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THE BURN KC
#BurnItDown
Welcome to the Burn KC, freelance sports writing and podcast written and hosted by yours truly. A hearty mix of humor, knowledge, statistical analysis, and overall chaos comparable to that of well...Kansas City sports. You like Kansas City? You like sports? You like off the wall individuals talking about KC sports? You have come to the right place.
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KU Basketball Off-Season Report: RCR, the Draft, and Intersquad Scrimmages
KU Basketball has been, at least in my opinion, abnormally busy these past couple weeks. For the off-season, plenty of headlines are...
theburnsportstalkk
Jun 9, 20223 min read
The Royal Boys Club
The Royals have a problem. Many of us know this already, as it is crystal clear through their play on the field, however there's a very...
theburnsportstalkk
Jun 8, 20222 min read
Are the Chiefs "Good Enough" for the Coming Year?
The Chiefs have made a host of off-season moves that, for better or for worse, have left the Chiefs in the situation they are in now....
theburnsportstalkk
Jun 7, 20224 min read
Blues Win Mid-America 7's, Look to Madison Qualifier and Springfield Next
The Blues took a short trip to Liberty, Missouri and Hodge Park for the Mid-America 7's tournament this weekend, coming away with 1st,...
theburnsportstalkk
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Sunday ScorchCast 6/5/2022
Apologies for these not hitting the site as they should, I'll hopefully have the past two ScorchCasts figured out and posted by the end...
theburnsportstalkk
Jun 5, 20221 min read
Summer 7's Spectacular: Rugby 7's Comes to KC
This weekend, the KC Blues Rugby Football Club is hosting their summer 7's tournament at Hodge Park 9am-5pm Saturday. Teams from all over...
theburnsportstalkk
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
In the latest development of Chiefs drama former Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill went on record with his new podcast in saying that he...
theburnsportstalkk
Jun 2, 20221 min read
The Maybes: Grand Finale?
As the deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft nears it's final hour, officially ending at 10:59pm CST today, KU fans look on with great...
theburnsportstalkk
Jun 1, 20222 min read
It Can Only Go Up From Here: Royals have Officially Reached Rock Bottom. My Unapologetic Opinion.
The Royals have the worst record in baseball. They also have the worst run differential too, and to top it all off, I'd argue they have...
theburnsportstalkk
May 31, 20222 min read
Rugby: A True Sport for All
A lot of people, when they find out I play rugby, don’t question me playing a stereotypically vicious game (it is still rough, but you’d...
theburnsportstalkk
May 30, 20221 min read
KU Football: Are We About to See the Turnaround?
I was scrolling through Twitter today, aimlessly searching for a potential storyline for today's article, and I saw something that I...
theburnsportstalkk
May 28, 20222 min read
B-Enemy: The Curious Relationship Between LeSean McCoy and Coach Bieniemy
Yesterday morning, former Chief LeSean McCoy (Yeah he played for the Chiefs remember???) went onto the I AM ATHLETE podcast on Sirius XM....
theburnsportstalkk
May 27, 20223 min read
The Maybes Pt. 3: Braun Bound for the NBA
The first Maybe has made his decision. Christian Braun has decided to stay in the NBA Draft process, and forgo his senior year at Kansas....
theburnsportstalkk
May 25, 20222 min read
Conversation: What Do You Want to See More Of?
As I sit here, pondering what to write for today's article as today has been dreadfully slow for KC sports, I'm thinking of you all and...
theburnsportstalkk
May 24, 20221 min read
Royal Mismanagement
The Royals are bad, the Royals have been bad. This is nothing new, in fact it's something so old that Royals fans are fed up with it and...
theburnsportstalkk
May 23, 20222 min read
No Rebuilding, Just Reloading
Kansas are National Champions in college basketball. This past year's squad showed resolve, poise, ability, and tenacity to claw their...
theburnsportstalkk
May 20, 20222 min read
The Young and the Restless
The Royals are having a bad year. At 14-23 now it seems like they'll have a mountain to climb if they have any shot at making the...
theburnsportstalkk
May 19, 20222 min read
NBA Combine: Two Hawks Get Solid Reps, Agbaji Passes on Scrimmages
The NBA Combine is upon us, and while Kansas City does not have an NBA team (yet), there's still plenty of excitement for two Jayhawks...
theburnsportstalkk
May 18, 20222 min read
Conversation: What Sports Franchises Would You Want to See Downtown?
In lieu of writing about the continuing trend of the Royals being awful, I wanted to engage the readers (you all) and start a...
theburnsportstalkk
May 17, 20221 min read
The First to Go: Royals fire hitting coach Terry Bradshaw
Now I know what you're thinking, no the Royals' now former hitting coach is not the former Steelers quarterback and NFL Hall of Famer....
theburnsportstalkk
May 16, 20222 min read
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