CHIEFS WERE ON THE LINE TO PAY LINEBACKER JUSTIN HOUSTON OVER $15 MILLION NEXT SEASON. APPARENTLY, THAT’S A LITTLE TOO MUCH BECAUSE THE CHIEFS LET HIM GO SUNDAY. THEY TRIED TO TRADE HIM BUT FOUND NO TAKERS.
BIG TRADE IN THE NFL. THE STEELERS SEND DISGRUNTLED WIDE RECEIVER ANTONIO BROWN TO OAKLAND FOR A THIRD AND A FIFTH ROUND DRAFT PICK. BROWN WILL GET A NEW 3 YEAR CONTRACT WORTH OVER $54 MILLION, WITH OVER $30 MILLION OF THAT GUARANTEED.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPS WERE CROWNED IN CLASSES 1, 2, 3 OVER THE WEEKEND.
BOYS STATE CHAMPS ARE:
JEFFERSON (CONCEPTION), SPRINGFIELD GREENWOOD, ST. LOUIS VASHON
GIRLS STATE CHAMPS ARE:
WALNUT GROVE, THAYER, STRAFFORD
KYLE BUSCH TAKES THE CHECKERED FLAG AT PHOENIX FOR HIS 52 CAREER CUP WIN.
BLUES HAVE MONDAY NIGHT OFF AFTER A SUCCESSFUL WEST COAST TRIP, TAKING 5 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 6 POINTS. THEY’LL BE HOME TO ARIZONA TUESDAY.
CARDINALS TAKING ON THE NATIONALS IN SPRING ACTION MONDAY DOWN IN FLORIDA. CARDS ARE 6-8-2 IN EXHIBITION PLAY AFTER LOSING TO THE METS SUNDAY.
ROYALS HAVE A COUPLE GAMES SCHEDULED UNDER THE LIGHTS MONDAY NIGHT, AGAINST THE MARINERS AND RANGERS IN CACTUS LEAGUE ACTION. ROYALS ARE 10-7 AFTER LOSING TO THE PADRES SUNDAY.
MIZZOU MEN FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 14-16 RECORD AFTER A LOSS TO OLE MISS OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY OPEN SEC TOURNEY PLAY WEDNESDAY AGAINST GEORGIA.
MISSOURI ST. MEN ARE HOPING FOR AN N.I.T. BID AFTER FALLING TO BRADLEY IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY TOURNEY ON FRIDAY. THEY ARE 16-16 ON THE SEASON.
THE LADY BEARS ARE THE #2 SEED IN THE CONFERENCE TOURNEY WHICH STARTS FRIDAY. THEY LOST ONLY TWO CONFERENCE GAMES ALL SEASON.
MIZZOU LADIES ARE 23-10 WITH A DATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT UP NEXT. THE LADY TIGERS LOST IN THE SEMI FINALS OF THE SEC TOURNAMENT.
THE DRURY LADY PANTHERS ARE 31-0 AND RANKED #1 IN THE NATION AFTER WINNING THEIR CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY NOW HEAD INTO THE NCAA DIVISION II TOURNEY.
GUESS WE CAN CALL IT THE ALPHABET MARRIAGE. A-ROD AND J.LO. THE FORMER MAJOR LEAGUER AND THE POP STAR ACTRESS GOT ENGAGED OVER THE WEEKEND. A-ROD IS 43, J.LO 49, THEY APPARENTLY BEGAN DATING TWO YEARS AGO. THIS WILL BE HER FORTH MARRIAGE, HIS SECOND. THEY BOTH HAVE TWO CHILDREN.
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.