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Blues win fourth straight, dominate Wild 4-1 Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington made 32 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Sunday. Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:45am

Class 1-3 district champions to be crowned this week District tournaments for boys and girls basketball began Saturday, but a handful of area tournaments are scheduled to begin today and Tuesday. by News Tribune Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:40am

Missouri women beat Mississippi on Senior Night Missouri's 82-67 win Sunday on Senior Night against Mississippi at Mizzou Arena was about sending seniors Amber Smith, Hannah Schuchts, Jordan Roundtree and Jordan Chavis off the right way. But it was also about the program's future. by Colin O'Brien Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:35am

Logano races to second straight Las Vegas victory The adjustments to a major offseason overhaul at Team Penske continued Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where miscommunication between Joey Logano and his new crew chief led to a botched final pit stop. Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:30am

Lady Jays, Helias boys receive No. 1 seed in districts The Jefferson City Lady Jays and the Helias Crusaders received the No. 1 seeds in their respective district tournaments, as the seedings were released Saturday. by News Tribune Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:30am

No. 1 South Carolina beats Kentucky to win SEC title South Carolina's latest Southeastern Conference title took precedent over personal achievement, though coach Dawn Staley was grateful to those that made her milestone possible. Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:25am

Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crash Ryan Newman said he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but did not disclose details in a statement from the driver read before Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:20am

Zamboni driver, 42, gets win Saturday as emergency goalie for Hurricanes David Ayres was sitting in the stands with his wife at Scotiabank Arena when Carolina Hurricanes goalie James Reimer went down with an injury. Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:15am

Reed shows his moxie and wins Mexico Championship Patrick Reed was more concerned about how to save par than how to answer his critics. He was consumed with navigating around the trees from 152 yards away with a gap wedge more than any chatter about his character. Reed only plays for himself. And when it feels as though the world is against him, he plays his best. Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:15am

Friendly to Fiers: A's pitcher gets cheers in spring game Oakland Athletics fan K.C. Sandstrom was sitting down the right field line watching his team warm up while armed with a small dry-erase board, a marker and a statement written in all caps: "MIKE FIERS FOR PRESIDENT" Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:15am

Hovland becomes PGA Tour's first Norwegian winner Viktor Hovland won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday to become the first Norwegian winner in PGA Tour history, chipping in for eagle on the par-5 15th and racing in a 30-footer for birdie on the par-5 18th for a one-stroke victory against Josh Teater. Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:10am

Former Lady Jay Anderson scores career-high 15 points in loss to Missouri State Jasmine Franklin scored 17 points, Alexa Willard added 15 points and No. 23 Missouri State cruised to an 82-58 win Sunday against Indiana State in Missouri Valley Conference play. Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:05am

Girls Basketball: Capital City 46, Hogan Prep 38 The Capital City Lady Cavaliers won for the fourth time in their last six games Friday, defeating the Hogan Prep Lady Rams 46-38. by News Tribune Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:00am

Boys Basketball: Hogan Prep 78, Capital City 63 The Capital City Cavaliers dropped a 78-63 decision Friday to the Hogan Prep Rams. by News Tribune Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:00am

Boys Basketball: Versailles 73, Eldon 60 The Versailles Tigers won their second Tri-County Conference game of the season Friday, beating the Eldon Mustangs 73-60. by News Tribune Published Feb. 24 2020 @ 12:00am

Boys Basketball: Helias frosh win against Rolla The Helias Crusaders opened Thursday's tripleheader at Rackers Fieldhouse with a 46-20 win in freshman action against the Rolla Bulldogs. by News Tribune Published Feb. 23 2020 @ 11:55pm

Johnson Jr. tops Funny Car field at Arizona Nationals Tommy Johnson Jr. raced to his 18th Funny Car victory Sunday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Published Feb. 23 2020 @ 11:50pm

Helias' Salaz relishes opportunity to wrestle for state title Aleksey Salaz has watched the state wrestling championship finals from the stands as a spectator. by Tom Rackers Published Feb. 23 2020 @ 1:00am

Laux avenges loss, wins state title for Fatima at 126 pounds Lucas Laux doesn't care if it's a cliché. He's glad the third time was finally the charm. by Greg Jackson Published Feb. 23 2020 @ 12:55am

Dillon breaks through for state title at 195 for Eldon District tournament rematches are not uncommon in the championship round of the state tournament. Eldon senior Kaden Dillon faced one of those rematches Saturday night in the Class 2 title match at 195 pounds at Mizzou Arena. by Tom Rackers Published Feb. 23 2020 @ 12:50am

Cordia avenges loss to win state title at 160 pounds for Osage Entering Saturday night's title match of the Class 2 state wrestling championships, School of the Osage sophomore Chase Cordia knew the only wrestler to beat him this season would be Odessa's Luke Malizzi. Cordia made sure he only lost once to Malizzi, not twice. by Greg Jackson Published Feb. 23 2020 @ 12:50am

Jays' Aulbur takes third in state at 220 pounds The strategy couldn't have been much simpler for Brant Aulbur. by Tom Rackers Published Feb. 23 2020 @ 12:45am

Blair Oaks finishes with one medalist at state wrestling The Blair Oaks Falcons weren't satisfied from this weekend's results at the Class 2 state wrestling championships, but they're not going to be discouraged by them. by Greg Jackson Published Feb. 23 2020 @ 12:45am