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Just when it looks like the Royals are fading, they amaze you. And yes, their 19 wins already is nothing short of glorious. They are a ridiculous 19-6 when they score more than one run! But many fans can't see the games on tv right now as Comcast/Bally Sports are fighting over money. We have your solution. A lawmaker in Jackson County now wants a sales tax vote on the ballot in November... for the Chiefs only. He maybe should have thought of that a year ago instead of trotting out the same old stuff. Besides, this Hail Mary appears to be illegal as you can't put another vote on the ballot until a year after the previous vote. A NASCAR story is the top sports story on the Star's website and it's about race. Not racing. There's a diversity program in NASCAR that led to Kyle Larson becoming a star. But everyone thinks he's white, how is he some shining star of a diversity program? Even further... wasn't he the dude suspended for using a racial slur? Frat boys at UNC give us great hope for America's future as they stand guard over Old Glory and won't let "unwashed marxists" and "commies" tear the flag down. This is an great story. The whacko's at KU finally woke up from their hazy, pot fueled naps the past couple weeks to see it's time for them to join the party and have a protest. What clowns. If you're going to be a real committed liberal, you can't follow. You need to lead! And Kristi Noem tries to defend the stupidity of including a story in her book where she's proud she shot her 14 month old dog with a shotgun. She's done.

The Kansas House failed to even vote on a STAR bond proposal to fully finance the Chiefs and Royals before their session ended April 30 and there's a pretty understandable reason. The veto happy Dem governor keeps getting in the way of tax cuts as the state operates at a massive surplus and until cuts are passed, lawmakers don't want to vote on sports teams. It makes sense. It's also nearly certain now a special session will be called by the governor as she's the only thing standing in the way of greatness. Meanwhile, your liberal KCMO mayor Quentin Lucas is calling on Republicans in Jeff City to bail him out and keep the Royals and Chiefs in KC. Good luck, Q. He made a pair of idiotic statements on X and he should be thrilled now if the state steps up just to keep the Royals. The potential designer of a new Arrowhead West Stadium released images and a video and it's by far the most impressive thing we've seen for either team in three years. The Chiefs have clearly been working on moving to Kansas for awhile and appear ready to move from I-70 and 435 in Missouri to I-70 and 435 in Kansas. As hundreds of arrests are being made on college campuses of lunatics camping and rioting for Hamas, we're confirming what we already knew. Most of these thugs are not students at all. And 100,000 people living in a liberal city secede from the city and form their own government and will be led by conservatives. Every big city in America should be looking at this.

After 3 years of chaos between the Royals, Jackson County and KCMO, the state of Kansas is about to vote on new language in their STAR Bond laws that would finance 100% of a new stadium for the Chiefs and/or the Royals. 100 percent. The catch? Well... Kansas wants the project to cost at least $1 billion each and have at least 30,000 seats. This is swift and effective and there will be a deadline for the teams to take the money and run from Missouri. So what a great time to have Kansas Speedway president Pat Warren on the podcast to talk about this week's Advent Health 400 in KCK and the possibility of new neighbors moving in. One important note, the interview with Mr. Warren was recorded prior to the Kansas legislature announcing Monday night it's prepared to make this offer to these teams. Kansas Speedway was partially financed by STAR bonds nearly 25 years ago.

Just as we first said when we saw the Chiefs release some stick figure renderings of a "reimagined" Arrowhead, the owner wants a shiny new stadium. This weekend, as the team was putting together another stellar draft class, Clark Hunt now says he has a "sense of urgency" as he parts ways with the Royals as a partner and is looking for a brand new stadium for his team. Smart man. May the best state win. Sporting Manager Peter Vermes is just a flat out stud. He believes in accountability, self reliance, excellence and never makes excuses. No, Vermes isn't making an excuse if he pulls up an I-Pad in his post game news conference and shows you a picture of an offside infraction and blasts the refs. He's just proving the truth. Rory McIlroy and his golf partner Shane Lowry win the two man team event on the PGA Tour and then party like rock stars with all the fans, a live band and a Journey karaoke for the ages in New Orleans. Comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Colin Jost just hammer the whacky left in separate appearances over the weekend. Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump meet to 'bury the hatchet' and a haunting story from the Titanic ship wreck leads to a record auction item price.

