KCSN Weekly Newsletter: August 9th, 2024 Edition
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Hello, Chiefs fans,
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.
The third annual "Tacos and Bourbon" golf tournament 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.
You can sign up your 4-person scramble team on our GiveButter page.
It has sold out in each of the past two years, so make sure to secure your team’s spot now! It’s a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m., with plenty of food and drink provided.
This year is going to be especially fun because our presenting partner, Holladay Distillery, provided us with a barrel of bourbon. Back in April, we were able to do a barrel pick and now all of that bourbon has been bottled.
Each participant in our tourney (who is at least 21 years old) will get a bottle of this special bourbon at the tournament, as well as a fun gift from Parsons Extreme Golf (PXG).
We’ll also have Par 3 contests, a long drive competition, closest to the pin, player gifts, a raffle with fantastic prizes, million-dollar shot, special guests and much more.
The KCSN Foundation is a registered 501c3, which means your donations are tax-deductible. All of the money raised from this tournament goes towards funding the different campaigns the KCSN Foundation runs throughout the year.
One of those campaigns - the “My First Game” campaign with Tickets For Less and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City - provides four tickets to every home Chiefs game to kids who have never been to Arrowhead Stadium.
It’s an experience we love to give more kids in our community. We take those kids to the team store before the game so they can buy a hoodie or a shirt as another reminder of the experience. The money that buys those kids that hoodie or that t-shirt is raised from this tournament.
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Live shows and podcasts recap and preview
"KC Laboratory" With Kent Swanson and Matt Lane
As always, the Lab Guys went live on Monday and Wednesday and took a deep dive on the biggest headlines going on Chiefs training camp such as Kingsley Suamataia being the front-runner for the Chiefs' left tackle position. In their second episode, they previewed the Chiefs' upcoming matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars in their first preseason game.
"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. On Tuesday they talked about center Creed Humphrey, right guard Trey Smith and linebacker Nick Bolton being in a contract season and discussed who they think the Chiefs will prioritize. On Thursday they also previewed the game against the Jags, as well as Louis Rees-Zammit's chances at making the roster.
"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. This week her show included Chiefs news such as training camp updates, Harrison Butker's contract extension, Rashee Rice speaking to the media and a preview of the upcoming matchup against Jacksonville. She also had KCTV 5 Sports Reporter, Marleah Campbell on as a guest to discuss what she has taken away from training camp thus far.
"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' recently released unofficial depth chart, the Broncos' laughable QB "battle," the Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors saga and some bad takes the national media has proclaimed lately.
"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 live immediately following the Jacksonville game. Gametime is Saturday at 6 p.m. CDT.
"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! This week it was Matt Lane and our old KC Lab friend, Craig Stout. They talked a lot about which Chiefs have the most to prove in preseason week one.
"10 Things" With Tucker Franklin
This is a Tucker Franklin show where he hops on and gives you 10 things that are on his mind in regard to the Kansas City Chiefs. Tucker hosted two episodes this week that included 10 reasons why Patrick Mahomes is the best player in the NFL after getting voted the fourth best by his peers. He also went over what to watch for on Saturday.
"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 latest surrounding the Kansas City Royals as the boys in blue face a critical stretch of the season. The guys also break down the Royals farm system as some of their top draft picks headed to their minor league assignments.
"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 continued their roster breakdown series by taking a look at some of the newcomers for the Tigers on both sides of the ball with Coach Carl Reed of 247 Sports.
"Pay Heed" With Nick Springer and Kevin Flaherty
Our 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 the latest updates from fall camp and examined three games that they believe will define the 2024 season. In episode two, they talked about which position group Jayhawk fans should be keeping their eye on, and they continued their game-by-game season rewind and broke down the final game of the 2023 season.
"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 got together to discuss Kansas State's offense heading into the 2024 college football season. They predicted whether or not quarterback Avery Johnson could have a record-setting season, how many rushing yards running back DJ Giddens could finish with and more. In episode two they honed in on the defense, discussing what players will stand out, while also answering listener's questions and dabbling in some special teams talk.
"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, the guys were joined by a special guest and Kansas City area quarterback trainer Justin Hoover discussing what makes a great quarterback, his experiences training local prospects and much more.
"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 their loss to Toluca in the Leagues Cup. The guys discussed how despite the loss, Sporting will advance to play Columbus and went on to preview that game.
"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 went over the girls' wins over Tigres and North Carolina. They broke down those two wins, reacted to the Olympics and much more.
Substack articles from this week
Five players I'm Most Excited to watch for" By Kent Swanson
KC Laboratory host, Kent Swanson wrote about the five players he is most intrigued to watch in the Chiefs preseason matchup with the Jaguars.
"Threats to the Threepeat: Bills" By Joseph Hefner
Joseph has been breaking down the opponents that pose a threat to the Kansas City Chiefs' quest to winning back-to-back-to-back Super Bowls. He started with the AFC West opponents before breaking down the Buffalo Bills this week, always from an analytical point of view.
"Roster bubble Chiefs from each position group to watch for against the Jaguars" By Tyler Brown
This week Tyler went over players to watch out for who are on the verge of making the roster. The preseason is a chance for Chiefs fans to zero in on training camp darlings and there are several hopefuls that fall into that category. He dove in on who to watch for Saturday in Jacksonville.
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