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Kansas City Runs Over the Playoff Hopes of the Denver Broncos

Posted: 3rd January 2010 by James Adkins in NFL
The Kansas City Chiefs went into Denver this weekend to battle a Broncos team needing a win to secure a playoff berth. The Broncos didn't get it.á The Chiefs' 44-24 win on Sunday was the franchise's first in Denver in eight years, and the first time they haveáever won at Invesco Field at Mile High.á The Chiefs continued to do what they've done well in recent weeks, they handed the ball to ...
The last time the Chiefs and Broncos played, DenverÆs offense ran up and down the Arrowhead Stadium turf like it was their own backyard. In that game, six different Broncos ran the ball 45 times for 245 yards, leading the Broncos to a dominant 44-13 victory over the Chiefs. Needless to say, the Broncos will be putting their playoff hopes in the hands of their rushing offense again this Sunday at ...

NFL: Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts of 2009

Posted: 1st January 2010 by James Adkins in NFL
Every season in the world of fantasy football, there are players who surprise everyone and come out of nowhere and sometimes can lead your team to championship glory. But for every diamond in the rough there is inevitably a group of high profile players that fail miserably to live up to expectations. This season has been no different, as many players drafted in the first two rounds of your ...
The 2009 Kansas City Royals baseball season got underway with much fanfare, due in large part to completed renovations to Kauffman Stadium that made it suitable for well, royalty. The stadiumÆs concourses and concessions were brought up to todayÆs standards, and there were so many new amenities that any Royals fan would have a hard time taking advantage of them in a single homestand. The question last season was, ôCould the team ...

Kansas City’s Defense Getting Worse: Clancy Pendergast Needs To Go

Posted: 21st December 2009 by James Adkins in NFL
The key to football success in Kansas Cityáis, and always will be, defense...a hard-nosed, blue-collar, hit 'em in the mouth, turnover producing defense. Sure, there were aáfew years under Dick Vermeil when the franchise tried to change its identity and win with offense, but the team's success with that formula was short lived and didn't produce a championship. Defense is what sold seats 19 years ago, when the Chiefs recently broken sellout ...

Kansas City Chiefs Avoid Blackout, But Will Fans Even Be Watching?

Posted: 12th December 2009 by James Adkins in NFL
This SundayÆs game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills will be on television in Kansas City. Up against an extended deadline by the NFL to sell their final 3,000 tickets, an as yet undisclosed business stepped up and purchased the tickets, insuring that the Chiefs would be on television locally this Sunday. á Chiefs fans, arenÆt you relieved to hear that? á Probably not, in fact you could probably care less. á The Chiefs, ...

Signing Erik Bedard Could Make the Royals a Contender in 2010

Posted: 9th December 2009 by James Adkins in MLB
The Kansas City Royals, believe it or not, could contend for the American League Central division in 2010. Of course, as with any small-market team, a lot of things need to go right, and very few thingsácan go wrong, if it's going toáhappen. In 2009, aside from a fast start through the middle of May, and a Cy Young season byáace Zack Greinke,áthe Royals' season was a forgettable one. Last year's key ...
In case you haven't been paying attention, the Kansas City Chiefs won't be making a trip to the playoffs in 2009. In fact, if the season ended today, the Chiefs would have the 5th overall pick in April's NFL Draft. á So, over the course of the final month of the season,áChiefs General Manager Scott Pioli and Head Coach Todd Haley need to begin findingáanswers to some very important questions. Question ...
The Kansas City Chiefs are in the midst of something they haven't enjoyed since October of 2007ùa two-game winning streak. New HeadáCoach Todd Haley has made more than his fair share of mistakes while learning the ropes as a first-year head coach this season.áThe team isáfull of young inexperiencedáplayers,áand has endured the loss of team leadersáwith the release of a disgruntled former star and the suspension of a current one. Needless to ...

Still a Mystery: Why Won’t Kansas City Chiefs Start Derrick Johnson?

Posted: 21st November 2009 by James Adkins in NFL
Chiefs head coach Todd Haley must have had a bad experience as a child at the hands of someone with a last name of Johnson. In addition to the most recent episode with former Chiefs' running back Larry Johnson, Haley continues to harbor some sort of ill-will towards Kansas City linebacker Derrick Johnson. So much so, that he canÆt seem to find a situation or a position on his defense that ...