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Braiden Gapsch hit a three-pointer from near the scorer’s table with three seconds left in regulation to force overtime, but the West Plains Zizzers outlasted the Salem Tigers Wednesday night in winning 60-57. Gapsch finished with 25 points while Lincoln Thomas ended up with 11 more for Salem who falls to 4-8 on the year and will host Sullivan Friday night near 7:30 and that game can be heard on KSMO Radio and it will be video streamed on KSMO Media.

The West Plains Zizzers “C” Team beat Salem Wednesday night, 42-25 and Zizzer JV also won by beating the Salem JV Tigers, 48-36. The Salem “C ” team is 1-6 on the year and the JV is 4-4, losing four of their last five games. The Sullivan Eagles come to town Friday night starting with the “C” team game at 5:00 to be followed by the JV Tigers game at 6:15 at the SHS Gym.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers will open their SCA Conference schedule at Ava tonight starting with the JV game at 6:00 followed by the varsity contest around 7:30. Salem enters the game with a 3-5 record while the Ava Lady Bears are 5-6 on the season.

The St. Louis Blues will start a four-game homestand tonight against the Anaheim Ducks beginning at 6:30 on KSMO Radio. The Blues have lost two straight contests going into the game and are 19-19-4 on the season.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tiger teams will host the West Plains Zizzers tonight at the SHS High School Gym. This game was originally scheduled to be played yesterday but due to the recent weather, was postponed to tonight. The Freshman game will start at 4:30, followed by JV and Varsity. The Varsity game can be heard on KSMO Radio (AM 1340 and 95.7 FM) and video streamed on KSMO Media (ksmoradio.com) starting with Tiger Talk and Coach Jared Patterson around 6:30. The varsity Tigers and Zizzers are both 4-7.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers game with the Sullivan Lady Eagles was cancelled yesterday due to the recent weather. At the time of this publication this game has yet to be rescheduled.

The Mizzou Tigers played the LSU Tigers last night in Columbia. Both teams entered the contest with a 11-3 record. The Mizzou Tigers took a 42-27 lead by the end of the first half. In the second, Mizzou continued to pile on the points and retain their lead through the night defeating LSU 83-67. Mizzou will host Vanderbilt this Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Hear this game live on KSMO radio with pregame at 2:00.

The St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild faced off last night in Minnesota. The Wild would gain the lead early scoring two goals within the first few minutes. Pavel Buchnevich responded with a snap shot to close out the first period. In the second the Blues hit three goals in quick succession and ended the second up a goal. The seesaw game swung back into the Wild’s favor during the third period. Minnesota shutout the Blues and tallied three more goals to finish the night defeating St. Louis, 6-4. Next up on the Blues schedule is a visit to Anaheim to take on the Ducks tomorrow night at 7:00. Listen to this game live on KSMO radio with pregame at 6:30.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tiger teams will host the West Plains Zizzers tonight at the SHS High School Gym. The Freshman game will start at 4:30, followed by the JV Tigers contest at 5:30, and varsity contest getting underway at 6:45. The game can be heard on KSMO Radio (AM 1340 and 95.7 FM) and video streamed on KSMO Media (ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook and KSMO YouTube) starting with Tiger Talk and Coach Jared Patterson around 6:30. The varsity Tigers and Zizzers are both 4-7.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers will be at Sullivan to face the Lady Eagles tonight starting with the JV contest at 6:00 with the varsity game to follow. The Salem varsity is 3-6 on the year while Sullivan is 4-5. The Lady Eagles beat Salem in the Peoples Bank Holiday Classic, 58-25.

The St. Louis Blues will be in Minnesota night to face the second place Wild. The Blues are currently in 5th place in Western Conference.

The University of Missouri Tigers will continue their SEC Conference schedule tonight at home against LSU. That game will get underway at 8:00 with 7:30 the pregame show. Missouri is 11-3 on the year.

The Cardinal Caravan will return to Rolla to the Rolla High School Gymnasium on Saturday, January 18th around 5:30. This year’s players lineup will include Andre Pallante, Matthew Liberatore, Riley O’Brien and Matt Koperniak. The emcee will be Tom Ackerman from KMOX Radio while Bengie Molina and Kyle McClellan will also be in attendance representing the Cardinals’ Alumni. The first 400 kids (15 and under) through the door on the day of the event will receive a free Autograph Ticket which guarantees one autograph from each current and former player. Autographs will only be available for the fans who are 15 years of age and under. Tickets for the Cardinals Caravan will be available at the door on the day of the event for $5 for adults and $3 for kids (ages 3-12). All proceeds from ticket entry will benefit the American Heart Association.

The Kansas City Chiefs finished the regular season 15-2, and secured the AFC Conference first seed along with a playoff bye during this week’s wildcard weekend.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tiger teams traveled to the School of the Osage to start off the 2025 portion of their season, but they all fell short against the Indians. The Salem Freshmen drop to 1-5 on the year as they lost to the School of the Osage, 49-29. The JV Tigers also fell to the JV Indians by the score of 41-30 as their record falls to 4-3. In the varsity game, Salem tied the game at 19-19 in the first half, then watched the Indians go on an 8-0 run and they never looked back, beating the Tigers, 75-53. The Indians’ Jackson Long hit nine 3-pointers and finished the game with 31 points. Salem was led by Braiden Gapsch who netted 18 points followed by Lincoln Thomas with 17 more. The Tigers fall to 4-7 and they will host West Plains Tuesday starting with the freshman game at 4:30 at the SHS GYM followed by the JV and varsity contests.

Braden Saad had the hat trick Friday night as the St. Louis Blues shutout the Ottawa Senators, 4-0. Jordan Binnington got the shutout and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues who faced the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday in Ohio. Trailing 2-0 entering the 3rd period, Brayden Schenn, Colton Parayko, Jordan Kyrou and Cam Fowler all scored in the 3rd period, but St. Louis also gave up four goals as the Blues fell to Columbus, 6-4. The Blues will be in Minnesota Tuesday night to face the Wild.

The University of Missouri men’s basketball dropped its SEC Conference opener on Saturday afternoon, falling to second-ranked Auburn on the road, 84-68. Mizzou is now 11-3 on the season, while Auburn improves to 13-1. The Tigers were led in scoring by Marques Warrick with 19 points. They will continue their SEC Conference schedule Tuesday night against LSU. That game will NOT be heard on KSMO due to Salem contest.

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.