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The St. Louis Blues played the Predators last night in Nashville. Justin Faulk, Jake Neighbours and Jordan Kyrou all scored goals before the Predators were able to get on the board late in the 2nd. When the Zamboni rolled out onto the rink for the final time it was the Blues over the Predators 4-1. The Blues will go on to face the Vancouver Canucks tomorrow evening at 6:30, you can listen to this game, on a delay following the Missouri Tigers first round game in the NCAA Tournament against the Drake Bulldogs. The Mizzou game will be covered live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM starting at 6:00.

The St. Louis Blues will face off against the Nashville Predators this evening at 7:00. This is the first of three meetings between the two teams in March. The first time these two teams played was back in December when the Blues defeated the Predators 7-4. The Blues currently sit just outside of a wildcard spot. Listen to their game tonight live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM with pregame coverage starting at 6:30. 

The St. Louis Cardinals played the Washington Nationals yesterday and the Cardinals improved their spring training record with a 6-2 victory. Jose Fermin batted in four runs on the day and Victor Scott II hit a home run in the 7th. The Cardinals play the Marlins this afternoon at 12:05.

The Kansas City Royals scored 12 runs in their 12-1 route of the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday. The Royals piled up nine points in the first four innings all while holding Arizona to a single run batted in on seven hits. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a solo home run in the bottom of the third. The Royals have the day off today, and their next game will be against the San Francisco Giants, Wednesday evening at 8:05.

The Missouri Tigers fell to Florida on Friday by a score of 95-81. Tamar Bates led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points, as three other Tigers scored double digits. While the Tigers exited the SEC Tournament they’ve qualified for the NCAA Tournament being seeded 6th overall. They will play the 11th seeded Drake Bulldogs on Thursday, March 20th at 6:35 in the evening.

The St. Louis Blues faced off against Minnesota Saturday evening and Jordan Kyrou had himself a day with three shots on goal for three goals, leading the Blues to a 5-1 victory over the Wild. On Sunday the Blues returned home to play the Anaheim Ducks. The game was delayed due to travel complications, per the St. Louis Blues website. After an opening ceremony to celebrate Brayden Schenn’s 1,000th game, it would take him just seconds to get the Blues on the board early, followed by a Pavel Buchnevich tip-in shot 49 seconds later. In the second Holloway, Faksa, and Joseph each tacked on a goal giving the Blues a three point advantage going into the second intermission. In the third Jake Neighbours and Oskar Sundqvist each added a goal to the stat sheet as the Blues easily defeated the Anaheim Ducks 7-2.

The St. Louis Cardinals played the New York Mets Friday afternoon and tied, 3-3. On Saturday they defeated the Blue Jays 9-5, in a game the Cards never trailed in. The following afternoon on Sunday they were back on the diamond against the Marlins falling, 11-5. The Cardinals will continue their spring training schedule today against the Washington Nationals at 12:05.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced they have signed free-agent right-handed pitcher Phil Maton to a one-year contract for the 2025 season. Maton closed out the 2024 season as a member of the New York Mets after coming over in a trade from Tampa Bay on July 9.  He went 3-3 with a 3.66 ERA in a combined 71 games with the Mets and Rays last season and appeared in six postseason games during New York’s advance to the National League Championship Series.

The Kansas City Royals played the Los Angeles Angels Friday afternoon and with a run in the top of the eight, defeated the Angels, 9-8. On Saturday they faced the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds in a double header. They lost their game against the Guardians, 7-5 but bounced back to defeat the Reds, 13-7. Yesterday they had no problem dispatching the Colorado Rockies, 10-2. This afternoon they’ll play the Diamondbacks at 3:05.

With the focal point of Free Agency in the NFL passed the Kansas City Chiefs have signed or resigned 12 players. Most notably Linebacker Nick Bolton resigned to a three year $45 million dollar contract. Trey Smith was unable to come to terms on a long term contract but signed a non-exclusive franchise tag that will see the guard get paid $23.4 million for the 2025 season, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kareem Hunt, and Gardner Minshew all signing one year deals.

The St. Louis Cardinals played the Houston Astros yesterday afternoon and tied 1-1. They will play the Mets this afternoon at 5:10, the Blue Jays Saturday at 12:05, and the Marlins on Sunday at 12:10. You can listen to each of the weekend games live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM. This radio schedule is subject to change depending on the Missouri Tigers in the SEC Tournament.

The Kansas City Royals played the San Diego Padres yesterday and for the second game in a row had some ninth inning heroics, scoring 4 runs late to claim a 6-5 victory. They’ll play the Los Angeles Angels at 3:10 this afternoon, the Cleveland Guardians tomorrow at 3:05, and Cincinnati Reds on Sunday at 3:05 as well.

