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Kansas Democrats use DNC to campaign for Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs relocation, amplifying feud with Missouri
Most of the Kansas delegates at the Democratic National Convention were seen wearing Kansas City Chiefs gear on the convention floor this week. The decision defies the fact that blue is the primary color of the DNC, and the fact that the Chiefs are located in Kansas City, Missouri.
However, Kansas Democratic chair Jeanna Repass made the decision that her state’s delegates would wear Chiefs gear amid the state’s attempt to court the Chiefs from their neighboring state.
Kansas Democrat Reed Krewson told KMBC that the party’s chair and the group decided to wear the jerseys.
“Kansas City Chiefs are the Kansas City metro area,” Krewson said. “A win for them is a win for us. Our state legislature just passed a package to attract the Kansas City Chiefs to Kansas.”
Delegates from Kansas stand for the US national anthem on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
The Kansas state legislature approved legislation in June that would expand a state incentive program with a clear aim at luring the Chiefs, and potentially the MLB’s Kansas City Royals, too. The bill would ensure that the Chiefs receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to build a new stadium based in Kansas.
Kansas state lawmakers were critical of Missouri as a host state for the Chiefs before the the law was passed. Voters in Jackson County, Missouri, where the Chiefs’ current venue Arrowhead Stadium is located, voted in April to reject the extension of a sales tax to help finance a new stadium for the Chiefs in downtown Kansas City.
“We’re in jeopardy of Kansas City losing those franchises,” Kansas Sen. Jeff Pittman, a Leavenworth Democrat, said during debate on the bill in June. “Missouri has dropped the ball. We now have an opportunity to make an offer.”
During this week’s convention, Repass even bragged that the delegation’s aggression may have been unnerving the Missouri delegates in Chicago.
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Patrick Mahomes, #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs, looks for an open receiver during the first quarter of a preseason game against the Detroit Lions at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on August 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
“I think we’re making Missouri sweat a bit,” Repass said, via The Kansas City Star. “We’ve been getting some dirty looks from across the room.”
Missouri’s delegates were dressed in typical formal wear. Emanuel Cleaver, who represents Missouri’s 5th congressional district in the House of Representatives, was not a fan of the Kansas delegation’s conduct and offered a subtle criticism of his party members for it.
“Sometimes when we do things it’s bad form,” Missouri representative Emanuel Cleaver told The Kansas City Star. “That was not thrilling for us.”
Missouri lawmakers previously criticized the Kansas state legislature for its recent law to incentivize a Chiefs relocation, and encouraged against the possibility of re-starting an “incentive border war” between the two states.
Jul 26, 2024; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (7) kicks as punter Matt Araiza (49) holds during training camp at Missouri Western State University. (Denny Medley-USA Today Sports)
“Today’s vote regrettably restarts the Missouri-Kansas incentive border war, creating leverage for the teams, but injecting even greater uncertainty into the regional stadium conversation,” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a statement on June 20.
The lease on the Chiefs’ current stadium expires in 2031. However, the team reportedly intends to pursue a new stadium much sooner.
The Chiefs have become one of the league’s most valuable and popular teams under the leadership of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who has led the team to four Super Bowl with three victories since 2019. Tight end Travis Kelce’s highly public romantic relationship with Taylor Swift last year, combined with the team’s third Super Bowl victory under Mahomes, only did more to enhance the franchise’s brand and global visibility last season.
Team president Mark Donovan said in March that leaving Kansas City “is an option.” Meanwhile, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has even proposed that the team move back to Dallas, where the franchise began in 1960 as the Dallas Texans, before rebranding and moving to Kansas City in 1962.
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Wisconsin
Packers roster cuts, Wisconsin football opener and IndyCar highlight the week ahead for Wisconsin sports Aug. 26-Sept. 1
Here is the look ahead at Milwaukee-area and other Wisconsin sports events for the week of Aug. 26.
Roster cuts
When: 3 p.m. Tuesday
What to know: NFL teams must cut their rosters from 90 to 53.
More: Predicting the Green Bay Packers 53-man roster: Kicker, backup quarterback still in flux
San Francisco at Milwaukee
When: 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. Thursday (all televised on Bally Sports Wisconsin)
What to know: Perhaps the Brewers will luck out and not have to face one of the most dominant starting pitchers in the second half in San Francisco left-hander Blake Snell.