The Chiefs got their perfect fit at wide receiver with the fastest player in the draft, Xavier Worthy out of Texas. How in the world did this happen? Well, the Buffalo Bills are idiots and should never have answered the phone when the Chiefs called about a trade. It used to be teams on your division would never do business with you but let's ask the very real question: Why would ANY team in the AFC trade with the Chiefs? At the same time, the AFC was loading up on guards and tackles and passing on skill position players. It's hard to believe it's this easy for Kansas City. The Royals win their third straight taking a 2-1 lead into a long rain delay Thursday. Eventually the game was called and the Royals just started a winning streak with a very weak offensive showing. We'll take it. There's a change to the way Joe Biden will be shown in public, you have to hear this. Adam Schiff is carjacked on a visit to San Francisco and a former Royals has a blazing hot podcast.

The University of Texas is a liberal school in a liberal city but even they know how to deal with Hamas protesters and rioters. The school president had over 30 people arrested on campus and released a strong statement saying this campus "will not be occupied." Well played. Joe Biden is somehow still our president even though the man literally can't read. Wait until you hear about his latest gaffe trying to read a speech. An excellent story in the KC Star explains just how improbable it is to trade up like the Chiefs did when they landed Patrick Mahomes. It almost always fails. KSU and ISU will be America's first football game of the 2025 season and they will play it in Dublin, Ireland. The Royals win for the second night in a row with excellent pitching, NBA playoff ratings are down again and a Cubs pitcher has his patriotic glove taken away from him by an umpire.

I've long argued spending a ton of draft capital on offensive linemen is a loser's strategy and now we have the data to prove it. Wait until you hear the teams that emphasize OL in the draft versus teams that don't. Spoiler alert, the Chiefs are nearly dead last in using draft capital on the line and have three trophies to show for it. Bobby Witt Jr got a chance to be a hero after a Blue Jays error Tuesday night and he makes them pay. The Royals snap a 3 game skid and our dear friends at www.pawsitivetailskc.org had a sellout for Bark at the Park. Laird Veatch is the new AD at Mizzou and he's a great choice. I've known Laird a long time and he's more than familiar with Mizzou as he worked in the department for several years. There's a perfect solution for how to stop the violence by Hamas activists, some shocking new stats on unmarried women swinging politics in America and Mayor Q gets heckled for inviting illegal aliens to KC. Also, the Federal Trade Commission is making non-compete agreements illegal and MLB commish Rob Manfred gets strong advice from a fan at a game.

The NFL Draft begins Thursday night in Detroit and Andy Reid and Brett Veach will be making their picks with fat new contracts in tow. Andy becomes the highest paid coach in NFL history and he's earned it. Stan Weber will join us to talk about Mizzou, KSU and KU players in the draft and where the Chiefs may be going. Mayor Q is trying to back off his comments asking for the overcrowded illegal alien centers in other cities to send those people here. Oh, his Dem power brokers aren't going to like this. Hamas terrorist group supporters in NY are arrested by the dozens as, shockingly, they turn violent in their hatred of Jews.

The Orioles really brought the Royals down to earth Saturday and Sunday and we're left hoping this is just a little bump in the road. KU Athletics Director Travis Goff challenges Tim Fitzgerald of www.gopowercat.com to come to Lawrence for an interview about the football stadium renovation after Fitzgerald pointed out some uncomfortable things about the financing of the project. A major league team and United Airlines are investing why and how a coach wound up in captains seat in the cockpit during a charter flight. Democrats wave Ukrainian flags on the House floor Saturday as we are spending $61 billion more to support war. Mayor Q is taking it from all sides after saying he wants KC to be a haven for illegal aliens. And your emails after Friday's podcast were fantastic, I'll share some of the best.

