Sports – Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers are seeded 5th in the Owensville Tournament that will begin tonight. The Tigers will be facing the St. Clair Bulldogs at 6:00 in the first round. If Salem wins, they would play Friday at 5:30, and if they lose, they would play Thursday at 5:30. The game tonight can be heard on KSMO Radio and ksmoradio.com. Salem enters the tournament with a 2-6 record.

Taylor Cornelius tied a Liberty Bowl record with four touchdown passes and Kolby Peel made a critical fourth-down stop with 1:01 left as Oklahoma State edged No. 24 Missouri, 38-33 in the Liberty Bowl on Monday. Missouri faced fourth-and-1 when quarterback Drew Lock attempted a keeper around the right end. Peel made an ankle tackle that stopped Lock short of the first-down marker that sealed the win for the Cowboys. Missouri’s Larry Rountree III ran for 204 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown. Missouri’s Johnathon Johnson had nine catches for 185 yards, including an 86-yard score. Dew Lock was 23 of 38 for 373 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Missouri finished the season with an 8-5 record.

Henrik Lundqvist made 37 saves and the New York Rangers got goals from Mats Zuccarello and Bobo Nieves in a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Ryan O’Reilly had the only Blues goal as they will host the Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals Thursday night at 6:30. That game can be heard on KSMO Radio.