CARDS FELL TO ATLANTA WEDNESDAY 4-0 AT SPRING TRAINING, THAT DROPS THEM TO 2-2-1, THEY’RE PLAYING THE METS TODAY. CARDS OPENING DAY STARTER WILL BE MILES MIKOLAS, WHO JUST RECEIVED A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION.
ROYALS GOT BEAT UP BY THE GIANTS, 15-2, YESTERDAY. THEY ARE PLAYING SAN DIEGO THURSDAY.
COLLEGE BB’S TOP 25 THIS WEEK FINDS GONZAGA AT #1 WITH A 27-2 RECORD. THEY’RE FOLLOWED BY VIRGINIA, DUKE, KENTUCKY AND NORTH CAROLINA. THERE ARE 2 SEC & BIG 10 TEAMS IN THE TOP 10, 3 FROM THE ACC
IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL MISSOURI ST. CAME UP SHORT AT ILLINOIS ST., THAT DROPS THEM OUT OF FIRST PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE. THEY WILL BE HOME TO DRAKE SATURDAY. THE BEARS ARE 16-14 OVERALL.
MIZZOU MEN ARE OFF UNTIL SATURDAY. THEY LOST AT MISSISSIPPI ST. 68-49 EARLIER IN THE WEEK.
THE MIZZOU LADIES TRAVEL TO ARKANSAS TO PLAY THE HOGS THURSDAY.
DRURY LADY PANTHERS ARE 26-0 AND RANKED #1 IN THE NATION WITH ROCKHUST ON THE SLATE THURSDAY.
THE MSU LADY BEARS ARE 13-1 IN THE CONFERENCE PLAY AND TIED FOR FIRST PLACE. THEY TRAVEL TO NORTHERN IOWA FRIDAY.
BLUES ARE OFF UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO CAROLINA. THEY’VE WON 13 OF 15 AND TIED A TEAM RECORD WITH 12 WINS IN FEBRUARY.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, NBA HALL OF FAMER KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR IS 71 YEARS OLD? THE SEVEN-FOOTER IS PUTTING 4 OF HIS NBA CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS UP FOR AUCTION. HE IS NOT IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE, HE WANTS THE PROCEEDS TO GO TO HIS SKYHOOK FOUNDATION CHARITY TO HELP KIDS. KAREEM IS A 6 TIME NBA CHAMP, WINNING 1 WITH THE BUCKS AND 5 WITH THE LAKERS. REPORTS ARE, SOME OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS WILL START AT A MINIMUM BID OF $60,000.
THE PRESIDENT OF JAPAN’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HAS BEEN INDICTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES IN FRANCE. IT’S ALL PART OF TOKYO BEING AWARDED NEXT YEARS SUMMER OLYMPICS. IT IS ALLEGED BRIBES WERE MADE. THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH SEVERAL OF THESE CASES IN RECENT YEARS.