Madeline Fox

amen!!

"Very happy for Jordan. She's a player we didn't want to lose. I think that this was the best decision for her career. She's getting very meaningful minutes. I'm just happy that she's playing." -Vlatko (? from @maddycfox.bsky.social)

"Honestly, comparing the two, scoring a goal is just the most exciting thing ever. And you see the excitement and joy on my face." -Cooper on scoring a goal for KC Current in the home opener versus scoring for USWNT (? from @maddycfox.bsky.social)

COOP GOAL COOP GOAL

GAH noticed an error — the Yohannes/Ryan setup was for the Cat Macario goal. Tara McKeown assisted Sentnor (and very nicely, I’d add)

The USWNT's opening goal against Colombia in the SheBelieves Cup was one Catarina Macario had scored countless times.

But this five-second sequence was different. It was a moment Macario had been working towards for years.

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Good morning! I have usurped Lisa’s Bachelor analysis to give you my U.S. Women’s National Team hot takes after their match against Colombia last night to open the SheBelieves Cup. Buckle up, it’s long! First, Current fans got to see forward Michelle Cooper get her first senior national team minutes. Claire Hutton warmed up, but ultimately didn’t play last night – I would expect to see her first cap soon, though. As mentioned in my budget email after the roster was announced, this USWNT is missing the “Triple Espresso” forwards who led the U.S. to Olympic victory, as well as the people’s princess, defender Naomi Girma. We saw some new starters instead. Utah’s Ally Sentnor stunned with an absolute rocket into Colombia’s goal, set up beautifully by a smart pass from young phenom Lily Yohannes and a brilliant cross by Gotham’s Yazmeen Ryan. Midfielder Sam Coffey got a ball directly to the face, and yet still had a decent shot on goal minutes later. She’s a tank! But I hope they put her through concussion protocols this week. Cat

Utah’s Ally Sentnor stunned with an absolute rocket into Colombia’s goal, set up beautifully by a smart pass from young phenom Lily Yohannes and a brilliant cross by Gotham’s Yazmeen Ryan. Midfielder Sam Coffey got a ball directly to the face, and yet still had a decent shot on goal minutes later. She’s a tank! But I hope they put her through concussion protocols this week. Cat Macario, who missed the World Cup and the Olympics because of injury, sunk a neat first-half goal. I believe I’ve complained about Emma Hayes continuing to play Lindsey Heaps (nee Horan) for pretty much full minutes, and I stand by that – her shots aren’t on target, and her passes have been sloppy – but last night’s game reminded me that one reason to play her is, basically, to get beat up. She got tripped and tugged and knocked down several times, yielding several free kicks for the USWNT. Colombia plays a very physical game, so you kinda need a punching bag player to draw fouls. I’d recommend they bench Heaps for the Japan game, though – Japan plays with a finesse that requires more precision than I’ve seen from her in years.

Justice for Lynn Biyendolo (nee Williams), who should always get more minutes than she does. Finally, this is the start of the post-Alyssa Naeher era. Replacing her as a goalkeeper feels as unfathomable as it felt to replace Hope Solo before her, but I have faith that, like with the Solo-Naeher transition, we’ll end up with someone stellar. The U.S. has a deep bench of excellent goalies, and Jane Campbell, who played last night, is certainly one of them. What made Naeher stand out to me is the way she was a true eleventh player on the team . She made unbelievable saves, absolutely, but she also had a knack for coming out of goal to contribute at exactly the right moment, and judging when she needed to stay back in the box. It takes time to build that soccer IQ and confidence, but I expect we will eventually see that from her replacement.

I continually abuse my platform in KCUR’s daily budget email to spread my women’s soccer hot takes™️

Ok but what if instead of Korbin Albert: Claire Hutton

I’m guessing that’s where she was aiming for, based on the power behind it

she put her foot clean through that shit

Sentnor Stunner!

First senior USWNT goal for Ally.

The kids are alright.

still dazed by that beautiful ball from Sentnor, USWNT 2

Lily to Yaz to Cat, HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Honorable mention: initial pass from Lilly 🤯

Emma needs to get those girls doing sprints, Colombia is outrunning the US a fair bit

Independence woman accused of being serial killer is dead. She went missing for 54 years Sharon Kinne, who fled Kansas City in 1964 after being acquitted of two murders, was the subject of one of the longest outstanding murder warrants in the area. She was convicted of another murder in M...

Untangling this tale yesterday took me and @maddycfox.bsky.social a little while...this woman was accused of killing two people in KC in 1960, fleeing to Mexico, killing another there, then escaping prison. She was free until she died (of natural causes) in 2022. www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

Golubski On Trial: Roger is dead Roger Golubski was found dead of an apparent suicide on the day — the very hour — his federal trial was supposed to begin. That means that the case against him, which would have featured multiple wome...

