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Some random and varied observations from the weekend in sports. 1) I had Louisville and Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament final Monday night with the Cardinals winning it all. Saturday, Rick Pitino and his boys took care of business. Their pressure defense was too much for the Wichita State Shockers to handle, especially in the

Chelsea Thomas may have had her worst softball outing in her otherwise perfect career. Chelsea Thomas gave up 11 runs off of 11 hits in the No. 7 Tigers 14-6 loss to No. 4 Alabama. Bama had a three-run homer in the first inning, and added six more runs in the second. The Tigers drop

(AP) – Billy Butler hit a grand slam that was confirmed by video review and tied a Royals franchise record with seven RBIs, and Kansas City held on for a 9-8 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Butler’s fifth-inning homer, the first slam of his career and the first ever allowed by Philadelphia left-hander

AP – Matt Cain became the first Giants pitcher to allow nine runs in an inning since 1902 when Matt Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals tagged him Sunday in a 14-3 romp over San Francisco. After Cain and the Giants received their 2012 World Series rings before the game, they got trounced. The Cardinals

Go ahead and call them the “comeback kids”, because once again Mizzou baseball found a way to win. Senior Dane Opel hit a three-run, go-ahead triple in the top of the ninth, as Missouri rallied back to defeat Georgia 8-5 Sunday at Foley Field. Pitcher Keaton Steele retired the last 15 batters he faced while

A Columbia man was killed in an early morning accident on Mexico Gravel Road. Columbia police say a car driven by 25-year-old Rodolfo Rodriguez was traveling westbound near the 4200 block of Mexico Gravel Road when it left the roadway. Police say the car hit a raised concrete drain, causing it to become airborne before

Pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen hit a bases-clearing, three-run double with two outs in the ninth off closer Greg Holland to lift the Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night in front of the smallest crowd in Philadelphia in four years. The Phillies had just two hits and trailed 3-1 to

Carlos Beltran hit a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth against his former team and Shelby Miller beat the reigning World Series champion San Francisco Giants in his second career start, spoiling Buster Posey’s MVP party with a 6-3 win for the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Pete Kozma had three hits, drove in a

The No. 7 Mizzou softball evened the series at No. 4 Alabama with a resounding 9-4 victory at Rhoads Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers took a 9-0 lead over the Crimson Tide into the seventh inning on an initial 6.0-inning scoreless stint in the circle from standout senior pitcher Chelsea Thomas. The Tigers were led

Columbia police are looking for the driver of a truck caught of surveillance cameras after an alleged sexual assault. According to a Saturday night news release, officers were called to University Hospital just after 7:30 a.m. for a report of a sexual assault victim. The attack happened near the 900 block of Curtis Avenue, but

Drivers should expect delays on Highway 63 on the weekends between Ashland and Jefferson City, as road crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) blast away a bluff that is too close to the roadway. Several rock slides were reported along the northbound stretch of the highway near S. Westbrook Drive. But the entire

Voters will be deciding which candidates to vote for in the upcoming municipal election Tuesday. In the last public candidate forum, downtown security cameras was a hot-button issue. The public wanted to know, in two years, how effective these eight cameras installed in July 2011 were at cutting down crime. Third ward Councilman Gary Kespohl

Friday, the FAA said it will delay tower closings until June 15 for 149 airports across the country, including Columbia Regional. The facility in Columbia was scheduled to shut down May 5. Jefferson City Memorial Airport was spared from the initial round of automatic cutbacks to the federal government. The FAA is facing $637 million

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Columbia man early Saturday following a disturbance and shots-fired incident. Deputies responded to the 4400 block of Santa Barbara Drive just after midnight and found several people involved in an argument. According to law enforcement, 25-year-old Steven Levere Young fired a shot into the air during an encounter with

As is usually the case this early in the year, Mizzou’s defense “won” the first scrimmage of the spring, 24-10. Dave Steckel’s unit generated three turnovers, two coming on interceptions by redshirt freshman linebacker Michael Scherer. Scherer first picked off Maty Mauk on a pass that was batted up in the air. Later he jumped

The end of the college basketball season is here. This weekend, the final four teams left standing will attempt to be the last one on the Atlanta dance floor Monday night. Let’s go In the Zone with a Final Four preview. 1) Louisville is the favorite to win it all. Rick Pitino‘s Cardinals are the

Hundredsof people, including governors from two states, gathered at a south Columbia church to remember Tom Clements Friday afternoon. His widow, Lisa, addressed friends and family in attendance, saying she wanted to take that moment to remember Tom the man, instead of just focusing on his work. “Today’s a bittersweet day,” she said. “Returning here

Hickman 14 – Eureka 13 Carter Buresh bases loaded walk off win Helias 3 – Rockhurst 1 Jefferson City 3 – Fatima 2 Blair Oaks 7 – Blue Springs 9 Hallsville 9 – North Callaway 0 Brendan Beatty: Complete Game, 11 Ks, 3 H Hannibal 6 – Fulton 7 Rock Bridge 8 – Lafayette 6

The Missouri Tigers are mastering the art of Z-Ball. Junior lefty Rob Zastryzny threw a complete game shutout Friday night as the Missouri Tigers (10-16, 3-7 SEC) beat Georgia, 4-0. The story of the night was the clearly the performance of Zastryzny, who threw a gem. Zastryzny struck out four and walked none over nine

After several recent layoffs, Moberly is facing another economic hit. The city just learned it will lose its career center at the end of the month. But the community has already lost the Scholastic plant and its social security office, and in the past few two years, Wilson Trailer also announced layoffs and Mamtek never