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A day after Cardinals starter Shelby Miller allowed only one hit in a shutout win, Adam Wainwright took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before finishing with a two-hitter in a 3-0 Cardinals victory.

Dustin Penner scored the tiebreaking goal in the final second of the second period, and the Kings advanced with their fourth straight victory over the Blues, 2-1, in Game 6. 

Lyle Overbay finished with a career-high four hits, Ichiro Suzuki had three hits and Chris Nelson drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees, who beat the Royals 11-6 and gave Girardi his 500th win in pinstripes.

Missouri coach Frank Haith filed his case Monday, saying he wanted bank employees interviewed and any relevant evidence preserved after it was discovered last October that someone accessed his records.

Missouri's Cortni Ervin threw for a season-best mark and placed sixth. 

Justin Jackson and Jim McNeil are a direct link to the Kewpies' 2005 state title team, and they are using their experience to help guide the current squad as it prepares for its latest run into the postseason.

Florida redshirt freshman Jimmy Clark never led until the final lap, when he sprinted to the finish line and passed Solomon Haile of Arkansas, who finished in second place. 

Sophomore Junyi Wu excels on the tennis court for Hickman boys tennis and in the classroom. He also participates in several extracurricular activities. 

Missouri softball's Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinal game against Tennessee was postponed to 12:30 p.m. Saturday because of inclement weather in Lexington, Ky.

St. Louis won 3-0 as rookie pitcher Shelby Miller pitched a complete game, retiring 27 straight after a leadoff single by Eric Young Jr.

Makeba Alcide missed the meet record for the heptathlon by just one point Friday at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 

The Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships opened Thursday at Audrey J. Walton Stadium with the men’s hammer throw, heptathlon and decathlon.

Led by a home run by Kelsea Roth, Missouri beat Arkansas 8-0 in five innings to advance to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Shannon Welker, a St. Louis native who has served for five years as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan, is the third head coach the Missouri program has had.

The Tolton Catholic girls soccer team completed its regular season Thursday night with a 5-0 victory over Moberly's junior varsity squad at Cosmopolitan Park.

The Tigers are scheduled to compete against Nevada and Northwestern, among other teams, Nov. 28 and 29 in Las Vegas. 

The Blues scored late in the third period to tie the game, but the Kings won in overtime.

Jeremy Guthrie (5-0) allowed one earned run, seven hits and three walks in six innings to lower his ERA to 2.28.

Pending approval, referees who call an elbow to the head could be allowed to use a video monitor to determine the severity of the blow.

With three straight victories heading into Game 6 on Friday night, the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings are on the brink of a remarkable comeback to knock out the Blues.