Good morning Chiefs fans and welcome to a pretty solid day of Kansas City Chiefs news. Lots of looks ahead to the combine and draft, but we begin with an serious story about a former Chiefs running back ... Former Chiefs running back Ed Podolak , a longtime Iowa football commentator, suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car early Sunday morning in Scottsdale, Ariz ... He was in stable condition at a Scottsdale hospital Monday afternoon, according to Podolak’s daughter, Laura ...
Before the literary world was taken over by iPads, Kindles and Nooks, I would go to bookstores all the time. I probably went two or three times a week -- no exaggeration -- and sometimes, like when I was finishing my book about Buck O'Neil, I went even more. Now, I don't go very often. To be honest, I don't go at all. It's too easy to buy books electronically from a recliner. It's too easy to have a book delivered (with free shipping). I keep saying that I will start going to bookstores again,
The Detroit Lions were found guilty of tampering with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to Jason La Canfora of NFL Network. As a result, the Lions will forfeit a seventh round draft pick and the two teams will flip fifth round picks. ... Back on December 2nd, Alex Marvez and Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com reported the Chiefs had filed a tampering claim against the Lions ... Here's the definition of tampering: " any interference by a member club with the employer-employee relationship of another
There is a major ethical dilemma lurking around the 2011 Kansas City Royals. Their veteran catcher and future hall of famer Jason Kendall is progressing way ahead of schedule in his return from rotator cuff surgery. While this would seem to be good news, and it no doubt is great news for Jason personally, it is purely awful for the Royals. Is it ethical to root for injuries? How about a delayed rehab regimen or stint? What about a freak car accident? Am I a bad person? ... ...
Well, it looks like the expected is happening -- the Cardinals and Pujols will not reach a deal, Pujols will spend the year not talking about his contract, and then the best player will become a free agent. After that, there are many possibilities.One common thought about the Albert Pujols negotiations -- handled ably here by Mark Kriegel -- is that his efforts to get a huge deal will be badly hindered because the biggest of the big market teams are already locked in at first base. This mostly
More photos » ... Charlie Riedel - AP ... Browse more photos » ... Good morning! Not a bad day for Kansas City Chiefs news. Enjoy! ... I n 2009, Matt Cassel’s first season with the Chiefs, his development was stunted as he worked without the daily input of a designated offensive coordinator or dedicated quarterback coach ... In 2010, while working closely on a daily basis with coordinator Charlie Weis, Cassel guided the Chiefs to the AFC West championship and earned a Pro Bowl spot ... This
If a rugby game is played at 3 a.m., is that early in the morning or late at night? You can make that call yourself because the Kansas City Rogues rugby club is playing host to its third annual Midnight Madness Sevens Tournament on Friday and Saturday at the Kansas City Soccerdome ...
Last year's revival of the womencentric music festival Lilith Fair was largely a failure. Because so few people bought tickets, 13 dates were canceled. The show did go on in Kansas City, and that was the last time we saw festival founder and headliner Sarah McLachlan, whose emotive balladry hasn't c ...
Paul Sancya - AP ... 5 months ago: ... Detroit Tigers right fielder Casper Wells dives but misses a Kansas City Royals Billy Butler fly ball that went for a single in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Detroit Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ... View full size photo » ... Going into 2011, the Royals have a plethora of outfielders fielders competing for just 3 spots. The problem is that none of the players are very good. I have decided to go look for some outfielders
DALLAS -- Let's start with a few numbers: Over the last 20 years, there have been 46 quarterbacks taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. Of those, the majority (28) were Top 10 picks. And 12 of those 28 were No. 1 picks overall.Which is to say something you already know: Teams have invested a whole lot of money and time and effort to find the next great quarterback. All but four teams -- Dallas, Kansas City, Miami and New Orleans -- have spent first round picks on quarterbacks in the last 20