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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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Up to Date
12:34 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

A Fan's Notes: This Is Our Youth

Not one player on the 2012-2013 Kansas City Chiefs' roster is over the age of 30.
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The Kansas City Chiefs open their regular season this Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. It’s hard to see underneath those protective uniforms, but this years’ team is….well, let’s not sugar coat it – young.

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Sports
8:45 am
Tue August 28, 2012

Walter Byers Legacy Virtually Ignored At NCAA Office

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The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. In 1999, the NCAA relocated from Kansas City, Mo.
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In the lobby of the NCAA headquarters. The NCAA carries on the traditions that Walter Byers started.
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Walter Byers attended the now-closed Bancroft School in Kansas City, Mo.
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Now 90, Byers spends his retirement years on a ranch outside Emmett, Kan.
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Walter Byers's home on his ranch outside Emmett, Kan.
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There will be plenty of college football viewing choices on television this weekend. It has come a long way since Kansas City native Walter Byers engineered the NCAA’s first national television rights contract in 1952.

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A Fan's Notes
2:04 pm
Fri August 10, 2012

The 2012 Olympic Games: Inspiration Through Perspiration

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U.S. hurdler Lolo Jones
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The 30th Summer Olympic Games come to a close on Sunday in London.

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The Torch
11:21 am
Fri July 27, 2012

London Olympics: Watching The Opening Ceremony, And This Weekend's Events

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The Olympic torch is delivered by row boat to the royal barge, Gloriana, on the River Thames, near Tower Bridge in London ahead of the opening ceremony on Friday.
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The Olympic torch is delivered by rowboat to the royal barge, Gloriana, on the River Thames, near Tower Bridge in London ahead of the opening ceremony Friday.
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People cross the Westminster bridge to watch the Olympic flame being delivered.
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Four-time Olympic rowing gold medalist Matthew Pinsent poses with the torch at the courtyard of Hampton Court Palace in London on the final day of the torch relay.
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A statue of Wenlock, one of the Olympic mascots, stands near the Golden Hinde boat in Southwark. Statues of the mascots can be seen around London.
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The seaside town of Weymouth, England, will host the Olympic sailing events.
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Volunteers wipe up water after a light rain at the equestrian stadium in Greenwich Park.
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Originally published on Fri July 27, 2012 12:46 pm

The London 2012 Summer Games are set to begin in earnest, with today's opening ceremony kicking off a weekend of gold-medal competitions. But if you're in America and you hope to watch the Opening Ceremony live, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed: NBC is tape-delaying its broadcast until Friday night.

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Sweetness And Light
9:03 pm
Tue July 24, 2012

From Obscurity To The Olympics Back To Obscurity

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Know who this gymnast is? You will soon. Seventeen-year-old Jordyn Wieber will compete for the U.S. women's gymnastics team in the 2012 London Olympics.
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Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 7:12 am

Why do we like the Olympics?

If somebody hadn't thought to start them up again 116 years ago, would ESPN have invented them to fill in summer programming?

I'm not being cranky. It's just that most of the most popular Olympic sports are the groundhog games. Swimming, gymnastics and track and field come out every four years, see their shadow and go right back underground where nobody pays any attention to them for another four years. Can you even name a gymnast?

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Up to Date
12:53 pm
Tue July 24, 2012

Ending The Myth Of Amateurism In College Sports

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Angela Lumpkin, Ph.D.
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College athletes are considered amateurs in their sports because they are not allowed to be paid for their efforts. 

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