March Madness

A Fan's Notes: Happy Together

Beth Lipoff and Victor Wishna — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:45:00 +0000

For the 29th time, the annual NCAA Division I Basketball Championship -- that is, "the tournament" -- has arrived in Kansas City. With thousands upon thousands of fans expected, the March Madness is spilling out of the Sprint Center and clogging the downtown streets. Commentator Victor Wishna tries to make sense of the maddening crowd in this month's edition of A Fan's Notes.

Tournament Town

Andrea Silenzi — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:33:04 +0000

Before March Madness infected the nation, Kansas City was patient zero.

Top Of The Morning News: Friday, March 9, 2012

Maria Carter — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:31:56 +0000

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

UMKC Business School Breaks Ground
Kansas Republicans Ready For Caucuses
Missouri House Votes to Protect Gun Owners
Workplace Discrimination Bill Heads To Governor Nixon
Opera Explores Nixon’s Visit To China
A Fan's Notes: The Madness of March

A Fan's Notes: The Madness of March

Victor Wishna and Kathleen Pointer — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:44:03 +0000

In just a few days the field of the NCAA basketball tournament will be set and March Madness will begin in earnest.

In the latest installment of "A Fan's Notes," Victor Wishna looks for a method in the madness and finds that the road to the Final Four is paved with poetic intentions: