Greg Echlin
Sports Reporter | KCURSports have an economic and social impact on our community and, as a sports reporter, I go beyond the scores and statistics. I also bring the human element to the sports figures who have a hand in shaping the future of not only their respective teams but our town. Reach me at gregechlin@aol.com.
Ever since setting foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, I've loved the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, I worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. I moved to Kansas City in 1984 and have been here covering sports ever since. Through the years, I have covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games.
With my high metabolism rate, I'm able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when I'm not running around on the sports scene. I love desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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The Kansas City Chiefs trailed the San Francisco 49ers at halftime, but rallied to score 13 unanswered points and finished regulation tied at 19. -
The Kansas City Chiefs will make their fourth Super Bowl appearance in five years after upsetting the Baltimore Ravens, 17-10, at the AFC Championship in Baltimore. -
Harrison Butker kicked the game-winning field goal with eight seconds left, bringing the championship back to Kansas City for the first time since 2020. Mayor Quinton Lucas announced the city will plan to hold a victory parade on Wednesday, Feb. 15. -
The Kansas City Chiefs, who overcame multiple injuries prior to and during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals, were hosting the AFC Championship for the fifth year in a row. They'll face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Feb. 12.
