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College men's wrestling: Central Methodist 30, Westminster 27 The Blue Jays suffered a late pin in bowing to the Eagles in a narrow dual loss at home Thursday night. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 6:00am

College women's basketball: Westminster 75, Spalding (Ky.) 70 The Lady Blue Jays outscored the Lady Golden Eagles 11-6 in overtime to halt a two-game St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference losing streak in Saturday's home victory. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 6:00am

Petty's 20 points leads Alabama past Missouri 88-74 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama made 3-pointers early, overcame foul trouble late and took advantage of Missouri's shooting struggles everywhere but the free throw line. John Petty scored 20 points and Alex Reese and Jaden Shackelford each had 17 to lead the Crimson Tide to an 88-74 victory Saturday afternoon against Missouri. The Tigers made all 31 of their free throw attempts, the most a Southeastern Conference team has taken without a miss. by Associated Press Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:30am

Playing time increasing for patient Porter Michael Porter Jr. often reminded himself to remain patient as the Denver Nuggets gradually eased him back onto the court. by Associated Press Published Jan. 18 2020 @ 12:25am

Hickman grad Whitt flourishing in second stint at Arkansas Annelle Whitt only had her son's best interest at heart when she looked new Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman squarely in the eyes and issued a simple ultimatum. by Associated Press Published Jan. 18 2020 @ 12:25am

College men's basketball: Fontbonne 95, Westminster 90 The visiting Griffins took control over the last 10 minutes of the game to hand the Blue Jays their second consecutive St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss Wednesday night. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 17 2020 @ 6:00am

College women's basketball: Fontbonne 76, Westminster 68 The host Lady Blue Jays were outscored by the Lady Griffins 34-24 in the fourth quarter to suffer their second straight St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss Wednesday night. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 17 2020 @ 6:00am

College women's basketball: William Woods 71, Stephens 41 COLUMBIA — Senior guard Kaycee Gerald scored a game-high 16 points and the Lady Owls rolled to their fifth American Midwest Conference win in a row in Thursday night's blitz of the Stars. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 17 2020 @ 6:00am

Missouri State coach Petrino knew he wouldn't stay retired Bobby Petrino is glad to have a job again, even if it's at one of the bottom programs in the second tier of college football. by Associated Press Published Jan. 17 2020 @ 12:15am

Former UL, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino lands at Missouri State Bobby Petrino, a coach with a track record of on-the-field success and off-the-field embarrassments, will be the next coach at Missouri State. by Associated Press Published Jan. 16 2020 @ 12:15am

Mississippi St. cruises to 27-point win against Missouri STARKVILLE, Miss. — Reggie Perry had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Mississippi State to an easy 72-45 victory Tuesday night against Missouri. Perry has now collected nine double-doubles this season and has 18 for his career. Tyson Carter had 15 points while Nick Weatherspoon added 11 for Mississippi State (10-6 overall, 1-3 in SEC), who snapped a three-game losing streak. by Associated Press Published Jan. 15 2020 @ 12:05am

College women's basketball: William Woods 77, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 54 Senior guard Peyton Greenlee delivered a game-high 21 points and the Lady Owls extended their AMC winning streak to four games with a romp over the Lady Eagles on Saturday at Anderson Arena. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 14 2020 @ 6:00am

College men's basketball: Yohe, Owls halt five-game losing streak Darius Yohe helped the William Woods University Owls swat down their skid. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 14 2020 @ 6:00am

College wrestling: Westminster goes 0-3 at NWCA National Duals LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Blue Jays dropped all three of their matchups at the U.S. Marine Corps/National Wrestling Coaches Association Multi-Divisional National Duals on Friday. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 14 2020 @ 6:00am

College women's basketball: Webster 86, Westminster 66 ST. LOUIS — The Lady Blue Jays surrendered 23 points off 24 turnovers and had their two-game SLIAC winning streak ended in a loss to the Lady Gorloks on Saturday. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 14 2020 @ 6:00am

College men's basketball: Webster 78, Westminster 65 ST. LOUIS — The Blue Jays were outscored 44-26 in the paint by the Gorloks and had their three-game St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference winning streak halted Saturday. by Ryan Boland Published Jan. 14 2020 @ 6:00am

Burrow, LSU cap magical season, beat Clemson 42-25 for title From small-town Ohio kid to Louisiana Legend, Joe Burrow capped his record-breaking, Heisman-winning season by bringing a national championship to LSU. by Associated Press Published Jan. 14 2020 @ 1:00am

Missouri looks to carry offensive spark into game at Mississippi State Following Missouri's 91-75 blowout of Florida on Saturday night, nobody looked more stunned at the high-powered offense the Tigers suddenly unleashed than Gators coach Mike White. by Colin O'Brien Published Jan. 14 2020 @ 12:35am

LSU's Divinity hoping to turn trouble into triumph Trouble off the field caused LSU senior linebacker Michael Divinity to miss the majority of one of the most extraordinary football seasons in school history. by Associated Press Published Jan. 13 2020 @ 12:40am

Clemson can join elite company with win vs. LSU Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has this drill down. The Sunday before the College Football Playoff championship game a news conference is held with the head coaches. They compliment each other's team and talk about focus and preparation. After, they shake hands and pose for photographs with the trophy that goes to the winner. by Associated Press Published Jan. 13 2020 @ 12:40am

No. 21 Arkansas dumps Missouri women Chelsea Dungee scored a season-high 38 points, Taylah Thomas added a double-double and No. 21 Arkansas overcame a slow start to defeat Missouri 90-73 on Sunday. by Associated Press Published Jan. 13 2020 @ 12:35am

Swinney, Orgeron leading evolution in coaching styles Dabo Swinney can turn most any issue into an extended, persuasive sermon. If he was a salesman, we'd all probably be buying time shares. by Associated Press Published Jan. 13 2020 @ 12:25am

Clemson's Smith enjoying success long time coming Clemson is counting on linebacker Chad Smith to play a major role against top-ranked LSU on college football's biggest stage. It wasn't always that way for the fifth-year senior. Playing time was hard to come by for him until this season. But Smith was enjoying his college experience despite the limited playing time to transfer. by Associated Press Published Jan. 13 2020 @ 12:25am