Sports – Thursday, December 14th, 2023

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers lost to Steelville Wednesday, 30-26 at Sullivan to fall to 2-7 on the year. Salem will play Miller Academy Friday at 4:00 at the Peoples Bank Holiday Classic in Sullivan.

Following Tuesday’s game, the Blues relieved Craig Berube of his coaching duties and named Springfield Thunderbirds head coach Drew Bannister as interim head coach. He will debut tonight against Ottawa at 6:30 on KSMO Radio.

The Kansas City Royals finalized a three-year, $45 million contract with right-handed starter Seth Lugo and a two-year deal with right-handed reliever Chris Stratton Wednesday. That comes on the heels of the Royals signing lefty reliever Will Smith to a one-year, $5 million deal on Monday.