Kansas City has officially been named the location for the only advanced screening available to the general public for the film 42, which chronicles the Rookie of the Year season of baseball great and legendary African-American athlete Jackie Robinson. According to VCStar, all proceeds collected from the screening of the film, which gets its title [...]
Homeless Man Does The Right Thing And is Rewarded Royally
February 27, 2013 | Posted by
Nearly $152,000 has been donated online to help Billy Ray Harris, a homeless man in Kansas City who returned an engagement ring to the woman who accidentally left it in a cup he uses to collect change. Here’s his good news story: Last Friday, as KCTV of Kansas City reported, Sarah Darling “unzipped her wallet and [...]
San Francisco 49ers May Seek Trade of Alex Smith
February 4, 2013 | Posted by
The San Francisco 49ers are looking to trade former starting quarterback Alex Smith during the offseason, according to league sources via ESPN.com. Reports surfaced early last week that Smith would request his contract release before the start of free agency, given that Colin Kaepernick had secured the starting role for the 49ers. But now the [...]
MLB All-Star Weekend to Honor Negro Leagues Baseball
June 30, 2012 | Posted by
On Friday, July 8th, Major League Baseball players and fans will descend on Kansas City, Missouri, for All-Star Weekend. But what Bob Kendrick wants fans to remember are the Negro League baseball players like Buck O’Neil, who helped the Kansas City Monarchs rule the Negro Leagues for nearly five decades from the 1920s through the 1950s. The Kansas City [...]
