Summer Guide 2013 Sports
May
Thursday, May 30
Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals
June
Saturday, June 1
Sporting KC vs. Montreal Impact
Kansas City Roller Warriors, bout three
Metro Pro Wrestling: Jeremy Wyatt vs. former WWE and ECW star Stevie Richards at Turner Rec Center
Monday, June 3
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Sioux City Explorers
Through Thursday, June 6
Tuesday, June 4
Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins
Through Thursday, June 6
Friday, June 7
Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros
Through Sunday, June 9
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Can-Am League
Through Sunday, June 9
Friday, June 7
The Watson Challenge at National Golf Club, Parkville
Through Sunday, June 9
Sunday, June 9
Street League Skateboarding World Tour, Stop No. 3, Sprint Center
Kansas City’s Sean Malto won the 2011 Street League Championship, and he’ll be after a second when the pro skateboarding tour stops at the Sprint Center. But it won’t be easy. It never is when Nyjah Huston is competing.
Monday, June 10
Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
Through Wednesday, June 12
Friday, June 14
Kansas City Wide Open disc golf
Through Sunday, June 16
Sunday, June 16
FC Kansas City vs. Chicago Red Stars
Monday, June 17
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Grand Prairie AirHogs
Through Wednesday, June 19
Friday, June 21
Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
Through Sunday, June 23
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Laredo Lemurs
Through Sunday, June 23
Sunday, June 23
FC Kansas City vs. Washington Spirit
Tuesday, June 25
Kansas City Royals vs. Atlanta Braves
Through Wednesday, June 26
Saturday, June 29
Sporting KC vs. Columbus Crew
Global Warrior Challenge MMA at Sprint Center
Sunday, June 30
FC Kansas City vs. Portland Thorns FC
July
Tuesday, July 2
Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians, Kauffman Stadium
Through July 4
If the Royals are going to stay in contention, they’re going to need to take care of business at home against the tribe. The Indians and Tigers were sitting on top of the Central at press time. Win, and the playoff dream comes closer to reality.
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Sioux Falls Pheasants
Through Friday, July 5
Wednesday, July 3
Sporting KC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Friday, July 5
Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics
Through Sunday, July 7
Sunday, July 7
FC Kansas City vs. Western New York Flash
Friday, July 12
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Wichita Wingnuts
Through Sunday, July 14
Saturday, July 13
Invicta FC 6: Marloes Coenen vs. Cris Cyborg
AmeriStar Casino and Hotel
The biggest fight of the summer is Cris Cyborg’s second in KC for upstart women’s MMA promotion Invicta. Cyborg dominated her first fight — and it was scary how badly she brutalized her opponent. Coenen won’t go easily, especially with the Featherweight Championship on the line.
Sporting KC vs. Toronto FC
Metro Pro Wrestling at Turner Rec Center
Kansas City Roller Warriors bout four: Rink of Fire
Monday, July 15
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Grand Prairie AirHogs
Through Wednesday, July 17
Thursday, July 18
Midwest Classic, PGA Web.com Tour
Nicklaus Golf Club at Lionsgate
Through Sunday, July 21
Friday, July 19
Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
Through Sunday, July 21
Saturday, July 20
FC Kansas City vs. Seattle Reign FC
Monday, July 22
Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles
Through Thursday, July 25
Wednesday, July 24
FC Kansas City vs. Boston Breakers
Friday, July 26
Kansas City T-Bones vs. El Paso Diablos
Through Sunday, July 28
Monday, July 29
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Laredo Lemurs
Through Thursday, August 1
Wednesday, July 31
MLS All-Star Game
Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas
If you’re not a soccer fan, you probably don’t understand how Major League Soccer’s All-Star Game works. The league’s best players from one conference don’t play the best from the other, as in most American sports. In MLS, the stars take on a club from one of the best leagues in the world.
