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A green light for more red-light cameras in KC | Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star Editorial The Kansas City Star Kansas City’s red-light cameras are working just as advertised. They reduce dangerous crashes inside intersections. They punish lawbreakers and produce revenue to support city services. They even help the...

It?s hard to ignore Sporting KC?s success | Kansas City Star
for a regular summer happening that by now is just stubborn to ignore. The newest big thing in KC sports is not a fad. This is Juan cooking tacos and Jeff passing out miniature liquor bottles and more than a thousand people joined by a Facebook page where, among...

Sam Mellinger | It�s hard to ignore Sporting KC�s success | Kansas City Star
for a regular summer happening that by now is just stubborn to ignore. The newest big thing in KC sports is not a fad. This is Juan cooking tacos and Jeff passing out miniature liquor bottles and more than a thousand people joined by a Facebook page where, among...

Chiefs uncertain about Poe's role | Kansas City Star
The Chiefs said when they drafted the 346-pound Poe they believed he would become an all-round player capable of helping when they defended the pass and the run. But they also acknowledged...

Chiefs' Poe gets longer look in passing situations | Kansas City Star
When the Chiefs practiced regular down-and-distance situations earlier in the week, rookie nose tackle Dontari Poe was a backup behind veteran Amon Gordon. But when the Chiefs worked mostly on passing situations in...

Summer events | KC staples, from Worlds of Fun to City Market | Kansas City Star
Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun What: When: Where: Cost: City Market What: thecitymarket.org. When: Where: Cost: Kansas City Zoo What: When: Where: Cost: Powell Gardens What: When: Where: Cost: Schlitterbahn Vacation Village What: schlitterbahn.com When:...

KC Rep's Eric Rosen looks to future | Kansas City Star
Hes sticking around. At least for a while. Maybe for a long while. Thats the word from Eric Rosen, Kansas City Repertory Theatres 41-year-old artistic director, who plans to remain at the helm of the citys leading nonprofit theater company at least...

Chiefs focus on communication, camaraderie during first week of OTAs | Kansas City Chiefs
ACL tears. Starting quarterback Matt Cassel joined them after suffering a season-ending hand injury in mid-November. The wounded Chiefs offense sputtered en route to a 7-9 record. They ranked next-to-last in the league in points per game, 27th in total yards per game, and 25th in passing yards per...

Chiefs buzz | Second-round draft pick Jeff Allen has ankle injury | Kansas City Star
able to get back to work after such an injury in such a short span of time. The Chiefs are counting on Allen to be their first guard off the bench, and he is probably an eventual successor to starter Ryan Lilja at left guard. Two other draft picks...

Chiefs buzz: Allen has ankle injury | Kansas City Star
Rookie sits out Guard Jeff Allen, the Chiefs’ second-round draft pick, did not practice Thursday. He observed while wearing a walking boot. Coach Romeo Crennel said Allen has an ankle injury. The presence of the boot usually means...

Poe gets longer look in passing situations at Chiefs' practice | Kansas City Star
When the Chiefs practiced regular down-and-distance situations earlier in the week, rookie nose tackle Dontari Poe was a backup behind veteran Amon Gordon. But when the Chiefs worked mostly on passing situations in...

Chiefs' McCluster getting work at wide receiver | Kansas City Star
Kansas City Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said today that Dexter McCluster has been taking practice as a wide receiver this week during OTAs. (March 24, 201

KC's ballot language gets specific | Kansas City Star
The City Council on Thursday is poised to pass ballot language for the Aug. 7 elections. Question 1 got all the attention at today’s council business session, for good reason. As council member Russ Johnson pointed out to his colleagues, they had to “be...

Observations from today's Chiefs practice | Kansas City Star
Some notable developments from today's Chiefs practice: 1. Guard Jeff Allen, the Chiefs' second-round draft pick, did not practice. He observed while wearing a walking boot. Coach Romeo Crennel said Allen has an ankle injury and...

