BLUES AND SHARKS OPEN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL’S SERIES SATURDAY NIGHT IN SAN JOSE. THIS IS THE NHL’S VERSION OF THE FINAL FOUR.

  • SHARKS HAVE THE HOME ICE ADVANTAGE, BUT THE BLUES HAVE PLAYED BETTER ON THE ROAD THESE PLAYOFFS THAN AT HOME
  • BLUES ARE 5-1 ON THE ROAD SO FAR IN THESE PLAYOFFS
  • FIRST TWO GAMES WILL BE IN SAN JOSE, NEXT TWO IN THE LOU
  • THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN FOUR YEARS THE BLUES HAVE BEEN IN THE STANLEY CUP FINAL FOUR
  • THE WINNER OF THIS SERIES WILL PLAY IN THE FINALS FOR THE STANLEY CUP
  • BOSTON AND CAROLINA ARE PLAYING FOR THE EASTERN CONF. TITLE

THE CARDINALS OPENED A FOUR GAME SERIES AGAINST THE PIRATES WITH A BIG 17-4 WIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THE CARDS HAD LOST FIVE IF THEIR PREVIOUS SIX GAMES GOING INTO THIS ONE.

  • GOLDSCHMIDT, MOLINA AND FOWLER BOTH HAD THREE HITS FOR THE RED BIRDS, THE TEAM HAD 16 HITS IN ALL
  • CARDS ARE NOW 2-3 ON THE HOME STAND WITH THREE GAMES TO GO
  • FIRST TIME THE CARDS HAVE SCORED 17 RUNS SINCE 2008
  • RED BIRDS ARE NOW 22-16 ON THE SEASON

ROYALS ARE RESTED UP AFTER TAKING THURSDAY OFF. UNTIL YESTERDAY THEY HAD PLAYED 32 GAMES IN 33 DAYS. THE BLUE CREW OPEN A SIX GAME HOME STAND FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE PHILLIES. KC IS 13-25 ON THE SEASON, 8-11 AT HOME, 5-13 ON THE ROAD

COLLEGE SOFTBALL HAS MOVED INTO POST SEASON PLAY. THE MSU LADY BEARS FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON 30-20. LADY BEARS LOST THEIR FIRST GAME IN ‘THE VALLEY’ POST SEASON TOURNAMENT TO INDIANA ST. THURSDAY. THE MIZZOU LADY TIGERS FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON 32-22. THEY FELL TO AUBURN WEDNESDAY IN THEIR SEC TOURNAMENT OPENER.

COLLEGE BASEBALL, THE MIZZOU MEN ARE 33-16-1, WITH TWO MORE WEEKEND SERIES BEFORE THE POST SEASON START. THEY PLAY AT #2 VANDERBILT THIS WEEKEND. THE MSU BEARS ARE 15-32, THEY WILL PLAY AT EVANSVILLE THIS WEEKEND.

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