SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Evander Kane scored 41 seconds into overtime and the San Jose Sharks ended a disappointing homestand on a high note by beating the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Monday night. The Sharks had lost five of their first six games on their longest homestand of the season before rallying to beat…

By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL                It was the match-up of the year in the Missouri Valley Conference. The top two seeds met on Sunday afternoon in the Arch Madness Championship Game to determine who gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Emotions were high, stakes were high, and the rubber game of the season…

By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL No. 2 seed Drake took on No. 3 Missouri State in the second game of Arch Madness Semifinal Saturday. The winner advancing to Championship Sunday for a date with No. 1 seed Loyola with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. On the bubble for an at-large bid…

By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL We know The Valley is certainly in contention to be a two-bid league for the NCAA Tournament, but going into this weekend, there was an outside shot for getting three bids. A lot had to happen, though. Loyola wasn’t having any of that. They’re the top-seed, the No. 1 defensive team…

By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL After the unfortunate cancellation between Northern Iowa and Drake, Missouri State and Valparaiso was the third (and final) game of the night on Quarterfinal Friday. The trendy “dark horse” pick entering this tournament seemed to be the Missouri State Bears, and that might have been easy to say because they are…