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Blues' winning streak reaches franchise-record 11 games in OT (2/20/19)ST. LOUIS -- In the beginning of the season, the St. Louis Blues were finding ways to lose games. Now, they're managing to pull out wins. Ryan O'Reilly scored 34 seconds into overtime and the St. Louis Blues beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Tuesday night for their franchise-record 11th straight victory... -
Cardinals shut down Martinez for two weeks to build up shoulder strength (2/20/19)JUPITER, Fla. -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez has been shut down for two weeks to build up shoulder strength after an injury-plagued season. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said Tuesday that Martinez won't throw before being re-evaluated on March 5. Shildt said an MRI this week showed Martinez's right shoulder was structurally sound... -
Wildcats keep momentum from win over No. 1 Vols, beat Mizzou (2/20/19)COLUMBIA, Mo. -- PJ Washington and Tyler Herro scored 18 points each as fourth-ranked Kentucky slogged past Missouri 66-58 on Tuesday night. Ashton Hagans added 12 points for the Wildcats (22-4, 11-2 Southeastern Conference), who looked a little sluggish three days after beating then top-ranked Tennessee. But Kentucky was good enough defensively to hold the Tigers to 37 percent shooting from the field...
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Former Southeast Missouri State men's basketball player Nino Johnson adapting to life in G-League with Memphis Hustle (2/15/19)FRISCO, Texas -- This is Nino Johnson's first swim through the NBA G-League, and the early returns on the former Southeast Missouri State standout are promising. Through 19 games, he's averaging 6.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game for the Memphis Hustle... -
Blues extend winning streak to seven games with 8-3 rout of Devils (2/13/19)ST. LOUIS -- Jaden Schwartz knew he would score again. He just didn't expect it would take so long. Schwartz got his first goal in 23 games -- a span of 73 shots -- on a night when no St. Louis player had trouble finding the net. Alex Pietrangelo and Ivan Barbashev each scored twice as the Blues won their seventh straight game, blowing out the New Jersey Devils 8-3 on Tuesday night... -
Mizzou survives Arkansas' final possession, prevails 79-78 (2/13/19)COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri locked down on the final defensive possession and squeaked by Arkansas 79-78 Tuesday night. The Tigers were up three points with 17 seconds remaining when Arkansas' Daniel Gafford threw down an alley-oop dunk from Jalen Harris. On the ensuing inbound play, Missouri's Xavier Pinson committed a push-off foul to give Arkansas the ball back and a chance to win... -
Cards believe Goldschmidt, Miller address weaknesses of last season (2/9/19)John Mozeliak has built enough championship clubs in St. Louis he immediately recognized after the Cardinals failed to make the playoffs last season changes needed to be made. The president of baseball operations also knew they were close. So with an aggressive approach to the offseason, Mozeliak traded for six-time All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to provide some pop to his lineup, then he signed two-time All-Star reliever Andrew Miller to a $25 million, two-year contract to close out games at the back of the bullpen.. ... -
Schenn scores in OT; Blues beat Lightning 1-0 (2/8/19)TAMPA, Fla, -- Brayden Shenn scored with 58.2 seconds left in overtime and rookie Jordan Binnington made 32 saves as the St. Louis Blues won their fourth straight game, 1-0 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Schenn skated in from the left wing boards and beat Andrei Vasilevskiy for the win...
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Former Scott County Central star Otto Porter sent to Chicago; Davis remains in limbo (2/6/19)MIAMI -- With the NBA trade deadline looming, former Scott County Central standout Otto Porter Jr. is headed to Chicago. The Washington Wizards traded Porter to the Bulls in exchange for Jabari Parker and Bobby Portis. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis is still a member of the New Orleans Pelicans. By 3 p.m. Thursday, that may change... -
Blues overcome two-goal deficit in third period, beat Panthers 3-2 (2/6/19)SUNRISE, Fla. -- Only one thing has really worked for the St. Louis Blues this season when trailing late in games: playing against the Florida Panthers. Vince Dunn scored with 3 minutes, 53 seconds left to cap a third-period rally from a two-goal deficit and lift the Blues over the Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night. It was only St. Louis' second win when trailing after two periods this season -- both against Florida... -
Mikolas expresses willingness to reach long-term deal with Cardinal (2/2/19)ST. LOUIS -- Miles Mikolas is open to discussing a long-term deal with the St. Louis Cardinals rather than wait to go on the open market after the season. The 30-year-old right-hander returned to the major leagues last year after three seasons in Japan, agreeing to a $15.5 million, two-year contract with the Cardinals. He became a first-time All-Star, going 18-4 with a 2.83 ERA in 32 starts... -
Dee wrong Ford: Kansas City Chiefs fans vent on Twitter at Englishwoman (1/25/19)KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 47-year-old Englishwoman has seen the best and worst that Twitter would have to offer the American football player who shares her name. Dee Ford, of Kent, England, told the Kansas City Star that her "phone was going off literally nonstop" due to angry tweets from Kansas City Chiefs fans who thought they were venting at linebacker Dee Ford following his critical late penalty in last weekend's AFC Championship loss to the New England Patriots. ...
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Chiefs hire Spagnuolo to turn around defense (1/25/19)KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs hired Steve Spagnuolo as their defensive coordinator Thursday, moving swiftly to replace Bob Sutton after his unit's dismal performance against the Patriots in the AFC title game. Spagnuolo began his coaching career as Chiefs coach Andy Reid's assistant in Philadelphia, where he worked with several position groups over the course of eight seasons. He left to become the Giants' defensive coordinator, and has held similar roles with the Saints and Ravens...
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Kooiker-huh? Breeds new at Westminster (1/24/19)NEW YORK -- Two new breeds. Sixteen new syllables. The grand basset griffon Vendeen and the Nederlandse kooikerhondje make their debuts at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show next month, each getting a nationally televised turn among the more than 200 breeds and varieties on the green carpet at the nation's premier canine contest... -
Chiefs fire Sutton (1/23/19)KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs fired defensive coordinator Bob Sutton on Tuesday, just two days after Kansas City failed to stop Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on what turned out to be the only possession of overtime in a crushing 37-31 playoff defeat...
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TOP 25 BASKETBALL
Men
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 8 North Carolina, 8 p.m.No. 6 Nevada at San Diego State, 10 p.m.
No. 10 Michigan State vs. Rutgers, 5:30 p.m.
No. 11 Marquette vs. Butler, 8 p.m.
No. 13 LSU vs. Florida, 6 p.m.
No. 17 Villanova at Georgetown, 5:30 p.m.
No. 18 Louisville at Syracuse, 6 p.m.
Women
No. 1 Baylor vs. Kansas, 6 p.m.No. 3 UConn vs. Memphis at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 6 p.m.
No. 20 Iowa State at Oklahoma, 10:30 a.m.
NHL
Chicago at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Winnipeg at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Vegas, 9 p.m.