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A wild Missouri basketball season is finally over Mar 19, 2018

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The Kansas City Star's Mizzou beat writers, Alex Schiffer and Aaron Reiss, discuss the FSU game, their surprise players of the season and how the Porter brothers' NBA draft decisions will impact next year's team.

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All the KU storylines: Silvio, brackets, Penn and more Mar 12, 2018

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Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by guest co-host Nick Schwerdt of Rock Chalk Sports Talk and the Jayhawk Radio Network as the two discuss the latest with KU basketball. What do both think about KU's path to a potential Final Four? And what happens to Silvio De Sousa's minutes after his play in the Big 12 Tournament? The two also take Twitter questions, discussing Udoka Azubuike's injury, the scariness of Penn and the reason for KU's dominance last week. They end with their picks to win the national title.

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KU mailbag: Is Devonté Graham Big 12 player of the year? Mar 02, 2018

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Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by special guest Nick Schwerdt from 1320 KLWN's Rock Chalk Sports Talk and the KU basketball pregame show on Jayhawk Radio Network. The two take Twitter questions: Is this Bill Self's best coaching job at KU? And is Devonté Graham the Big 12 player of the year? The two also discuss potential KU landmines in the NCAA Tournament, whether location matters for the Jayhawks' regional and Nick's alter ego "Radio Nick."

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Deconstructing the Marcus Peters trade Feb 24, 2018

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The A-Team convenes for an emergency podcast on the Chiefs' trade of star cornerback Marcus Peters. Why did it happen? Could it have been prevented? Did the Chiefs give up on Peters too soon? The A-Team discusses all that and more.

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Start of Royals spring training in Surprise Feb 24, 2018

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Live from Royals spring training in Surprise, Ariz., The Star's Rustin Dodd, Blair Kerkhoff and Sam Mellinger sit down to discuss the start of camp and some of the key storylines so far.

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Mizzou basketball’s Sophie Cunningham on goals, haters and being a role model Feb 19, 2018

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Mizzou basketball star Sophie Cunningham joined The Star's sports podcast before the Tigers' big win over Tennessee this past weekend. She talked about her championship aspiration, being a role model for all children and never getting dunked on.

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KU mailbag: Will FBI investigation derail college hoops? Feb 16, 2018

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Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report as the two take mailbag questions related to the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. How much should the latest stories about the FBI's investigation worry college hoops fans? And is there is a solution to these problems moving forward? The guys also discuss KU's worst Big 12 loss, the Jayhawks' national-title odds, Udoka Azubuike's fouls and random gas station pumps in Lincolnville, Kan.

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Mizzou basketball, MPJ and NCAA Tournament talk Feb 15, 2018

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The Missouri Tigers seemed primed to make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013, which leaves just two big questions for the final five games of the regular season: How high of a seed can Mizzou get? And when will Michael Porter Jr. return to play for MU? In this edition of the SportsBeat KC podcast, Missouri beat writers Aaron Reiss and Alex Schiffer discuss both of those topics.

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Appreciating Derrick Johnson, and looking toward the future Feb 13, 2018

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On Tuesday, the Chiefs announced that Derrick Johnson won't return in 2018, and 3/4ths of the A-Team (Sam Mellinger, Blair Kerkhoff and Terez Paylor) gathered to appreciate everything he brought to the table for the last 13 years, and how the Chiefs plan on replacing him going forward.

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The Devonté Graham episode Feb 09, 2018

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Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report as the two discuss the latest with the Kansas men's basketball team. What should fans take away from KU's home loss to Oklahoma State? And how encouraging was the ensuing home win against TCU? The two follow by taking Twitter questions. What's up with KU's scholarship situation? And are the Jayhawks still in on recruit Romeo Langford.?The guys also go over guard Devonté Graham's numbers and discuss some national criticism he's received.

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