Chiefs continue OTAs at Arrowhead | Kansas City Star
Chiefs players participated in organized team activities today at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs worked mostly on the passing game in team portions of practice, but it's still noteworthy that nose...

KC Joyner, ESPN | ESPN.com
In this clip from the Football Today podcast, Matt Williamson talks to KC Joyner about potential QB breakouts.

Chiefs: Dream/nightmare scenarios | ESPN.com
never too early to consider the coming season. A look at the best-case and worst-case scenarios for the Chiefs in 2012. Dream scenario (10-6): Kansas Cityâs roster is much stronger than it was in 2011, when the Chiefs were riddled with key injuries. Kansas City lost franchise building...

Visit to Ft. Leavenworth especially meaningful for Chiefs Crennel, LBs Campbell and Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs
can be sorted into different three-year segments. From Fort Still in Oklahoma to Fort Hood in Texas, the Chiefs’ head coach was never in one place long enough for it to be considered his home town. Crennel knows that lifestyle can be difficult for the children of military members...

The Star?s Editorial | Missouri?s legislators failed KC?s children | Kansas City Star
The legislative session began with a plethera of ideas, such as shifting some school buildings to neighboring districts or having the mayor run the district. But before the session ended last week, the legislature did what it does best and that was shirk...

Missouri lawmakers fail KC's kids | Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star Editorial The Kansas City Star Blame politics for the Missouri General Assembly taking no action to improve the Kansas City Public Schools. The legislative session began with a plethera of ideas, such as shifting some school buildings to...

Why KC's complex sales tax plan is in trouble | Kansas City Star
from the weekly “Ruckus” taping for KCPT (we taped a day early) and I can officially report that KC’s proposed sales tax increase for the Aug. 7 ballot is in trouble. That’s because the complexity of the proposal had even the two most liberal tax-and-spenders on the...

Chiefs' Winston isn't sure veterans need OTAs | Kansas City Star
Former Houston Texan and current Kansas City Chief Eric Winston talks about how he feels OTAs are not necessary for veterans but are probably helpful to rookies. (May 21, 201

Summer pop music concerts | Phish, Fiona Apple, New Edition coming to KC | Kansas City Star
The summer has always been prime time for live music. This year is no different. All of the live venues have a list of big shows, and most of the indoor venues are as busy as usual. Here is a list of shows that will make this a summer to be remembered....

Summer theater | KC is alive with the sound of musicals | Kansas City Star
The summer theater season in Kansas City really means the summer musical season, because you?ll be hard-pressed to find plays that don?t involve singing, dancing and over-the-top emotions between now and early September. On June 5, for example, two of our...

This weekend in KCCelebration at the Station, Sporting KC, P&L happy hour | Kansas City Star
The city's ever-popular celebration marks its 10th anniversary on Sunday. The Kansas City Symphony is the main draw, setting up shop at 7:30 p.m. with an outdoor, U.S.A.-themed performance, but plenty more entertainment is scheduled throughout the day....

Huskers' Pelini has Alfonzo Dennard's back | ESPN.com
players selected in last month's NFL draft, none has more incentive to stay out of trouble than Nebraska cornerback Alfonzo Dennard. Once projected as a first-round pick, Dennard, the Big Ten's defensive back of the year in 2011, tumbled all the way to the seventh round, where...

SCHROEDER: Nebraska starting to focus on football again | SI.com
the end result was something like radio silence. He hasn't regretted it. No, who are we fooling? Nebraska's senior linebacker misses the interaction. He'd like nothing more than to keep up with the buzz, and to keep in touch with all of those acquaintances. And if...

Video: Nebraska AD Tom Osborne | ESPN.com
Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne talks with Adam Rittenberg about the latest playoff proposals and Tommie Frazier not being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

GeorgeSchroederInside College Football Nebraska is shedding distractions and focusing again on football. | SI.com
the end result was something like radio silence. He hasn't regretted it. No, who are we fooling? Nebraska's senior linebacker misses the interaction. He'd like nothing more than to keep up with the buzz, and to keep in touch with all of those acquaintances. And if...