The Missouri Tigers faced the Mississippi Bulldogs last night and after a lengthy delay to start the game the Tigers secured a victory 85-73, despite the in game loss of Mark Mitchell and Josh Gray, due to a knee injury and illness. The Tigers advance to the quarterfinals to face Florida this evening at 6:00. Listen to this game live on KSMO Radio with coverage starting at 5:30.

The St. Louis Blues faced off against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. The Blues put 36 shots on goal compared to the Penguins 22 but it was the quality of the shooting not the quantity that won the game for Pittsburgh, 5-3. On Saturday the Blues will finish their six game road trip in Minnesota against the Wild at 7:00 in the evening. You can listen to this game live on KSMO Radio with the pregame skate at 6:30. On Sunday the Blues will return home to play the Anaheim Ducks at 5:00 with coverage on KSMO Radio to start at 4:30. This radio schedule is subject to change depending on the Missouri Tigers in the SEC Tournament.

The St. Louis Cardinals played the New York Mets yesterday and were shutout 2-0. They’re playing the Houston Astros at 12:05 this afternoon.

The Kansas City Royals took on the Seattle Mariners yesterday and after the first two innings Seattle was up 5-0. Going into the top of the ninth the Royals were trailing 6-3. Then a Tyler Tolbert home run, Gavin Cross triple, and Stone Russell single scored four runs for the Royals sealing the 7-6 win. The Royals will play the San Diego Padres this afternoon at 3:05.

The Missouri Tigers will play the Mississippi Bulldogs tonight in the second round of the SEC Tournament. The winner of tonight’s game will go on to face second ranked Florida in the quarterfinals on Friday. You can hear this game on KSMO Radio 1340 AM & 95.7 FM. With the pregame show starting at 5:30.

The St. Louis Blues are back on the ice tonight as they’ll be in Pittsburgh to face the Penguins. This is their first meeting in the season. The Blues are in the mix for postseason play at 31-27-7, and just one point behind the Calgary Flames. This game will be on KSMO Radio, on a delay, following the Missouri Tigers Basketball game.

The St. Louis Cardinals played the Miami Marlins yesterday afternoon and were defeated 12-5. The Marlins were able to hit five home runs on the afternoon. Jose Barrero had a good day for the Cards, going two of three at the plate with a pair of runs batted in and a stolen base. The Cardinals will continue their spring training with a game versus the Mets tomorrow afternoon at 12:05.

The Kansas City Royals played the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday afternoon and lost 3-2. The Diamondbacks scored all of their points in the bottom of the fifth. The Royals would battle back to make it a close game but Arizona would hold on for the win after a Jack Pineda pop out. They’ll face the Seattle Mariners this afternoon at 3:10.

The Missouri Tiger Basketball team is enjoying a bye today, they will play the winner of the LSU and Mississippi State game being played tonight at 6:00. The winner of this game will travel to Columbia to take on the seventh ranked Mizzou Tigers tomorrow evening at 6:00. You can hear this game on KSMO Radio 1340 AM & 95.7 FM. With the pregame show starting at 5:30.

The official start to the NFL’s Free Agency period starts this afternoon at 3:00, and with four wide receivers leaving the Kansas City Chiefs as free agents the Chiefs announced yesterday that they are resigning Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to a one year, $11 million deal. Brown missed significant time last year due to a shoulder injury.

The St. Louis Cardinals took on the New York Mets in a spring training contest yesterday afternoon. It was a rough outing for the Cards as they were shutout 8-0. Their next game will be today, at 12:05, against the Marlins.

The Kansas City Royals played host to the Cleveland Guardians yesterday afternoon, and lost 5-2. The Guardians scored five runs and shutout the Royals until the bottom of the eighth when Harold Castro singled in Tyler Tolbert. Then Will Dion threw a wild pitch allowing Gavin Cross to score. The Royals are off today.

The Salem Tigers and Owensville Dutchman battled in the Class 4, District 3 Championship contest in front of a large crowd Friday night at Owensville. The game went down to the last three-point shot to tie the game, but Salem could only get the put back rebound for two points as Owensville held on to beat Salem, 42-41, and the Dutchmen will advance to the Sectional game at Owensville tonight against Clayton. Salem led only once in the game and that was at the end of the 3rd quarter after Cayden Moody hit three free throws to make it 31-30, but Owensville outscored the Tigers in an exciting 4th quarter, 12-10 to win the District Championship. Salem was led by Gavin Sapaugh with 19 points and nine rebounds, and Cayden Moody also scored nine points. Chase Crosby had 17 points for Owensville to pace their scoring. Salem finished the year with a 14-15 record. Congratulations to Coach Patterson and the Tigers on a fine season.

