[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The sale of Omar Bravo to Mexican club Cruz Azul is layered with implications but in any transaction, sometimes the bottomline overrides all else. Without revealing financial details, Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes […]
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Sapong, besides rapping to Hope, earns Rookie of the Year honors
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] He didn’t amass great scoring totals, yet by bagging five goals and five assists while playing all 34 league games for Eastern Conferencechampion Sporting Kansas City, C.J. Sapong led all rookies in scoring and […]
The Snood Factor: Why Colorado, and not KC, should be in the Eastern Conference Final
By Paul Gardner As far as I can discover, there is no specific FIFA rule that would prevent goalkeepers from making asses of themselves. Maybe there should be, as theyclearly have some sort of inbuilt facility […]
KC's Bunbury leaves sophomore jinx behind
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] It’s great to play in an attacking team that prefers a 4-3-3 formation designed to put opponents under pressure, as long as that system and itselements are producing. When the goals dry up and […]
Life's good in KC
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Kansas City fans have waited a decade and a half for a decent place to watch their team play. Now they’ve got Livestrong Sporting Park, whichhas free parking, TV screens in every restroom, and […]
Quarterback arrested in K.C. bobblehead assault
One of the men arrested on Wednesday at Kansas City’s Livestrong Sporting Park for throwing bobblehead parts — one of which hit and inflicted facial injuries on Kansas City goalkeeperJimmy Nielsen — was identified as 21-year-old Robert Hauver, a former Lansing High quarterback who walked on the Kansas State football team in 2008 andredshirted. He […]
Kansas City surges toward playoffs
[MLS PLAYOFF WATCH] Sporting Kansas City was the big winner of the four MLS teams that played league matches Wednesday. By beating Portland, 3-1, SKC jumpedinto third place in the Eastern Conference ahead of Houston, which […]
Eddie Johnson returning to MLS
[MLS] After a failed attempt to find a new club overseas, former Kansas City and FC Dallas striker Eddie Johnson, who played for the USA at the2006 World Cup, is coming back to MLS. Johnson’s adventure […]
New SKC stadium is just first step towards success
Sporting Kansas City unveiled its new stadium Thursday night. Livestrong Sporting Park is a wondrous structure of sweeping, dynamic angles and curves, along with gadgets and gizmos tailored to thehigh-tech set. The park is awash with […]
What They're Saying
“Hope is a great word. This is about potential on the field, potential for this venue, potential for these fans to witness something they’ve never seen before in this town. This is thestarting point.” — Sporting […]