Greg Echlin
Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games.
With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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Breaking records has been standard practice for Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark during her NCAA career, and she did it again Sunday when she became the all-time leading scorer in Division 1.
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The Hawkeyes guard surpassed 3,527 points on Thursday against the Michigan Wolverines. Clark overtook previous record holder Kelsey Plum in 13 fewer career games, while taking fewer shots.
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It's a new league and a new era for women's volleyball. The Pro Volleyball Federation held its first match in Nebraska. The seven team league will add three more teams in 2025. -
Before Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen made their names as ball-slingers who could also sprint, Bobby Douglass and Steve Grogan were using their legs to find ways to win football games. -
With Patrick Mahomes at the helm, the Chiefs have come remarkably close to five Super Bowl appearances in a row — only a few key penalties stood in the way. Football experts say, with NFL competition as tough as ever, maintaining a dynasty requires a keen attention to detail and some tough decisions. -
The decision from the NCAA's Independent Accountability Oversight Committee was six years in the making. The Independent Resolution Panel largely accepted the Jayhawks' self-imposed penalties from last season, when coaches Bill Self and Kurtis Townsend sat out the first four games. -
When the Women's World Cup kicks off Thursday, the two-time defending champion U.S. is favored to win the title again. The team's coach, Vlatko Andonovski, is making his World Cup debut.
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Two teams based in Olathe, Kansas, will play in the Granny Basketball national tournament this weekend in Decorah, Iowa. Organizers aim to foster camaraderie, sportsmanship and 'a gentle game' for women over age 50. -
A basketball league for women over 50 called Granny Basketball is gaining momentum. One team in Iowa is getting ready to defend the national championship. (Story aired on WESUN on July 9, 2023.)
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Self addressed the heart issue that sidelined him during college basketball’s postseason and said he needs to make some "lifestyle" changes to protect his health and continue leading the University of Kansas men's basketball program.
