James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" helped create one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51. According to reports, the actor died of a suspected heart attack.
The potential consequences of the Royals’ still-sputtering attack came into harsh review Wednesday for a second straight night in a 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians. If the club’s pitching and defense slips just a bit, as it did again at Progressive Field, then their impressive June surge suddenly resembles their ruinous May swoon.
This was one way to make a first impression. In the opening seconds of Wednesday’s camp scrimmage, KU freshman Andrew Wiggins found himself on a breakaway with only former Jayhawk center Cole Aldrich in the picture.
The Westboro Baptist Church has long used boisterous pickets to bring attention to its anti-gay stance. But for the last few months, a group across the street from the church’s compound has been using its own high-profile stunts to gain attention for its causes. For example, a 5-year-old girl sold ‘Pink Lemonade for Peace.’ On Saturday, they’ll host an outdoor same-sex marriage.
‘Real Pirates’ exhibit at Union Station
KU basketball scrimmage
James Gandolfini: 1961-2013
Monsoon floods India killing more than 100
Entertainment Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Bradd Pitt, Thalia
FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffa's remains ends
A look back at TWA Flight 800
Planes of all kinds at Paris Air Show
Steve Gleason through the years
Nigella Lawson through the years
Heat's overtime escape to defend title
Cher through the years
"Birdman" talks Game 6 win
Wade reacts to Game 6 win
Miami Heat force Game 7
Ray Allen Game 6 press conference
Fans celebrate Miami Heat's Game 6 win over Spurs
Miami Heat Banana Man watches player intros in Game 6 of NBA Finals
House packed with ammo, fireworks, clutter burns in Overland Park
KU program teaches children with autism how to swim
Shakespeare Festival presents As You Like It
Royals first-round pick Hunter Dozier address the media
High angle rescue
Tanker explosion closes I-70 near I-435, Manchester
Monday night at the T-Bones game
Mary J. Blige concertgoers
Parkville River Jam
Mid-Continent Regional Convention and Train Show
City Market on Saturday morning
Kenny Chesney concertgoers
Eighth annual Juneteenth celebration in Kansas City, Kan.
Run The Good Race
Fast Fridays at KC Trends Motorsports
Jazz in the Woods
National Flag Day Korean War Memorial
Urban Scouting BBQ
Party Pics: Summer Beer Festival at McCoy's
The Pedaljets stay grounded while keeping the good vibes alive and aloft
Party Pics: Saving Abel after party at Angel's Rock Bar
Party Pics | Westport Beer Festival 2013
Party Pics: Saturday nights at Ernie Biggs
Party Pics: Crawldo Waldo 2013
Party Pics: Waldo Crawldo at the Well
Party Pics: Blue Corner Battles at VooDoo Lounge
Party Pics: Waldo Crawldo at Tanner's
Party Pics: Jazzoo 2013
Scenes of Summer: What’s onstage at 13 theaters across KC
A Gilded Summer: The West 18th Street Fashion Show
That’s why the former Drake head coach, who was introduced as the Tigers’ newest men’s basketball assistant on Tuesday, said he didn’t need to do a whole lot of soul searching when Missouri coach Frank Haith first offered him the chance to replace Rick Carter, who left to take a similar position at Xavier last week.
How and why is still a mystery, but a missing elderly Garnett, Kan., couple headed to Illinois has been found — in upper Michigan. They were found in Mio, Mich. — 410 miles north of Dwight, Ill., their original destination.
Although the tasty traditions may always ring true, ballparks across the country are incorporating hometown hits, BBQ in our case naturally, for new flavors and sophistication. To get the most out of the game, prepare to arrive with an empty stomach and leave with even emptier pockets.
Our expectations were low when we heard about “The Lego Movie.” And then we saw the trailer. And giggled. The movie is set to arrive Feb. 7.
Apparently, Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks. In a terse release issued Wednesday, Men's Wearhouse said it has fired the face of the company and its executive chairman, George Zimmer, who appeared in its TV commercials with the slogan "You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it."
The Board of Commissioners of Wyandotte County’s Unified Government will send a terrible message Thursday night if members seat a commissioner who has failed to pay property taxes on time.
Fans braved the stormy weather last weekend as country superstar Kenny Chesney's No Shoes Nation Tour stopped at Arrowhead Stadium.
A new report by the Mid-America Regional Council gives Kansas Citians a good look at whether their total transportation system is safe, good for the environment and cost-effective. The study reveals there’s plenty of room for improvement.
Westport's Summer Beer Festival, presented by Sporting KC, took place in the street right outside the doors of McCoy's where patrons got to sample nearly 100 beers from 37 breweries.
The Kansas Legislature went to great lengths to pass inane pro-gun laws in its recently concluded session. And Gov. Sam Brownback is naively signing them. Unfortunately, these bills could have actual effects on the people of Kansas. And they won’t be positive.
One of Johnson County’s stellar students, Olathe Northwest High School's Cassie Wang is now headed to Harvard, but Harvard is getting more than a scholar. It is getting a philanthropist, an athlete and a young woman who is on a mission to make the world a better place.
On the surface, the antiquated gravel track and absence of field amenities at Penney High School in Hamilton, Mo., make baffling what blossomed from here earlier this month in Eugene, Ore: Lindsay Vollmer, a sophomore at Kansas whose hometown training hinged on what she playfully called “strange stuff,” won the NCAA heptathlon championship to help stake the Jayhawks to the first women’s national title in school history.
Missouri Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro is to be applauded for getting out in front with guidelines for student transfers from unaccredited districts. The Missouri legislature could have resolved the ambiguities in its transfer statute years ago, but chose to let the courts and state bureaucrats hash it out.
