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Sam McDowell

Sports Columnist at Kansas City Star

Sports columnist for The Kansas City Star. Hit me up: [email protected].

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  • Royals are again evaluating North Kansas City as possible stadium site: sources

    6 days ago | indydailyreporter.com | Sam McDowell |Kacen J. Bayless

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  • Will the Chiefs eye a left tackle in the '25 draft? Here's what Brett Veach says

    6 days ago | kansascity.com | Sam McDowell

    On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline. He'd just been sacked on a fourth-and-goal snap, but that alone didn't trigger him. This did: It was mixed into a day in which he was pressured 20 times, more frequently than any game during the year. He'd had enough.

  • Royals are again evaluating North Kansas City as possible stadium site: sources

    1 week ago | kansascity.com | Sam McDowell |Kacen J. Bayless

    The Royals' ongoing search for a new baseball stadium has returned to an old location. And it invokes a familiar phrase: In or around downtown. The Royals have again evaluated the possibility of building a stadium and surrounding ballpark district in North Kansas City - Clay County - multiple sources told The Star. On Monday, the Missouri Senate passed legislation that would allow Clay County to create a sports complex authority, aiding such a path.

  • Why Peter Vermes' exit traces back to preseason. And what's next for Sporting KC

    1 week ago | kansascity.com | Sam McDowell

    The first-floor office that Peter Vermes long occupied at the Sporting Kansas City practice facility now sits vacant. Kerry Zavagnin replaced his close friend in employment but won't replace him in his literal chair. There are times when principal owner Mike Illig will reach into his pocket, remove his phone and start to call Vermes, still listed among his iPhone favorites. But then he remembers. "Habit," he says.

  • Five things we've learned about the Royals through two weeks of the 2025 season

    2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Sam McDowell

    The Royals were a playoff team last year for the first time in nine seasons. By one game. That's not to short-change their remarkable one-year turnaround, but rather to make this point: The 2025 season might only be two weeks old, with nearly six months to go, but they all matter. And they could really matter by year's end. The Royals are 6-6 after Wednesday's loss to the Twins. And 12 games in, there are some things to glean from the opening two weeks of the season.

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Sam McDowell
Sam McDowell @SamMcDowell11
9 Apr 25

We're talking Chiefs draft. Come join the conversation here: https://t.co/eqFCA1J3nl

Soren Petro
Soren Petro @SorenPetro

Red Gold & Bold - E224 04-08-25 https://t.co/YeK6PkwA02

Sam McDowell
Sam McDowell @SamMcDowell11
8 Apr 25

Probably could've inducted Besler while he was still playing.

Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City @SportingKC

Captain. Champion. Legend. Congratulations to our 2025 Sporting Legends inductee: Matt Besler! 📰: https://t.co/E5SEioBOrF https://t.co/tokg407Xcw

Sam McDowell
Sam McDowell @SamMcDowell11
6 Apr 25

RT @shre98: Breaking news: Flory Bidunga is returning to Kansas. #kubball His guardian Dillon Craft confirmed the news to The Star Here'…