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The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers coming off a 2-2 showing in the Cabool Tournament, will travel to the School of the Osage to face the Indians tonight. The Salem Freshman will start the night out at 5:00 entering the contest with a 1-4 record. The Salem JV Tigers will play next starting around 6:15 going into the game with a 4-2 record, and the varsity game will be last starting around 7:30. The Varsity Tigers are 4-6 on the season while the Indians enter the game with a 7-2 record fresh off their 2nd place finish in the Legends Bank Holiday Classic. The varsity contest can be heard on KSMO Radio starting with Tiger Talk and Coach Jared Patterson around 7:15.

The Missouri Basketball Tigers will open their SEC Conference schedule against Auburn Saturday afternoon starting at 2:30 on KSMO. Missouri is 11-2 on the year. 

The St. Louis Blues coming off their Winter Classic win over Chicago Tuesday, 6-2, will host the Ottawa Senators tonight at 7:00, then they will be in Ohio where the Blues will play the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday night starting at 5:30 with the pre-game show followed by the play-by-play at 6:00.

The 15-1 Kansas City Chiefs will finish up the regular season playing in Denver against the 9-7 Broncos this Sunday afternoon at 3:25. The first seeded Chiefs will likely be resting several players. CBS will be broadcasting the game.

The Salem Basketball Tigers will be on the road tomorrow evening to take on the Osage Indians. Salem enters the contest with a 4-6 record while Osage holds a 7-2 record. You can listen to this game live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM with Tiger Talk starting at approximately 7:20.

The St. Louis Blues played the Chicago Blackhawks in the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field on New Year’s Eve. Cam Fowler scored on a wrist shot early and Jordan Kyrou followed up with a goal of his own to give the Blues a two score led within the first 10 minutes of play. The Blues would pile it on by scoring four more times on the night as they beat Chicago 6-2. The Blues will play the Ottawa Senators tomorrow night at 8:00

The Salem Basketball Tigers were defeated by the Liking Wildcats yesterday in the consolation final at the Cabool Holiday Tournament by a score of 65-53. Lincoln Thomas was selected to the All Tournament Team, congratulations Lincoln!

The Mizzou Football Tigers defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Music City Bowl yesterday afternoon by a score of 27-24. Brady Cook threw 18 of 32 for 287 yards and two touchdowns. Accounting for the majority of those passing yards was receiver Marquis Johnson with 7 receptions for 122 yards and one touchdown. The Mizzou Tigers finish the year with a 10-3 record.

The Mizzou Basketball Tigers faced off with the Alabama State Hornets yesterday evening. Tamar Bates led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points on the night as the Tigers defeated the Hornets by a score of 82-65. The Tigers will face the second ranked Auburn Tigers this Saturday afternoon at 3:00, and you can listen to this game live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM with coverage starting at 2:30.

The St. Louis Blues will play the Chicago Blackhawks this afternoon at 4:00. Listen to this game live on KSMO radio with pregame at 3:30.

The Salem Basketball Tigers were defeated by Norwood during the Cabool Holiday Tournament by a score of 72-43 on Friday. They went on to beat Mammoth Springs yesterday, 50-46. They will play the Licking Wildcats in the consolation finals at 3:30 this afternoon.

The Mizzou Football Tigers will be playing in the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Music City Bowl this afternoon. You can listen to this game live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM at 1:30.

The Mizzou Basketball Tigers will play Alabama State this evening at 6:30. You can listen to this game live on KSMO radio.

The St. Louis Blues hosted a game against the Nashville Predators on Friday. The Predators and Blues combined for 11 goals on the night. Robert Thomas scored a pair of goals while five other Blues players would each net a goal, giving the Blues the 7-4 win. Yesterday afternoon the Blues played the Buffalo Sabres and lost 4-2. Buffalo only put 16 shots on goal compared to the Blues 37. The Blues next game will be tomorrow afternoon at 4:00. Listen to this game live on KSMO radio with coverage starting at 3:30.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers fell to Willow Springs yesterday afternoon in the Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament by a score of 45-13. The Lady Tigers finish the tournament 0-2.

The Salem Basketball Tigers defeated the Winona Wildcats yesterday in the Cabool Holiday Tournament by a score of 50-45. The Tigers will play Norwood this afternoon at 3:00. Should the Tigers win, their next match will be at 6:00 tomorrow evening, if they lose they’ll play in the consolidation bracket at 3:00 in the afternoon.

The St. Louis Blues are playing the Nashville Predators tonight at 7:00. You can listen to this game live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM with the pre-skate show starting at 6:30.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers played Van Buren on Monday in the Girls Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament and lost 58-38. Salem moves to the consolidation bracket and will face Willow Springs this afternoon at 2:30 in Mountain Grove.

The Salem Basketball Tigers will be playing in the Cabool Holiday Tournament versus Winona at 10:30 this morning. Salem is seeded 8th and Winona is seeded 9th. The winner will go on to play tomorrow at 3:00 in the afternoon, the loser will play at 9:00 in the morning.

The Kansas City Chiefs played the Steelers in Pittsburgh yesterday and claimed win number 15 on the season with a 29-10 victory. Patrick Mahomes was 29 of 38 for 320 yards and three touchdowns. Leading all receivers was tight end Travis Kelce with eight receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown. The Chiefs wrap up the regular season versus the Denver Broncos, January 5th.

