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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 14, 2024

Photo by Zac BonDurant/MLB Photos via Getty Images Have you figured out where you’ll put your ballpark? Sam McDowell weighs in on the Royals’ reported interest in a Johnson County ballpark site: While we could dig into the pros and cons of that, it’s hard to overlook the obvious: A Kansas location is a rather untidy fit to the vision the Royals described on the opening night of that tour....2024
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs stole DeAndre Hopkins

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Friday, November 8 The latest Tom Brady’s Power Rankings: Who made the GOAT’s Top 5 teams entering Week 10? | FOX Sports 1. Kansas City Chiefs (8-0) (Last week: 1) Week 9 result: Defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-24 (OT) Brady’s thoughts: ”If you’re undefeated, you better believe you’re going to stay at the top of my power rankings. At No. 1, ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 17, 2024

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images The AFL is rolling. The Royals saw their success in 2024 as a confirmation of internal expectations: “What I struggle with, to be honest, is what the external expectations were versus what they are in that room,” Quatraro said. “There’s a big divide there. Because regardless of what people thought we should or shouldn’t do last year or this y...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 12, 2024

Denny Medley-Imagn Images No more Royals baseball. Sam McDowell writes about why Bobby Witt Jr. stayed to watch the Yankees celebrate from the dugout. “It feels like you let a lot of people down whenever you do things like this,” Witt began. “Something that will light a torch in you and leave you a bad taste for the future. “Because, now, for Kansas City Royals baseball, this is what we ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 2, 2024

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Game 1 victory! Maikel Garcia had a big walk and steal to score the only run of Game 1. “That was the difference,” said Royals manager Matt Quatraro. “He works a tremendous at-bat for the walk, steals second, scores on the hit. That is the difference in the game, and we know his capabilities. We know how good he is at stealing bases. Everyone does, right...2024
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• Who can call a timeout in the NFL, explained

Late in the first half it looked like Kansas City DC Steve Spagnuolo called a timeout. Can he? Thursday night’s NFL Kickoff Game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs was filled with fascinating moments. One such moment came late in the first half, with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens driving for a potential go-ahead touchdown. Baltimore faced a 2nd and goal from the Chiefs’ 7-yard...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs stole DeAndre Hopkins
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 12, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024

Salvy and Shin-Soo Choo | Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports I’m doing my part: Royals on a 7-week Thursday unbeaten streak! I was going to jump straight into the links but I think it’s time to stop and smell the context. The Royals are about to enter their 20-game gauntlet against some of the best teams in baseball: 3v PHI, 4@ CLE, 4@ HOU, 3v CLE, 3v MIN, and 3@ NYY. After that stretch, the r...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 27, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The trade market is moving! Sam McDowell writes how a meeting near the end of last year impacted the outlook for this year. That was a component of Quatraro’s meeting — to ensure that didn’t happen — but with more narrow focus. At one point, he told the players that he anticipated they already had a growing list of things they would work to improve in the of...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 22, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Seth Lugo is “THE SURGEON” Anne Rogers writes about Seth Lugo’s first complete game of the season. “The way he controlled that game, I thought it was the right decision,” Quatraro said. Chants of “LUGO, LUGO” filled Kauffman Stadium after the Royals finished their sweep of the White Sox and improved to 55-45 through 100 games of the season. “I had chills out...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 20, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The boys are playing some ball. Manager Matt Quatraro talks about the big inning last night. KC batted around in the frame. Garcia began the inning with a leadoff walk and second baseman Michael Massey opened the floodgates with a two-run single. “Maikel taking the walk and the (sacrifice) bunt was big,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “Being able to ext...2024
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• Modern baseball, the ‘old days,’ and how starting pitching and the game have changed

Fergie Jenkins prepares during Spring Training in the 1960s | Getty Images For pitching, it’s as simple as velocity, spin rate and much better hitters. And, a thought exercise about players of old and players of today and how they differ. The All-Star break isn’t just a few days to celebrate the sport by playing an exhibition game and having a home-run contest. It’s also a few days in the ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 26, 2024

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The dog days of summer are here. The Royals let one get away last night. “We were just bad tonight,” Pasquantino said. “Seems to be a common theme over the past few weeks. Hoping to take a step forward after last night. We didn’t do that. So we will look at it. Quick turnaround tomorrow, so we will be back out here.” Matt Quatraro explains why he pulled Se...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 12, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 2, 2024
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• A timeline of what’s happened so far in the Royals new stadium push

Apr 26, 2023; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general overall aerial view of Kauffman Stadium (bottom) and Arrowhead Stadium at the Truman Sports Complex. | Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports It’s been a long and winding road Long discussed as a fun “what if” scenario in bars and around water coolers throughout the Kansas City metro area, the idea of a Kansas City Royals downtown stadium is slowly becomi...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes sits atop ESPN’s player rankings once again

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, August 29 The latest 2023 NFL Rank: Top 100 player rankings, predictions, stats | ESPN 1. Patrick Mahomes QB | Chiefs Age: 27 2022 rank: 1 Yes, this is Mahomes’ fourth straight year being ranked No. 1 in this poll. In 2022, he led the Chiefs to their second Super Bowl win in the past four seasons, and he became the first player...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Over 300,000 people expected to attend the NFL draft in Kansas City
Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, April 11 The latest The 2023 NFL Draft Should Generate More Than $100 Million For Kansas City | Forbes The event, which lasts from April 27 to 29, is expected to have an economic impact on the city of more than $100 million, according to Visit KC’s calculations. That sum would come from hotels, restaurants, merchandise, t...2023
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"— Sam McDowell (@SamMcDowell11) April 3, 2024 The Royals still have a lease to stay at Kauffman Stadium through 2030."

