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  Encyclopedia: Kansas City, Missouri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Situated at the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, it lies along the boundary between Missouri and Kansas, and is directly opposite Kansas City, Kansas.
Often abbreviated KCMO, Kansas City is the center of the Kansas City metropolitan area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri and 27th in the United States.
As the city and surrounding metropolitan area is consistently growing, the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network, a project of Birmingham University in the United Kingdom recently designated Kansas City a city with the potential of attaining world city status.
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 Kansas City, Missouri -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kansas City is a city in (A town in south central Michigan) Jackson (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county in (A midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union) Missouri.
The City was connected to the telegraph system in 1858, to the railway in 1864 (with a bridge crossing the river in 1869) and the first aircraft landed at the Municipal Airport in 1927.
Kansas City ranks second in the world in number of fountains (160), exceeded only by (Capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire) Rome.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/kansas_city,_missouri.htm   (2347 words)

  
 Sports History - Kansas City Sports Commission
Kansas City then held a contest to pick the new nickname of the team.
After their brief stay in Kansas City the franchise moved to Colorado where they were known as the Rockies for six seasons before moving to and becoming the NHL's present day New Jersey Devils.
The Kansas City Attack was part of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) that was formed in 1984.
www.sportkc.org /visit_kc/history.htm   (808 words)

  
 Kansas City Kings (1972-1985)
Without their 2 top scorers the Kings would fall to 4th place with a 30-52 record as they were never a factor in the playoff race.
Staying in Kansas City for now the Kings would back into the playoffs despite a 38-44 record benefiting from the NBA expanding the playoffs from 6 to 8 teams in each conference.
As the season wore and the Kings struggles continued, as owners announced that the team was moving to Sacramento.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nba/kcomaha/kckings.html   (1255 words)

  
 blogoSFERICS: Lockjaw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kings officials have said they would be interested in expanding their basketball franchise by moving into a new arena if it made fiscal sense.
Before the Kings were moved in from Kansas City, Sacramento was the largest metropolitan area in the country without even a minor-league baseball team to call its own.
Finally a group headed by a Sacramento developer bought the Kansas City Kings, and a building they owned that had been originally approved for a warehouse was quickly adapted to serve as an arena for professional basketball.
www.mcgeheezone.com /weblog/archives/000915.html   (866 words)

  
 Sacramento Kings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kings spent much of their early tenure in Sacramento as the NBA's bottom dwellers.
The Kings finally broke through mediocrity with the draft selection of Jason Williams, the signing of Vlade Divac, and the trade of Mitch Richmond for Chris Webber prior to the lockout shortened 1998-99 season.
The Kings' uniform colors are similar to those of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sacramento_Kings   (285 words)

  
 Kemper Arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kemper Memorial Arena, located in Kansas City, Missouri and designed by architect Helmut Jahn, is a steel space frame structure that established Jahn as an adventurous designer.
The IHL Kansas City Blades, unhappy with their earnings at Kemper Arena, are considering a move to Oklahoma City.
The Kansas City Star reports that some local investors have been talking with the Blazers about a possible move to Kansas City, meaning the two teams would swap cities.
www.sfo.com /~csuppes/NBA/KansasCityKings   (1405 words)

  
 KINGS: Bill Jones: The Unflappable Trainer
He had been a trainer for the Kansas City Royals for three years and made the switch to the NBA when Kings trainer Joe Keefe died in 1973.
Coming from a major league city like Kansas City, which had the NFL Chiefs, the baseball Royals and the Kings, Sacramento had little to offer in the way of big-time sports.
Kings guard Reggie Theus tells an interesting story that reveals another duty that was certainly not a specified one for a trainer.
www.atlantahawks.com /kings/news/Bill_Jones_The_Unflappable_Tr-138570-58.html   (1354 words)

