BRONX, N.Y. – Javonte Perkins led three Billikens in double figures as SLU rolled to a 68-40 victory over Fordham Saturday at Rose Hill Gymnasium. The win, SLU’s third in a row, moves the Billikens to 10-3 overall and 3-2 in Atlantic 10 Conference play. Fordham dips to 2-11 in the league. Perkins pumped in 19…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Arkansas forward Justin Smith missed out on his first chance to play Missouri. He made up for lost time in the rematch, scoring 19 points to help the Razorbacks beat the 10th-ranked Tigers 86-81 in overtime on Saturday. Smith had ankle surgery the day before the teams’ first meeting on Jan.…
ATLANTA (AP) — Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States have dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months. But experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and precautions to slow the spread must remain in place. The seven-day rolling average of new infections was well above 200,000 for…
WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A Wentzville police officer shot and wounded a 21-year-old man after a car chase late Saturday. The shooting happened after a state trooper tried to stop a vehicle heading south on Highway 61 around 11:45 p.m. Saturday. Wentzville Police said an officer who responded noticed a second car that appeared to…