KCSN Weekly Newsletter: August 30th, 2024 Edition
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Hey, KCSN Family!
This is your weekly home to recap everything that happened this past week at KC Sports Network and a preview of what is ahead. Our Network is your one-stop shop for podcasts, live shows, articles, KCSN swag and perhaps most importantly, it is where you can learn about and support the KCSN Foundation. Whether it is the Chiefs, Royals, Mizzou, KU, K-State, Sporting, Current, or giving back to the community, we have you covered. Be sure to follow us on our socials for timely news and updates on all-things Kansas City sports. Let's dive into what went on this week and what is to come.
Join in on the fun for our third annual "Tacos and Bourbon" golf tournament which will take place on Saturday, September 7 at 1:30 p.m. at Sunflower Hills Golf Course in Bonner Springs.
There will be tacos and bourbon, and a whole lot of fun.
The KCSN Foundation’s third-annual charity golf tournament is now available for teams to sign up.It’s one of our favorite days of the year.
The third-annual “Tacos and Bourbon” golf tournament will take place Saturday, September 7 at Sunflower Hills Golf Course in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
It’s a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 1:30.
You can sign up your 4-person scramble team on our GiveButter page.
Learn more about how to participate and the great causes the tournament supports right here!
Enter in to our pre-tourney benefit raffle!
Can’t make our golf tourney but still want to support what we’re doing? Here’s your chance!
These are TWO of the EIGHT prizes we’ll have but these are available for anyone to win.
1) Patrick Mahomes mini helmet
2) Two tickets to any home Chiefs game
Make your voice heard on our new KCSN Hotline
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Text or call the KCSN Hotline at (913)-407-6524 and send us your questions & comments for a chance to have them featured on the show!
Tune into our Live shows and podcasts (Amateur Hour is back!)
"KC Laboratory" With Kent Swanson and Matt Lane
As always, the Lab Guys, Kent Swanson and Matt Lane, went live on Monday and Wednesday and come at you with a deep analysis point of view. This week they broke down the Chiefs initial 53-man roster and the flurry of moves the Chiefs made.
"Only Weird Games" With Joshua Brisco, Nate Taylor and Seth Keysor
Joshua of the Kansas City Chiefs on SI, Nate of the Athletic and Seth of the Chiefs in the North Newsletter are there for you on the days Kent and Matt are not. You can catch them every Tuesday and Thursday. This week they took a deep dive on the signing of JuJu Smith-Schuster, Samaje Perine, the departure of Louis Rees-Zammit and more.
"Chiefs News Daily" With Hayley Lewis
Hayley goes live every single week day to give you a 10 minute update on what happened that day in Chiefs Kingdom.
"That Football Show" With Matt Verderame and Tucker Franklin
Sports Illustrated's NFL Staff Writer Matt Verderame and KCSN's own, Tucker Franklin released a new show this summer that specializes in keeping you updated around the league with a Chiefs twist to everything. They come at you every Wednesday and this week's topics ranged from the Chiefs 53-man roster, the Cowboys odd running back room and how sad the Broncos are.
"Amateur Hour" With Ryan Scott Hall and HisDirkness
The originators of the first Chiefs podcast, Ryan Scott Hall and HisDirkness joined the team at KCSN back in 2023. They provide a highly entertaining and unique perspective to our Chiefs coverage. They released two episodes this week, asking themselves five questions about the offense and five about the defense as they get ready for the Chiefs' attempt at making history.
"Hang Time" With Dustin Colquitt and Hayley Lewis
Chiefs legendary punter Dustin Colquitt and KCSN's own Hayley Lewis get together for a show once per week to give a beyond the X's and O's perspective on the Chiefs. This week they had on former fullback Anthony Sherman to talk Carson Steele's emergence, the value of being a special teams contributor and some of the best training camp pranks over the years.
"21 Questions"
This is a weekly podcast that our listeners have come to know and love. Each episode is usually hosted by two different KCSN personalities who answer your burning questions. If you want to ask our hosts questions, subscribe to our KCSN Substack for access to our discord community and we will answer your questions!
"10 Things" With Tucker Franklin or BJ Kissel
This is a Tucker Franklin or BJ Kissel show where they hop on and give you 10 things that are on their mind in regard to the Kansas City Chiefs.
"KCSN Live Postgame Show"
As soon as a Chiefs game is over, be sure to hop on our YouTube Channel or catch it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Typically it is hosted by the Lab Guys and they will be going live following the Chiefs season opener against the Ravens Thursday night.
"One Royal Way" With Jordan Foote and Joel Penfield
Jordan and Joel host a weekly podcast that dives deep into everything Royals. This week they discussed the Royals chances of winning the AL Central and gave an update on the minor league system.
Find all Mizzou Tigers Shows here
"Mizzou That's Who" With Tucker Franklin and Maggie Johnson
KCSN's Tucker Franklin and Mizzou grad, Maggie Johnson host a Tigers podcast every week. This week they had two episodes and the first one had special guest, Mizzou tight end legend Martin Rucker to discuss the comparisons between Gary Pinkel and Eli Drinkwitz. The second episode recapped the Tigers dominant performance over Murray State in the season opener.
Find all Kansas Jayhawks Shows here
"Pay Heed" With Nick Springer and Kevin Flaherty
Our all-things Kansas Jayhawks show puts out two episodes per week, with Nick Springer and college football and basketball freelance writer, Kevin Flaherty leading the way. In episode one, they discussed they previewed the matchup against Lindenwood for the season opener. In the second, they recapped the win and gave their top performers.
"Booth Review" With Brandon McAnderson
Booth Review is hosted by Brandon McAnderson and he goes live to take a deep dive into Kansas Football. This week he was joined by formers football player and current Jayhawk Radio Network analyst to preview the 2024 season and discuss the ceiling of the team.
Find all K-State Wildcats Shows here
"3MAW" With John Kurtz, Cole Manbeck and Derek Young
The 3MAW guys also drop a podcast twice per week. This week John Kurtz, Cole Manbeck and On3 Sports Football Insider Derek Young went above and beyond and gave bonus coverage with four episodes, however. The shows ranged from having on K-State NIL Ambassador Curry Sexton, wide receiver Keagan Johnson to previewing the 2024 season, as well as their upcoming season opener against UT Martin.
"Verbal Commitment" With Kevin Flaherty and Ryan Wallace
This is a show where Flaherty and 274 Sports Go Powercat Recruiting Editor, Ryan Wallace get together to discuss the latest high school recruiting updates for Kansas, K-State and Missouri Football. This week, they discussed the Kansas City area 2026 prospects and had on Kansas City area trainer Joseph Potts from TopSpeed Training to talk about local prospects and the proper training that they need.
Find all Kansas City Soccer Shows here
"No Other Pod" With Jimmy Mack and Daniel Kooser
Jimmy and Daniel get together once per week to converse about what is going on the Sporting Kansas City world. This week they broke down Sporting getting back in the win column against Orlando and previewed the upcoming US Open Cup Semifinal matchup against Indianapolis.
"Currently" With Daniel Kooser and Chris Wright
Daniel doubles down by joining Chris to also discuss Kansas City Current news and give analysis to our audience. This week they recapped the Current's recent transactions, the new NWSL CBA agreement and discussed the importance of rebounding against North Carolina after taking a loss.
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Substack articles from this week
"What is the state of the Chiefs 53-man roster" by Tyler Brown
"Cam Thomas Film Review (Bonus: Best Available FAs)" by Matt Lane
"Jefe's roster predictions" by Joseph Hefner
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