  
 Kansas city international airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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 TheKansasCityChannel.com - Sports - Could Sacramento Kings Return To Kansas City?
The Sacramento Kings are in the middle of an arena controversy, KMBC's Kris Ketz reported.
Speculation is on the rise that the Kings might be planning a move.
And Sacramento fans are well aware that Kansas City has approved public funding for a new arena.
www.thekansascitychannel.com /sports/3627144/detail.html   (407 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Basketball / Celtics / scottwedman
KANSAS CITY -- He was the long-range assassin earning two rings for the Boston Celtics during their 1983-84 and 1985-86 championship seasons.
While playing for the Kings, Wedman was a two-time all-star before moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Since retiring from the Celtics in 1987, Wedmen has resided in Kansas City with his wife of 27 years, Kim.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2004/05/02/back_where_he_started   (824 words)

  
 Sports Venues - Kansas City Sports Commission
Roe Bartle Hall is part of the Kansas City Convention Center Complex that spans eight city blocks and has a total of 1,800,000 sq.
Arrowhead Stadium is home to the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League and the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.
Kemper Arena is home to the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League and Kansas City Knights of the American Basketball Association.
www.sportkc.org /visit_kc/sports_venues.htm   (413 words)

  
 KINGS: 20 Years in Sacramento
From FanFare Magazine, the Official Publication of the Sacramento Kings
In a city where the biggest sporting event each year was a charity football game called Pig Bowl, a professional basketball team putting down roots in Sacramento became monumental.
On the sporting front, the San Francisco 49ers annihilated the Miami Dolphins 38-16 for its second Super Bowl triumph, Marina Navratilova outlasted Chris Evert-Lloyd (she was married to John Lloyd at the time) in Wimbledon, and the Lakers were crowned NBA champs once again after another classic battle with the Boston Celtics.
When the Kings traveled to Dallas for their opening game on Nov. 2 this year, it marked the beginning of the team’s 20th season in Sacramento.
www.atlantahawks.com /kings/news/20_Years_in_Sacramento-127060-58.html   (2662 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Relocation isn't always the answer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The city of New Orleans could suffer the same fate the city of Sacramento did when the Kings moved from Kansas City in 1985.
I was in my third year with the Kings in 1983 when they were sold to a group led by Greg Luckenbill from Northern California, who immediately set the wheels in motion to move the team to Sacramento.
Unfortunately, the problems that plagued the Kings in Kansas City followed them to Sacramento because the front office was led by GM Joe Axelson.
www.usatoday.com /sports/nba/johnson/2002-03-18-johnson.htm   (1170 words)

  
 Kevin Harlan Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
At the age of 22, Harlan became the radio and television voice for the former NBA franchise Kansas City Kings.
He was the voice of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs for nine seasons and also called college football for ESPN.
He was born in Milwaukee and is a 1982 graduate of the University of Kansas.
www.westwoodone.com /sports_ncaa_tournament_bios-harlan.asp   (192 words)

  
 Sacramento Kings Tickets - Cheap Kings Tickets - NBA Tickets
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team and one of seven teams in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Sacramento Kings were formed in Rochester, New York, as the Rochester Royals, and before moving to Sacramento it existed as the Cincinnati Royals, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, and the Kansas City Kings.
In 1983 the Sacramento Kings were sold to a group of investors from California, and the franchise moved to Sacramento in 1985.
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 Arkcity.net: Sports - Former KSU coach dies 07/26/04
Fitzsimmons, 72, was a Missouri native who coached Moberly, Mo., to two junior college championship and won the Big Eight title at Kansas State before moving to the NBA, where his time included a stint with the Kansas City Kings.
Fitzsimmons was head coach at Kansas State for two seasons, earning Big Eight coach of the year honors in 1970, when he directed the Wildcats to the conference title and the NCAA regional semifinals.
Fitzsimmons moved to Kansas City and coached the Kings from 1978 to 1984, earning coach of the year honors for guiding the team to the Midwest Division title in 1979.
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 Kemper Arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kemper is also home for the IHL Kansas City Blades hockey team and the NPSL Kansas City Attack soccer team.
Architect: HNTB, Kansas City, MO. The project includes an additional 2,000 seats bringing the total capacity to 20,000, a new entrance, additional concession areas, and additional women's restrooms in compliance with federal disability standards.
The IHL Kansas City Blades are slashing promotion, printing and other expenses in hopes of keeping the team alive in Kemper Arena.
www.sfo.com /~csuppes/NHL/KansasCityScouts   (477 words)

