Chiefs QB Mahomes joins ownership group for NWSL team
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined the ownership group of the Kansas City Current of the National Women’s Soccer LeagueJANUARY 10, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPORTING KC 8-7-19 · 13TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
8-7-19 · 13TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
Alan Pulido - Nearing return to action Pulido (knee) is getting "close" to being able to come back to the pitch, Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes told club reporter Aly Trost Martin on Friday.
Impact Pulido, along with teammate Gadi Kinda, missed the entire 2022 campaign with a knee injury, but Vermes said there's a good chance they could be available for the start of the new season in late February. Pulido tallied eight goals and two assists in 22 MLS appearances (16 starts) in 2021, but he'll have some competition at the striker position when he returns with the emergence of William Agada.
JANUARY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Gadi Kinda - Making progress with recovery Kinda (knee) is getting "close" to being able to return to the field, Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes told club reporter Aly Trost Martin on Friday.
Impact Kinda, along with teammate Alan Pulido, missed the entire 2022 campaign with a knee injury, but Vermes said there's a good chance they could be available for the start of the new season in late February. Kinda tallied five goals and six assists in 28 MLS appearances (26 starts) mostly in midfield during a much more successful 2021 for Kansas City.
JANUARY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Antetokounmpo has career-high 55 points; Bucks beat Wizards
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points in a return from a one-game absence and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington 123-113 on Tuesday night, snapping the Wizards’ fiv...JANUARY 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sporting KC selects Stephen Afrifa from FIU with No. 8 pick in annual MLS SuperDraft Sporting Kansas City and other teams across the league held their annual league draft Wednesday evening.
DECEMBER 21, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
Marinos Tzionis - Mostly backup option this season Tzionis made 27 appearances (six starts) in his rookie season in MLS, and he scored a goal against Portland in May.
Impact Tzionis was a solid backup option to Johnny Russell and Daniel Salloi on either wing after joining Kansas City from Omonia Nicosia in January, and the 21-year-old will want to continue getting opportunities in 2023.
DECEMBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Khiry Shelton - Ends season as backup Shelton tallied a goal and an assist in 24 MLS appearances (15 starts) for Sporting KC this season, with only one of those starts coming after the end of July.
Impact Shelton began the campaign as Kansas City's starting center forward thanks to a season-ending injury to Alan Pulido in January, but Shelton was not very productive and eventually lost out on the starting job to summer arrival William Agada.
DECEMBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
William Agada - Electric in rookie campaign Agada scored eight goals and added two assists in 12 MLS appearances (10 starts) since joining Kansas City from Hapoel Jerusalem in the summer.
Impact Agada led KC on a late surge as he averaged a goal every 103 minutes of league play on average from August through the end of the season. The 23-year-old immediately took over from Khiry Shelton as the club's starting center forward, though he will have more competition from Alan Pulido when he presumably returns from a knee injury in 2023.
DECEMBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Daniel Salloi - Productive end to season for KC Salloi tallied seven goals and three assists in 29 MLS appearances (28 starts) this season, with the majority of that goal production coming after the start of August.
Impact Salloi wasn't as dangerous this campaign as he was in his MVP-caliber 2021 (16 goals and eight assists), but the 26-year-old finished the season strong and should remain the first choice on the left wing in Kansas City.
DECEMBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Johnny Russell - Leads team in scoring Russell tallied eight goals and one assist in 33 MLS appearances (31 starts) this season for Sporting KC.
Impact Russell and Kansas City were not as effective this season as they were in 2021, when Russell netted 16 times with seven assists, but the 32-year-old still remains the club's first choice on the right wing with Marinos Tzionis a solid understudy heading into the next campaign.
DECEMBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Durant, Irving lead well-rested Nets past Wizards 112-100
Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Kyrie Irving had 24 and the well-rested Brooklyn Nets methodically pulled away for a 112-100 win against the overmatched Washington WizardsDECEMBER 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oriol Rosell - Used sparingly for end of season Rosell made 18 MLS appearances during his first season with Sporting KC, but each one of his 13 starts came before the end of July.
Impact Rosell immediately slotted into Kansas City's XI in midfield after arriving from Orlando City in January, but the 30-year-old faded as the season went along and there will only be more competition in the position in 2023.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Cameron Duke - Versatile squad option for KC Duke made 26 MLS appearances (13 starts) and recorded two assists for Sporting Kansas City this season.
Impact Duke continues his steady integration into Kansas City's senior team and the 21-year-old played in a variety of roles last season, including central midfield, attacking midfield, either wing and even at right-back. He will likely continue as one of the top options off the bench in 2023 as his versatility should ensure a good amount of playing time.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Felipe Hernandez - Extends contract with Kansas City Hernandez has signed a new three-year contract with the option to extend for an additional season with Sporting KC, the club announced in November.
