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Kansas City has had teams in all five of the major professional sports leagues; three major league teams remain today. The Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball became the first American League expansion team to reach the playoffs (), to reach the World Series (), and to win the World Series (1985; against the state-rival St. Louis Cardinals in the "Show-Me Series").
The Kansas City Open is a defunct men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1951. The event was first staged at the Plaza Tennis Center. Kansas City, Missouri, United States and was played on outdoor hard courts until 1971.
The Truman Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility in Kansas City, Missouri. It includes two major league sports venues: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, which is home to the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, and Kauffman Stadium, which hosts Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals. The complex also hosts various ...
The Kansas City Open Invitational, which played as the Kansas City Open for most of its history, was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played in the greater Kansas City area in the late 1940s and 1950s. A total of four clubs hosted the event.
Sporting Kansas City began play in 1996 as a charter team in the league, then named Kansas City Wiz. The team was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1995. Starting in 1997, the franchise was named Kansas City Wizards .
The loss of the A's was a shock to local sports fans an community leaders and there was a growing sense that government subsidy of a stadium complex would be necessary to keep major league baseball and professional football in the city. [14] When Kansas City was unable to find a suitable location for a new stadium, Jackson County stepped in and ...
Hy-Vee Arena, [2] previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri.Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena.
Kauffman Stadium (/ ˈ k ɔː f m ə n /) (nicknamed "The K") is a ballpark located in Kansas City, Missouri and the home of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals. It is next door to Arrowhead Stadium, home of National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both make up the Truman Sports Complex.