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Arenado: “Just an amazing day, very thankful for it,” after his homer leads Cards to victory

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Nolan Arenado’ eighth-inning two-run home run lifted the Cardinals to a 3-1 home opening win over the Brewers. Arenado’s homer was his second in a St. Louis uniform but his first in front of the Busch Stadium crowd. Hear from Nolan, teammate Adam Wainwright and manager Mike Shildt.

(Listen time: 4:00)

Cardinals home opener today, Matheny vs LaRussa and Blues end their skid (AUDIO)

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Cardinals sweep the Marlins with 7-0 win. Yadier Molina hit a two-run shot for St. Louis, that broke a scoreless tie in the 7th. Jack Flaherty gets the win going six innings. The Cards home-opener is this afternoon against the Brewers.

Royals lost 4-2 to the Indians in Cleveland. Greg Holland took the loss. Salvador Perez homered. Brad Keller is aiming for better results today when he starts for the Royals at Chicago in the White Sox home opener.

Jordan Binnington made a career high 50 saves as the Blues ended their seven-game losing streak with a 3-1 win against the Golden Knights.

37-year old Bernard Pollard is attempting an NFL comeback.

Missouri State football goes for their first conference title since 1990.

Nicky Lopez making the most of his second chance with the Royals (AUDIO)

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Royals middle infielder Nicky Lopez hit .118 in Spring Training and was cut from the Major League Roster. Instead of sulking, Lopez took the news in stride and vowed to get better. Little did he know he’d get a second chance before the season even started. So far, Lopez is taking advantage of his opportunity.

Listening time–3:44

We learn what type of defense Mizzou will unleash on the SEC this year (PODCAST)

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We find out what new Mizzou defensive coordinator Steve Wilks plans to do with the defense and the biggest change is to move from playing a lot of man-to-man defense that the Tigers played last year to zone defense which he says will create more opportunities for interceptions. Mizzou ranked 13th in the SEC with just four picks the whole year and gave up an average of 49 points in the final three games.

Hot takes from Mizzou DC Steve Wilkes and up and coming defensive stars Ennis Rakestraw and J.C. Carlies

Dru Smith’s after late layup secures Mizzou’s first win at Florida “It meant a lot to us.”

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Dru Smith’s reverse layup with just one second left gave Mizzou their first road victory over Florida in a 72-70 final on Wednesday night in Gainesville. Smith put together one of his best performances of the season with 17 points, nine assists and a season-high six steals.

Missouri Guard Dru Smith after the Tigers win in Gainesville for the first time in program history oc the win

Mitchell Smith scored a career high 14 points to go along with a team-high six rebounds and one steal. Junior guard Xavier Pinson added 14 points, including four made 3-pointers, two assists and a steal.

Missouri Forward Mitchell Smith was not surprised to see guard Dru Smith come through with the game on the line oc even over

Mizzou’s defense forced 18 Florida turnovers, and turned that into 25 points. Mizzou also pulled down 11 offensive rebounds. Still the game was hanging in the balance. The Tigers were up by seven at the break 36-29 and led the entire second half until Florida tied the game with 18 seconds on two free throws after Jeremiah Tilmon fouled out battling for position on an offensive rebound. That set up the Tigers’ final play at Dru’s heroics.

The Tigers wrap up the regular season at home on Saturday against LSU. Tip-off set for 2 p.m.

Crunch time for Mizzou hoops. Eli the best at selling Tigers football (PODCAST)

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I promised a Mizzou day and here it is. The men’s team has their backs against the wall despite Cuonzo Martin still believing they are a tournament team. While that is true, there is no room for error over the next 2-3 games.

Eli Drinkwitz, head football coach, brilliant offensive mind and just as important, Mizzou’s best salesman.

Royals building a winner, Chiefs will look different in 2021 (PODCAST)

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The Royals are quickly building their team to contend in the AL Central and players like Hunter Dozier have bought in.

Chiefs GM Brett Veach says Patrick Mahomes could be ready to go in June. The offensive pieces around him and who is blocking for him could look different.