On the morning of June 9, Graham Zusi was riding the bench for a 1-6-3 Sporting KC squad. That night, the team opened their new stadium, Livestrong Sporting Park with a match against the Chicago Fire. A couple of hours before the game, Zusi learned that he would be starting in place of midfielder Ryan [...]

June 28, 2011) – Sporting Kansas City defeated the Chicago Fire PDL by a score of 3-0 in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Teal Bunbury, Milos Stojcev and Kei Kamara provided the goals and Eric Kronberg made one save [...]

I’ll be taking in Livestrong Sporting Park on Tuesday for the US Open Cup match between Sporting KC and the Chicago Fire PDL squad. Look for photos and a game story on Wednesday. Sporting KC offers these notes on the match… Fresh off a win in MLS play over the weekend, Sporting Kansas City faces [...]

Sporting KC knew that it was better than its 1-6-1 start. Saturday night in Kansas City, Sporting finally climbed out of last place in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. Vancouver jumped on KC early when Camilo Sanvezzo scored in the 15th minute. But Sporting came right back as Omar [...]

Sporting KC continued to rely on its stellar defense in notching a 0-0 tie in Philadelphia Wednesday night. By keeping the Union off the scoreboard, KC (3-6-5) has not lost in its last six matches. The defense is a big reason for KC’s success of late. Sporting has only given up two goals in their [...]

The announcement came Tuesday that Sporting KC midfielder Ryan Smith has left the team due to family reasons. It has been a rough year for the 24-year-old English midfielder. He appeared in only six MLS games this year after offseason knee surgery kept him out early and a groin strain has kept him on the [...]

Sporting KC’s sparkling new stadium was more than they could have hoped for, the game, however, didn’t go exactly as planned. Sporting KC and the Chicago Fire played to a 0-0 draw with missed calls and blown opportunities for both teams. The crowd was standing and cheering long before the match started and they stayed [...]

UPDATED – photos provided by Sporting KC of the home opener available below! Sporting KC will finally play their first MLS game at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City. Sporting KC will face the Chicago Fire tonight at 9:00 on ESPN 2. .

Sporting KC will be well represented when the CONCACAF Gold Cup begins in June. KC has four players who will play for their national teams in the tournament that determines the champion of North America, Central America and the Carribean. Shavar Thomas will play for Jamaica, Roger Espinoza for Honduras, Craig Rocastle for Grenada and [...]

Two of Major League Soccer’s most passionate fan bases were on display on ESPN2 Saturday night as the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers played to a 1-1 draw in the Emerald City. With the Timbers trailing 1-0 in the second half, Kickapoo alum Jack Jewsbury sailed a kick into the box and off the [...]

Sporting KC’s losing streak reached 4 games Saturday night after a 4-1 loss against the Galaxy in Los Angeles. Things appeared to be going KC’s way early after an own goal by the Galaxy in the 39th minute put Sporting up 1-0. The tide turned quickly, however, as Landon Donovan scored a minute before and [...]