Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedging, the IOC took the unprecedented step of postponing the world’s biggest sporting event, a global extravaganza that’s been cemented into the calendar for more than a century. The Tokyo Games, slated for 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Pietrangelo scored two goals, Jake Allen made 36 saves and the St. Louis Blues defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Wednesday night. This was the game that was rescheduled after Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester suffered a cardiac episode 12:10 into the first period on Feb. 11. It started with the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brett Connolly scored early in the third period and Chris Driedger stopped 26 shots, leading the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Mike Hoffman also scored for Florida and Aleksi Saarela assisted on both Panthers goals, the first assists of his career. He…
By: Sammy Stava For the first time in MVC Tournament history, there wasn’t a No. 1 seed to take the floor on the first game of Arch Madness Semifinal Saturday. The eighth seeded Drake Bulldogs have been the Cinderella story of this tournament so far. To continue their postseason run, they faced off against fourth…
By: Sammy Stava n the last game of Quarterfinal Friday, third seeded Indiana State took on sixth seeded Missouri State for some late night basketball at Enterprise Center. With the way this MVC Tournament has gone, the better seed should better watch out. The Sycamores came into Arch Madness with plenty of momentum, having won…
By: Sammy Stava With already one major upset in the books on Quarterfinal Friday, Valparaiso was looking to replicate what Drake did to Northern Iowa. But after seeing the top-seeded Panthers go down in a shocker, Valpo was going to have Loyola’s full attention. Loyola was having no part of being a victim of an…
By: Sammy Stava The second game of Quarterfinal Friday here at Arch Madness was another in-state rivalry between fourth seeded Bradley and fifth seeded Southern Illinois. The Bradley Braves came into this year’s Arch Madness as the defending MVC Tournament Champions, and the Southern Illinois Salukis were picked to finish dead last in the preseason…
By: Sammy Stava The MVC Regular Season Champions Northern Iowa Panthers came into Arch Madness as the only team in the conference with an at-large threat for the NCAA Tournament. To get that at-large spot, head coach Ben Jacobson’s team only have three possible chances this weekend to impress the selection committee. In their first…
By: Sammy Stava On the second game of opening night of the 2020 MVC Tournament, it was an in-state Indiana rivalry between seventh seeded Valparaiso and 10th seeded Evansville. The Aces of Evansville came into conference tournament play with an 0-18 MVC record, but don’t necessarily be fooled by that. Back on November 12th,…
By: Sammy Stava Eighth seeded Drake faced off against ninth seeded Illinois State to tip-off the 30th edition of Arch Madness in St. Louis. The winner would get the challenging, yet huge opportunity of facing top seeded Northern Iowa in the Quarterfinals on Friday. Starting off the MVC Tournament with a thrilling first 20 minutes,…