Mizzou turns to program’s future after salvaging home finale
COLUMBIA, Mo. — When in doubt, just play the hits.
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Kansas hangs on to share of Big 12 title
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Texas coach Chris Beard made the calculated decision to take away the flotilla of Kansas sharpshooters in their showdown at Allen Fieldhouse, where the sixth-ranked Jayhawks were trying to clinch a share of the Big 12 title Saturday.
Read MoreKU’s Agbaji unanimous pick as Big 12’s top player
IRVING, Texas — Kansas junior guard Ochai Agbaji was the unanimous pick by the Big 12 coaches as the league’s player of the year. The Big 12 announced their season awards Sunday night, a day after the regular season ended with Baylor and Kansas sharing the conference title.
Read MoreNorthwest Missouri captures sixth MIAA title in seven years
In their third MIAA Tournament Championship meeting in four seasons, the Northwest men outlasted Washburn 84-76 to claim the program’s 10th tournament crown Sunday at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
Read MoreMelia gets clean sheet in Sporting KC’s home opener
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Remi Walter’s goal and Tim Melia’s two saves led Sporting Kansas City to a 1-0 win Saturday over the Houston Dynamo.
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Feeding the ‘big dog’
The offensive philosophy of coach Adam Jones’ Blue Springs boys basketball team is simple. “We want Ike to touch the ball every time we go down the court,” Jones said after senior forward Ike Ezeogu scored the first 21 points of the Wildcats’ 71-40 victory over Columbia Hickman in Thursday night’s Class 6 District 7 championship game at Blue Springs High School.
Read MoreCanceled games and a lot of anger. What’s next for MLB?
LOS ANGELES — If negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement were akin to a benches-clearing brawl, players and owners would be bunched in front of the mound, their bullpens and dugouts having emptied, pointing fingers and hurling insults toward one another, with some needing to be restrained.
Read MoreMLB players start $1M fund for workers impacted by lockout
NEW YORK — Locked-out Major League Baseball players are starting a $1 million fund to support workers impacted by canceled games. The players’ association said Friday the fund will be administered by the union and the AFL-CIO.
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Don’t come back until baseball has been made better
The talks are over, at least for now. Opening day is gone, too, and now we’re forced to wait to see if we get any baseball at all.
Read MoreSporting Kansas City hosts Houston in home opener
WHAT: Houston Dynamo (0-0-1) vs. Sporting Kansas City (0-1-0), Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas; Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
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