Impact Hernandez took a step up in responsibility last season and he finished with two goals and three assists in 34 MLS appearances (16 starts) in midfield. The 24-year-old will aim to lock down a more consistent spot in the XI as he's now signed on with Kansas City through the 2025 campaign at least.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Remi Walter - Starts every game this campaign Walter scored three goals with one assist in 34 MLS appearances (all starts) in Kansas City's midfield.
Impact Walter played 97 percent of Sporting KC's league minutes this season as a fixture alongside Roger Espinoza and often either Erik Thommy, Felipe Hernandez or Oriol Rosell in midfield. The 27-year-old will see even more competition in the position next year due to Gadi Kinda's presumed return from a knee injury and the emergence of Cameron Duke.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Benjamin Sweat - Ends season as starter in KC Sweat recorded three assists and kept three clean sheets in 20 MLS appearances (18 starts) this season for Sporting Kansas City.
Impact Sweat largely took over from Logan Ndenbe as the starting left-back for the final few months of 2022, and the 31-year-old will fight to retain that position in 2023.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Logan Ndenbe - Ends season as backup Ndenbe kept three clean sheets in 22 MLS appearances (19 starts) this season for Sporting KC, but only one of those starts came after the start of August.
Impact Ndenbe was Kansas City's primary option at left-back for much of the campaign, but a few fitness issues starting in late July saw him benched for most of the final few months. The 22-year-old will likely continue competing with Ben Sweat for the starting job in 2023.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Kayden Pierre - Mostly backup option this season Pierre kept two clean sheets and assisted a goal in 19 appearances (nine starts) during his debut season in MLS.
Impact Pierre mostly saw the pitch whenever Graham Zusi (now 36 years old) wasn't fit enough to play in 2022, but the 19-year-old Pierre is the future of the right-back position in Kansas City and he is likely to see an increase in playing time moving forward.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Robert Voloder - Backup option in Kansas City Voloder kept two clean sheets in 12 appearances (seven starts) in his rookie season in MLS.
Impact Voloder had a solid debut campaign for Sporting KC and he scored his first league goal against D.C. United in September. The 21-year-old will enter 2023 as the backup to Andreu Fontas and Kortne Ford in central defense.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Kortne Thompson-Ford - Ends season as backup Ford kept two clean sheets in 14 MLS appearances (nine starts) in central defense this season.
Impact Ford started eight consecutive matches from April until he suffered a head injury in June. He then received a 10-game suspension from the league that effectively ended his campaign in July. But with Nicolas Isimat-Mirin departing from the club this winter, the 26-year-old Ford looks set to take over as Andreu Fontas' center-back partner in 2023.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Tim Melia - Re-signs with Kansas City Melia (hamstring) has signed new a two-year contract with Sporting KC, the club announced in November.
Impact Melia picked up a hamstring injury in July that sidelined him for the remainder of the campaign. The 36-year-old has just signed on with KC through the 2024 campaign, but he will find increased competition for the starting spot from John Pulskamp when he returns to fitness presumably ahead of the next season.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
John Pulskamp - Ends season as starter Pulskamp kept three clean sheets and allowed 18 goals in 12 MLS appearances (11 starts) after taking over from Tim Melia in goal in July.
Impact Pulskamp became KC's starter in goal after Tim Melia picked up a hamstring injury in July that ruled him out for the rest of the season. The 21-year-old Pulskamp may have done enough to maintain the starting role in 2023 even after Melia returns to fitness.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Nemanja Radoja - Transfers to Kansas City Radoja has signed a three-year contract with Sporting KC with the option to extend for an additional season after transferring from Levante, the club announced in October.
Impact Radoja has two goals and five assists in 181 La Liga appearances to his name across seven campaigns in the competition dating back to 2014/15, first with Celta Vigo and then with Levante, including 17 starts in the competition last season. The 29-year-old is now moving to MLS with Kansas City, where he will be competing with the likes of Erik Thommy, Remi Walter, Roger Espinoza, Felipe Hernandez and Gadi Kinda (knee) for a spot in the midfield.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Clippers edge Wizards 114-107 in Wall's return to Washington
Nicolas Batum made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 23.8 seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Clippers sent the Washington Wizards to their sixth straight loss, 114-107DECEMBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
DeRozan, Bulls beat Wizards; Beal out with hamstring strain
DeMar DeRozan scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 115-111DECEMBER 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