When it comes to the July 31 match at Sporting Park, MLS’s best 18 players are scheduled to take on … wait for it. No, really, you’ll have to wait to find out. The league hasn’t announced an opponent yet. From past years, we know it will be a global powerhouse, and the rumor mill points toward a French or Spanish club. The U.K.’s Premiere League has furnished the last five years’ opponents, including Manchester United twice (which brings back bad memories for Kansas City). Last year, Chelsea FC lost after a thrilling, second-half MLS rally.
The game isn’t getting the citywide hype that last year’s Major League Baseball midsummer classic did, but it’s still a cool deal for KC. The nation’s attention is once again focused on Sporting Park, which also hosts a World Cup qualifying match between the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team and Jamaica in October. It also showcases Kansas City’s darling soccer community. Did you guys hear that we like soccer in this town? Turns out, we really like soccer.
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August
Saturday, August 3
Sporting KC vs. New York Red Bulls
Monday, August 5
Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins
Through Wednesday, August 7
Thursday, August 8
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox
Through Sunday, August 11
Friday, August 9
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Through Sunday, August 11
Saturday, August 10
Sporting KC vs. New England Revolution
Metro Pro Wrestling, at Turner Rec Center
Monday, August 12
Kansas City Royals vs. Miami Marlins
Through Wednesday, August 14
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Lincoln Salt Dogs
Through Wednesday, August 14
Friday, August 16
Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers Arrowhead Stadium
The new era of Chiefs football is finally here. The first preseason game at Arrowhead features Super Bowl losers the San Francisco 49ers. New Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith may not see a lot of action, but he’ll definitely be looking to show up his old comrades.
Sunday, August 18
FC Kansas City vs. Chicago Red Stars
Monday, August 19
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Can-Am League
Through Wednesday, August 21
Tuesday, August 20
Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
Through Thursday, August 22
Friday, August 23
Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals
Through Sunday, August 25
Tuesday, August 27
Kansas City T-Bones vs. Gary SouthShore RailCats
Through Friday, August 30
Thursday, August 29
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Green Bay Packers
Friday, August 30
Kansas State Wildcats vs. North Dakota State Bison
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Saturday, August 31
Missouri Tigers vs. Murray State Racers
Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
Bust out the grill and get to the parking lots in Manhattan and Columbia. The Wildcats and Tigers open the season with a couple of tasty cakes.
Saturday, August 31
Sporting KC vs. Colorado Rapids
SEPTEMBER
Monday, September 2
Kansas City Royals vs. Seattle Mariners
Ten Big Runs
Whether you want your ass kicked or just lightly spanked, there’s a distance with your name on it pretty much every weekend for the next three months. For details and registration, see sportkc
.org and kcrunningcompany.com.
Sunday, June 2
Color Run
Arrowhead Stadium
Saturday, June 8
Jazz in the Woods 5k, 10k
Corporate Woods, Overland Park
Sounds laid-back, doesn’t it?
Saturday, June 15
Boots and Daisy Dukes 5k
Bass Pro Shops, Independence
This event adds a “vintage trucker’s hat” to the usual participation shirt.
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Saturday, June 22
Stadium Challenge
Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas
It’s not the Empire State Building stairs, but clambering up 3,200 steps is no picnic.
Saturday, June 29
Glow Run 5k
Truman Sports Complex
This one is at night, you guys.
Thursday, July 4
Stars & Stripes 5k & Lil’ Firecracker Fun Run
Summit Fair Shopping Center
Lee’s Summit
Get up early and earn that extra cookout hot dog later.
Saturday, July 20
Color Storm 5k
Kemper Arena
If you do only one race involving hurled temporary dye this summer, why not an event in the West Bottoms?
Saturday, July 27
Rock the Crossroads 5k
Grinder’s
Starting about 12 hours after most runs gun it, this one’s how you sweat out whatever you drank last night.
Saturday, August 3
Brew 2 Shoe 10k, 5k
Manhattan Running Company
Manhattan, Kansas
As we say elsewhere in this issue, we really like Manhattan.
Saturday, August 24
Parkville Days Run by the River 5k
Parkville City Hall
Not only is this course riverside (and mostly flat or downhill) but the run also starts at an exceptionally civilized 10 a.m.
