BLUES HAVE FRIDAY NIGHT OFF AFTER PULLING OUT A 3-2 WIN AT HOME IN THE SERIES OPENER AGAINST DALLAS TO TAKE A 1-0 LEAD IN THE SERIES. GAME 2 GOES SATURDAY. GAMES 3 AND 4 WILL BE PLAYED IN DALLAS.

FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGS ROUNDS 2 AND 3 OF THE NFL DRAFT, THE CHIEFS HAVE 3 PICKS, BARRING ANY TRADES, 2 IN THE SECOND ROUND AND ANOTHER IN THE THIRD. THEY DIDN’T HAVE ANY PICKS IN ROUND ONE, TRADING IT TO SEATTLE EARLIER IN THE WEEK. OKLAHOMA QB KYLER MURRAY WENT #1 OVERALL. NATIONAL CHAMPION CLEMSON HAD 3 TAKEN IN THE FIRST ROUND. CHIEFS MVP QUARTER BACK PATRICK MAHOMES IS NAMED THE COVER BOY FOR MADDEN 20.

AFTER A DAY OFF, THE CARDINALS RESUME THEIR HOME STAND FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE REDS. CARDS ARE 5-1 SO FAR ON THE STAND AND COME OFF A SWEEP OF THE BREWERS. THE RED BIRDS SIT ALONE IN FIRST PLACE GOING INTO THE NIGHT.

AFTER GOING 3-7 ON THEIR RECENT ROAD TRIP, THE ROYALS ARE BACK AT THE ‘K’ FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE ANGELS. THE ROYALS ARE 6 ½ OUT OF FIRST PLACE. THE BLUE CREW WILL PLAY THREE AGAINST ANAHEIM AND THEN FOUR AGAINST TAMPA ON THE HOMESAND.

COLLEGE BASEBALL, THE MIZZOU MEN ARE 27-15-1 – AFTER BEATING MSU 6-2 TUESDAY. THE TIGERS HAVE A HOME SERIES AGAINST S. CAROLINA THIS WEEKEND. THE MSU BEARS ARE 13-27 WITH A HOME SERIES AGAINST BRADLEY THIS WEEKEND.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL, THE MSU LADY BEARS ARE 27-17, THEY WILL HAVE A HOME SERIES AGAINST DRAKE THIS WEEKEND. THE MIZZOU LADY TIGERS ARE 29-18 AND WINNERS OF 6 IN A ROW GOING INTO A SERIES AT MISS ST. FOR 3 GM SERIES THIS WEEKEND

MMA FIGHTER JOYCE VIEIRA BEAT UP A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY EXPOSED HIMSELF WHILE SHE WAS TAKING PART IN A PHOTO SHOOT. VIERA SAYS THE MAN WAS ON A PATH WHERE CHILDREN WALK. THE MAN WAS ARRESTED BUT THEN RELEASED AFTER CLAIMING HE WAS JUST URINATING. LIKE THAT’S OKAY.