Sports – Monday, December 2nd 2024

The Mizzou Basketball Tigers played the Lindenwood Lions this past Wednesday. The Tigers outscored the Lions in both halves by ten points and went on to win, 81-61. Their next game will be tomorrow evening at 6:00 against the California Golden Bears. You can stream this game on Fubo or Sling TV with a subscription.

The Mizzou Football Tigers finished up their regular season against the Arkansas Razorbacks. Going into the 4th quarter the Tigers were down by four but took the lead with a Marcus Carroll goal line rushing touchdown. With less than five minutes remaining the Razorbacks would reclaim the lead, 21-20. Two and a half minutes later Brady Cook would score on a 30 yard run, and the Tigers would convert a two point conversion for the 28-21 victory. Mizzou finished the season with a 5-3 conference record and 9-3 overall.

The Kansas City Chiefs played the Las Vegas Raiders Friday afternoon during a special Black Friday game. The Chiefs would be in control for most of the game until, early into the fourth quarter the Raiders scored on a 58 yard pass giving the Raiders their first lead of the game, 17-16. Almost exactly five minutes later, a 32 yard Matthew Wright field goal put the Chiefs back on top 19-17, this would be the final score of the game. The Chiefs are now 11-1 and have clinched a playoff spot. Their next game will be this Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Blues played the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday and defeated on of the league’s leading teams with a 3-0 shutout. Dylan Holloway led the Blues with five shots on goal and two scores. Jordan Binnington became the Blues all time leader in wins with 152. On Saturday it would take an extra period to declare a winner as the Blues faced the Philadelphia Flyers. At the end of the second period Jordan Binnington made a save that must be in the running for save of the year by fully extending backwards towards a nearly open goal while Sean Couturier took what seemed to be an easy goal. This all happened moments after an initial save against Travis Konecny. Unfortunately by overtime the Blues would lose to the Flyers, 3-2. The Blues will face the 18-6-0 Winnipeg Jets tomorrow night at 7:00. You can listen to this game live on KSMO 1340 AM & 95.7 FM with pregame at 6:30.