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Kemper Arena, 2014, prior to its renovation. The exterior of the facility has remained unchanged, even after its renovation. Kemper Arena was built in 18 months in 1973–74 on the site of the former Kansas City Stockyards just west of downtown in the West Bottoms to replace the 8,000-seat Municipal Auditorium to play host to the city's professional basketball and hockey teams.
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").
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.
(Matt Pendleton/USA TODAY Sports) It’s finally playoff time, and a strong lineup of high school football games awaits across the Kansas City metro, with the action getting underway Thursday.
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 .
It was the successor of the famed Spirit of St. Louis, which was extended to Kansas City after Amtrak's formation and renamed later in 1971. When the National Limited was canceled in 1979, the only train serving the St. Louis–Kansas City corridor was the Chicago–Kansas City Ann Rutledge.
CPKC Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri, that serves as the home ground for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League. The stadium opened for the Current's first home match of the 2024 season on March 16, 2024.
City and business leaders will be part of Wednesday's groundbreaking at the Scheels Sports Park at Legacy Pointe on Springfield's South Side.