Last night we published what was called an "emergency" episode of "Overlooked" to report on the Golubski suicide on the first day of his federal trial. @maddycfox.bsky.social and I unpacked the day (in a word, whew!) and what this all means in KCK. Listen here: www.kcur.org/2024-12-02/g...

Golubski On Trial: Roger is dead Roger Golubski was found dead of an apparent suicide on the day — the very hour — his federal trial was supposed to begin. That means that the case against him, which would have featured multiple wome...

aaand here’s that podcast episode: www.kcur.org/2024-12-02/g...

…our talk show host Steve Kraske, his producers Zach Wilson, Halle Jackson, Claudia Brancart, Liz Ruiz and Josh Marvine, our announcers who run the board, our newscasters who get it out to you, and the many editors and higher-ups who cleared the decks to let us all do that work.

We are quite good at this. It takes multiple people and a lot of resources: reporter Peggy Lowe, editors me and Kris Husted, producer Mackenzie Martin, Byron Love on the podcast mix, Gabe Rosenberg on digital updates and fine-tuning and him and Allison Harris on social…

Overlooked More than two years after his arrest, and after decades of allegedly terrorizing the Black men and women of Kansas City, Kansas, disgraced former detective Roger Golubski was set to go on trial. Until...

- a soon-to-be released podcast episode for our Overlooked series that goes deep into Golubski’s history and what got us to now www.kcur.org/overlooked

- a version of which will appear on our daily news podcast, Kansas City Today

EX-Kansas police detective accused of sex crimes is found dead on day of trial A white ex-police detective from Kansas City accused of sexually assaulting Black women and girls was found dead Monday — the same day his federal trial was set to begin in Topeka.

- a radio spot that aired nationally on All Things Considered

- three sets of local spots — from Golubski’s home, the courtroom and the protest outside the courthouse — for local radio

- a segment on All Things Considered www.npr.org/2024/12/02/n...

Roger Golubski, ex-KCKPD detective accused of abuse, dead of apparent suicide before trial The former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective was found dead of a gunshot wound at his house in Edwardsville, after failing to show up for trial. Called a “dirty cop,” Roger Golubski was accused of...

- a live segment on our daily talk show, Up to Date, that the producers pulled off when they were already mid-live show

- an obituary www.kcur.org/news/2024-12...

Judge issues arrest warrant for Roger Golubski after he fails to show up for trial The former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective failed to appear at the first day of his federal trial in Topeka. He faces federal charges of violating the civil rights of two women.

Today, Roger Golubski died — apparently by suicide — the very hour his trial on federal civil rights charges was supposed to start. Here at KCUR, we produced

- a quick-hit digital story with multiple updates
www.kcur.org/news/2024-12...

those are good dogs!!

Kansas City Current makes women's sports history at CPKC Stadium: 'It's high time' The Current will take on the Portland Thorns in the first-ever match at CPKC Stadium on Kansas City's Berkley Riverfront, the first arena constructed specifically for a professional women's sports tea...

I still report occasionally. I made myself KCUR’s Kansas City Current reporter, and am at most home games in the press box and on the radio talking about it. www.kcur.org/sports/2024-...

At Kansas City Current games, the city's lack of public transit for entertainment is on full display The Current’s new riverfront stadium was meant to encourage fans to take transit, bike or walk to games instead of driving. But Kansas City still hasn’t caught up — and it’s left the team and other en...

from Savannah Hawley-Bates, who I edited on an interim basis the first half of the year and is going to be my new local government reporter, a look at how transit for leisure activities falls short in the metro www.kcur.org/sports/2024-...

Gun violence haunts the lives of Kansas City's Super Bowl rally shooting victims Eight months after the Feb. 14 shooting, people wounded at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory parade are wary of more gun violence. In this installment of “The Injured,” survivors of the shooting say the...

from Peggy Lowe, in partnership with KFF Health News, a series about the aftermath of the Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting told through the lens of the people injured. this one's the latest www.kcur.org/news/2024-10...

from Celisa Calacal, Missouri Republicans' strategy of punching down at cities (that's a common blueprint across the country). Celisa is transitioning into our race and culture reporter role, so sadly I am not her editor anymore -- but you should keep reading her work! www.kcur.org/politics-ele...

It was a 'destination' for Kansas City students with disabilities. Parents say it still failed them Special education advocates said Park Hill is one of the better districts at meeting students' needs, but some negative experiences reveal problems in special education that plague even the best-resou...

some work from each of my reporters I've edited that I'm proud of: from education reporter Jodi Fortino, a nuanced look at the challenges of providing adequate special education in even well-resourced districts www.kcur.org/education/20...