Milwaukee at Cincinnati
When: 11:40 a.m. (BSWis and MLBN) and 5:40 p.m. Friday (BSWis), 6:15 p.m. Saturday (Fox), 11:10 a.m. Sunday (BSWis)
What to know: Anything can, and usually does, happen in the bandbox that is Great American Ball Park. Opening with a doubleheader, the Brewers are going to need to pitch well in this series.
Western Michigan at Wisconsin
When: 8 p.m. Friday (FS1)
What to know: The Badgers, coming off a 7-6 season under first-year coach Luke Fickell, open the season against a Broncos team that went 4-8 last season.
WISCONSIN BADGERS VOLLEYBALL
When: Sunday and Monday (Sept. 2) at Fiserv Forum.
Schedule: UW vs. Texas, 11:30 a.m. Sunday (Fox); Minnesota vs. Stanford, 2 p.m. Sunday (FS1); UW vs. Stanford, 4 p.m. Monday (Fox); Minnesota vs. Texas, 6:30 p.m. Monday (FS1).
What to know: The Badgers, whose season ended in the national semifinals with a loss to Texas, will aim for revenge when they face the Longhorns in the first match of the event in Milwaukee.
MOTOR SPORTS
Crandon Off Road World Championships
When: Thursday-Sunday
What to know: The Wisconsin Northwoods hosts the biggest pro and amateur event in short-course off-road racing for trucks, buggies and side-by sides, as it has since 1970.
More: How the ‘Baja of the Northwoods’ changed a tiny Wisconsin town and became the center of a sport’s universe
IndyCar weekend at Milwaukee Mile
When: Milwaukee Hy-Vee 250s at 5:05 p.m. Saturday (Peacock) and 2 p.m. Sunday (USA, Peacock).
What to know: The open-wheel cars that have been so important to the history of the track return after an eight-year absence for a pair of 250-mile races.
First games of seasons: Tuesday for cross country, boys soccer, volleyball; Thursday-Friday for 8-player football
The Detroit Tigers have turned their focus to the future by calling up multiple top prospects, and they finally had a game where a couple of their rookies stood out.
The Tigers offense carried the team to a 9-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon. Though they weren’t the only players to have a nice day, the rookie trio of Colt Keith, Jace Jung and Trey Sweeney all had at least two hits.
Keith, who has stuck around the MLB roster all season had the best day.
He put together a three-hit performance with three RBI and a double.
Colt’s third hit of the day scores two!#RepDetroit @coltkeith3 pic.twitter.com/EqcDKtHQH0
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 25, 2024
The 23-year-old’s slash line is up to .264/.316/.398. He’s considered a major part of the team’s future, ranking as the No. 4 prospect in their farm system last year.
His season had reached some intense lows to start, but he’s responded well to turn things around.
Keith was red hot entering the day, with a .342/.357/.463 slash line over his last 10 games. While he hasn’t displayed the power they may have hoped for, his past few weeks have still shown a better ability to get the bat on the ball.
Jung, who has only been in the big leagues since Aug. 16, has had an interesting first two weeks. He got off to a nice start, but has slowed down over his last couple of games before Sunday.
A 2-for-5 night with an RBI has his slash line up to .226/.333/.258. He has been struggling to get more than a single, but getting hits is still a good sign. His only extra-base hit so far has been a double he hit in the first game of this series.
Sweeney also went 2-for-5 at the plate with an RBI and had a nice double.
Trey comes through! pic.twitter.com/b6VrNZO6bo
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 25, 2024
Detroit acquired the shortstop less than a month ago as a part of the package they got from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jack Flaherty.
He got called up at the same time as Jung but was alternating days with Javier Baez.
With Baez out for an indefinite time, it looks like Sweeney will be able to show what he can do as the team’s starter. With his nice day on Sunday, his slash line is now .211/.211/.421.
Though the players are still improving, a day like this serves as a nice reminder of what the future could look like for this rebuilding team.
Milwaukee Police Department (MPD)
MILWAUKEE – A 40-year-old was stabbed near 22nd and Greenfield on Sunday evening, Aug. 25.
Milwaukee police say the stabbing happened shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday.
The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Police are seeking an unknown stabber.
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