Local Sports Update – Monday, 7/7

DuBois Little League All Star Baseball: Tonight, the DuBois Senior League All Stars will play their first game in the State Tournament. DuBois is hosting the tournament at Stern Field. Tune in for DuBois Seniors live action at 8 tonight on Connect...

Deion Sanders' QB dilemma, Rich Rodriguez's West Virginia homecoming among 2025 Big 12 Media Days storylines

College football's talking season officially gets underway on Tuesday as Big 12 Media Days reaches The Star in Frisco, Texas. The league takes its traditional place as the first media event of the college football season, and every team in the...

Denny Hamlin’s Chicago Detour With $110B Partner Sets Social Media Ablaze

Denny Hamlin’s chaotic weekend in Chicago became more than just a race; it was a collision of branding, bad luck, and unwavering ambition. Hamlin began the 2025 season with uncertainty, a new crew chief and a lack of sponsors, but he bounced back...

Sports on TV, radio: July 5-7, 2025

• Formula 1: Qualifying, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, England, 8:55 a.m., ESPN2 • NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, 9:30 a.m., FS1 • NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, Chicago Street Race, Chicago, noon, TRUTV...

Sports Roundup – July 5

LOCAL SPORTS AGR Fastpitch: The St. Andrews Flyers won both games of their home-field doubleheader, defeating the Pomquet Acadians 7-2 and the U17 Chiefs 21-9. Game 1 Stats: Winning pitcher Jarron Kennedy, Losing pitcher Richie Connors Top hitters...

Windy City Smokeout 2025 opens this week, the annual double bill of barbecue and country music

It’s no secret that country music is booming, what with streaming services like Spotify reporting triple-digit increases in listenership in the last five years, Gen Z fans adding their numbers and major artists like Beyoncé jumping on the...

Sporting KC tops Colorado Rapids for 2-1 victory

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Erik Thommy had a goal and an assist, Dejan Joveljic also scored a goal and John Pulskamp had eight saves Friday night to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1. Kansas City (6-10-5) beat the Rapids on the...

Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 1

Sporting Kansas City 1 1 — 2 Colorado 0 1 — 1 First Half_1, Sporting Kansas City, Joveljic, 12 (Thommy), 4th minute. Second Half_2, Sporting Kansas City, Thommy, 4 (Pulskamp), 53rd; 3, Colorado, Navarro, 7 (penalty kick), 89th. Goalies_Sporting...

PHOTOS: Kansas & 38 Special at Rose Music Center

Mexico wins Gold Cup in front of passionate Kansas City crowd as excitement builds for World Cup 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Chants of ¡Viva México! echoed through the Power & Light District Sunday night as Mexico defeated the United States 2–1 in the Gold Cup Championship. The game reignited one of soccer’s strongest rivalries and gave fans in...

Athlon Sports ranks Top 10 LB units in college football for 2025

The 2025 college football season is still roughly two months away from offically kicking off, but that leaves plenty of time for Ranking Season to continue. And Athlon Sports more than provided with its 2025 preseason college football preview...

Sporting KC faces Colorado Rapids on July 4th clash

Sporting Kansas City is set to face the Colorado Rapids on July 4th, marking a significant match under the stars as part of Independence Day celebrations. Fans can catch all the action via MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app. Sporting Kansas City...

Sporting KC II faces Portland Timbers 2 in first home game since June

Sporting Kansas City II is set to host Portland Timbers 2 at Children's Mercy Victory Field on Saturday. This match marks their first home game since June 1st. Tickets for the noon kickoff are available on SeatGeek.com, and fans can stream the...

Sports scoreboard for Friday, July 4, 2025

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 11:51 PM CDT Friday, Jul. 4, 2025 Read this article for free: We need your support! Local journalism needs your support! As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to...

Minus Big 12 media poll where does Cincinnati Bearcats football rank?

The Big 12 conference has joined the Big Ten in doing away with their preseason football media poll. Since the University of Cincinnati has been part of the Big 12 conference, the preseason football media days have been held at ATT&T Stadium in...

Kansas State lands top DE Tucker Ashford

Kansas State is back on the board on the recruiting trail. Fort Worth, Texas defensive end Tucker Ashford has committed to K-State. Ashford was more of a slow-burn type of recruitment. Kansas State offered him last June at a camp in Manhattan and...

Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson reacts as elite NBA trainer gives him a major shoutout following training

Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson has been putting in serious work as he gears up for his debut season with the Jayhawks. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard recently linked up with elite NBA trainer Chris Brickley for a workout, and it's safe to say he...

Flutter market cap hits $51bn after latest FanDuel acquisition

Friday 11 July 2025 9:42 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Sportsbook operator FanDuel is set for a $31bn valuation after Flutter Entertainment struck...

Know When to Fold: What Smart Failure Looks Like in Sports Business

Today’s guest columnists are professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. In sport, as in life, the idea of failure is often cast as a villain—something to be denied, delayed or danced around. But the longer we work with sport industry leaders, the...

Travis Kelce loses his main character role with Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes will help him accept it

Actualizado 06/07/2025 - 06:34 CDT As the Kansas City Chiefs get set for the 2025 NFL year, many are asking what will come next for one of their top stars: Travis Kelce. The 35-year-old tight end, a three-time Super Bowl winner and sure future...