Pro Sports

Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride announces 15th anniversary route (04/30/09)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America has announced the coast-to-coast route for its 15th annual motorcycle ride, to take place May 8 -- 17. NASCAR driver and Charity Ride founder Kyle Petty will lead a field of more than 200 riders as they wind their way from the Pacific Northwest to the East Coast in an effort to raise awareness of and funds for Victory Junction and other children's charities. ...

Royals launch 3D interactive seating chart online (12/27/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals have introduced a new online 3D seating chart of Kauffman Stadium at royals.com. The new feature allows fans to access a 3D view from any seating section within the stadium -- including the new outfield seating areas -- prior to the Grand Re-Opening of Kauffman Stadium...

Professionally Physical (04/26/08)
By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune Mixed martial arts, commonly known among its fans as MMA, have been gaining a foothold in the sports landscape, particularly over the last few years. Many people feel MMA has, at the very least, equaled the popularity of professional boxing. The numbers, especially when it comes to pay-per-view revenue, show that it has even surpassed pro boxing in popularity...

Insurance company set to take over as NASCAR Busch Series sponsor (12/14/07)
After 26 years of exciting fans with fast-paced action, the NASCAR Busch Series will undergo a major sponsorship change, starting in 2008. Nationwide Insurance is set to take over the sponsorship responsiblities, replacing Anheuser-Busch in accordance with NASCAR executive efforts to create a more family friendly atmosphere and impression on the sport...

Mayweather, Hatton face off in landmark boxing match Saturday (12/07/07)
Saturday night marks one of the biggest nights in recent boxing history. Undefeated "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr. honored by most in the boxing community as the best pound for pound boxer in the sport will put his 147 lb. WBC title on the line to take on Britain's undefeated, former 140-pound IBF, WBA champ, Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton, in a 147 lb. welterweight bout...

Some random thoughts about now and then (09/22/07)
A few random thoughts today: In early August, old friend John Mooney telephoned me from Springfield after tuning into the Little League World Series. Mooney noted that the 13-year old starting pitcher was 5-foot-3. "When I was 13," said the left-handed one-time fireballer, "I was 6-1. Yeah, and throwing from a 49-foot mound." That was less than fun to imagine if you were the one standing in the batter's box...

Sports Column: Hate of Yankees balanced by love of tradition (09/15/07)
Last week's column was the first part of a two-parter dealing with two of life's strongest emotions, hate and love, applied to baseball's New York Yankees. Part I outlined hate while this week's closer deals with love. Not love of the New York Yankees, mind you, but a love for what they had...

Sports Column: Several areas in dire need of addressing (09/13/07)
Sorry, I lied. I told Nevada Daily Mail managing editor Lynn Wade that I wasn't going to write my column about the Kansas City Chiefs this week. But after further consultation with myself, I couldn't curb my enthusiasm. There's a plethora of footnotes from the NFL Week 1 disaster, a 20-3 road loss to the Houston Texans, that still need to be addressed...

Edwards made right decision (08/30/07)
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards finally came to a conclusion last weekend that Damon Huard gives the team the best chance to win on any given Sunday. That's why he chose the 34-year-old veteran over inexperienced second-year pro Brodie Croyle to be the Chiefs' starting quarterback on Sunday, Sept, 9, when they travel to Houston to play the Houston Texans in the 2007 National Football League season opener...

Croyle has night he'd like to forget (08/24/07)
By Mack McClure Nevada Daily Mail KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- This was supposed to be the proving-ground game, a coming-out party, for Brodie Croyle, the Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback of the future, wasn't it? Thursday night's NFL preseason game with the New Orleans Saints was supposed to cement Croyle's status as the Chiefs starting quarterback, distancing himself from veteran Damon Huard and third-stringer Casey Printers...

Amidst negative headlines, Ewing made us smile again (08/23/07)

Without question, baseball has a language all its own (08/18/07)

Show LJ the money (08/17/07)

Dolphins edge Chiefs on controversial call (08/17/07)

Quarterback battle between Croyle, Huard remains close (08/17/07)