Mark Poulose

1 week ago | wibw.com | Mark Poulose

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Football season inches closer. The Chiefs held Day 1 of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday with outstanding attendance. Despite minicamp lasting just three days, the Chiefs know this time is critical to their success in the 2025 season. Each NFL team approaches minicamp differently. Some use it to install plays or build team bonds. The Los Angeles Rams even went to Maui, Hawaii, this year for their three days of required practice.

1 week ago | ky3.com | Mark Poulose

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - After Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Athletics, the Royals held a players-only meeting in hopes of jump-starting a team in an early June swoon. But on Sunday, the Royals lost to the A’s 3-2 to finish their six-game homestand 0-6. “Pretty brutal. Not good enough. Unacceptable. Whatever terminology you want to use,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said after Sunday’s loss. “It wasn’t good.

1 month ago | wibw.com | Gabe Swartz |Mark Poulose

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Another Kansas City Royals starter will have his start skipped due to a minor injury. Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters Friday that right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo had inflammation in his right middle finger. As a result, Kansas City will skip Lugo’s scheduled start in Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Quatraro said left-handed pitcher Noah Cameron will once again be recalled from Triple-A Omaha to make a spot start for Kansas City.

1 month ago | wibw.com | Mark Poulose

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Sporting KC appears to have turned its season around. After starting 2025 winless in its first eight matches, the club has three wins in the last five games after making a coaching change. A little over a month ago, longtime SKC assistant Kerry Zavagnin was named interim head coach after the club parted ways with franchise icon Peter Vermes. The 50-year-old is no stranger to the club.

1 month ago | wibw.com | Mark Poulose

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Around 100 people gathered outside KCFD Station No. 42 to honor the life of Graham Hoffman. The group gathered as Hoffman’s funeral procession drove him past his workplace for the final time. Many in attendance lived in the neighborhood or had personal connections to Hoffman. All were gathered to grieve a life taken too soon. “It just puts life in perspective for you,” said Shelby Lyon, a former firefighter in Boone County.