The popup ad that started playing in front of this podcast Wednesday was a surprise to me, too. I'll explain fully what's going on and I'm asking for your input. Conservative writer Jack Cashill at www.wnd.com has authored a column asking if the George Floyd era is over after he snapped a picture of a giant mural of Floyd on a building near his office being painted over. You have to hear this. It's too late for many suspended athletes from this past year but the federal government has implemented a new rule for college athletes pertaining to Title IX that will keep the fellas playing. George Brett went on MLB Radio and proclaimed what I've been saying for years: It's time for the Royals and Chiefs to split up. We'll talk some needs for the Chiefs in next week's draft, the NCAA wants more free agency for athletes and a former Royal gets suspended for something he said. This could get interesting.

Former Attorney General William Barr is no fan of Donald Trump but says he'll vote for him in November. Barr made the comments as he was speaking truth about the dangers of the Biden administration and weaponizing our justice system. You gotta hear this. The Kansas City Star writes a headline that makes it look like Josh Hawley stole campaign funds to buy himself a car and then explains in the story it was a business move that any Missouri voter would see as brilliant and savvy..... and legal. How can it possibly be that millions of dollars worth of merchandise and memorabilia was stolen from Augusta National Golf Club over a 13 year period? Even worse, it was somebody that worked there that has finally been arrested. This sounds like a great Netflix movie or documentary. Caitlin Clark jerseys are already sold out and not available at major sites until August or October and retailers are blaming Nike. But, what if Nike is up to something for themselves? The Royals get a double header split against the White Sox but its becoming alarming to see how weak their bats are on the road. And former Mizzou player Jontay Porter has been booted from the NBA for life. I've got the details on his gambling scandal. Then, our Final Final is a famous football coach that has never had coffee.

It hurts to say this but KCMO Mayor Quentin Lucas inviting illegal aliens unhappy in New York to set up shop in KC will likely get somebody killed. And he's willing to spend tax dollars to make it happen while presiding over record murder rates he cannot fix. While Mayor Q is three years behind other big city Mayors that are now changing their minds after failure, this man can't stand the idea of others moving ahead of him in the Democrat party. So collateral damage be damned, Q is on board now with all the other Dems that simply don't care about your safety. This will impact everyone in our region. A high school student gets set up during a classroom project to use the word "alien" and gets suspended, defunding NPR gains momentum and baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer is proven right again as a woman that extorted him for $1 million is charged with multiple felonies in Arizona. Then, a former GM that's on MLB Network loves the Royals and thinks they could win the division, Patrick Mahomes is on the cover of Time Magazine and a proposed CFB Super League looks very 1985.

Donald Trump is on trial in New York for a crime not named because if they did name it exactly, it would be a misdemeanor and would be thrown out. It's the weakest of all the trials and clearly political which makes me ask the question about one person missing from this topic who's sitting on the sidelines. And it makes me really angry. These pro Hamas protesters blocking roads to airports and closing the Golden Gate bridge should have the book thrown at them. Lock them up and see how they get treated in our prisons. The Kansas City Star is clearly transitioning to something less crazy than their far left past few years. I'll share some examples of how the market place is reeling the whackos in. 17 games in and the Royals are the most well rounded team, statistically, since 1977. That's a team many Royals fans believe was the greatest Royals team of all time. Andy Reid comments on Rashee Rice and, of course, it was not Andy's finest moment. And University of Nebraska play by play broadcaster Greg Sharpe makes an emotional announcement on the air. I met and worked with Greg beginning in 1982 and this one is tough.

Greetings from Austin, Texas as we are wrapping up a visit to see my son and get a little sun. We lock in on the brilliance of Scottie Scheffler's game at Augusta, the Royals falling in New York and a spectacle at Arrowhead Saturday night. Then, a new poll show Americans remember the Trump years fondly.

In our quest to promote Republican officials that drive the KC media absolutely crazy, today we chat with Mike Brown. As the new chair of the GOP in Kansas, and his wife leading the Trump campaign in Kansas, this is a family affair. Mike's just like a lot of us, a real radical that wants to enforce laws already on the books and make sure we have free and fair elections. But what really stirs the dems is Mike just won't back down. Compromise isn't very high on his list of priorities.

