Sure, sauces get nearly all the public attention, but if you’re interested in legitimate Kansas City barbecue, the rub is the other very important half of the equation. “It’s said that Kansas City didn’t invent barbecue, we just perfected it,” says barbecue pro Rod Gray of Leawood. That includes creating the products that make perfection possible.
Even from more than 700 miles away, the sound of Missouri’s NCAA Tournament bubble bursting could be heard loud and clear Saturday after a sluggish 72-45 loss at Tennessee. Missouri, 21-10 overall and 9-9 in the Southeastern Conference, was a nonfactor after the opening 7 minutes as its recent cold-shooting trend continued.
After becoming international sensations two weeks ago when the judges ran out of words, Kush and Sophia Hoffman met again Saturday for a chance to go to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. When Kush finally won, the polite young man gave the moderator a handshake before hurriedly going to Sophia. They hugged.
The Royals need a translator to communicate with outfielder Nori Aoki, who was acquired from Milwaukee in the offseason and who is the team’s first Japanese-born position player and just their fourth overall from Japan, but it looks like a snug and happy fit so far.
Leprechaun Lane 5K/10K
First Friday in the West Bottoms
2014 KC Gem & Mineral Show
Greater KC Int'l Auto Show
Network After Work: March 6
Sporting KC Takeoff
Beads, Beans & Beer
Johnson County Home & Garden Show
Hotel & Lodging Association Recognition Dinner
‘First Nations’ Diplomatic Ball
Crossfirst Bank PJ 5K run/walk
Jason Aldean concertgoers
Malaysia intelligence agencies are investigating how up to four passengers with suspect identities were able to board the missing Boeing 777 jet, the government said, as planes and ships from across Asia resumed the hunt Sunday for the plane.
Iowa State students teased Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart on Saturday by doing a "mass flop" in the stands at Hilton Coliseum when the Cowboys' star was introduced by the public address announcer before the game.
KU's Andrew Wiggins scored 41 points and had eight rebounds and five steals to help lead a comeback from 25 points down in the second half, but the No. 8 Jayhawks fell short in a 92-86 loss to West Virgina in Morgantown.
The reading of Miranda rights is a procedure generally reserved for suspected criminals, not their victims. The Nodaway County prosecutor did just that with then-15-year-old Daisy Coleman, whose allegations of sexual assault and child endangerment two years ago in Maryville, Mo. — and the lack of legal action that followed — created a national furor.
Gustavo Dudamel, the 33-year-old Venezuelan-born conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has set audiences on fire with his dynamic personality and passionate conducting. You’ll have a chance to experience his talent Friday night, when the Kansas City Symphony presents Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
Pitcher John Lamb, who early in camp emerged as one of the Royals’ reasons for optimism, responded with a distressing effort in a 7-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. He allowed four runs and could not finish the first inning. His pacing was scrambled and his pitches ineffective. One scout clocked his velocity at 86-89 mph.
Chalk paint or chalk-enhanced paint is everywhere: on dressers, cabinets, candlesticks, mirrors and pillows. The easy-to-apply paint that forgives funky brushstrokes has found its niche in Kansas City and is drawing do-it-yourselfers willing to take a class and smear on a coat or two. Grandma Bettie’s china hutch has never looked so fun
The three-day negotiating window for NFL free agency began Saturday, and the Chiefs have about $9.62 million to spend, barring any restructures or other cap moves. That’s not a lot, but it’s enough to seek some cost-effective solutions at various positions that are considered to be team needs.
Spring marks the annual arrival of new books on America’s pastime, and this year’s crop of baseball books comes in many flavors, and several of them feature players with Kansas City ties.
Seattle newcomer Chad Barrett scored a goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time Saturday to give the Sounders a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City in both teams’ season opener.
Much of his compensation package — more than four times his total compensation of a year earlier — was tied to the company’s buyout last summer by Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. It easily was the most compensation ever reported for a chief executive of an area public company.
The Leprechaun Lane 5K and 10K run/walk, the second event in 2014’s Healthy Holiday Run series, started in front of Blue Springs City Hall on Saturday morning.
Depending on your point of view, either the Kansas Supreme Court brought sanity to the issue with its decision that cuts in education funding since 2010 led to an unconstitutionally imbalanced playing field between rich and poor schools, or it dodged the issue. Either way, the question of the adequacy of funding Kansas schools has hit the reset button.
