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Missouri ace Chelsea Thomas was uncharacteristically off-target in the Saturday super regional game against LSU, giving up 6 walks and hitting two batters.

The Tigers never trailed in Saturday's final Big 12 meeting between the rivals, riding Dane Opel's hitting to earn a 12-2 eight-inning victory over the Jayhawks.

The state singles, doubles and team titles all belong to the Bruins.

The Rock Bridge girls soccer team lost to Glendale 2-0 in the Class 3 state quarterfinals.

Pac-12 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott told The Wall Street Journal this week that the new bowl matchup between the Big 12 and SEC champions revives the possibility of a plus-one championship game following the bowls. Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive doesn't think so.

Jordan Cook won the boys 800-meter run and Mallory Short finished second in the girls 100-meter hurdles for the Bruins.

Kyle Kendrick threw a seven-hitter for his first career shutout, winning his first game of the season and putting the Philadelphia Phillies on the verge of their first four-game sweep in St. Louis in 26 years with a 4-0 victory on Saturday night.

Wilson Betemit hoped the ball would roll foul as it spun in the chalk. It stayed fair. And thanks to a good bit of hustle, Eric Hosmer ended up on second base with a 55-foot double that played a key role in Kansas City's 4-3 comeback victory over the Orioles on Saturday.

Led by Austin Ray in the shot put, the Rock Bridge boys track and field team is in fourth place heading into Saturday.

After winning the team title Thursday in the state championships, individual play for the Rock Bridge boys tennis team began Friday.

Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning off Jason Motte and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Friday night.

The Missouri Tigers will meet Kansas in the Big 12 Conference baseball tournament Saturday. Kansas beat Texas A&M 5-3 Friday to advance. In other action, Baylor beat Kansas State 11-2.

Jason Hammel pitched six shutout innings, Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Friday night.

Being demanding of himself has meant frustrating times for David Freese. Before busting a 3-for-34 slump with a two-hit game that included a home run on Wednesday, Freese got two days off work on solutions and, of equal importance, clear his head.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks following surgery Friday on his injured right knee. That's unexpected good news for a player who thought he might miss the rest of the season.

With the MLB All-Star Game returning to Kauffman Stadium this year, we remember the game's past flourishes.

There were so many twists and turns in the way Missouri coach Ehren Earleywine recruited Corrin Genovese, the Tigers' award-winning freshman infielder almost didn't come to Columbia.

Freshman outfielder Kayla Kingsley started her first season with Missouri slowly and struggled with her hitting. But in regional tournament play last weekend, she led the Tigers at the plate, going 6-for-9.

Broken ribs and a separated shoulder couldn't keep Kenzie Jacoby from the soccer field.