Griner Freed, OP Olive Garden Uproar, Topeka High Racism Claims, KC Star Editor Out, Mahomes Gets Real, KSU AD Watched Alone

   WNBA star Brittney Griner is on her way home after 9 months in Russian prison and that's a good thing.  The Biden administration traded a man named "the Merchant of Death" for Griner and some believe it was a very lopsided trade.    The manager at Olive Garden in Overland Park has been fired after demanding his employees prove they have a real reason to miss work.  This is getting national attention.    Topeka High basketball coach George Lyons is claiming Valley Center High fans are racist and hollered slurs at his players last week.  Did it happen or is this another of those cases where nobody heard it except one person?    Kansas City Star Editor Mike Fannin is out after 25 years at the paper.  I competed hard against this man when he was Sports Editor but the more liberal he became, the more he got promoted.  His DUI this summer was the final straw.  Even though I never really liked him, I wish him the best in the future.    Patrick Mahomes, appearing on Carrington Harrison's 610 Sports Radio show, may have just made his strongest case yet for what kind of competitor he is.  You have to hear what he said about the Bengals.    And K-State AD Gene Taylor did not celebrate on the field Saturday with his Big 12 Title winning football team.  He was alone in a hotel room watching.  You have to hear this.