Mark Poulose
Reporter
Mark Poulose joined the KCTV5 team in December of 2022.
Mark is a Kansas City native and proudly hails from Shawnee, Kansas. He is also an alum of Bishop Miege High School and the University of Miami (FL).
Prior to coming to KCTV, Mark served as the Sports Director at KTTC in Rochester, MN. Mark is a big sports fan and can't wait to see his beloved Miami Hurricanes win a college football national championship. He is also an avid golfer. You can find him at any local golf course preparing for his future Masters appearance.
If you have any tips, ideas, or requests for Mark -- Email him at mark.poulose@kctv5.com.
Sporting KC appears to have turned its season around. After starting 2025 winless in its first eight matches, the club has three wins in the last five games after making a coaching change.
It wasn’t easy, but it was a victory.
Around 100 people gathered outside KCFD Station No. 42 to honor the life of Graham Hoffman.
A game Tuesday night against Liberty was about more than wins and losses for Park Hill High School.
The Rockhurst boys 4x800m relay team won first place at the prestigious Penn Relays over the weekend, covering the distance in a blazing 7:33.83.
Four coaches with more than 1,000 wins in men’s college basketball met at Municipal Auditorium Sunday afternoon. It was the first time the four head coaches were under the same roof at the same time.
IRIS micro transit services may be put on pause in Kansas City next month – forcing some people to find a new method of transportation. More than 1,000 people use IRIS daily – including around 350 people who use it to get to-and-from work.
The tide may be turning for Sporting Kansas City. A once lifeless attack has scored nine goals in three games under interim head coach, Kerry Zavagnin.
This year, Jackie Robinson Day feels different amid a political shift.
Back in Maryville, Sundell’s success is helping inspire the next generation of local athletes.
Vermes ranks third all-time in wins in MLS history. He had been Sporting’s head coach since 2009.
The Kansas State Wildcats women’s basketball team is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2002.
The win was JCCC’s third national championship in women’s basketball – and second under long-time head coach Ben Conrad.
University of Kansas men's basketball head coach Bill Self prepares for next season by watching top signee Darryn Peterson.
It’s officially the postseason for Kansas men’s basketball.
The women’s Big 12 Basketball tournament was held at T-Mobile Center for the second year in a row.
Brown is a six-year NFL veteran and began his career with the Baltimore Ravens before being traded to the Arizona Cardinals ahead of the 2022 season.
Starting Wednesday, basketball will be played at T-Mobile Center for 10 of the next 11 days.
Head coach and general manager Tad O’Had currently has 187 wins, a franchise record and more than any professional hockey coach in KC history.
The Jayhawks completed their first of 15 spring practices on Sunday, as they look to put last year’s disappointing season behind them.
For now, Averie is in the record books as the youngest Missouri girl to ever roll a 300.
Carter Jensen is a Kansas City kid and grew up idolizing the Royals. Now, he gets to play professional baseball alongside some of his childhood heroes.
Last year’s Royals became the first team in MLB history to lose 100 games in one season (2023) and then win a postseason series the next (2024).
Sporting Kansas City is ready to take on Inter Miami, even with the game being postponed.
Yost says his job will be to help current manager Matt Quatraro get what he needs to win a World Series.
Two years ago, the Chiefs were staring down the barrel of a 10-point halftime deficit against the Philadelphia Eagles.
In life, many of us have mentors who show us the ropes of our profession. For Patrick Mahomes, it was Alex Smith – even though Mahomes was drafted to take Smith’s job.
Some NFL players go their entire career without ever winning a playoff game, let alone making it to the Super Bowl. However, that’s not the case for the Chiefs’ 2022 draft class.
Everywhere you go, people think they know what is going to happen in the Super Bowl.
Baseball season is about to begin. Royals’ pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training with full squad workouts beginning Feb. 17.
One of the Chiefs’ top contributors wasn’t on the team when the season began.
No team has ever won three Super Bowls in a row, but head coach Andy Reid says he doesn’t talk to the team about a chance at a three-peat.
Over the years, food has become a central part of each Chiefs’ playoff run. Often, sweet treats and barbecue are the focus of attention, but what about gourmet deli sandwiches?
The Chiefs are playing in their seventh-consecutive AFC Championship, the second-longest streak in NFL history (Patriots, 8).
Four quarters from NFL history; that’s all that stands between the Chiefs and doing something no football team has ever done before.
Six different Chiefs had a sack in the AFC Divisional Round against the Houston Texans.
The Chiefs’ success has inspired people to do many things. For the most part, people buy merchandise or attend games. But not retired Lee’s Summit school guidance counselor, Duane Bierwirth. He was inspired to write a song.
Should the Chiefs win their next three games, they would become the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row.
It’s officially “win-or-go-home” time for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Some of the biggest stars in college sports play women’s college basketball, and two of them were in Lawrence Wednesday for a match-up against the Jayhawks.
A new simulator golf in Leawood opened up.
The airport was open on Sunday, but almost every flight was cancelled at KCI.
The Chiefs have nothing to play for on Sunday. They’ve already locked up the top seed in the AFC and a first-round bye in the playoffs.
If you were hoping to watch Patrick Mahomes play football this weekend, you’re out of luck.
The Mavericks fell to the Thunder 4-3 in overtime.
Former President Jimmy Carter has passed away. Carter was 100 years old and had entered hospice in February of 2023.
KCTV5 – and CBS stations across the country – will broadcast the Musial Awards on Dec. 29 at 4 p.m. CT. The awards, named after St. Louis Cardinals legend Stan Musial, celebrate athletes with the best sportsmanship.
With the holidays in the rearview mirror, many people need a few extra bucks in their bank account – so why not take a chance on the lottery?
People from all over Kansas City gathered at the Gem Theater Thursday night to celebrate the first night of Kwanzaa.
December 22 is a tough day for Jenny Hite. It’s the day her son – Chad Donaldson – was killed. It’s now a decade after his death, and she is still waiting for justice to be served.
