THE ST. LOUIS BLUES ARE 2-0 ON THE FOUR GAME HOMESTAND WITH A 5-2 WIN OVER DETROIT. IVAN BARBASHEV TALLIED A HAT TRICK, THAT MAKES BACK TO BACK HAT TRICK GAMES FOR THE BLUES. BLUES HAVE THE NHL’S BEST TAMPA BAY TEAM IN TOWN SATURDAY.

LOOKS LIKE FIRST BASEMAN PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT WILL BE A ST. LOUIS CARDINAL THROUGH THE 2014 SEASON. THE TEAM IS WORKING ON A 5 YEAR, $130 MILLION DOLLAR EXTENSION. GOLDY HAS FINISHED 2ND OR 3RD IN NL MVP VOTING THREE DIFFERENT TIMES.

IT IS INTO THE FINAL WEEKEND OF SPRING TRAINING. THE CARDS HEAD BACK TOWARD HOME AFTER SUNDAYS GAME IN FLORIDA, THEY OPEN THE REGULAR SEASON IN MILWAUKEE THURSDAY. THE ROYALS OPEN THE NEW SEASON AT HOME AGAINST THE W.SOX THURSDAY.

COLLEGE BASEBALL, THE MIZZOU MEN ARE 13-8 WITH A HOME SERIES THIS WEEKEND AGAINST #20 OLE MISS. THE MSU BEARS ARE 5-13 WITH A SERIES AT SANTA BARBARA THIS WEEKEND.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL, THE MSU LADY BEARS ARE 18-9 AND WINNERS OF 4 STRAIGHT, WITH A HOME SERIES AGAINST NORTHERN IOWA THIS WEEKEND. THE MIZZOU LADY TIGERS ARE 13-12 WITH A SERIES AT #13 KENTUCKY THIS WEEKEND.

IT’S DAY TWO OF MARCH MADNESS, 16 MORE GAMES IN THE MEN’S TOURNAMENT, AND THE WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT IS UNDERWAY WITH 16 GAMES INCLUDING THE #7 SEED MIZZOU LADIES TAKING ON 10TH SEED DRAKE. THE MSU LADIES PLAY THEIR TOURNAMENT OPENER TOMORROW AGAINST DEPAUL.

FLORIDA ST. BIG MAN PHIL COFER LEARNED AFTER THE SEMINOLES FIRST ROUND WIN OVER VERMONT THAT HIS FATHER HAD PASSED AWAY. HE RECEIVED A CALL IN THE LOCKER ROOM AFTER THE GAME WITH THE NEWS. HIS DAD HAD SUFFERED FROM A LONG ILLNESS.

THE DRURY LADY PANTHERS HAVE ADVANCED TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT STARTING NEXT TUESDAY IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. DRURY LADIES ARE 34-0 RANKED #1 IN THE NATION IN DIVISION II.

JOE GIBBS RACING LEADS THE NASCAR OWNER POINT STANDINGS HEADING INTO RACE SIX OF THE SEASON AT MARTINSVILLE. KYLE BUSCH TOPS THE DRIVER STANDINGS.

THERE WERE 57 FISHING TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH ON THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS, 18 THIS WEEKEND.