Professional Sports

Payne to debut in Athletes Unlimited

Former Kansas standout Kelsie Payne will make her debut on Thursday in Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball. Athletes Unlimited, which also operates leagues for basketball, lacrosse and softball, stages a five-week competition in Mesa, Arizona. Teams change on a weekly basis and players get ...

Chastain passes Truex on late restart to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Ross Chastain finally got to smash a watermelon for the first time this season Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Smashed the hopes of a bunch of playoff drivers trying to earn an automatic berth in the next round, too. The seventh-generation watermelon farmer took the ...

Mahomes, Kelce help Chiefs rally for 17-10 win over Chargers

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Patrick Mahomes passed for 245 yards and a touchdown while rediscovering his connection with Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied from an early 10-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 17-10 on Sunday. Making his 100th regular-season start, Mahomes ...

Cedric Teuchert’s goal, 2 assists help St. Louis City beat Sporting KC 3-1

ST. LOUIS — Cedric Teuchert scored a goal and added two assists, Rasmus Alm and Eduard Löwen also scored a goal apiece and St. Louis City beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Saturday night. Teuchert blasted a shot from a couple yards outside the area that split a pair of defenders and slipped ...

KC Current comes from behind for 1-1 draw with Gotham

Temwa Chawinga scored her league-leading 17th goal of the season to help the Kansas City Current come from behind for a 1-1 draw with Gotham FC on Saturday in the National Women's Soccer League. Gotham (13-4-5) took the lead in the 23rd minute when Yazmeen Ryan's cross deflected off a Current ...