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Reid Postgame Quotes: Jacksonville
Read what Andy Reid said following Kansas City’s 27-20 win vs Jacksonville.… Continue Reading »
This Week in KC History
Kansas City has a rich sports history that’s worth celebrating. With 2022 marking the 100th anniversary of 810 WHB, local author and historian David Smale will look back into Kansas City’s history and pick a significant sporting event that happened during that week in past years. The grind of the NCAA tournament is about surviving…… Continue Reading »
This Week in KC History
College Basketball Champions By David Smale Kansas City has a rich sports history that’s worth celebrating. With 2022 marking the 100th anniversary of 810 WHB, local author and historian David Smale will look back into Kansas City’s history and pick a significant sporting event that happened during that week in past years. The rehashing of…… Continue Reading »
Veach: Chiefs Hoping For Positive Momentum With Mathieu
Ever since signing with the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2019 offseason, Tyrann Mathieu has been a key leader and player for the team. His free agency outlook remains somewhat bleak, but the team isn’t giving up just yet. Not all short-term partnerships, especially ones in football, last forever. In today’s NFL, the “lifer”…… Continue Reading »
This Week in KC History
Kansas City has a rich sports history that’s worth celebrating. With 2022 marking the 100th anniversary of 810 WHB, local author and historian David Smale will look back into Kansas City’s history and pick a significant sporting event that happened during that week in past years. Wilt Chamberlain’s list of basketball accomplishments is longer than…… Continue Reading »
This Week in KC History
Kansas City has a rich sports history that’s worth celebrating. With 2022 marking the 100th anniversary of 810 WHB, local author and historian David Smale will look back into Kansas City’s history and pick a significant sporting event that happened during that week in past years. A lot of colleges claim to have the best…… Continue Reading »
No Doubt for Thompson, K-State
Skylar Thompson never doubted. Even when he pulled up with his second major leg injury of the season against Baylor in the penultimate game of the regular season, Thompson said he never questioned that he’d finish the season—and his six-year career—with one more appearance on the field and possibly a bowl victory. By David Smale,…… Continue Reading »
Thompson Looks to Go Out with W
It only took five words, but Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson put the minds of K-State fans everywhere at ease at the pep rally for the TexAct Texas Bowl Monday afternoon in Houston. By David Smale, Sports Radio 810 Contributor When K-State play-by-play voice Wyatt Thompson asked him if he’s healthy, he said, “Yes I…… Continue Reading »
Wildcats Ready to Face LSU
Read about K-State vs LSU in the upcoming TexAct Texas Bowl on Tuesday night.By David Smale, Contributor to Sports Radio 810 Predicting the outcome of bowl games used to be really difficult. You didn’t know who was excited to be there and who was disappointed. You had no way to tell whose bowl preparation went…… Continue Reading »
Andy Reid Victory Monday Presser Quotes
HC ANDY REID’S OPENING STATEMENT: “Very similar to last night, it was a good team win. I thought it was a great effort by all three phases. There were some individuals that really stepped up, but most of all it was team and guys playing off of each other, and that I thought was important. I…… Continue Reading »
Chiefs vs. Steelers Post Game Quotes
HC ANDY REID’S OPENING STATEMENT: “Really just the two injuries are Clyde (Edwards-Helaire), who hurt his shoulder, and we’ll just see how bad it is tomorrow, and then the Badger (Tyrann Mathieu) has a knee contusion, or a quad contusion I guess it is, so he came out too at the end there. My hat goes…… Continue Reading »
COVID issues continue for Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs added three new names to the Reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday afternoon with WR Tyreek Hill, CB Rashad Fenton and TE Blake Bell joining PK Harrison Butker, TE Travis Kelce and CB Charvarius Ward who were all placed on the list Monday. ESPN’s Adam Teicher and Adam Schefter broke the news Tuesday afternoon,…… Continue Reading »
Post Game Notes From Chiefs-Steelers
CHIEFS WIN RECORD-SETTING SIXTH-CONSECUTIVE AFC WEST TITLE: With today’s 36-10 win, Kansas City has claimed a franchise-record sixth-consecutive division title dating back to the 2016 season. This division championship breaks a three-way tie for the longest streak of consecutive division titles in AFC West history (5; Oakland, 1972-76; Denver 2011-15). The sixth-consecutive division title in 2021…… Continue Reading »
Chiefs at Chargers Post-Game Quotes
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS HEAD COACH ANDY REID Opening statement: “What a game. As far as injuries go, we really don’t have much for you at all, other than the guys — [Chiefs DT] Chris [Jones], [Chiefs LB] Willie Gay, [Chiefs CB] L’Jarius [Sneed] — missing from our defensive side of the ball, and [Chiefs WR]…… Continue Reading »
Gay, Sneed Ruled Out vs Chargers
The Chiefs’ defense took a significant blow on Wednesday afternoon as the teamannounced that Willie Gay Jr (COVID-19) and L’Jarius Sneed (personal) are ruledout for Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Gay missedtime earlier this season with a turf toe injury while Sneed missed last Sunday’sgame for the death of his brother. Gay,…… Continue Reading »
Chiefs vs. Raiders Post-Game Quotes
COACH REID OPENING STATEMENT: “Congratulations to the fans, first of all, for doing what they do and doing it so well. They’re loud and it makes a difference. It makes a difference when teams can’t hear themselves think out there. That was tremendous. L’Jarius Sneed, I just want to address that upfront here, our hearts go…… Continue Reading »
Buck O’Neil elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and three others in being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday… Read more… Continue Reading »
Chiefs vs. Broncos Post-Game Quotes
ANDY REID’S OPENING STATEMENT: “As far as the injuries go, really Chris Lammons is the only one. He hurt his left ankle. He’s a tough kid and did it on the opening kickoff. He’ll work his way back through that. The fans were incredible tonight. Today I got here relatively early in the morning and that…… Continue Reading »
Three Broncos to Watch
The Denver Broncos enter Sunday as a 9.5-point underdog against the division leadingKansas City Chiefs. They haven’t beaten the Chiefs since 2015 and will look to snap the11-game losing streak on Sunday night. Here’s three players Kansas City has to hold incheck to prevent the upset from happening. By: Jack Johnson, Sports Radio 810 Javonte…… Continue Reading »
AFC West Power Rankings
After having the week off, the Chiefs sit alone at the top of the AFC West. With a onegame lead over the other three teams, here is how the division stacks up. By Jack Johnson, Sports Radio 810 Kansas City Chiefs (7-4, 1-1 in division)When you’ve won four games in a row, you set yourself…… Continue Reading »
Chiefs vs. Cowboys Post-Game Quotes
HC ANDY REID OPENING STATEMENT: “As far as the injuries go, (Jerick) McKinnon hurt his hamstring, so he came out and we’ll just see. We’ll get him an MRI and check it out. Then, (Rashad) Fenton landed on his knee and again, we’ll get an MRI on that tomorrow. The crowd was phenomenal. There was a…… Continue Reading »
Last Three Chiefs-Cowboys Meetings
Since 2000, the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys have played just four times. Inthose matchups, the Cowboys have won three of them and seven of the 11 totalmatchups. Here is what happened in the last three meetings between the franchises. By Jack Johnson, Sports Radio 810 November 5, 2017: Dallas 28, Kansas City 17In…… Continue Reading »
Chiefs’ Most Heartbreaking Loss
ESPN recently published an article that named each NFL team’s most heartbreaking loss. Here’s what beat writer and Sports Radio 810 contributor Adam Teicher named as the most heartbreaking for the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis ColtsJan. 7, 1996, divisional roundArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City “This is the loss nobody saw coming. That includes the…… Continue Reading »
Three Numbers on Patrick Mahomes
By: Jack Johnson It hasn’t been easy in Year 4 as a starter for Patrick Mahomes. Though he’s on pace to throw over 30 touchdowns, he’s only three interceptions away from a career-high with eight games to go. Mahomes is also posting career-lows in yards per game (281.6), completion percentage (65.2), QBR (54.3) and yards…… Continue Reading »