Bizarro and Doubts Emerge From Weekend of Area Sports
Diehard fans answer critics of the recent lackluster play of the Royals with this: Before the season, wouldn’t you be happy if you knew they would be in first place of the American League Central...
View ArticleSimple: So Goes Manning So Goes Denver
Sports Illustrated tabbed Denver as the winner in the AFC West, but with a caveat; Denver’s championship aspirations, as has been the case in each of the past three seasons, boil down to one sentence:...
View ArticleBet the Chiefs? No. K-State as Dog? Yes. Hapless KU? Oh No
The Chiefs are taking a beating on and off the field. It’s a total onslaught. And well deserved. After beating Houston to start the season, the Chiefs squandered a chance to defeat Denver with inept...
View ArticleYes, Chiefs Will Cover; Cats Face Trouble; My Favorite Bet
So you want to be a Chiefs apologist, huh. You do make a point by looking at the three straight losses — Denver is 4-0, Green Bay is 4-0 and Cincy is 4-0. All three have outstanding quarterbacks in...
View ArticleHandicappers Believe Area Football Teams Will Repeat Losing Weekend
The Chiefs, Kansas State, Kansas and Missouri all lost football games last weekend. It could all happen again this weekend. And the handicappers say it will. The Chiefs have blown super chances to win...
View ArticleToo Many Questions Cloud Chiefs and K-State Handicapping
The question marks are piling up for the Chiefs. Has Andy Reid lost his ability to coach a football team? Does John Dorsey have the acumen to pick talent in the NFL draft and free agency? What is going...
View ArticleTop Two College Football Teams Will Return to Action This Week
The country’s top two rated college football teams, Ohio State and Baylor, will return to action this week after taking a break and Vegas odds-makers picked them as heavy favorites to win. Defending...
View ArticleKU Should Add to Basketball Trophy Case
Kansas has more basketball hardware than what two huge flat-bed carts can carry while maneuvering the aisles at Lowe’s. And more trophies no doubt will accumulate during this season.. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleChiefs, KU, K-State All Underdogs on the Road
The Chiefs, Kansas and Kansas State are on the road this weekend and it should be no surprise that none of them is favored to win. The Chiefs have lost the last seven meetings against Denver and the...
View ArticleChiefs Go For Four in a Row; K-State and KU Fighting to Stay Alive
How ’bout those Chiefs! And you thought they were done. After losing five in a row, they have come back to win three straight. Kansas State is in the toilet and the flushed water is swirling. Kansas...
View ArticleTick Tock, It’s Time to Fire Another Coach
This Saturday, Kansas and Kansas State will meet in football, something the two schools have done every year since 1911. Oh the memories. The firing of Paul Rhoads at Iowa State over the weekend...
View ArticleSnyder Knows the Importance of Beating KU
When Bill Snyder came to Kansas State, he knew one thing would please the fans: Beat Kansas. And he has kept them happy 19 of the 23 times he has taken the Cats against the Jayhawks. KU fans talk...
View ArticleCollege Football Winding Down With a Flourish … or a Flop
As the college football season wears down, you can pull a few chestnuts from the fire. Like: These were the best of times; these were the worst of times. Like: These are the times that try men’s souls....
View ArticleChiefs, K-State Looking to Extend Season
The Chiefs can keep a wildcard berth in the NFL playoffs in their sights with a victory Sunday in Oakland. Meanwhile, Kansas State can sew up a bowl spot Saturday in Manhattan by beating a...
View ArticleWhining, Whimsy and Wonder Fill Bowl of Football
Oh the wailing of Kansas City Star columnists about how the Big 12 was going downhill in a freight train because the conference lacked a championship game. You recall that, right. Last season, when TCU...
View ArticleBig 12 Doing Just Fine, Thank You Very Much
Gee, where’s all the anti-Big 12 Conference punditry? About this time last year, all you could read and hear was how the league was on the BNSF freight train to purgatory. In football, the conference...
View ArticleBetting On Chiefs Hard; Betting Against Cats Easy
The Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas State Wildcats are trying to keep area football fans in good spirits. The Chiefs are battling for a high seed in the NFL playoffs while the Wildcats are attempting to...
View ArticleChiefs Main Course in Area Holiday Sports Viewing Fare
The Chiefs are in the NFL playoffs and will travel to Houston to face the Texans with the kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The Chiefs won their 10th straight, forging an 11-5 regular season record by...
View ArticleFootball Still on the Minds of KU and Kansas State Fans
Kansas State and Kansas universities combined for only six victories in 25 games during the last football season. The Jayhawks certainly did their part in posting the losing record — they didn’t win a...
View ArticleChiefs, KU, K-State Tales Can Be Told in Kiddie Lit Format
For the Chiefs, the streak and the Cinderella season ended; for the Kansas Jayhawks, the visions of sugarplums dance in their heads; for Kansas State, the witches have already added the eyes of a newt...
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