AFTER A MIRACLE WIN IN ANAHEIM WEDNESDAY, THE BLUES WERE IN LOS ANGELES LOOKING FOR THEIR SECOND WIN IN AS MANY NIGHTS. THEY DOMINATE THE KINGS, SKATING TO A 4-0 WIN. THEY’LL LOOK TO CLOSE OUT A PERFECT WEST COAST SWING AT SAN JOSE SATURDAY.
CARDINALS SHOULD BE RESTED AFTER TAKING YESTERDAY OFF IN FLORIDA. THEY ARE PLAYING THE NATIONALS FRIDAY. RED BIRDS ARE 4-6-2 IN SPRING ACTION THUS FAR.
ROYALS HAVE A COUPLE OF SPLIT SQUAD GAMES AT SPRING TRAINING TODAY AGAINST THE REDS AND DODGERS. KC IS 8-5 AFTER BEATING THE ANGELS THURSDAY 8-7.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE PLAYOFF GAMES INVOLVING TEAMS IN COYOTE NATION ARE UNDERWAY.
GIRLS STATE PLAYOFFS
CLASS 3 STATE SEMI FINALS THURSDAY NIGHT SAW THE LICKING LADIES FALL TO LUTHERAN NORTH 56-48. THE LICKING LADIES FINISH THE SEASON WITH A 25-5 RECORD. THE OTHER SEMI SAW STRAFFORD STAY PERFECT BEATING TRENTON.
FRIDAY
CLASS 2 STATE SEMI FINALS: HARTVILLE LADIES (27-4) VS MID-BUCHANAN (25-5)
SATURDAY
CLASS 4 STATE QUARTER FINALS: ROLLA LADIES PLAYS LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE
BOYS STATE PLAYOFFS
FRIDAY
CLASS 1 STATE SEMI FINALS: ST. ELIZABETH (23-5) VS DORA (29-1)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL, MIZZOU LADIES PICKED UP WIN #22 OF THE SEASON OVER FLORIDA IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT THURSDAY, THEY PLAY KENTUCKY IN THE QUARTERFINAL ROUND FRIDAY.
MSU LADY BEARS HAVE WON 17 OF 19 AFTER BEATING EVANSVILLE 88-46. THEY’LL CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON SATURDAY AT INDIANA ST.
THE DRURY LADY PANTHERS FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON UNDEFEATED AT 28-0 AND RANKED #1 IN THE NATION IN DIVISION II. THEY OPEN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT PLAY FRIDAY.
MIZZOU MEN NEED A WIN AT OLE MISS SATURDAY TO FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A .500 RECORD, THEY’RE 14-15.
MISSOURI ST. BEARS ARE INTO THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE POST SEASON TOURNEY. THEY’LL PLAY BRADLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
COLLEGE BASEBALL, THE MIZZOU MEN ARE 6-5 ON THE YOUNG SEASON WITH A HOME SERIES THIS WEEKEND AGAINST NORTHWESTERN. MSU BEARS BASEBALL IS OFF TO A 3-7 START, THEY HAVE A WEEKEND SERIES AT ARKANSAS ST.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL, THE MSU LADY BEARS ARE 13-7 ON THE SEASON. MIZZOU LADY TIGERS SOFTBALL IS 11-7 WITH A WEEKEND SERIES AT ALABAMA
BASEBALL HALL OF FAMER TOM SEAVER HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA. SEAVER IS 74 NOW, HIS FAMILY SAYS HE WILL RETIRE FROM PUBLIC LIFE. THE METS RETIRED HIS NUMBER IN 1988, HE WAS A FIRST BALLOT HALL OF FAMER IN ’92. HE WAS A BIG PART OF THE MIRACLE METS WORLD SERIES WIN IN 1969.
LABRON JAMES HAS PASSED MICHAEL JORDAN AND MOVED INTO 4TH PLACE ON THE NBA’S ALL TIME SCORING LIST. LABRON IS 34 AND NEEDED 118 MORE GAMES TO GET THERE THAN MJ DID, BUT MJ TOOK OVER 1200 MORE SHOTS TO GET THERE THAN LABRON. KOBE BRYANT, KARL MALONE AND KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR ARE STILL IN FRONT OF JAMES ON THE SCORING LIST.
YOU’VE PROBABLY HEARD THE OLD SAYING, ‘COACHES ARE HIRED TO BE FIRED.’ IT MIGHT BE L.A. LAKERS COACH LUKE WALTON’S TURN. THE TEAM IS STRUGGLING, EVEN WITH LEBRON JAMES. LAKERS PRESIDENT MAGIC JOHNSON HAS MADE PLENTY OF MISSTEPS AND IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME—FOR THAT MATTER, SO IS SUPER STAR LABRON JAMES, WHO IS LIKELY TO BE SITTING ON THE SIDELINES FOR THE PLAYOFFS.