Make it 6 in a row for the Royals who blow out the Astros on a night that all 9 starters scored at least one run and Vinnie Pasquantino broke out of his early season slump with a homer and 4 rbi. Seth Lugo gave up 2 in 6 innings and the bullpen makes it 19 innings in a row without allowing a run. What the heck is going on here? Former Royal Jaime Bluma joins us to talk about the hot streak and the one time reliever gives his thoughts on whether the pen is legit or just hot. We also chat about Jaime's commitment to military charity and his fiance's amazing 1000 mile kayak competition in the Arctic Circle. Are you kidding me, we're about to cover a lot of ground.

With a bombshell column by a journalist at National Public Radio describing a place where journalism has died and liberal activism has taken over, it's a reminder we must defund and end public broadcasting. Your tax dollars pay for over $600 million a year to fund NPR and PBS and we've now learned that NPR has 87 registered dems working there and no registered Republicans. A democrat in Texas speaking to high school students before the eclipse set an unreachable new bar for stupidity as she described the gas and energy we get from the "planet" known as the moon. You have to hear this. Trump is leading in the polls and walked right into crossfire as voters on both sides are mad at his speech on abortion. The Royals are officially hot... and good. The bullpen is now on a roll and led to KC coming back from a 3-0 deficit to make it 5 wins in a row! Salvy got the walk off gapper and this team is having a blast. World number one golfer Scottie Scheffler has profound words at the Masters for what it's like to be at the top of his sport and Lionel Messi is headed to KC to take on Sporting at Arrowhead. Peter Vermes is quite a fan.

From record tv ratings to watch the sensational Caitlin Clark and a 38-0 South Carolina team led by controversial Dawn Staley, to Dan Hurley's historic back to back titles at UCONN, this March was one for the record books. It was filled with greatness but was also filled with individuals that many fans love to hate making this all one perfect storm. The Royals have to be better than their record because they lead the American League in so many statistical categories. Wait until you hear the numbers. The NAIA bans trans athletes from competition with a perfectly thought out and written policy. A weekend shootout on the Plaza, likely gang related, is all too common now in KC and a host on the View thinks eclipses, earthquakes and cicadas are the result of climate change. Then, the left is totally gripping over the fact Donald Trump has run the perfect campaign so far after hauling in $52 million for one dinner at his house.

Well, what do you know? The Royals are on fire with a four game sweep of the Chicago White Sox, a team with far too many former Royals to be taken seriously. But Royals pitchers give up only 5 runs in four games and that's insane. This is fun. The owner's wife took to Facebook to just beat up on Jackson County, Missouri after the failed stadium vote. Marny Sherman says the Royals and Chiefs are both DONE with Jackson County officials. Uh oh. As the National Title game approaches, reports are that Kentucky's John Calipari is leaving to take the job at Arkansas after KSU coach Jerome Tang turned it down. And you thought an eclipse was unusual. It's Masters Tournament week and I can't wait. A very unique player won on the PGA Tour Sunday to qualify for the Masters and becomes the first player ever to play in a kid's event at Augusta National and then qualify for the Masters. Donald Trump puts out a video on his abortion policy that dodges the whole issue, Joe Biden continues to crater with young voters and Morgan Wallen is arrested. Our Final Final is a tip of the hat to long time KC sports reporter Karen Kornacki as she's retiring after 45 years.

Before Gary Lezak joins us with everything you need to know about Monday's solar eclipse, we dive into a few tasty issues including Mayor Q's proclamation that KCMO will be home to the Royals and Chiefs in 2040 and beyond. The Royals just crush the White Sox Thursday night behind more great starting pitching. Rashee Rice admits he was driving the Lamborghini in that crash last Saturday. Dems stop registration drives according to a leaked memo. Oregon is "re" criminalizing drugs as their previous policy turned into disaster. The Boulevard Drive in opens for its 74th season. And long time friend and meteorologist Gary Lezak joins us with everything you need to know about Monday's solar eclipse