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SportsBeat KC podcast: Nicky Lopez, the Chiefs’ next phase and Brooks Koepka’s smooch

Columnists Sam Mellinger and Vahe Gregorian stop by the studio to recap the weekend and look ahead with host Blair Kerkhoff. They cover the Royals’ home run drought and newcomer Nicky Lopez; what Sam discovered on his trip to New Orleans, home of Chiefs’ Tyrann Mathieu; and what happened after Brooks Koepka seemed to diss the kiss offered by his girlfriend Jena Sims.

Read the stories we discussed:

Lynn Worthy: Danny Duffy and Royals bullpen dominate Angels, end West Coast trip on high note

Vahe Gregorian: Nicky Lopez has gone from 145-pound rail to a presumptive pillar of the Royals future

Sam Mellinger: How the Royals’ Nicky Lopez became one of modern baseball’s rarest talents

This story was originally published May 20, 2019 at 7:49 PM.

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