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"Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star reported the team believes Taylor can make the switch to left tackle."

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"“Pat looked good out there,” Reid said, via Sam McDowell of [more]"

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"According to Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star, Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed suffered a broken collarbone in Monday’s win over the Ravens."

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"Radio Rewind: Peter Vermes and Sam McDowell talk Krisztian Nemeth on Sports Radio 810 WHB"

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"LISTEN: Matt Besler and Sam McDowell on 810 WHB"

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"As Sam McDowell of the…"

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"His 2,001 career strikeouts are good for 72nd on the all-time list, with only Bert Blyleven, Sam McDowell and Randy Johnson reaching 2,000 at a younger age."

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"The Kansas City Star's Sam McDowell posed a valid question, wondering how season ticket pricing will be handled."

• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs stole DeAndre Hopkins
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 2, 2024
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• Who can call a timeout in the NFL, explained
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Royals exploring downtown stadium site at Washington Square Park

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Will it fit? The Royals were dealt a set back in their quest for a new downtown baseball stadium when they lost a public vote in April, but that hasn’t stopped their efforts. According to Sam McDowell of the Star, the city has continued to have talks with the Royals with a new site as a possibility - Washington Square Park. The proposed ballpark would sit betwee...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 31, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals are trading on up. J.J. Picollo reflected on a busy trade deadline that had the Royals acquire infielder Paul DeJong and pitchers Michael Lorenzen and Lucas Erceg. “We’re pretty happy with the way this went,” Picollo said. “Over the last couple days, we had an objective that we wanted to add to our bullpen. We were able accomplish that. We also we...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 27, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 22, 2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 20, 2024
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• Modern baseball, the ‘old days,’ and how starting pitching and the game have changed
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs stole DeAndre Hopkins
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 12, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 2, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 27, 2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones knocks the Phillies out of first place

Braves Franchise History 1959 - Hank Aaron is voted into the All-Star game unanimously by the players. 1982 - The Braves tied a major league record by converting seven double plays in a 2-0 win over the Reds in 14 innings. Mario Soto pitched 10 scoreless innings for Cincinnati. The loss begins a stretch for the Reds where they will lose 20 of their next 23 games. 1987 - Tony Gwynn records three ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 31, 2024

There was some good in yesterday’s game | Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images Hm... 1-3 W-L and +1 run differential for that un-fun series that just ended Day games are always a little confusing from a coverage standpoint. Lots of outlets feel like they can just use the game story as their main “story” for the day while some of the other stories are outdated the moment they’re published. ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 29, 2024

Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images Welcome to the big leagues, Jonathan Bowlan! Chris Stratton explains his struggles on Saturday. “I just left pitches over the middle of the plate,” Stratton said. “Those are big-league hitters, and they did exactly what they were supposed to do. I came in and just didn’t execute. And they made me pay for it.” Jonathan Bowlan will be called...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 4, 2024

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images 4/4/24 No game due to weather yesterday, so let’s round up the reactions to Tuesday’s landslide election defeat for the Royals: Sam McDowell at the Star ($): Less than week ago, even after agreeing to keep Oak Street open, Sherman acknowledged he didn’t know what that meant for a surrounding entertainment district that he said the team isn’t really calling ...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs stole DeAndre Hopkins
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 12, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 2, 2024
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• Who can call a timeout in the NFL, explained
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 31, 2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 20, 2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for June 29, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images John Schuerholz is a Royals Hall of Famer. Sam McDowell writes about how the Royals need to play offense. They have to make the most out of the offense they do have right now, and making the most out of this funk looks something like Thursday. Pressure. Pressure. Pressure. “We’re not going to hit the ball out of the yard every time,” shortstop Bobby Witt...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 26, 2024
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• Kansas passes STAR bonds bill that could fund a new Chiefs stadium

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images After a new bill is passed in Topeka, the long border war between Missouri and Kansas enters a new chapter. The recent effort to build the Kansas City Chiefs a new stadium and practice facility in Kansas has passed its first legislative step. On Tuesday afternoon, the Kansas House of Representatives voted 84-38 to pass a bill creating a Sales Tax and Reve...2024
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• Royals downtown stadium vote fails