  
 Capital's 'big league' dreams came true with Kings' arrival - KingsFans
As the Kings kick off the regular season Tuesday in Dallas, it's worth looking back more than two decades when the annual Pig Bowl football game between the Sacramento police and sheriff's departments was the zenith of local spectator sports.
After running the team in Kansas City for two seasons, the sports association sought the NBA's approval to move the club to Sacramento.
The Kings also became the second team in the league to have its own plane - the unfortunately named Airball I. Lukenbill's partnership sold the team as well as the new Arco Arena to Southern California developer Jim Thomas for $140 million in 1992.
www.kingsfans.com /forums/showthread.php?t=765   (1557 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NBA - Dr. Jack's Team Spotlight: Kings
Rick Adelman, the Kings' current coach, once played for the Kings when it was in Kansas City/Omaha.
This year, the Kings bolted out of the gate, put on dazzling displays of uptempo basketball, and at one point, had the league's best record (8-1).
Despite the Kings' quick start, Coach Rick Adelman knew his team would ultimately have to upgrade its defensive quality and be more selective with its shots to be among the elite teams.
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 Kansas City Kings Mitchell & Ness Jerseys
Kansas City Kings Mitchell & Ness Throwback Jerseys
This is the number worn by Nate Tiny Archibald with the 1972-73 Kansas City Kings.
It has Kings sewn across the front in blue on red twill.
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 TimeLine 150
Also tied to the projects are improvements to the American Royal, a Kansas City tradition and a Kemper favorite.
The stockyards location becomes official on Nov. 23, 1972, when the City Council passes an ordinance authorizing taking of bids on $2.5 million in general obligation bonds and hiring of a bond contractor.
The Kansas City Kings, of the National Basketball Association, become another tenant.
www.kcmo.org /timeline.nsf/web/19740000   (319 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Basketball / Former Kings trainer dies at 69   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Jones, who also served as trainer for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, spent 23 seasons with the Kings before retiring in 1995.
Jones, a native of Hackett, Ark., began his career in 1958 as a trainer for the Kansas City Athletics' minor league affiliate in Little Rock.
He then spent four years as trainer for the Kansas City Royals before joining the NBA's Kansas City Kings in 1973.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2005/04/12/former_kings_trainer_dies_at_69?mode=PF   (215 words)

  
 KCBTS: Kemper Arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kansas City was awarded an NHL franchise in 1972.
The team was to begin play in 1974, but there wasn't a facility in Kansas City to house an NHL hockey team.
The Kansas City Blades had the longest tenure of any of the teams, having played at Kemper for 11 years.
home.att.net /~kcblades/kemper.htm   (300 words)

  
 Kansas City wants the Kings back - KingsFans
Gavin or Joe forgot which one was on the radio after the Natamos plan got nixed.
Kansas City voters passed a hotel/rental car tax increase last year that will go towards the building of a new 18-20,000 seat arena.
They don't have a pro team yet, but are hoping to use the new building to lure a team.
www.kingsfans.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3520   (695 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NBA - NBA owners approve Grizzlies' move to Memphis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It is the league's first franchise relocation since the Kings moved from Kansas City to Sacramento in 1985.
FedEx, headquartered in the city, joined the effort and backers said they expected major state support for an area that will cost $200 million to $250 million.
In 1974 and 1993, the city was a finalist for NFL expansion teams, but lost out both times.
espn.go.com /nba/news/2001/0703/1222036.html   (689 words)

  
 Buy Cheap Sacramento Kings Tickets - Basketball Sacramento Kings NBA Tickets
The Sacramento Kings trace their roots all the way back to the birth of the NBA.
In 1949 the franchise was one of 17 charter members of the new league that was created by the merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League.
In 1995-96, the Kings reached the playoffs after a nine-year absence.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Monarchs Kansas City
Monarchs, Kansas City, one of the best-known and most successful teams in baseball’s Negro Leagues.
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 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Howard Ellfeldt was born in Kansas City, MO, in 1937.
He attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence and the University of Kansas Medical Center.
He also served as the team physician for the Kansas City Kings and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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