Friday night with the scored tied 12-12 in the second quarter, the Camdenton Lakers went on an 8-0 run and never looked back beating the Salem Boys Basketball Tigers at the Salem High

School Gym, 67-57. Salem was led by Braiden Gapsch with 31 points as the Tigers fall to 2-4 on the year. The varsity’s next game will be Thursday morning at 10:30 in Cabool Holiday Tournament against Winona. That game will NOT be broadcast on KSMO.

The Salem JV Boys Basketball Tigers broke a two-game losing streak by topping Camdenton Friday night, 56-49. The JV is now 4-2 on the year. 

The Salem Freshman Boys Basketball Tigers tied the game Friday night with Camdenton with a three-pointer at the buzzer, but fell in overtime, 44-39. The Freshman Tigers are now 1-4.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers snapped a two-game losing streak by beating Miller Career Friday afternoon in Sullivan at the People’s Bank Holiday Classic, 66-35. Addison Fulton netted 36 points for the Lady Tigers who are now 3-3 on the year. The Lady Tigers will take on Van Buren this morning at 11:30 in the Girls Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament.

Aleksander Barkov scored with 17 seconds left in overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win against the St. Louis Blues at Amerant Bank Arena on Friday. Oskar Sundqvist scored the lone Blues’ goal. The Blues will be at Detroit tonight at 5:30 to face the Red Wings and you can hear the game on KSMO Radio.

The Missouri Basketball Tigers and the Illinois Fighting Illini faced off yesterday. By the end of the first half Illinois held a five point led over the Tigers and although the Tigers would keep the game close they would eventually lose 80-77, snapping their ten game winning streak.

The Kansas City Chiefs played the Houston Texas on Saturday and won by a score of 27-19 to pick up their 14th win on the season. They have a very short week as they will play the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Christmas day at noon. CBS will broadcast the game but it will also be available on Netfix and NFL+ with a subscription.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers fell to the Sullivan Eagles Wednesday night at the People’s Bank Holiday Classic in Sullivan, 58-25. This came on the heels of a loss to the Owensville Dutchgirls Monday, 58-10. The Lady Tigers will play Miller Career at 2:00 this afternoon in Sullivan at the Classic. Salem is now 2-3 on the year. Next week they will participate in the 11th Annual Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will host the Camdenton Lakers today starting at 4;30 with the freshman game at the SHS Gym. The JV game will follow starting close to 5:30 with the varsity contest around 7:00. The varsity game can be heard on KSMO Radio (AM 1340 and 95.7 FM) as well as video streamed on KSMO Media (ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook Page and the KSMO YouTube page) starting with Tiger Talk and Coach Jared Patterson around 6:50. Salem enters the game with a 2-3 record.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will participate in the Cabool Basketball Holiday Tournament starting Thursday morning at 10:30 when they face Winona. Salem is seeded 8th and Winona is seeded 9th. The winner of the game Thursday will play Friday at 3:00 in the afternoon while the loser will play at 9:00 Friday morning.

The Missouri Basketball Tigers and the Fighting Illini will battle it out Sunday at the Enterprise Center starting with the pregame show at 11:30. Missouri enters the game with a 10-1 record while Illinois is 7-3.

The St. Louis Blues played the Tampa Bay Lightning last night and found themselves down 2-0 in the second before Pavel Buchnevich put the Blues on the board with a slap shot. After the final horn in regulation the Blues fell 3-1 in a game that they trailed in all but 5 minutes. St. Louis stays in Florida to play the Panthers tonight.

St. Louis Blues have traded defenseman Pierre Oliver Joseph to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for future considerations. The 25-year-old Joseph was originally signed by the Blues as a free agent on July 3, 2024.

The 13-1 Kansas City Chiefs will play the 9-5 Houston Texans Saturday at noon on CBS & NBC.

The St. Louis Blues are in Tampa Bay tonight to play the Lightning at 6:00. You can listen to this game live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM with the pregame show starting at 5:30.

The Salem Basketball Tigers will host the Camdenton Lakers tomorrow night. The Freshman game is scheduled to start at 4:30 with JV and Varsity to follow. Listen to the Varsity game live on KSMO Radio or watch the game on the KSMO streaming platforms with Tiger Talk will start at approximately 6:50.

Athletic Director Phillip Karr has informed Your World Today that he has found a replacement game for the Viburnum matchup that was scratch off the Lady Tiger Basketball schedule earlier this year due to the lack of players on the Viburnum team. The Salem Lady Tigers will now play the Belle Lady Tigers at 5:00 in the evening at the Salem High School Gym on February 4th. The JV and Varsity Boys will be playing Houston that night as well making the event a triple header! If you can’t make it to the game KSMO will broadcast both boys and girls varsity matchups on KSMO radio and KSMO streaming platforms. 

The Mizzou Basketball Tigers played the Jacksonville State Gamecocks yesterday and continued their winning ways. The Tigers handed the Gamecocks their fifth loss on the season by a score of 83-72. Mizzou is now 10-1 on the season and look to play the Illinois Fighting Illini this Sunday at noon. Illinois recently played number one ranked Tennessee and although they lost the contest it was only by two points. You can listen to Sunday’s game live on KSMO 1340 AM and 95.7 FM with pregame at 11:30 in the morning, tipoff to follow at noon.

The St. Louis Blues hosted the New Jersey Devils last night. It was all Devils this time around as they would put points on the board in each of the three periods. Jordan Kyrou would score the lone goal for the Blues as they fell by a score of 4-1. Next on the schedule for St. Louis is the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow night at 6:00. You can listen to this game live on KSMO radio.