👤 Dave Skretta

21 articles tracked

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Articles
21
2026-08-20 – 2026-10-13
Claims per article
31
641 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,922
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Writes for Toronto Star.
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What they cover

Sports
95%
Entertainment
5%
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KANSAS CITYMissouriMo.TigersKan.ChicagoChiefsKansas

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2026-10-05 · Toronto Star · Sports
Chiefs’ early bye timely after Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton hurt. Could Tyreek Hill be an answer?
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-21 · Toronto Star · Entertainment
Mahomes and Walker shine, Butker hits winning 40-yarder as Chiefs beat Colts 33-30 in OT
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star · Sports
No. 25 Missouri trounces No. 8 Florida 45-17 to snap 9-game skid against Top 25 opponents
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star · Sports
No. 25 Missouri crushes No. 8 Florida 45-17 as Drinkwitz shrugs off 'noise' about Top 25 record
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Sports
After three straight 100-loss seasons, the improbable White Sox are headed back to the postseason
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-21 · Toronto Star · Sports
Kenneth Walker III has changed the Chiefs’ math, and Mahomes is suddenly making defenses pay
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-20 · Toronto Star
No. 25 Missouri faces a brutal slate as QB Austin Simmons arrives and RB Ahmad Hardy recovers
🔮 If All-American running back Ahmad Hardy can return from a gunshot wound sustained earlier this year, and the defense under coordinator Corey Batoon can continue to be among the stingiest in the nation, perhaps the Tigers can excel against a schedule that shapes up to be one of the most difficult in the nation: The Tigers are the only team that will play five of the top 10 teams in the AP Top 25 preseason poll. assertive
2026-08-21 · Toronto Star
K-State turns the page after Klieman’s retirement with former star QB Collin Klein back in charge
🔮 The return of Klein, who like Johnson was a dual-threat quarterback, may bring out the best in him. assertive
2026-08-21 · Toronto Star
Leipold's reset at Kansas: Kotelnicki returns to help offense as QB race heats up in fall camp
🔮 Some close losses that we could be sitting up here today talking about four consecutive bowl games and yada, yada yada, but we haven’t done that. mixed
2026-09-05 · Toronto Star
Kansas shakes off a sluggish start, crushes LIU 51-6 in its opener ahead of Border War with Missouri
🔮 LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Isaiah Marshall threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, Yasin Willis ran for 72 yards and two scores in his Kansas debut, and the Jayhawks rolled after a sluggish start to a 51-6 victory over Long Island University in their season-opener on Friday night. assertive
2026-09-21 · Toronto Star
Mahomes and Walker shine, Butker hits winning 40-yarder as Chiefs beat Colts 33-30 in OT
🔮 Each of the Chiefs’ first four drives would have produced points had Butker not missed a 51-yard field goal try. assertive
2026-09-21 · Toronto Star
Kenneth Walker III has changed the Chiefs’ math, and Mahomes is suddenly making defenses pay
🔮 What’s working The Chiefs may not have a true No. 1 wide receiver on the roster, but they make up for it with an abundance of options, and that has made them difficult to cover. assertive
2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Collin Klein: Avery Johnson is growing as unbeaten Kansas State opens Big 12 play at Cincinnati
🔮 But those might be the toughest games left on the schedule for the Wildcats, whose charmed luck has them avoiding regular-season games against ninth-ranked BYU, No. 11 Texas Tech and No. 15 Utah — the three highest-ranked Big 12 teams in the latest AP Top 25. assertive
2026-09-24 · Toronto Star
White Sox's Colson Montgomery ties Mark Reynolds' season strikeout record with 223rd
🔮 Then again, Montgomery might not necessarily have the record at the end of the season. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
After three straight 100-loss seasons, the improbable White Sox are headed back to the postseason
🔮 After becoming the first team in major league history to follow consecutive 100-loss seasons with a playoff berth, nobody would have begrudged the White Sox for spilling over the dugout railing Thursday and celebrating wildly on the field in Kauffman Stadium. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
A Kansas City voice hits a stunning milestone: Denny Matthews to call his 8,000th Royals game
🔮 On Friday night, Matthews will describe the action for the 8,000th time when the Royals play the Cleveland Guardians. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
NASCAR star Blaney has moved on from his fight with Hocevar, even if his black eye is still there
🔮 Blaney scrambled to his feet and threw a left hook that clipped Hocevar’s own hat before team members could intervene. assertive
2026-09-26 · Toronto Star
Larson leads Hamlin by single point in Cup Series playoffs as rainout sets Kansas starting lineup
🔮 So, both will start near the front Sunday — Larson alongside Bristol winner Joey Logano on the front row, Hamlin alongside Ty Gibbs on the fifth — without having to worry about qualifying. assertive
2026-09-27 · Toronto Star
Legacy Motor Club re-signs Erik Jones to a multiyear deal for the No. 43 in the NASCAR Cup Series
🔮 The team announced earlier this month that John Hunter Nemechek would not be back in the No. 42 next season, and that Josh Berry would be taking over the ride. assertive
2026-09-28 · Toronto Star
Kyle Larson storms to a dominant Kansas win, tightening his grip on the NASCAR Cup Series title race
🔮 Things couldn’t have gone much better for Larson The No. 5 team couldn’t have executed a whole lot better on Sunday. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
Chip Ganassi Racing signs Christian Lundgaard to replace Scott Dixon in the famed No. 9 car
🔮 Christian Lundgaard will be replacing six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon in the famed No. 9 car for Chip Ganassi Racing. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
NASCAR shrugs off fisticuffs and swearing, heads back to old tracks as it embraces its rugged past
🔮 The two tangled in the closing laps, the contact sending Blaney into the wall and ending his race — and maybe his title hopes. assertive
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
No. 25 Missouri crushes No. 8 Florida 45-17 as Drinkwitz shrugs off 'noise' about Top 25 record
🔮 “Nobody in our locker room could care less about that. assertive
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
No. 25 Missouri trounces No. 8 Florida 45-17 to snap 9-game skid against Top 25 opponents
🔮 “Nobody in our locker room could care less about that. assertive
2026-10-05 · Toronto Star
Chiefs’ early bye timely after Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton hurt. Could Tyreek Hill be an answer?
🔮 Yet the way things transpired in the Chiefs’ 30-27 win in Las Vegas on Sunday, the bye may have come at an opportune time. assertive
2026-10-13 · Toronto Star
Now stars for No. 13 Mizzou, QB Simmons and WR Lee ready to face former teammates at No. 9 Ole Miss
🔮 On Saturday, the two will face off in Oxford, Mississippi, in one of college football’s marquee matchups. assertive
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