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NCAA Division I sports teams of the University of Missouri–Kansas City, playing in 16 sports (with no football) in the Summit League, mainly featuring regional teams.
The Kansas City Roos, known before July 1, 2019, as the UMKC Kangaroos and also sometimes called the Kansas City Kangaroos, are the intercollegiate teams representing the University of Missouri–Kansas City that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The Roos formerly competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) but, as of July 1, 2020 the Kansas City Roos became members of the Summit League in all 14 varsity sports.
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Just off the UMKC campus, 3-min drive from the plaza.
Also has the Kansas City Sculpture Park. Art collection housed in a beautiful 1930s building and a new, critically acclaimed modern wing by Steven Holl. Free.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and visible from the Plaza.
Concerts and Broadway plays.