COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The first time Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz spent serious time with Cody Schrader was after the walk-on running back arrived on campus, gambling that the talent that made him a Division II star would transfer to college football’s highest level. On Saturday night, it produced one of the finest games in…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas scored the tiebreaking goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday night. Oskar Sundqvist also scored and Joel Hofer had 19 saves as the Blues won for the third time in their last four games. “Those guys have had our number lately, especially coming…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Defender Logan Ndenbe scored his second career goal with both coming this postseason and Dániel Sallói had an assist and delivered an insurance goal in the second half as Sporting Kansas City eliminated St. Louis City, the top seed in the Western Conference, with a 2-1 victory on Sunday. Sporting…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart called defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse’s improbable interception the “biggest play of the game.” Wide receiver Ladd McConkey proclaimed it was “the play of the year.” Either way, the play helped the Bulldogs remain unbeaten yet another week. The pick also was the talk of the postgame interviews.…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Logan Ndenbe scored his first goal as a professional to help Sporting Kansas City beat St. Louis 4-1 on a rain-soaked Sunday night in Match 1 of their best-of-3 first-round series in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Kansas City, which scored just three goals in its first 10 games this season and…