LISTEN TO CHRIS SCHNEIDER’S RENEGADE RADIO SPORTS UPDATES AROUND :30-:35 PAST THE HOUR, FROM 6:30 AM TO 6:30 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BLUES WELCOME THE BUFFALO SABRES TO TOWN THURSDAY FOR GAME 2 OF THE CURRENT 5 GAME HOMESTAND. THE BLUES ENDED A THREE GAME SKID WITH A WIN OVER SAN JOSE TUESDAY.
– THE BLUES STILL HAVE THE SABRES, RANGERS, DUCKS AND FLYERS ON THE HOMESTAND
– BLUES HAVE SCORED 136 GOALS, OUTSCORING OPPONENTS BY 15 GOALS
THE BLUES WILL HOST THE NHL ALL STAR FESTIVITIES JANUARY 24-25. THE BLUES HAVE HAD THREE PLAYERS SELECTED TO BE ALL STARS, CAPTAIN ALEX PIETRANGELO, GOALIE JORDAN BINNINGTON AND MVP OF LAST SEASON’S PLAYOFFS RYAN O’REILLY. DAVID PERRON WAS DESERVING BUT DID NOT GET THE VOTE.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL THURSDAY NIGHT FINDS THE MIZZOU LADIES (4-11) AT HOME AGAINST #13 MISSISSIPPI ST. (14-2) THE LADY TIGERS COME OFF THEIR BEST WIN OF THE YEAR SUNDAY AGAINST LSU.
-THE #20 MSU LADY BEARS (12-2) WILL BE AT HOME FRIDAY TO PLAY DRAKE.
-THE 8-6 MIZZOU MEN WILL BE AT HOME TO PLAY FLORIDA SATURDAY.
-THE 8-8 MSU BEARS HOST NORTHERN IOWA SATURDAY.
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS CONTINUE PUTTING IN THE GAMEPLAN FOR SUNDAY’S PLAYOFF SHOWDOWN WITH HOUSTON. THE CHIEFS LOOK TO AVENGE A LOSS TO THE TEXANS DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.
– TEXANS BEAT KC 31-24 DURING THE REGULAR SEASON
– KC WON THE AFC WEST, HOUSTON WON THE AFC SOUTH
NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:
AFC
#1 SEED RAVENS vs #6 TITANS – SAT 7:15- BALT BY 10
#2 SEED CHIEFS vs #4 TEXANS – SUN 2:05 – KC BY 10
NFC
#1 SEED NINERS vs #6 VIKINGS – SAT. 3:30 – SF BY 7
#2 SEED PACKERS vs #4 SEAHAWKS – SUN 5:40 – GB BY 4
THE NEW XFL LEAGUE IS COMING FAST WITH A 10 GAME REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE FOLLOWED BY PLAYOFFS. THERE ARE 8 TEAMS, INCLUDING THE ST. LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS, THE FIRST GAME IS SLATED FOR FEBRUARY 8TH, THE WEEK AFTER THE SUPER BOWL. THERE WILL BE SOME DIFFERENT RULES, AFTER A TOUCHDOWN TEAMS CAN GOT FOR 1 POINT FROM THE 2 YARD LINE, 2 POINTS FROM THE 5 YARD LINE, OR 3 POINTS FROM THE 10 YARD LINE. OVERTIME WILL FEATURE A SHOOTOUT, LIKE THE NHL DOES. BOTH TEAMS WILL 5 SINGLE PLAY POSSESSIONS AT THE 5 YARD LINE TO SCORE, THEY WILL ALTERNATE POSSESSIONS UNTIL ONE TEAM HAS AN INSURMOUTABLE LEAD AND THE WIN.
BASEBALL’S SPRING TRAINING IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER BASEBALL CONTINUES TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP THE FANS SAFE FROM FOUL BALLS. A TWO-YEAR-OLD TODDLER STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A FOUL BALL LAST MAY DURING AN ASTROS-CUBS GAME, HAS PERMANANT BRAIN DAMAGE. THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE REPORTS THE CHILD IS SUBJECT TO SEIZURES AND IS ON MEDICATION.
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET. LSU WILL PLAY CLEMSON IN THE TITLE GAME MONDAY JAN. 13TH. LSU CRUSHED OKLAHOMA IN THE SEMI-FINAL. CLEMSON BEAT OHIO ST. IN THE SEMI-FINAL.
– ODDSMAKERS LIST LSU A 5 ½ POINT FAVORITE TO BEAT CLEMSON IN THE TITLE GAME
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAMES IN COYOTE NATION:
THURSDAY 1/9
DIXON HM TO ST. JAMES
STOUTLAND AT NIANGUA
1/6-11 Owensville Tournament (Osage)
1/6-11 Bourbon Invite Tourn (Laquay)
FRIDAY 1/10
CAMDENTON HM TO GLENDALE
LEBANON AT HILLCREST
WAYNESVILLE HM TO PARKVIEW
ROLLA AT KICKAPOO
BUFFALO AT FORSYTH
LOCKING HM TO LIBERTY
MACKS CREEK HM TO WALNUT GROVE
ST. ELIZABETH AT VIENNA
CLIMAX SPRINGS AT HUMANSVILLE
CONWAY AT GAINESVILLE
ST. JAMES HM TO NEW HAVEN
1/6-11 Owensville Tournament (Osage)
1/6-11 Bourbon Invite Tournament (Laquay)