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College baseball: Bellevue (Neb.) 8, William Woods 7 VERSAILLES — Josh Vaughan's three-run, walk-off home run capped a stunning six-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Bruins wrecked the Owls' season opener in the CMU Series on Friday afternoon. by Ryan Boland Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 6:00am

College women's tennis: William Woods 7, Midland (Neb.) 0 FREMONT, Neb. — The seventh-ranked Lady Owls raised their season record to 2-0 with a shutout of the Lady Warriors on Friday afternoon. by Ryan Boland Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 6:00am

High school girls' basketball: Lady Bulldogs mash Monroe City, win District 7 title MONROE CITY — The South Callaway Lady Bulldogs tormented the Monroe City Lady Panthers, and that translated to a title. by Ryan Boland Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 6:00am

College men's tennis: William Woods 6, Midland (Neb.) 1 FREMONT, Neb. — The No. 13 Owls improved to 2-0 on the season by shutting out the Warriors on Friday afternoon. by Ryan Boland Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 6:00am

Missouri football opens spring practice After spring football practices in 2020 were brought to a premature end because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Missouri football program is doing everything it can to get the most out of the period one year later. by Colin O'Brien Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:25am

Missouri baseball outlasts Omaha in home opener The Missouri baseball team got a great six-inning start out of sophomore Spencer Miles and a clean four-out save from freshman Zach Hise to open its 2021 home schedule with a 12-10 win Friday against Omaha at Taylor Stadium. by Colin O'Brien Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:20am

Perez, Mondesi ready to build on healthy 2020 sprint Salvador Perez and Adalberto Mondesi each arrived at spring training a year ago after significant surgeries, and they spent the time leading up to the COVID-19 pause wondering whether they would be ready for opening day. There's no such trepidation this year. by Associated Press Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:15am

L.A. firefighters rely on ax, luck to free Woods from crash With short, sure strokes of a flathead ax, firefighter Cole Gomoll methodically chopped along the edge of the SUV's broken windshield as golf icon Tiger Woods — tangled up in his seatbelt and covered in a sheet to avoid shards of glass — waited in shock inside the mangled wreck. by Associated Press Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:05am

Back after 12 years, Sorenstam gets two more days on LPGA Tour Annika Sorenstam went more than 12 years without playing on the LPGA Tour. Now she gets two more days. Sorenstam made three birdies after making the turn Friday at Lake Nona and posted a 1-under 71 in the Gainbridge LPGA. And even with the wrong ruling the previous day that led to an extra stroke, she still made the cut on the number. by Associated Press Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:05am

Ferrucci going from IndyCar to NASCAR with five-race stint Santino Ferrucci spent four hours in the simulator Friday, picked up some Bojangles french fries and headed to the team shop for last-minute preparations for his NASCAR debut. by Associated Press Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:05am

Late string of birdies gives Koepka the lead at Concession Brooks Koepka hit one of his worst tee shots of the day that barely cleared the water on the 15th hole. That turned out to be the start of three straight birdies that led to a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead Friday in the Workday Championship. by Associated Press Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:05am

A different look this spring with shortened games, innings possible Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon figures players can find plenty to do with any extra time they could get at the end of days if spring training games don't go nine innings. "Maybe slide out for some golf. If not, head home, hit the couch and watch some basketball right now," McMahon said. Or maybe even some extra batting practice. by Associated Press Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:05am

Mickelson in contention in Champions event Phil Mickelson waded into the mud after his tee shot on Tucson National's 15th hole trickled into a pond. He adjusted his feet for balance and punched a 9-iron down the fairway, earning applause from playing partner Fred Couples. by Associated Press Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:00am

Football schools Ohio State, Alabama thriving in hoops, too Ohio State and Alabama competing for a national championship is hardly an unusual occurrence for either school. It just tends to happen in football. Six weeks after the Crimson Tide's national championship game win against the Buckeyes, it just so happens that the two schools have a pair of the nation's best basketball teams. by Associated Press Published Feb. 27 2021 @ 12:00am

College men's soccer: William Woods 2, Evangel 0 SPRINGFIELD — Freshman midfielder Sam Allen and junior midfielder Jon Buerge both had first-half goals as the Owls blanked the Crusaders to pick up their first win of the season Thursday afternoon. by Ryan Boland Published Feb. 26 2021 @ 6:00am

College men's basketball: Lyon (Ark.) 63, William Woods 51 BATESVILLE, Ark. — The No. 8 seed Owls were unable to rally from a 15-point halftime deficit in ending their season with a loss to the No. 1 Scots in the quarterfinals of the American Midwest Conference postseason tournament Thursday night. by Ryan Boland Published Feb. 26 2021 @ 6:00am

High school boys' basketball: North Callaway 59, Wright City 49 WRIGHT CITY — Sophomore guard Matthew Weber connected for a game-high 19 points — including five 3-pointers — as the Thunderbirds fended off the Wildcats in an EMO win in Thursday night's regular-season finale. by Ryan Boland Published Feb. 26 2021 @ 6:00am

Missouri women can't keep pace with Tennessee in fourth quarter In a game emblematic of its 2020-21 season, the Missouri women's basketball team came up just short of upsetting a ranked team, losing 78-73 to No. 20 Tennessee in its home finale Thursday at Mizzou Arena. by Colin O'Brien Published Feb. 26 2021 @ 12:30am

Missouri men add home game against LSU after Texas A&M forced to cancel The Missouri men's basketball team will have to wait a week to honor the program's five seniors. Because of coronavirus issues within the Texas A&M program — the Aggies haven't played since Jan. 30, and haven't played a Southeastern Conference game since Jan. 26 — Saturday's home game has been canceled. by Colin O'Brien Published Feb. 26 2021 @ 12:20am

Simpson, Fitzpatrick lead WGC; Johnson, DeChambeau struggle Webb Simpson ran off three straight late birdies for a share of the lead Thursday in the Workday Championship. Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau ran up some big numbers. by Associated Press Published Feb. 26 2021 @ 12:20am

Woods transferred to L.A. hospital after surgery Tiger Woods was moved Thursday to another Los Angeles hospital after undergoing surgery to his right leg after being badly injured in a car crash. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center said Woods was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for "continuing orthopedic care and recovery." by Associated Press Published Feb. 26 2021 @ 12:20am

At 26-6, Jazz are the NBA's best team so far Looking at individual stats reveals nothing about the Utah Jazz. They have one player among those with the 50 highest scoring averages so far this season. They have only one player among the top 50 per game in rebounding. They don't have anyone with a top-30 assist average. And they have the NBA's best record — by a considerable margin. by Associated Press Published Feb. 26 2021 @ 12:15am

NHL season playing like four separate leagues Barry Trotz tuned his television to the game between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers to do a little scouting, flipping around to others outside the East Division just to check some scores and move on. by Associated Press Published Feb. 26 2021 @ 12:15am