The Missouri Tigers dropped their third straight game Saturday, losing to Kentucky, 91-83. The Tigers were led in scoring by Mark Mitchell with 22 points followed by Marques Warrick with 17 points. Missouri finishes the regular season with a 21-10 record and are seeded 7th in the SEC Tournament. They get a first-round bye and will play Thursday night at 6:00 against the winner of the Mississippi State and LSU game. 

The St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Friday night, 4-3 on the strength of two goals by Brayden Schenn, then lost to the LA Kings Saturday night in overtime, 2-1. Nick Leddy had the only goal for the Blues Saturday night. The Blues will be off until Thursday night when they play Pittsburgh as they continue their six-game road trip.

Cesar Prieto’s eighth inning home run was the last of four homers hit by St. Louis Sunday as they beat the New York Yankees, 6-5 after trailing in the game, 4-1. Alec Burleson, Nolan Gorman and Matt Koperniak also homered for St. Louis who even their spring training record at 8-8. They’ll play the New York Mets today in Florida.

The Kansas City Royals hosted the Milwaukee Brewers last night and after a home run from Jonathan India and Jac Caglianone, the Royals defeated the Brewers 5-2. They play the Cleveland Guardians this afternoon at 3:05.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers face the Owensville Dutchman tonight in the Class 4, District 3 Championship game starting at 6:00. Salem enters the game with a 14-14 record while Owensville is 14-12 on the season. Salem has not won the district championship since 2005, and Owensville has not won since 1996. Admission to the game is $6.00 per person who is six years of age and older. The game will be carried on KSMO Radio (AM 1340 and FM 95.7) and also audio streamed on KSMO Media. The game will be video streamed on MSHSAA.TV and the cost is $10 plus other fees per device. The broadcast tonight will begin around 5:45 with Tiger Talk and Coach Jared Patterson.

The St. Louis Blues beat the LA Kings Wednesday night, 3-2 as Robert Thomas scored the winner in the shootout. Jake Neighbours and Thomas scored in regulation for the Blues who are 5-1-1 since the break. The Blues will be at Anaheim to face the Ducks tonight starting at 8:30 with the pre-game show and Saturday will be in Los Angeles to play the Kings again starting with the pregame show at 6:30. You can hear the games on KSMO Radio.

The Missouri Basketball Tigers wrap up their regular season Saturday morning against Kentucky beginning at 10:30 on KSMO Radio. Missouri is 21-9 overall and 10-7 in the SEC Conference. Kentucky is 20-10 on the year and 9-8 in the SEC Conference. 

The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Houston Astros today in the Grapefruit League before taking on Washington Saturday and the New York Yankees on Sunday. Saturday’s game will be delayed and can be heard on KSMO Radio at 1:55, and the Sunday’s game will be at 11:55 on KSMO.

The Kansas City Royals play the LA Angels of Anaheim tonight in the Cactus League before playing a split squad doubleheader on Saturday with San Franscisco and Texas. On Sunday, the Royals will play Milwaukee. Kansas City has announced that Mike Moustakis will retire a Royal on May 31st as he will sign a one-day contract. There will be a pre-game ceremony to honor “moose” and the impact he had on Kansas City and the 2015 World Series winning Royals team.

Luke Pryor had a double-double to help lead the Salem Basketball Tigers to a 58-49 win over the #1 seeded Cuba Wildcats Wednesday night at Owensville as Salem will advance to the District Finals Friday night at 6:00 against the #2 seeded Owensville Dutchman. Pryor finished with 16 points and ten rebounds while Braiden Gapsch added 11 points followed by Lincoln Thomas and Gavin Sapaugh who each added ten points. Cayden Moody for the second straight game hit three 3-pointers in the 1st half, where in this game, they all come in the second quarter when Salem outscored Cuba, 22-7 to take the lead for good. Salem is 14-14 on the year and they will face Owensville who defeated St. James Wednesday, 51-45. Salem beat Owensville in December in Salem, 47-32. Admission to the game is $6.00 per person who is six years of age and older. The game will be carried on KSMO Radio (AM 1340 and FM 95.7) and also audio streamed on KSMO Media. The game will be video streamed on MSHSAA.TV and the cost is $10 plus fees per device. Start time Friday night will be around 5:45 with Tiger Talk and Coach Jared Patterson.

The Missouri Tigers dropped their second straight game for only the second time this season as they fell to Oklahoma Wednesday night, 96 to 84. Missouri was led by Mark Mitchell with 18 points followed by Caleb Grill with 16 more. Missouri is now 21-9 on the year and they are 10-7 in the SEC Conference. They will host Kentucky Saturday morning at 10:30 in their final regular season game before the SEC Tournament and you can hear the game on KSMO Radio.

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