AltWeeklies Wire
How Watching the Kansas City Royals is Like Reliving the Bush Presidencynew
Rany Jazayerli is a little like Joseph Wilson. Each man hit a nerve, in part because they spoke the truth. Iraq was not on the cusp of attacking anyone with nuclear weapons. And the Royals need to do a better job of keeping their players healthy.
Inside the Head of Herman Edwardsnew
He's too conservative. He's too nice to his players. He keeps losing. And he certainly doesn't pray to win.
Tags: sports & fitness
Retired NFL Players Face a Litany of Health Problemsnew
The battle-scarred tough guys of the past are now standing up to the league, demanding a better disability plan and pensions similar to those of Major League Baseball players.
A Modest Restnew
Buck O'Neil's last will shows that Kansas City's ambassador didn't live like a celebrity.
Tags: sports & fitness
We're Puckednew
Seven big-league hockey and basketball teams have rejected Kansas City -- when the Sprint Center opens, will anyone love us?
Tags: sports & fitness
The Fast and the Fracturednew
A teenage motocross phenom follows his dad into victory lane -- and the hospital.
Tags: sports & fitness
Is David Glass Smoking Grass?new
Bumbling management is behind the fact that the Royals continually suck.
Tags: sports & fitness
Punting Is for Pansiesnew
The Arena Football League hawks football in February.
Tags: sports & fitness
Kansas City Rowing Club Has World-Class Talentnew
The rowing club's head coach, Jenn Jewett, thinks of the Kansas River as her river, since she's on it more than anyone else in town.
A Man Known as Shorty Rides to Reform Gay Rodeonew
Gay rodeo combines traditional machismo events with camp contests in steer decorating and goat dressing.
Chiefs' Star Signs With Rocawear Fashionnew
Larry Johnson, known both for his football playing and his temper, is modeling a line of clothes aimed at the urban market.
Track Scarsnew
A track meet scandal that got two high school coaches punished appears to be much ado about next to nothing.
One-Armed Skater Toughens Up Women's Roller Derbynew
Brooke Leavitt lost an arm at age 3 but she's a formidable foe on the rink.
Dropping Trounew
The Kansas City Star finds its leading story in a bathroom, of all places.
