Pirates Spoil Flaherty Return

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a season-high nine-game skid, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night. Pittsburgh bounced back from nearly being no-hit by St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas in the second game of a doubleheader a night earlier.…

Mizzou Athletes Earn Perfect APR Scores

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Four University of Missouri athletics programs posted perfect Academic Progress Rates (APR) for the 2020-21 academic cohort as women’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s golf and women’s tennis all excelled in the classroom. Women’s tennis recorded its seventh-straight perfect APR while women’s basketball earned its fourth and women’s cross country its third.…

Cards Swept in Tampa

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan pitched eight superb innings to win his fifth consecutive start and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 victory on Thursday. Ji-Man Choi hit a two-run homer as the Rays moved a season-high 11 games over .500. McClanahan (7-2)…