Nick Freeman

Avid Chiefs, Mizzou, and Royals fan.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Zack Greinke once told Alex Gordon that he wanted to show him something in the Video Room. When an excited gordon arrived, Greinke Cued up a video of himself hitting a homerun. He simply told Gordon: "Do more of that."

[Drew Mitrisin @DrewMitrisin]

My greatest fear in hosting the World Cup and 4 base camps was that there’d be a major security event that impacted people’s lives and forever changed our reputation as a region.

The games are over and I want to acknowledge the tremendous effort that has gone into protecting our community from potential threats and preparing for all scenarios. Much of this work happened at the Mid-America Regional Council (@MARCKCMetro), where Overland Park Assistant City Manager Bryan Dehner co-chairs the Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee. This work includes hospital readiness, law enforcement interoperability and coordination, cybersecurity and other public health and safety tasks. There are so many people who deserve credit for pulling off this major event, many of whom fly under the radar. To the brave first responders, law enforcement officers, firefighters, planners, nurses, cyber experts and others who’ve put in extra time over the past year+ and especially the last 2 months, thank you. You showcased the best of our region and helped our residents and visitors stay safe.

[Eric Graves @EricGravesKMBC]

With an ongoing national conversation about the price of youth soccer in the U.S. - the KC Current are starting a new league designed with no-cost and no-barriers. The league started on Saturday for 120 8-10-year-olds in KC. @kmbc

[Emmanuel Acho @EmmanuelAcho]

Read nothing else: The tweet below is a perfect explanation of why America, which has the greatest athletes and infrastructure, will never compete against the greatest countries in the World Cup.

[Nick Perkins @NickyPerks]

I’ve been a defender of this guy since he was the 17 year old wonder kid a decade ago

But this is indefensible, this is the biggest game of your life. A World Cup elimination game on home soil, and you come off?

“Bruise on the leg is a hell of a long way from the Heart”

[Thrilla the Gorilla @ThrillaRilla369]

Watched a dude carry a screaming toddler across the parking lot. He noticed me looking at him and said,
“He’s mine, I’m not stealing him” and then before I could reply he added, “If I was gonna take one, it definitely wouldn’t be this asshole.”
😂😂😂

[Daniel Hussey @DanielHussey2]

This is just class.

Odegaard hands over the baton to Haaland to lead the Viking Row for Norway.

One of the stories of this World Cup.

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium, with his one-game red-card ban that he received against Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended.

Article 27 of FIFA’s disciplinary code states that “the judicial body may decide to fully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure.”

https://t.co/RYBdM06r2I

[College Sports Only @CSOonX]

Imagine someone telling you in 2010 that the guy on the left would become Mr. Taylor Swift & the guy on the right would be a finalist for Sexiest Man Alive:

[Jesse Morse, M.D. @DrJesseMorse]

Wow!!!

Imagine trying to play on 168 degree turf when you could play on 94 degree grass?!?!

Get this garbage off our playing fields.

[PrimeTime KC @PrimeTime_KC]

The Kansas City Royals have the worst record in Major League Baseball

The very worst.

How nobody has lost their job yet is a slap in the face to the fanbase.

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

(🚨) So to be very clear, FIFA rules do *not* allow the USMNT to appeal the Balogun red card *on the basis of claiming the referee erred*.

But.

Under the circumstances, the USMNT should appeal on the very different grounds ESPN just reported on: misapplication of VAR protocols.

[Dataracer @Dataracer117]

Brazilian FIFA referee Rafeal Claus - who gave the US a ridiclous red card today - was accused of match fixing by "irregular red cards" in Brazil's Series A in 2023.

Claus had to testify in the investigation, but evaded charges bc of no direct evidence. FIFA stays corrupt AF.

[SethOfficial @UTD_Seth001]

🚨 Zlatan Ibrahimović on the inconsistency of VAR after Folarin Balogun’s red card compared to the earlier Lionel Messi challenge against Algeria:

🗣️ “Now we see the inconsistency. One player is protected, another is exposed. That is the biggest problem in football today.”

“If Balogun’s challenge is a straight red card, then people have every right to ask why similar incidents are judged differently. The rules should not change depending on the name on the back of the shirt.”

“This decision exposes the rigidity of VAR, but also its inconsistency. VAR was introduced to remove controversy, yet too often it creates even bigger arguments.”

“Football cannot have two standards—one for the biggest stars and another for everyone else. Either the law is the law, or it means nothing.”

“The fans don’t ask for perfection. They ask for consistency. They want to know that every player, whether it’s Messi, Balogun or anyone else, is judged by exactly the same standard.”

“When supporters start questioning whether reputation influences decisions, that’s dangerous for the credibility of the game. Trust in officiating disappears.”

“VAR should make football fairer, not make people wonder why identical situations end with completely different outcomes. That’s the conversation everyone will be having after this.”

[Josh Chavis @JoshChavis65]

The ref in this USA Bosnia game

[American Values 🇺🇸 @AVGirl4Life]

The responses are brutal 😂😂😂😂

[Dabar Echad @DabarEchad]

👈👈👈

[Josh Chavis @JoshChavis65]

Lists like this are why I always laugh when people make the assumption that Kansas City couldn’t support an NBA or NHL franchise.

Different sport, but we’re always at the top of these lists.

This is a sports obsessed town. Period.

[Park Mu-Doon @parkmudoon]

The reality is, the W has eyeballs as high as 3.44 million, team’s moved to 17 bigger arenas, her arrival made chartered flights possible, number 2 in NBA jersey sales, 41 record breaking TV deals surpassing the NBA, average salary up 386%. Caitlin Clark has lifted all boats.

[Texas 🇺🇸 @MustangMan_TX]

WNBA Commissioner Kathy Engelbert

There’s one person who sits at the top of the WNBA who’s responsible for the product we see that’s filled with thuggery, horrible officiating, bruising/overly physical play and a bunch of woke decision-making.

SHOULD SHE BE FIRED??