A 12-month calendar is one of the few items pinned to the wall in Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes’ office. It serves as an organizational tool, with the team’s game, practice and travel schedules coded by color.
A unique listing was recently added to the month of August — the projection of miles traveled. The grand total will surpass 16,000 this month.
The bulk of the mileage will come over the next 15 days. Sporting KC has trips to Dallas (Saturday), Trinidad and Tobago (Tuesday), Vancouver (Aug. 23) and Philadelphia (Aug. 27) rapidly approaching as it blends the stretch run of the MLS season with the opening of the CONCACAF Champions League competition.