Sports

A packed Arrowhead Stadium is a thing of the past as architects, sports teams, and health officials decide how to safely accommodate a percentage of fans during the coronavirus pandemic.

One of the biggest decisions schools have faced was whether falls sports would be played, giving parents and students another decision to make with possibly long-term implications.

The Chiefs continue their practices, but Coach Andy Reid and some players have joined other professional sports teams in their vocal opposition to ongoing police brutality.

John Donaldson, one of the best pitchers in The Negro Leagues, played for the Kansas City Monarchs. He excelled on the diamond despite the tragic start to his life in the town of Glasgow, Missouri, where a police officer shot and killed his father.

The Kansas City Royals are playing at Target Field, about four miles from where George Floyd was killed.

The pandemic delivered Monte Harrison an opportunity that came with a downside: 17 of his Marlins' teammates have been diagnosed with the virus.

The NFL's directive to stay close to home for training camp will keep the Kansas City Chiefs at the Truman Sports Complex instead of in St. Joseph.

Mahomes said the deal "allows me to deepen my roots in this community." As part-owner of the Royals, he will be the youngest owner in sports history.

Chris Harris recently quit his job to go all-in on an idea he's had since the early 1990s: run a pitch-and-putt course where he grew up near 40th and Wayne.

The Kansas Speedway has anchored the enormous Village West development in Wyandotte County and helped promote tourism. COVID-19 has changed the tourism part for the foreseeable future.

KU's settlement in former head football coach David Beaty's federal lawsuit is not nearly the end of the problems for Kansas Athletics.

At issue was nearly $1 million in taxes in connection with the $375 million renovation, which included fixing up the scoreboard and adding a statue of team founder Lamar Hunt.