Huskers' Will Compton masters mental edge | ESPN.com
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska linebacker Will Compton reaches into his jeans pocket and pulls out his iPhone. The lock screen displays the following: "Thank God, go to work, do extra, don't give yourself...

First year in B1G: Nebraska vs. Penn State | ESPN.com
A. from Silver Spring, Md., for inspiring this post: We're coming up on the one-year anniversary of Nebraska joining the B1G and pretty much have completed a cycle of sports. How would you rate this experiment? Was the first year good for Nebraska and the B1G? Any surprises?...

Focus On Football Rick Osentoski/US PRESSWIRE Taylor Martinez and Nebraska will look to challenge favored Michigan in the Big Ten Legends Division in 2012. Expectations are always high at Nebraska. Re | SI.com
the end result was something like radio silence. He hasn't regretted it. No, who are we fooling? Nebraska's senior linebacker misses the interaction. He'd like nothing more than to keep up with the buzz, and to keep in touch with all of those acquaintances. And if...

George Schroeder: Nebraska shedding distractions, focusing on meeting expectations | SI.com
the end result was something like radio silence. He hasn't regretted it. No, who are we fooling? Nebraska's senior linebacker misses the interaction. He'd like nothing more than to keep up with the buzz, and to keep in touch with all of those acquaintances. And if...

Roundup: Huskers' Brown will not testify | ESPN.com
Catching up on Big Ten news from the weekend ... Huskers' assistant chooses not to testify Nebraska assistant coach in Lincoln that would make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Brown, who in March...

Huskers assistant: Job safe, but I'll curb stance | ESPN.com
be held to "great accountability for the decision you are making." In the aftermath of the speech, Cornhuskers athletic director Tom Osborne and university chancellor Harvey Perlman defended the right of faculty and students to voice their opinions about public events and issues. But he was reprimanded...

Video: Top 20 roundtable -- Nebraska | ESPN.com
"College Football Live's" panel of experts previews Nebraska's upcoming season.

Huskers come up empty in NFL Draft’s first round | Daily Nebraskan
called. The longer NFL scouts look at David, the more impressed they are. David’s nose for the football, natural playmaking ability and awareness make him stand out from other linebackers. ESPN’s NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. said David “has some of the best tape of any...

WARD: Former Huskers might earn new jerseys in this weekend’s NFL Draft | Daily Nebraskan
New York City is a long way from Memorial Stadium. It’s the location where a few former Huskers will find out their football futures. For a few players, it’s just a question of when they will be drafted. For others, it’s not a question of when...

Huskers pass-catchers figure out freedom | ESPN.com
When Nebraska offensive coordinator Tim Beck introduced a system that emphasized last year, the team's pass-catchers were understandably thrilled. Who wouldn't be? Unlike many of their college football peers, whose...

Storms cancel Nebraska spring game | FOXSports.com
Nebraska has canceled its spring football game because of strong storms. PADS ARE POPPIN' As teams wrap up spring practice, have a look at the best college football spring games. A...

Nebraska comfortable with title talk | ESPN.com
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Every time Nebraska players enter the Osborne Athletic Complex, they see . It lists Nebraska's national championship years: 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997. The Huskers think they can add to the marquee this...

Huskers weigh Tight ends, running backs options in spring practices | Daily Nebraskan
The Husker offense needs a boost. Nebraska’s run-based offense ranked 15th nationally in 2011, but scored 20 points or fewer in its final four games, something it did only once in the first nine games of...

Checking in from Nebraska ... | ESPN.com
the next two days with coach Bo Pelini and his team. It's sunny and warm outside the football complex, a 180 from my spring visit last year, when it snowed in late March. I had the chance to visit with Huskers defensive coordinator John Papuchis, quarterback Taylor Martinez...

Nebraska '97 wins B1G Champions Tourney | ESPN.com
Either Nebraska and Ohio State fans are even more passionate than I thought, or there was some computer tinkering going on. But either way, the 1997 Cornhuskers are the winners of our...