ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne loves playing against the St. Louis Blues. Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal in two games and Rinne made 29 saves as the Predators beat the Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night, snapping their season-high three-game losing streak. “I don’t want to jinx anything,” Rinne said. “I…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues have signed general manager Doug Armstrong to a four-year contract extension with a team option for a fifth year. Armstrong, who is also the team’s president of hockey operations, is in his 10th season with the Blues. Since he became GM in 2010, the team has a…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — UCF didn’t take long to hire someone to lead its rejuvenated football program. The university announced Tuesday that Josh Heupel will be the Knights’ next football coach. The move comes about 72 hours after Scott Frost announced Saturday he was leaving UCF to become the coach at Nebraska. “Coach Frost did…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brayden Schenn continues to make quite an impression on his new teammates. Schenn scored at 2:41 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Acquired from Philadelphia in a trade at June’s NHL draft, the center now has five goals…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Missouri didn’t look like a bowl team back in mid-October, but none of it matters now. Drew Lock threw three touchdown passes and Missouri won its fifth straight game to become bowl eligible with its sixth victory, a 45-17 rout of Vanderbilt on Saturday night. The Tigers (6-5, 3-4 SEC) are…
Columbia, MO(AP)-In his final home game, Missouri’s Ish Witter gashed Tennessee’s defense for 216 yards rushing as the Tigers cruised to a 50-17 victory on Saturday night. Witter averaged 9.0 yards per carry and scored a touchdown while exceeding 2,000 yards rushing for his career. Witter, generously listed at 5-foot-10 and 200 pounds, has never…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Under pressure in a shootout, Carter Hutton looked like a poised veteran. The backup goalie stopped both attempts he faced, and Brayden Schenn and Alexander Steen scored in the tiebreaker to lead the St. Louis Blues past the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Thursday night. St. Louis beat the Coyotes for the…
Hartford, Conn. (AP) — UConn football appeared to be picking up some momentum, having won two straight games coming into Saturday night’s showdown with Missouri. Not anymore. Tigers quarterback Drew Lock threw for 377 yards and five touchdowns as Missouri routed Connecticut, 52-12 on Saturday night. It’s the second time in four games the Huskies…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Off to a strong start this season, the St. Louis Blues are getting contributions from everyone on the roster. The Blues received another fine effort from goalie Jake Allen and a good performance from their fourth line Saturday night in a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. “I think we’ve…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas and Missouri finally got back together on the basketball court, teaming to raise money for hurricane relief in a “Showdown for Relief” exhibition. Devonte’ Graham scored 25 points in the Jayhawks’ 93–87 victory. The last time Kansas and Missouri met in basketball, Devonte’ Graham was a sophomore in high…