Sports – Tuesday, December 26th, 2023

The Salem Boys Basketball Team will be in the Cabool Tournament today at 4:30 against Alton in the 1st round. The winner will play Wednesday at 6:00 while the loser will play at noon Wednesday at the Cabool High School Gym. KSMO will not be covering the Cabool Tournament.

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers will be in the Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament and will play Norwood at 2:30 today at the Mountain Grove Gym. The winner will play at 4:00 against Mountain Grove Wednesday while the loser will draw a bye on Wednesday.

Jordan Kyrou scored two goals as the St. Louis Blues rallied from three goals down in the 3rd period and scored five straight times beat Chicago Saturday, 7-5. Justin Faulk scored the game winner as the Blues host Dallas Wednesday night at 6:30 on KSMO Radio.

The Fighting Illini came out firing on all cylinders Friday night and jumper out to a 25-point halftime lead in the “Bragging Rights” game Friday night as the beat Missouri, 97-73. Missouri is now 7-5 on the year and have lost three straight games. They will play Central Arkansas Saturday at 1:30 on KSMO Radio.

The Las Vegas Raiders scored on a Kansas City fumble, then seven seconds later scored on an interception return as they upset the Kansas City Chiefs Monday, 20-14. The Chiefs fall to 9-6 on the year and are 2-4 in their last six games. They will play Cincinnati Sunday.