The Grain Valley girls swimming and diving team claimed six event wins to capture first place in a seven-team meet Wednesday at Henley Aquatic Center. The Eagles totaled 361.5 points to outdistance runner-up Lincoln Prep (263.5).
The Truman girls basketball team claimed one of the largest margins of victory in the program’s history Wednesday. The Patriots shut out host Lawrence (Kan.) Free State 46-0 in the first half on the way to a 67-7 rout of the Thunderbirds.
Djokovic in Australian Open draw despite visa uncertainty MELBOURNE, Australia – Novak Djokovic now knows he’ll face fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of his Australian Open title defense, if he’s allowed to play. Djokovic’s visa status dominated attention until the moment the draw was conducted Thursday, after a postponement of 75 minutes, to determine the brackets for the men’s and women’s singles draws at the first major tennis tournament of 2022.
After Saturday’s win over nationally ranked Alabama, Missouri men’s basketball appeared to have momentum heading into the rest of the Southeastern Conference slate, especially on offense. Wednesday night’s road game against Arkansas brought those hopes to a screeching halt.
The only thing better than being inducted into the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame is getting the news of that honor from two of your best friends. Just ask Richard Wood, the latest inductee who will join an elite group of prep baseball coaches at noon Saturday in Jefferson City.
If Kansas City Mavericks fans attending Tuesday’s 2-1 home loss to the Wichita Thunder felt a tinge of deja vu, there was good reason. Coach Tad O’Had’s squad dropped its second home game in a row by an identical score to their ECHL Mountain Division rivals at Cable Dahmer Arena.
Strong defense allowed the Blue Springs boys basketball team to overcome a slow start Tuesday night. Ike Ezeogu poured in nearly half of the Wildcats’ points, tallying 25 in a 52-34 victory over Lincoln Prep in the first round of the Kearney Bulldog Classic.
BLUE SPRINGS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION YOUTH BASKETBALL SCORES Jan. 8 scores (unless otherwise noted) SECOND GRADE BOYS Tar Heels 14, Jaguars 9 — Tar Heels: Dash Looney 6, Quentin Gray 2, Jack Hastings 2, Zack Laney 2, Quinton Long 2; Jaguars: Drayton Geiger 7, William Barbosa 2.
WHAT’S ON TODAY Today’s sports broadcast highlights Thursday’s Television • Golf: PGA Australasia Tour Australian PGA Championship (taped), 5 a.m., GOLF (Comcast 27) • Tennis: WTA Sydney/WTA Adelaide, 5 a.m., Tennis (277) • Soccer: Spanish Super Cup semifinal: Atletico Madrid vs. Athletic Bilbao, 12:55 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Seton Hall at De-Paul, 4 p.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: Stanford at Washington State, 4 p.m., ESPNU (269) • Women’s college basketball: Auburn at Florida, 4 p.m., SECN (284) • Women’s college basketball: Nebraska at Indiana, 5 p.m., BTN (255) • Baseball: Roberto Clemente PBL semifinal: Criollos de Caguas at Cangrejeros de Santurce, 5 p.m., FS2 (740) • Women’s college basketball: Virginia Tech at Duke, 5 p.m., ACCN (961) • NHL: Philadelphia at Boston, 6 p.m., ESPN (13) • Golf: PGA Sony Open, 6 p.m., GOLF (27) • College basketball: Ohio State at Wisconsin, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Butler at Georgetown, 6 p.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: North Carolina-Asheville at Winthrop, 6 p.m., ESPNU (269) • College basketball: Southern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m., CBSSN (274) • Women’s college basketball: Texas A&M at South Carolina, 6 p.m., SECN (284) • NBA: Golden State at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m., TNT (51) • NHL: Seattle at St.
(Schedules subject to change) THURSDAY, JAN. 13 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Kearney Bulldog Classic 3:30 p.m.