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Ben Gartland

  • joined Oct 22, 2011
  • last login May 18, 2013
  • posts 119
  • comments 362

I'm a college freshman who loves Kansas City sports teams, no matter their place in the standings. I write for the Daily Wiz.

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  • nba Oklahoma City Thunder
  • nfl Kansas City Chiefs
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  • soccer Sporting Kansas City
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User Blog

Debate of the Week: Success of the Royals and Chiefs

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Would Sporting KC's popularity be affected if the Royals or Chiefs started doing well?

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Sporting Kansas City 2012 Season Highlights

More than 23 minutes of highlights from Sporting KC's 2012 season.

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My dream rotation next year.

1. Anibal Sanchez We seem to be a big player in the chase for Sanchez, and according to Jon Morosi on Twitter, Sanchez is still our number one priority. 2. Ryan Dempster It seems we almost...

Sporting KC Acquires New Defender

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Sporting Kansas City has traded a second round draft pick for Montreal defender/midfielder Josh Gardner.

Besler offered trial by QPR

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Matt Besler has reportedly been offered a trial by three clubs, including Barclay's Premier League side Queens Park Rangers.

Sporting KC interested in Czech international striker

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Sporting KC may be chasing Czech international striker Borek Dockal

Debate of the Week: New Women's Pro League

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Will the new women's pro league last?

Four SKC players named to MLS Best XI 2012.

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Four Sporting Kansas City players were selected as part of MLS' 2012 Best XI.

Sporting KC's Releases Point to Big Off-season Signing

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The freeing up of cash from Julio Cesar and an international slot from Neven Markovic point to a possible international striker signing.

Debate of the Week: Expanding LiveSTRONG Sporting Park

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LiveSTRONG Sporting Park has the ability to expand capacity, so should Sporting go ahead with stadium expansion?

Caption This! Week 3.

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After a long hiatus, the Caption This segment is back! If you don't know the rules, they're pretty basic. Every week a new picture is posted, and you get to post a caption in the comments. An...

Sporting KC's Number One Priority in the Offseason

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Sporting KC's priority in the 2012-2013 offseason should be finding a goal-scoring machine.

Debate of the Week: Hosting A Hex Stage Opponent

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After a wild night at LiveSTRONG Sporting Park on Tuesday, the United States Men's National Team advanced to the Hexagonal stage of CONCACAF 2014 World Cup Qualification. They will play ten...

Debate of the Week: Roger Espinoza

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A report came out earlier this week that Honduran international and Sporting Kansas City midfielder was hurt, and would most likely miss the final two regular season matches. However there is no...

Debate of the Week: Jacob Peterson said what!?

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After Jacob Peterson was shown a red card while on the bench last saturday against Montreal, everyone had two things on their mind. First, "how is the referee still allowed to ref?" and second...

Match Preview: Sporting Kansas City @ New England (Match #23)

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The Daily Wiz previews tonight's match between Sporting KC and New England. Who has the advantage?

Video: Watch Full Sporting KC vs. Stoke City Match

If you missed last Night's Sporting KC vs. Stoke City friendly, fear not. The full match is available at SKC's YouTube channel.

Sir Ben's Wednesday Wisdom: Soony Saad Can Give SKC a Finishing Touch

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In his weekly column, Sir Ben Gartland discusses the value Soony Saad can bring as a finisher to the poor finishing Sporting Kansas City.

Debate of the Week: Punishments For Throwing Trash from the Cauldron

Soccer is not known for its fans being the most polite. The supporters sections can be rowdy when they are being calm, and sometimes they get out of control. A few weeks ago, there arose a...

Breaking: Aurélien Collin Injured With Facial Fracture

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Sporting KC defender Aurélien Collin was injured with a facial fracture in the first half of the 2012 MLS All Star Game.

Sir Ben's Wednesday Wisdom: The Detrimental MLS All-Star Game

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The MLS All-Star Game is upon us, and Sir Ben Gartland is none too happy about it. Take a look at why he feels it is detrimental to the league, and how it can be fixed.

Debate of the Week: Formatting the All-Star Game

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How would you format the MLS All-Star Game? Stand your ground in the Debate of the Week.

Sir Ben's Wednesday Wisdom: The Ticket Fiasco and How It Could Have Been Avoided

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The horrible way Sporting KC handled the tickets for the US Open Cup has left many fans out in the cold. In his weekly column, Sir Ben Gartland explains how it could have been avoided and how it should be handled in the future.

Debate of the Week: Convey or Peterson?

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With Bobby Convey out with an injury, someone on Sporting Kansas City had to step up and, not just play, but play well to fill the void left by Convey due to his injury. Somebody had to step up. ...

Sir Ben's Wednesday Wisdom: Why Revenge is giving me #TheTerror

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There's a trend going around Twitter today amongst Sporting Kansas City fans called #TheTerror. The terror is that feeling when one wakes up on match day and just knows that Sporting Kansas City...

Meet Neven Markovic!: A Q & A Session with SKC's New Defender.

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Meet Neven Markovic! An exclusive interview by The Daily Wiz gives you some insight into the mind of the Sporting's new Defender.

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