When Trump was booed and a banner saying “Impeach Trump” was unfurled at Nationals Park during Game 5 of the World Series, many online decried the action and said we need to keep politics out of sports. Many Americans like to think of politics and sports as being neatly separated.…
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Sports Memory: Game 1 of the 2015 World Series
Oct. 27, 2015. Game 1 of the 2015 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets. Most of us know the story by heart. Kansas City was on the rise with infectious city pride because of the Royals. After a heartbreaking loss to the Giants in…
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An update on the Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals will watch the postseason from home for the second consecutive year after being officially eliminated from playoff contention last week. Sitting at the bottom of the American League Central with a 43-91 regular season record, the Royals have the second worst winning percentage in baseball and…
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Royals Small Market Rebuilding
After a less-than-impressive 2017 season, the Kansas City Royals started the offseason with an uncertain future. Of the core group of players who led the team to the World Series Championship, only Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez and Kelvin Herrera had contracts extending past 2017. Other members of the core championship…
Read MoreKansas City Royals season is upon us
Fans all over the nation are waiting in anticipation for the Royals season to begin. The team recently released their 2017 schedule. Their first game is scheduled for April 3rd against the Minnesota Twins with a 3:10 start time. After a day break they will travel to Houston for three…
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R.I.P. Ace: A Royal Tribute
Royals fans are used to rallying together, but typically in a more celebratory setting. Teammates and fans gathered outside of Kauffman Stadium Jan. 22 to mourn the loss of 25-year-old Royals starting pitcher Yordano Ventura, who died from a car crash in his home country, the Dominican Republic. The news…
Read MoreThank You, Dayton Moore
I’ve been a Kansas City resident my entire life. I’ve always been a Royals fan. My grandmother, a long time Lee’s Summit resident, would have it no other way, with a house full of memorabilia and consistent season ticket ownership. I grew up going to Royals games. Every year on…
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Humans of Jewell
“The Royals players don’t seem as young and are more real when you see them in person with their families,” said Semple Resident Director Greg Irr after attending the Royals World Series parade Monday. The Irr family of three made this Kansas City celebration into a lifetime memory. Irr’s wife…
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