MAKE IT 8 WINS IN A ROW FOR THE NHL’S HOTTEST TEAM. THE ST. LOUIS BLUES SCORE 2 IN THE FIRST PERIOD, 1 IN THE SECOND, AND CRUISE TO A 4-0 WIN OVER THE ARIZONA COYOTES. THE WIN MOVES THE BLUES INTO 3RD PLACE IN THE STANDINGS. THEY PLAY AT COLORADO SATURDAY AND MINNESOTA SUNDAY.
THE SUPER BOWL OF RACING COMES THIS WEEKEND, THE DAYTONA 500. WILLIAM BYRON WILL START ON THE POLE AFTER WINNING THE TIME TRIAL. KEVIN HARVICK & JOEY LOGANO WON THE TWIN QUALIFYING RACES THURSDAY NIGHT. AUSTIN DILLON IS THE IS THE DEFENDING DAYTONA 500 CHAMP.
SPRING WORKOUTS ARE STILL JUST FOR CARDS AND ROYALS PITCHERS AND CATCHERS, THE REST OF THE POSITION PLAYERS ARE SCHEDULED TO REPORT SUNDAY. FIRST SPRING GAME FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE A WEEK FROM SATURDAY
COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S TOP 25 THIS WEEK HAS TENNESSEE AGAIN #1, FOLLOWED BY DUKE, GONZAGA, VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY.
THE LADY TIGERS IMPROVE TO 19-7, KNOCKING OFF #5 MISS. ST. ON THEIR HOME COURT LAST NIGHT 75-67
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 WILL PLAY AT OLE MISS SATURDAY AFTER SQUEAKING OUT A ONE POINT WIN OVER ARKANSAS EARLIER THIS WEEK.
MSU BEARS CONTINUE TO MOVE UP THE CONFERENCE STANDINGS WINNING 6 THEIR LAST 7. THE BEARS AT LOYOLA CHI SUNDAY.
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
CHIEFS DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH EMMITT THOMAS HAS RETIRED AFTER 53 YEARS IN FOOTBALL. THOMAS PLAYED 13 YEARS FOR THE CHIEFS, WINNING A SUPER BOWL IN 1970, AND RETIRED AS A PLAYER IN ’78. HE THEN BECAME A COACH AND WON 2 SUPER BOWLS WITH THE REDSKINS AND RETURNED TO COACH WITH THE CHIEFS 9 YEARS AGO. HE WENT INTO THE HALL OF FAME IN 2008.
THE AAF, ALLIANCE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL, MADE ITS DEBUT LAST WEEKEND AND THE TV RATINGS WERE PRETTY GOOD FOR THE FIRST WEEK. THE GAME ON SATURDAY NIGHT DREW A 2.9 RATING, BEATING OUT THE NBA GAME SHOWING ON ABC AT THE SAME TIME. THE RATINGS FOR SUNDAY’S GAME WERE DOWN DRAMATICALLY, WITH JUST A .4 RATING. WORD IS THE NETWORKS WOULD STILL BE HAPPY WITH THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS.