Kevin Kietzman Has Issues

   What everyone seemed to hear about but nobody reported, Bill Self had an aortic valve replacement surgery last year, long before his heart related issues during the Big 12 Tourney in March.  There's plenty of reasons Self wanted to keep this quiet for so long, the most obvious being it benefited his team.  This man in crazy competitive.
   A KC photographer that DaVonte Adams shoved to the ground at Arrowhead last year after the Raiders lost to the Chiefs is suing Adams, the Raiders, the Chiefs and others.
   Two days in and Ron DeSantis is on defense trying to convince everyone he is not a RINO.  How is this even possible?
   A KC firefighter that saved lives after a train wreck in Missouri is honored in DC... where he saves another life at a baseball game.  Incredible.  Travis Kelce hates the new kickoff rule and the Raiders head coach welcomes Tom Brady to become a minority owner of the team on one condition.

   Day one was so rough for Ron DeSantis he's already announced his "Campaign Kickoff" will be next week in Iowa.  It was only one day, but his reboot will matter.  People are watching him early and it hasn't been good.
   We've got a much better reason to boycott Target than their pride sections... it's their official response to what's going on.  Words matter and Target is clearly not interested in half of Americans shopping at their stores.
   After the Bud Light debacle, the parent company is offering a rebate that if you're a smart shopper, it equals free beer.  And not just Bud Light, their other brands, too.
   Andy Reid commented about the NFL's new kickoff fair catch rule matching the college game and says if this league doesn't watch out, it will soon be flag football.  Meanwhile, his star QB politely isn't commenting about his brother's legal troubles.
   And KSU Football coach  Chris Klieman strolled into KC for a Catbacker event with a new contract, the Chiefs top draft pick and a Big 12 title ring.  He's also flush with quarterbacks.  Then, he dropped one of the best quotes of the year.  We'll tell you what he said. 

   Ron DeSantis makes it official, he's running for president.  How it all plays out is anyone's guess but I can promise you this... it's going to get wild very quickly.
   Target Corporation is trying to avoid getting "Bud Lighted" by Conservatives.  Good luck with that.
   Rocker John Mellencamp is a reliably liberal sort these days but he's written a song about the crap show with homeless people in Portland and intentional or not, he's hammering on leftist policies.
   Ted Cruz may have executed the greatest Twitter takedown of a dem ever and it wasn't a fair fight.  When you have facts about the dem party's history with black Americans and you're sparring with AOC, it should be easy.
   Brooks Koepka's coach Claude Harmon has his own podcast and he has just destroyed any debate about whether LIV Golf is a legit tour and targets the media shills who only say good things about PGA Tour players.
   The Royals get a win and the GM sees some progress, the NFL approves a college rule for it's league next year and KU is already number one in a pair of preseason basketball polls.
 

   All the talk Monday at the www.teamsmile.org golf tournament in Parkville was about the amazing moments at the PGA Championship over the weekend.  Club pro Michael Block playing along with Rory McIlroy reminds us how sports can bring out the best in all of us.
   The Royals are in a free fall so why not pile on and cut a player you still owe $15 million?  Sound impossible?  Well, it's the Royals and this move epitomizes all that is wrong.
    The Dodgers made a good move last week to drop a men's group that mocks nuns from being part of a recognized event at a game in June.  Now they've done more than a 180... they're going to give an award to these haters.
   Did you know several players and at least one coach have been bounced from the NFL for gambling?  We have the details.
   South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is in the presidential race and almost everyone agrees this is a good thing.  
   And 84 year old Andrew Lester, the accused shooter of Ralph Yarl, is in very poor health and fading fast according to his lawyer.

   When basketball player Brittney Griner was jailed in Russia for possession of drug related items, it was a really big story.  Being set free in a swap for a killer was even bigger.  But her return to the basketball court was a total snooze and there's a simple reason why.
   Do you know what a Swifty is?  You may want to learn about them as the millions and millions of young fans of Taylor Swift are the most coveted consumers in America and as voters, may decide the fate of our country.
   A Student in California graduates with 5 different college degrees and that's not even the interesting part of the story.
   And Kyle Roggenkamp joins us from www.ballardcenter.org.  Ballard Center is a wonderful organization that is literally changing lives for children every day.  

