THE NHL’S HOTTEST TEAM IS ST. LOUIS, THE BLUES TAKE THEIR 7 GAME WIN STREAK TO ARIZONA THURSDAY NIGHT. BLUES WILL PLAY THEIR NEXT 3 ON THE ROAD STARTING IN ARIZONA TONIGHT. AFTER TONIGHT THEY PLAY AT COLORADO AND MINNESOTA SAT & SUN.
CARDINALS AND ROYALS PITCHERS AND CATCHERS ARE AT IT AGAIN TODAY AS SPRING TRAINING MOVES INTO DAY TWO OF DRILLS. REST OF THE TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO REPORT ON SUNDAY. FIRST GAME FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE A WEEK FROM SATURDAY
MSU BEARS CONTINUE TO MOVE UP THE CONFERENCE STANDINGS, THEY WIN IN EVANSVILLE 68-56 TO MAKE IT 6 OF THEIR LAST 7. THE BEARS AT LOYOLA CHI SUNDAY, THE BEARS ARE 14-12 OVERALL, 10-2 AT HOME, 4-8 ON THE ROAD
THE TOP 4 IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S TOP 25 STAY THE SAME THIS WEEK. TENNESSEE IS AGAIN #1, FOLLOWED BY DUKE, GONZAGA, VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY.
THE MIZZOU MEN WILL PLAY AT OLE MISS SATURDAY AFTER SQUEAKING OUT A ONE POINT WIN OVER ARKANSAS EARLIER THIS WEEK.
THE LADY TIGERS ARE 18-7 AND LOOKING GOOD FOR A BIG DANCE BID. THEY WILL BE AT #6 MISS. ST. THURSDAY.
THE MISSOURI ST. LADY BEARS ARE 14-7 ON THE SEASON AND IN 1ST PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE STANDINGS. NEXT UP, ILLINOIS ST. FRIDAY
THE DRURY LADY PANTHERS ARE 23-0 AND RANKED #1 IN THE COUNTRY IN WOMEN’S DIVISION 2. THEY ARE OFF UNTIL SATURDAY WHEN THE TRAVEL TO MISSOURI S&T.
THE MIZZOU MEN OPEN THE COLLEGE BASEBALL SEASON FRIDAY AGAINST NORTH FLORIDA IN JACKSONVILLE
THE MSU BEARS OPEN ON FRIDAY AT THE TEXAS STATE INVITATIONAL WITH 3 GAMES – AGAINST NEVADA, UTAH AND TEXAS ST.
THE LADY BEARS ARE 3-2 ON THE YOUNG SOFTBALL SEASON, THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO PLAY 5 GAMES THIS WEEKEND AT A TOURNEY IN LOUISIANA
THE LADY TIGERS ARE 3-2 WITH 5 GAMES SCHEDULED AT A TOURNEY THIS WEEKEND IN ORLANDO
WITH SPRING TRAINING HERE, ODDS-MAKERS ARE COMING OUT WITH THE ODDS-ON-FAVORITE TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES. TOPPING THE LIST RIGHT NOW ARE THE YANKESS AT 6-1, FOLLOWED BY THE RED SOX, ASTROS, DODGERS AND PHILLIES TO ROUND OUT THE TOP 5. THE CUBS ARE AT 12/1 ODDS, CARDS AT 14/1, THE ROYALS COME IN 2ND TO LAST AT 150-1 ODDS.
BOB COSTAS AND NBC HAVE PARTED WAYS AFTER A 40 YEAR WORKING RELATIONSHIP. THAT RELATIONSHIP SOURED AT THE END. THE NETWORK TOOK COSTAS OFF THEIR LAST SUPER BOWL GAME COVERAGE BECAUSE OF CRITICAL COMMENTS HE MADE ABOUT CONCUSSIONS AND BRAIN DAMAGE IN THE NFL. DESPITE THAT, COSTAS SAYS HE HAS NO ISSUES WITH NBC AND THEIR SPLIT WAS “VERY FAIR AND VERY AMICABLE.”
THE GOLF SEASON IS STILL EARLY BUT STARTING TO GET INTO FULL SWING. PHIL MICKELSON WON THE STOP AT PEBBLE BEACH LAST WEEKEND, THE 44TH WIN OF HIS CAREER. PHIL IS NOW 48, THERE IS 28 YEARS BETWEEN HIS FIRST PGA WIN AND THE 44TH. HE AND TIGER ARE THE ONLY GOLFERS TO SURPASS $90 MILLION IN CAREER EARNINGS.