TOUGH HOME LOSS FOR THE MISSOURI ST. MEN AT HOME TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS 63-43. JUST THEIR 3RD HOME LOSS OF THE YEAR. THE BEARS WILL BE HOME TO INDIANA ST. ON SATURDAY.

THE MIZZOU MEN TRAVEL TO FLORIDA SATURDAY TO PLAY THE GATORS. THE TIGERS ARE 12-13 ON THE SEASON AFTER A HOME LOSS TO #4 KENTUCKY EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

THE LADY TIGERS ARE 19-8 ON THE SEASON AND LOOKING GOOD FOR AN NCAA TOURNAMENT BID. THEY WILL PLAY AT AUBURN SUNDAY.

MSU LADY BEARS ARE TIED FOR THEIR CONFERENCE LEAD AT 11-1. THEY WILL BE AT VALPO FRIDAY.

THE DRURY LADY PANTHERS ARE 24-0 AND RANKED #1 IN THE NATION IN WOMEN’S DIVISION 2. THEY ARE OFF UNTIL SATURDAY WHEN THE TRAVEL TO MISSOURI ST. LOUIS THURSDAY.

THE BLUES RECENTLY JUMPED OVER THE DALLAS STARS IN THE DIVISION STANDINGS, THE TWO GO HEAD TO HEAD TONIGHT WITH ST. LOUIS GOING FOR ITS 12TH STRAIGHT WIN. THE BLUES WILL BE BACK HOME TO PLAY BOSTON ON SATURDAY.

AS SPRING TRAINING MOVES ALONG THE CARDINALS HAVE PUT PITCHER CARLOS MARTINEZ ON A TWO WEEK NO THROWING PROGRAM BECAUSE OF INFLAMMATION AND WEAKNESS IN HIS THROWING SHOULDER. HE WAS ON THE DISABLED LIST THREE TIMES LAST SEASON FOR VARIOUS AILMENTS. THE CARDS FIRST SPRING GAME IS SATURDAY IN FLORIDA AGAINST THE MARLINS. THE ROYALS CONTINUE THEIR SPRING WORK IN ARIZONA. THEIR FIRST SPRING GAME IS SATURDAY AGAINST THE TEXAS RANGERS.

THERE ARE AT LEAST FIVE FISHING TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS THIS SUNDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CONTACT THE ORGANIZATIONS PUTTING ON THE EVENTS: WAPPELLO COUNTY BASS CLUB, MO-KAN BASSMASTERS, BASS WORLD SPORTS TOURNAMENT ASSOS., LOZ CRAPPIE CLUB AND ANGLERS IN ACTION.

BAD NEWS FOR NASCAR. THE RATINGS FOR LAST WEEKS DAYTONA 500 ARE DOWN A LITTLE FROM LAST YEAR. THE RACE POSTED A 5.3 RATING WITH 9.17 VIEWERS ACCORDING TO SPORTS MEDIA WATCH. THE NUMBER OF VIEWERS IS DOWN ABOUT 130 THOUSAND FROM LAST YEAR. THOSE NUMBERS MAKE IT THE LEAST-WATCHED DAYTONA 500 SINCE 1979. REPORTS SAY NASCAR HAS LOST 5 MILLION VIEWERS OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS.

CHIEFS KINGDOM WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THE TEAM HAS BEEN BUSY OVERHAULING THE DEFENSIVE COACHING STAFF. STEVE SPAGNUOLA, THE NEW DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, HAS FOUR NEW ASSISTANTS JOINING HIM, INCLUDING BRENDAN DALY, WHO LEAVES THE PATRIOTS TO HANDLE THE DEFENSIVE LINE. THE CHIEFS HAD ONE OF THE WORST DEFENSES IN THE LEAGUE LAST SEASON, AND IT SHOWED IN THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LOSS TO NEW ENGLAND.