Greg Echlin
Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games.
With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year opened the path for college athletes to sell their name, image and likeness. The NCAA, universities, boosters and players are still sorting out what this means, but the college game has already been transformed.
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The Kansas Jayhawks had the greatest comeback in national championship history. They beat the University of North Carolina 72-69.
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Kansas zipped away from Villanova from the jump. Jayhawk fans reveled in the chance to play Monday for the NCAA men's basketball championship.
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Among the American athletes competing this year is a former Navy Seal who lost his legs in Afghanistan because of a roadside bomb explosion.
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Buck O'Neil, the late Negro Leagues first baseman, manager and Major League Baseball coach, had been overlooked for past induction — a point of contention for a long time.
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Helping sell Kansas City to soccer's international governing body was a "full-circle" experience for Katherine Fox, who played field hockey, basketball and soccer at Pembroke Hill.
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The Chiefs "Run-It-Back" tour ran into NFL superstar quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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The Kansas City Chiefs hosted the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium, defeating the Buffalo Bills 38-24.
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As the University of Kansas prepares to open the men's basketball season Thanksgiving Day, it has paid over a million dollars defending the storied program against very serious NCAA violations.
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Seeking potential college scholarships, some high school football players are moving to states that are playing the game because their local school boards have banned play due to the pandemic.