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Long before her first campers began arriving at the first Emma Thiessen Soccer Camp, The Examiner’s 2022 Girls Soccer Player of the Year and her father Brent were busy putting up a tent to provide some shade, along with a large cooler of ice water, that soon became a favorite spot for the young campers.

Even though he’s not contracted with the Kansas City Chiefs at the moment, left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. remains in close contact with his quarterback.

It was surprisingly cool in the equipment shed located in the northwest corner of the Larry Stewart Memorial Stadium at Blue Springs South High School. South’s new head football coach Alan Wilmes huddled with two of his assistants, wide receivers coach and former Truman High School standout O.J.

It’s been a busy off-season for the Kansas City Chiefs, with many transactions being made to forge a new-look offense. While much of the talk in recent months has been focused on the new receiving corps, including the additions of Marquez Valdes-Scantling and JuJu Smith-Schuster, the backfield has a new face, as well.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — All the small things are starting to add up to big results for the Kansas City Royals.

Title IX, the law best known for its role in gender equity in athletics and preventing sexual harassment on campuses, is turning 50. It was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, after being shepherded through Congress in part by Rep.

After limited fan participation at Chiefs training camp the past two summers, popular activities like autograph signings are expected to return this year. While the full schedule of fan experiences for the camp, which will have open events from July 28 to Aug.

Arkansas did something rare during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons: It watched its baseball and softball teams reach the NCAA tournament. The similarities end there.

Swimming has fired the first major salvo against transgender women athletes, which will surely clear the way for other sports to impose similar bans ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hopefully, that won’t bring an end to thoughtful, intelligent debate — backed by science, nuance and empathy — about ways for sports to be open to everyone, especially those who have already faced enormous discrimination, marginalization and political attacks.