   Remember when you voted to spend over $100 million to get the World Cup in Kansas City?  Of course you don't.  Mayor Q and his cohort governors have their hands in your pocket with a smile on their faces.  Imagine putting a vote to a soccer event for other countries filled with millions of dollars for transportation and projects for illegal immigrants and refugees.  What?  Yep, it's on in KC.  Oh, and your partner is the most corrupt sports entity in the world.  Buckle up.
   The Royals took 2 out of 3 from San Diego and are now 5-5 in their last ten.  The schedule is really, really easy the rest of this month.  Is a win streak in their future?
   The PGA Championship had a couple viral moments on day one as a player gets plunked by a ball while another falls in the mud.  
   And a top ten list of gas stations/convenience stores in America is the worst top ten list of all time.
 

   It only takes one tweet by Patrick Mahomes to get an entire city talking about the possibility of the NHL moving a team to KC.  In the past, KC has always been used and abused in such discussions with the NHL and NBA.  But we'll lay out a path that could actually make this possible.  A longshot, sure.  But have you ever seen a bigger longshot win than Mahomes with :13 seconds left?
   The PGA Championship is underway in Rochester, NY and Dustin Johnson is one of the faves now that he's healthy.  DJ has been dealing with a muscle injury in his back that was caused by, well, some aggressive actions at home.  It's a lot better than a couple famous home injuries suffered by George Brett and Salvy Perez.
   Tiger's former girlfriend gets crushed in court, the FBI is in the crosshairs from a congressional subcommittee, Ron DeSantis is expected to announce a run for the White House next week and nobody is using the All Gender toilets at KCI

   Not only has this been a really rough week for Jackson Mahomes in Johnson County court facing multiple counts of assault, it appears his sister in law is now chiming in threatening payback to anyone who crosses the family in this case.  What the heck is going on here?
   How would you like to be a college coach trying to recruit and they close the airport in your city.... for FOUR months to build a new runway?  It's happening right here in our backyard.
   President Obama is rightfully under fire after saying what keeps him awake at night is our "divided media."  This has to go into the history books as one of the dumbest things and ex-prez has ever said, especially since he's the one responsible for the problem.
   Did you know dozens of leftists stormed the Capitol in DC this week and 12 were arrested?  Of course you didn't.  Now that's a problem with our media.
   And an off duty KCMO police officer may have saved a boy's life at a Royals game last week.  This is a great story and exactly why we love the police.

   The Durham Report concludes the Democrats, the DOJ and the FBI had ZERO reason to investigate and then impeach Donald Trump for Russia collusion.  Zero.  Even worse, since it was almost 8 years ago when this all started, what the FBI is saying today is a provable lie.
   Imagine that... the IRS team investigating Hunter Biden the past couple years has been re-assigned and replaced.  Ya, our government is rocking!
   Miller Lite went full woke a month earlier than Bud Light but apparently nobody noticed.  Until now.  I've got the details.
   I had a strange encounter with Jackson Mahomes Saturday in KC and now we have new information about his assault charges case.
   The Chiefs sign a cornerback with local ties, Frank Mason has a really sad story about all his trophies and title rings and 3 locals won $50,000 last week playing the lottery.

   While our open border is flooded with people coming in that will do harm, like Afghan terrorists on the watch list and Chinese spies, Joe Biden gives a college speech alarming black Americans that the greatest terror threat they face is from white people.  What the hell?
   The hero marine on a subway in New York faces up to 15 years if convicted after subduing a crazy main on the train.  In just one week... $2 million has been raised for his defense and that's a good thing.
   Shocker of all shockers, I agree with the KC Star about renaming something in KC.... but it comes with a caveat.
   A pair of NFL stars are ripping Dems, Hootie is headed to Big Slick, Zack Greinke hits a cool milestone, the PGA Championship begins this week and a 36 year old mother of three get the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue.