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Join today and receive local restaurant gift certificates! As a Sports Commission member, you'll receive a $50 gift certificate and a card for a free appetizer in return for your membership! Your membership support is 100% tax deductible as a charitable or business expense. Join today!
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January 2008 Newsletter
by Kevin M. Gray, President
As we begin a brand new year, I look to the future with tremendous optimism. Kansas City will benefit by $60 million from college basketball and football in 2008! Because of the tireless efforts of many in our city, we have a stellar year to look forward to:
In March, Kansas City will feature the Phillip's 66 Big 12 Men’s and Women’s basketball championships. We’re excited to have the tournament back in our city. We have always “done it better” in terms of our ability to host this event and other NCAA national championships. Downtown will be the center of college basketball which will also include the MIAA Basketball Championships, the NAIA Division I Basketball Tournament, and the College Basketball Experience. The combination of all of our new facilities and construction will provide a state-of-the-art fan experience like no other major city can deliver. We encourage you to buy tickets and take part in this historical experience.
And speaking of historical experiences, we recently witnessed a historical college football season. It will be difficult to repeatedly draw the attention from last year’s Missouri vs. Kansas match-up. Beginning immediately, friends, let’s encourage both universities respectively to keep this storied rivalry in Kansas City for years to come. I would argue that the stage and magnitude of the game on November 24, 2007 helped both schools win their respective bowl games. Given the timing over Thanksgiving, we have the potential of continuing to host and establish Thanksgiving week as one of the biggest annual sporting weeks this city has ever seen! With your help, we can make it happen.
We hope that you have a safe and prosperous year. By all means, spread the word and ask your family, friends and business associates to contact us today and join in the fun as we continue to make Kansas City one of the finest sports cities in America in 2008. ________________________________________________________________ Annual Baseball Forecast Luncheon
Senior Vice President-Baseball Operations and General Manager Dayton Moore and Manager Trey Hillman are scheduled to attend. In addition, the luncheon will feature Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek and pitchers Brian Bannister and Gil Meche. Broadcaster Bob Davis will emcee the program.
The luncheon will feature a question and answer session with Royals panelists, as they discuss some of the club’s recent acquisitions and preview the 2008 season.
In addition, one lucky fan in attendance will win an exciting trip to Royals Spring Training in Surprise, Ariz. The trip will include a three-night stay at the Wigwam Resort & Golf Club and one-round of golf per day for two people, two Midwest Airlines tickets, and tickets to a Royals game in Surprise.
Individual seats and tables of 10 are still available for the event. Discounts are available for Kansas City Sports Commission members and Royals Season Ticket holders. For more information or to purchase tickets for this exciting event, please contact the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission at (816) 474-4652 ext. 235 or visit www.sportkc.org. _______________________________________________________________ WIN for KC Women's Sports Awards Celebration
________________________________________________________________ 2007 HS Hoops Rivalry Showdown was a SLAM DUNK
The eight teams which participated in this years events epitomized class and competition and made their schools, supporters and fans alike proud. Over the course of seven hours the fans in attendance watched four great rivalry match-ups between the following schools listed below with the final scores: Raytown HS vs. Raytown South HS (Raytown HS 65-56) Blue Springs HS vs. Blue Springs South HS (Blue Springs HS 66-50) Truman HS vs. William Chrisman HS (Truman HS 74-65) Oak Park HS vs. Winnetonka HS (Oak Park 47-36) Regardless of who won or lost, the event was a tremendous success in its inaugural year, and over 5,000 fans were in attendance for the days games. The Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation would like to thank all of the schools involved, as well as the sponsors, for making this a great day of high school basketball. We’re already looking forward to the event in December of 2008. ________________________________________________________________
Most importantly, we hope to see all of our members at these terrific events in 2008. So please save the dates, and we’ll provide specific information regarding tickets and times for all of these events in the near future. Thank you for supporting your Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation!
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The Sports Commission will host the 16th Annual Baseball Forecast Luncheon at the Downtown Marriott, on Friday, Jan. 18. The event, which will feature current players and Royals front office executives, is set to begin at noon.
The Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation would like to thank everyone involved with the 2007 High School Hoops Rivalry Showdown at Municipal Auditorium on December 22, 2007. Despite the cold winter-storm outside, the basketball on the court inside was HOT! 
2008 is going to be a great year to be a part of the Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation, and we don’t want you to miss out on any of the great activities we have planned! Aside from the return of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships, as well as the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Football Championship, we hope you’ll save the date for the following events this year, and plan on joining us!