first soccer stadium purpose built for a women’s professional team, as the site of the 2024 NWSL Championship, presented by Google Pixel, on Saturday, November 23.Opened in March of 2024 on the Berkley Riverfront near downtown Kansas City, CPKC Stadium is equipped with state-of-the-art amenities designed to enhance the player experience.

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Sporting KC stuns FC Dallas

Willy Agada’s first-half brace and a sensational late strike from Memo Rodriguez propelled Sporting Kansas City (5-13-5, 20 points) to a thrilling 3-2 victory over FC Dallas (6-11-5, 23 points) on Sunday night at Children’s Mercy Park.Agada buried a pair of headers inside 23 minutes to give Sporting a commanding lead, only for the visitors to respond with a goal on either side of halftime to level the score.

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