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Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: March 5-11, 2018

<strong>DATE</strong>
<strong>TIME (CT)</strong>
<strong>EVENT</strong>
Tue. March 6
7pm
Sporting KC Show on Sports Radio 810 WHB
Sat., March 10
10am
Sporting KC U-17s vs. Texans SC Houston at Swope Soccer Village
12:30pm
Sporting KC U-15s vs. Texans SC Houston at Swope Soccer Village
12:30pm
Sporting KC U-19s vs. Texans SC Houston at Swope Soccer Village
2pm
USL Preseason: Swope Park Rangers vs. UMKC at Swope Soccer Village
4:30pm
#CHIvSKC Watch Party at No Other Pub in Power &amp; Light District
4:30pm
Bud Light Pregame Show on FOX Sports KC Plus &amp; FOX Sports Midwest Plus
<strong>5pm</strong>
<strong>Sporting KC at Chicago Fire<br> (FOX Sports KC, FOX Sports Midwest Plus, 94.5 FM, 1480 AM)</strong>
7pm
Sporting KC postgame shows<br> (FOX Sports KC, FOX Sports Midwest Plus &amp; 94.5 FM)

Times and locations for scheduled events are subject to change.


Sporting Kansas City (0-1-0, 0 points) slipped to just its third home-opening defeat in club history on Sunday night, falling 2-0 to New York City FC (1-0-0, 3 points) at Children's Mercy Park. Manager Peter Vermes' men will look to bounce back this Saturday when they visit Chicago Fire (0-0-0) for a 5 p.m. CT kickoff at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Midwest Plus will air three hours of live coverage beginning at 4:30 p.m. CT, while ESPN 94.5 FM (English) and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM (Spanish) will carry the game on the radio. Additionally, The Final Whistle postgame show will air immediately after the match on 94.5 FM.


All Sporting KC fans are welcome to attend the official watch party for Saturday's match, presented by Till Vodka, at No Other Pub in the Kansas City Power & Light District (1370 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO). Beginning at 4:30 p.m. CT, No Other Pub will offer $6 Till Vodka cocktails and an all-you-can-eat buffet with hamburgers, chicken wings, cheese curds, pretzels, queso and more. Buffet packages are $20 per person with bottomless soda and $30 per person with bottomless domestic draft beer.


A new episode of the Sporting KC Show will air at 7 p.m. CT Tuesday on Sports Radio 810 WHB. Hosts Nate Bukaty and Carter Augustine will recap opening weekend in MLS and look ahead to Saturday's showdown between Sporting KC and Chicago.


The Swope Park Rangers will host UMKC on Saturday in the club's final preseason tune-up before kicking off the 2018 USL season at Reno 1868 FC on March 17. The match at Swope Soccer Village is free and open to the public, kicking off at 2 p.m. CT. Rangers tickets for the 2018 USL campaign are on sale now via SeatGeek.com.


Three Sporting Kansas City teams continue their 2017-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy campaigns on Saturday against Texans SC Houston at Swope Soccer Village. The U-17s kick off the tripleheader at 10 a.m. CT, followed by the U-15s and U-19s taking the field at 12:30 p.m. CT. All three matches are free and open to the public, and live updates will be available via @SKCAcademy on Twitter. For additional news and updates from the Sporting KC Academy, visit its Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat (skcacademy) channels.


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