Question 1 is defeated. Voters soundly rejected Question 1 at the polls on Tuesday, turning back an effort by the Royals to build a downtown stadium. The proposal would have extended for 40 years the 3/8 cent sales tax currently used to pay for renovations to the Truman Sports Complex that was set to expire in 2031, in order to fund a $1 billion ballpark at the site of the Kansas City Star printin...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Over 300,000 people expected to attend the NFL draft in Kansas City
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• The Royals’ new Community Benefits Agreement lacks one important element: the community benefits

Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman is seen on Opening Day prior to a gam against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium on March 30, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals may have been negotiating on both sides of the agreement and have provided only the vaguest promises which they will enforce themselves. The Royals and Chiefs announced they have c...2024
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• Royals to announce downtown ballpark site, reported to be Crossroads location

Photo by: Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Royals have called a press conference for tomorrow. The Royals have called a press conference for tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. to announce the selection of a downtown baseball stadium. According to Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star, they will announce a site in the Crossroads near the former Star printing press. The si...2024
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• TWEET: Zay Flowers loves him some Patrick Mahomes
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images The Mahomes-Flowers connection would be ‘trouble’ for the league. Zay Flowers says he hasn’t had many conversations with the Chiefs, but after working out with Patrick Mahomes, he said, “As soon as the first ball come out, I was like, if I could get with him, it would be a lot of trouble in the league.” pic.twitter.com/GWxdNDyReV— Sam McDowell (@SamM...2023
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• Royals exploring downtown stadium site at Washington Square Park
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• Royals To Reveal Plans For Proposed New Park
The Royals are set to reveal plans for a new stadium in Kansas City’s Crossroads District tomorrow, according to reports from Anne Rogers of MLB.com (on X) and Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star. The club is holding a press conference at 2:30 pm local time. “Important details about this transformative project will be…...2024
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• A complete Twitter timeline of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl champions parade
Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs are celebrating their Super Bowl win on Wednesday with a parade downtown, concluding at Union Station. Here is a look at what happened leading up to the rally: 2:07 p.m. — MVP chants! M-V-P, M-V-P @PatrickMahomes : @Chiefs Super Bowl parade LIVE on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/EJjEW8M163— NFL (@NFL) February 15, 2023 1:45 p....2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs vs Chargers will be won in the trenches

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Saturday, October 21 The latest Chargers vs. Chiefs Game Preview: 3 keys to victory on the road | Bolts From The Blue 3.) Protecting Justin Herbert This is incredibly obvious, right? You’d think so, but the Chargers offensive line hasn’t done that well of a job over their past two games, and that includes form...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 24, 2023

Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Which is more exciting: Cole Ragans or stadium renditions? Zack Greinke made his first bullpen appearance for Kansas City since 2007 on Tuesday: So it really was vintage Greinke who showed up Tuesday night. Back from the 15-day injured list to pitch against the A’s, Greinke entered in the fourth inning and turned in four scoreless frames with five strikeouts ...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 14, 2024
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs stole DeAndre Hopkins
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 12, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 27, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 22, 2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 12, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 22, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 10, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images It’s Bobby’s world, we’re just living in it. Sam McDowell writes that the clubhouse was abuzz after Bobby Witt’s game-tying triple on Friday. For the record, manager Matt Quatraro knew far earlier. “As soon as the ball left the bat,” he said, “I’m like, that’s a triple. There’s no way he’s gonna stop.” It took about 4.2 seconds to touch first. Then 3.2 mor...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 13, 2024

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Thanks mom! Seth Lugo turned in an outstanding performance on Sunday, setting a single-game career-high in strikeouts. “When one pitch ain’t working, or I see a certain swing or approach from the other team, then I have other options to go to,” Lugo said. “I never feel cornered like I have to be too fine on the corners. I can stay in the zone and at...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 23, 2024

Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images The last weekend before regular season baseball. Jaylon Thompson writes about the Royals demoting Nick Pratto despite a hot spring. “Frankly you know, Vinnie (Pasquantino) is going to play first (base) most of the time,” Quatraro said. “Nick had a phenomenal spring. It was just a little bit of a logjam. He can do other things in playing the outfield. But ...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs continue to be linked to wide receivers

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Thursday, March 14 The latest Mike Williams and Marquise Brown to the Chiefs? Drue Tranquill wants new receivers for Mahomes | Marca The two players Tranquill mentioned were Mike Williams and Marquise Brown. Williams recently joined Brown on the free agent market, having been released by the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday. Both re...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 19, 2024

When I searched “Comiskey” and “Royals”, I got “Tartabull” and I’m good with that | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A surprisingly busy mid-January news day Sigh. I guess I get to start with stadium talk again as that was the biggest news. We’ll start with The Star story on this: With only hours to spare Thursday, Jackson County Executive Frank White vetoed an ordinance that would h...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for January 6, 2024

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images How much will Salvy play behind the plate? Sam McDowell writes about why ballpark negotiations are at an impasse. How wide is the gap with White? Multiple sources familiar with the negotiations told The Star that as recently as this week, White, a member of the Royals’ team Hall of Fame, requested the county receive upwards of $25 million annually to o...2024
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