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Lindenwood (MO) plays conference foe Tennessee Tech

Dec. 18, 2024 04:17 AM EST

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-3, 1-0 OVC) at Lindenwood (MO) Lions (4-5) Saint Charles, Missouri; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooke Coffey and Lindenwood (MO) host Reghan Grimes and Tennessee Tech in OVC action. The Lions are 3-2 in home games....

Missouri plays Oral Roberts, aims for 8th straight home win

Dec. 18, 2024 04:00 AM EST

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (7-3) at Missouri Tigers (10-3) Columbia, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri will try to keep its seven-game home win streak intact when the Tigers play Oral Roberts. The Tigers are 8-1 on their home...

Drake blows 20-point lead, beats K-State on Stirtz 3-pointer in overtime 73-70

Dec. 17, 2024 23:04 PM EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored eight of his 22 points in overtime including the game-winner with 3.4 seconds left to give undefeated Drake a 73-70 win over Kansas State on Tuesday night after blowing a 20-point lead. Mitch Mascari tied a career high with eight...

Crews leads fellow Missouri mates to 83-72 win over feisty Jacksonville State

Dec. 17, 2024 22:02 PM EST

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Reserve Jacob Crews scored 19 points and Mark Mitchell scored 18 points and Missouri overcame a handful from Jacksonville State and beat the Gamecocks 83-72 on Tuesday night. Reserve Trent Pierce scored 12 points and Anthony Robinson II scored 11 for the Tigers...

Royals agree with RHP Kyle Wright on $1.8 million 1-year contract to avoid salary arbitration

Dec. 17, 2024 16:36 PM EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Right-hander Kyle Wright and the Kansas City Royals agreed Tuesday to a $1.8 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Wright will make the same salary he did last season, which he spent recovering from shoulder surgery. The Royals knew he...

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes plans to play against Texans on Saturday despite his high-ankle sprain

Dec. 17, 2024 13:56 PM EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is preparing to play against Houston on Saturday, unless his ailing ankle puts the two-time MVP in such a precarious position that he can't protect himself or he “puts the football team in a bad position.” Mahomes...

Missouri takes on Oral Roberts, looks for 6th straight victory

Dec. 17, 2024 04:14 AM EST

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (7-3) at Missouri Tigers (10-3) Columbia, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri comes into a matchup with Oral Roberts as winners of five straight games. The Tigers are 8-1 in home games. Missouri is ninth in...

Kansas State takes on Drake

Dec. 17, 2024 04:13 AM EST

Drake Bulldogs (9-0, 1-0 MVC) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (6-3) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -1.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Drake and Kansas State square off at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City,...

Pierce and Missouri host Jacksonville State

Dec. 17, 2024 04:01 AM EST

Jacksonville State Gamecocks (6-4) at Missouri Tigers (9-1) Columbia, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -18; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: Missouri hosts Jacksonville State after Trent Pierce scored 24 points in...

Missouri's death row had nearly 100 inmates in the 1990s. Now, it has 8

Dec. 16, 2024 18:42 PM EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri 's status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to change for one simple reason: The state is running out of inmates to execute. The lethal injection of Christopher Collings on Dec. 3 left just eight men on death row — a figurative term...