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STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BLUES PUT AN END TO THEIR THREE GAME LOSING STREAK WITH A 4-2 WIN OVER VEGAS. IT WAS THE FIRST OF A FOUR GAME HOMESTAND, NEXT UP THE BLUES WILL HOST CHICAGO SATURDAY.
– BLUES ARE 19-8-6 ON THE SEASON
– BLUES ARE 9-4-3 AT HOME, 10-4-3 ON THE ROAD
COLLEGE BASKETBALL HAS A BIG SHOWDOWN COMING UP SUNDAY BETWEEN THE LADY TIGERS (3-7) AND LADY BEARS. THE STRUGGLING MIZZOU LADIES TRAVEL TO SPRINGFIELD TO TAKE ON THE #20 MSU LADIES, WHO ARE OFF TO A GREAT 8-1 START TO THE SEASON.
-THE 5-4 MIZZOU MEN WILL BE AT HOME SUNDAY TO PLAY SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
-THE 6-5 MSU BEARS WILL TRAVEL TO PLAY VCU SUNDAY.
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THE GAMEPLAN FOR DENVER SUNDAY. THE CHIEFS ARE A 9 ½ POINT FAVORITE TO GET THE WIN AT HOME, BUT DENVER HAS BEEN PLAYING BETTER LATELY, RIDING A TWO GAME WIN STREAK. THE CHIEFS HAVE ALREADY SECURED THEIR 4TH STRAIGHT AFC WEST DIVISION TITLE AND A PLAYOFF SPOT. KC IS LISTED AS A 9 ½ POINT FAVORITE TO WIN SUNDAY.
– KICKOFF WILL BE AT 12NOON SUNDAY AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM
– CHIEFS ARE 6-1 ON THE ROAD, 3-3 AT HOME, AND 4-0 IN THE DIVISION
– CHIEFS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 90 POINTS, SCORING 371
– REMAINING GAMES ON THE CHIEFS SCHEDULE INCLUDE: BRONCOS, BEARS, CHARGERS
THE JUSTICE DEPARTEMENT HAS CHARGED 10 FORMER NFL PLAYERS, INCLUDING REDSKIN STARS CLINTON PORTIS AND CARLOS ROGERS, WITH DEFRAUDING A HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR RETIRED PLAYERS OF NEARLY $4 MILLION. MORE PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CHARGED. THE CHARGES CARRY A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF 50 YEARS IN PRISON.
THE HEISMAN TROPHY WILL BE ANNOUNCED SATURDAY, LSU QB JOE BURROW IS CONSIDERED THE FAVORITE. BURROW JUST WON THE AP PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD, GETTING 50 OF THE 53 FIRST PLACE VOTES. OHIO ST. DEFENSIVE END CHASE YOUNG FINISHED SECOND. THOSE TWO, ALONG WITH QB’S JALEN HURTZ AND JUSTIN FIELDS FROM OKLAHOMA & OHIO ST. ARE THE HEISMAN FINALISTS THIS YEAR.
MIZZOU TIGERS NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH IS 36-YEAR-OLD ELI DRINKWITZ. HE WAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TUESDAY MORNING. DRINKWITZ COMES OFF A 12-1 SEASON AT APPALATION STATE, ARKANSAS WAS ALSO TRYING TO HIRE HIM. AT AGE 36, DRINKWITZ WILL BE THE SECOND-YOUNGEST COACH OF A POWER 5 SCHOOL.
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS ARE SET AFTER THE FINAL RANKINGS.
#1 LSU vs #4 OKLAHOMA -12/28 – LSU 12.5 PT FAVORITE
#2 OHIO ST. vs #3 CLEMSON -12/28 – CLEMSON 2 PT FAVORITE
– OVER/UNDER FOR LSU/OKLAHOMA OPENED AT 75.5
– OVER/UNDER FOR OH. ST./CLEMSON OPENED AT 63.5
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAMES IN COYOTE NATION:
FRIDAY 12/13
ROLLA HM TO PACIFIC
OSAGE HM TO RICHLAND
ELDON AT EUGENE
DIXON HM TO CUBA
LAQUEY AT VIENNA
NEWBURG AT STOUTLAND
ST. JAMES AT SALEM
12/12-14 73rd Annual Carthage Varsity Boys Invitational (LEBANON)
SATURDAY 12/14
ELDON AT STEELVILLE
CROCKER HM TO NIANGUA
DIXON AT PIERCE CITY
ST. ELIZABETH VS CALIFORNIA RIVER REGION SHOOTOUT
12/12-14 73rd Annual Carthage Varsity Boys Invitational (LEBANON)