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Greg Echlin

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Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports.  After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas.  He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports.  Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games.
 
With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene.  He loves desserts, even making them.  Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.

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4:50 pm
Tue March 12, 2013

Matt Brown Fired As UMKC Men's Basketball Coach

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Head Coach Matt Brown was dismissed on Tuesday.
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UMKC announced today the firing of Matt Brown, the head coach of the UMKC men's basketball program. Brown led the program for the past six seasons.

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Sports
9:06 am
Mon March 11, 2013

Big 12 Tournament Set

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The Big 12 brackets are set for the men's tournament in Kansas City.

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High School Sports
7:28 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

St. Mary's Final Basketball Season Comes To An End

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Emily Echlin cheers at one of St. Mary's final basketball games.
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Emily Echlin prepares to cheer.
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Four basketball games took place last Friday at the St. Mary’s High School gymnasium in Independence for the last time. 

The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph announced last month the school will close at the end of the school year because of declining enrollment.  It has been around for 160 years.

The captain of the cheerleaders, a senior, shares her thoughts. Her name is Emily Echlin, the daughter of KCUR sports contributor Greg Echlin.

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Sports
10:05 am
Mon February 4, 2013

Former Chiefs DT Curley Culp Headed For Hall Of Fame

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Former Chiefs DT Curley Culp will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013.
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It wasn't Will Shields or Otis Taylor, but another former member of the Kansas City Chiefs will enter Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer.

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Sports
1:34 pm
Thu January 31, 2013

Kansas State Football Coach Signs New Five-Year Contract

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Bill Snyder
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Bill Snyder is the oldest active coach in major college football and shows no signs of retiring. Snyder will be 78 if he fulfills the 5-year extension he signed to coach the Kansas State Wildcats.

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Sports
10:22 am
Wed January 16, 2013

Pioli Era Comes To An End

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With the hiring of General Manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid, the Kansas City Chiefs are ushering in what they hope will be more successful days ahead.  The changes officially close the curtain on the tumultuous, four-year Scott Pioli era.

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Sports
9:40 am
Wed January 16, 2013

Sporting KC Ditches Livestrong Name

Credit Sporting has a new logo that will appear on the team's T-shirts and bumper stickers.
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The partnership between the Sporting Kansas City soccer club and the Livestrong Foundation is over.

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Sports
4:07 pm
Mon January 14, 2013

New Chiefs GM Takes 'Dream Job'

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John Dorsey was introduced on Monday as the new general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs.  Though Dorsey has worked with the Green Bay Packers through most of his professional life, he's excited to be in Kansas City for his first general manager's job in the NFL.

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Sports
9:29 am
Mon January 14, 2013

Chiefs Name John Dorsey General Manager

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A week after presenting their new head coach, the Kansas City Chiefs will introduce their new general manager, John Dorsey, Monday afternoon.

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Sports
10:27 am
Fri January 11, 2013

MLS Picks Livestrong Sporting For All-Star Game

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For the second straight year, this area will showcase a major all-star event.

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Sports
9:34 am
Tue January 8, 2013

New Chiefs Coach Introduced To KC

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The Kansas City Chiefs introduced Andy Reid yesterday as the new head coach. Reid has hit the ground running since he arrived in Kansas City.

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Sports
5:18 pm
Fri January 4, 2013

Still Waiting For Arrowhead Announcement

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Arrowhead Stadium.
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There's still no word from Arrowhead officially announcing that Andy Reid is the new head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Sports
6:02 pm
Mon November 5, 2012

Kansas City Chiefs Coach Out As Team's Defensive Coordinator

Romeo Crennel is out as the Chiefs' defensive coordinator.
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No change at general manager, no change at head coach, but the Kansas City Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel is taking himself out as the team's defensive coordinator. 

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Sports
4:59 pm
Mon October 8, 2012

Despite Concussion, Cassel Not Ruled Out Of Play...Yet

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel on the ground after getting injured on Sunday, October 7, 2012.
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Kansas City Chiefs head football coach Romeo Crennel confirmed today that quarterback Matt Cassel has a concussion as the result of play in Sunday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens.  

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Sports
10:34 am
Mon September 10, 2012

Former KC Chiefs Player Returns, Loss For Home Team

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Tony Gonzales, tight end with the Atlanta Falcons, played Sunday against his former team, the Kansas City Chiefs.
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One of the best players in Kansas City Chiefs history returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.  It was a triumphant return - for the visiting team.

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