The Kansas City Diamonds erupted for nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and outslugged the Atlanta Smoke 15-11 on Monday night, lifting their Professional Softball League record to 9-5 before a crowd of 1,250 at Legends Field. For five and a half innings the teams traded the […]
Jori Heard spun a complete-game shutout for the Kansas City Diamonds, and second baseman Allie Skaggs delivered a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning, the only run Kansas City needed in a 1-0 win Saturday at Legends Field. The victory lifted the Diamonds to 4-3 and split their four-game […]
The Kansas City Diamonds handed the Florida Vibe a two-run head start Wednesday night, then chased the game down with a late-inning rally. Left fielder Lexi Hastings ran her team back into the game and then out in front, capping a four-run fifth inning with a two-run triple that carried […]
Professional softball arrives in Wyandotte County this week, with the Kansas City Diamonds hosting their inaugural home opener at Legends Field on Wednesday, Jun. 17, with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. The Florida Vibe will be the opponents for the four-game series, running through Saturday. The Diamonds are playing […]
Kansas City, Kansas police put out a public notice ahead of Argentina’s first open practice, warning that the session was for media only and putting to rest a rumor that fans could attend. The advisory set the tone for a tightly guarded Wednesday, Jun. 3, at Sporting Kansas City’s training […]
Piper’s Pollard sweeps the hurdles and Clark wins the javelin as WYCO schools collect four state titles With the Class 5A girls’ 4×100-meter relay final minutes away, the Bonner Springs relay team was in a panic. The team tore through the equipment bag and scoured the stadium but came up […]
Calvin Harris scored his second goal of the year in Sporting Kansas City’s second-half comeback attempt, but the boys in blue could not draw level, dropping a 2-1 loss to Red Bull New York on Saturday night at Sporting Park. The loss spoiled Star Wars night in front of a […]
Forward Temwa Chawinga scored three times Sunday at CPKC Stadium, leading the Kansas City Current to a 3-0 win over the Chicago Stars and giving the club its first hat trick in regular season play. A sellout Mother’s Day crowd watched Chawinga, who opened the season on the injury list, […]
Sporting Kansas City captain Dejan Joveljic saw his opportunity when Seattle’s Cristian Roldan tried to play a safe pass back to his goalkeeper in the 18th minute. Roldan tapped the ball weakly, and Joveljic, already on the move, did not miss the chance, slipping a low first-time finish under Andrew […]
Taylor Gray’s crew got him into the lead with a well-executed pit stop strategy during the final green-flag pit sequence, and the young driver held off a late charge from Sheldon Creed to win the Kansas Lottery 300 by 0.718 seconds on Saturday night at Kansas Speedway. The win was […]