MAKE IT 10 STRAIGHT WINS FOR THE ST. LOUIS BLUES, THE NHL’S HOTTEST TEAM. THEY CRUSHED COLORADO SATURDAY AND THEN DID THE SAME THING IN MINNESOTA YESTERDAY TO TAKE THEIR WIN STREAK INTO DOUBLE DIGITS. THEY CONTINUE TO ROCKET UP THE STANDINGS AND HOLD DOWN A SOLID PLAYOFF SPOT AT THE MOMENT. THEY WILL BE BACK AT HOME TO PLAY TORONTO TUESDAY.
THE DAYTONA 500 SAW REIGNING ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WILLIAM BYRON START ON THE POLE. THE RACE WAS BOGGED DOWN BY MULTIPLE CRASHES, INCLUDING AN 21 CAR PILE UP WITH 9 LAPS TO GO. DENNY HAMLIN SURVIVED IT ALL TO GET HIS 2ND DAYTONA WIN IN 4 YEARS. JOE GIBBS RACING FINISHED 1-2-3.
THE TOP 25 WILL CHANGE THIS WEEK AFTER #1 TENNESSEE WAS BEATEN BY KENTUCKY OVER THE WEEKEND
MAKE IT 7 WINS IN 8 GAMES FOR THE MSU MEN. THE BEARS BEAT LOYOLA CHICAGO SUNDAY TO GRAB A SHARE OF THE CONFERENCE LEAD WITH LOYOLA AND DRAKE. THE BEARS WILL BE HOME TO NORTHERN IOWA WEDNESDAY. THEY ARE 14-12 OVERALL
THE MIZZOU MEN LOST TO OLE MISS SATURDAY, THEY ARE 12-12 ON THE SEASON AND HAVE TO PLAY TOP 5 POWERHOUSE KENTUCKY TUESDAY. KENTUCKY COMES OFF A BIG WIN OVER #1 TENNESSEE.
THE LADY TIGERS LOST A TIGHT GAME AT HOME AGAINST TENNESSEE SUNDAY. THEY ARE 19-8 ON THE SEASON AND LOOKING GOOD FOR AN NCAA TOURNAMENT BID. THEY ARE AT AUBURN SUNDAY.
MSU LADY BEARS SAW THEIR 13 GAME WIN STREAK END LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, THEY BOUNCED BACK BEATING BRADLEY SUNDAY 82-60. THE LADY BEARS ARE TIED FOR THE CONFERENCE LEAD AT 11-1. THEY WILL BE AT VALPO FRIDAY.
THE DRURY LADY PANTHERS ARE 24-0 AND RANKED #1 IN THE NATION IN WOMEN’S DIVISION 2. THEY ARE OFF UNTIL SATURDAY WHEN THE TRAVEL TO MISSOURI ST. LOUIS THURSDAY.
SPRING TRAINING HITS ANOTHER STAGE NOW THAT THE POSITION PLAYERS HAVE REPORTED TO CAMP. THE PITCHERS AND CATCHERS WERE THERE ALL LAST WEEK FOR THE CARDINALS AND ROYALS IN FLORIDA AND ARIZONA. BOTH TEAMS WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST SPRING GAME ON SATURDAY.
ONE OF THE CHIEFS DIVISION RIVALS HAVE MADE A BIG OFF SEASON MOVE. THE BRONCOS TRADE WITH THE RAVENS TO GET SUPER BOWL WINNING QB JOE FLACCO. DENVER HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEW QB SINCE MANNING RETIRED. 34-YEAR-OLD FLACCO LOST HIS SPOT IN BALTIMORE TO LAMAR JACKSON. THE RAVENS WENT 72-40 IN FLACCO’S FIRST 7 SEASONS, BUT DROPPED TO 24-27 IN THE LAST FOUR.
WE KNOW WHO THE NEW CLASS OF BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS ARE – MARIANO RIVERA, ROY HALLADAY, EDGAR MARTINEZ AND MIKE MUSSINA. SO, WHO ARE THE BIG NAMES ON THE BALLOT FOR NEXT YEARS CLASS? YANKEE SHORTS STOP DEREK JETER IS THE BIGGEST NEW NAME ON THE LIST, FOLLOWED BY ALFONSO SORIANO AND JASON GIAMBI. BUT THE BIGGEST NAMES, OTHER THAN JETER, WILL BE A FAMILIAR CAST OF HOLDOVERS, BARRY BONDS, ROGER CLEMENS, CURT SCHILLING AND LARRY WALKER. BONDS AND CLEMENS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A LONG TIME AGO IF NOT FOR THEIR CONNECTION WITH PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS.