SportsBeat KC: Kansas Citians, including the teams you pull for, are pulling together
The Chiefs were down by 10 midway through the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl.
Remember when the Royals trailed the Astros by four in the eighth inning of a playoff elimination game?
Or Kansas being down nine with about two minutes remaining in the 2008 NCAA title game?
These teams overcame huge challenges to prevail. And now those teams and others like them — as well as people across the entire region, country and world — face a different challenge.
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has halted the games and, in some cases, championship postseasons. But many athletes have remained active during the health crisis. And so have the fans of those teams.
Sam Mellinger and Sam McDowell are two Kansas City Star sportswriters who have been covering the human side of the pandemic, sharing some uplifting stories about folks going above and beyond. We talk about the athletes and the fans on SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast.
Story links:
As pandemic spreads, an army of volunteers help, one knock on the door at a time
We’re all in this together: Coronavirus shutdown brings out the best of Kansas City
Twitter Q&A with Chiefs tackle Mitchell Schwartz
The Kansas City Star’s coronavirus coverage (no paywall)
This story was originally published March 23, 2020 at 3:46 PM with the headline "SportsBeat KC: Kansas Citians, including the teams you pull for, are pulling together."