Stephen Strasburg pitched three scoreless innings and the Washington Nationals fell to 0-10 in exhibition play with Sunday's 7-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

A look at Carthage Sports in 2009 through the eye of a camera.

For the second straight season, the Webb City Lady Cardinals defeated St. James in the quarterfinal round of the Class 4 MSHSAA playoffs, advancing to the 2010 MSHSAA Basketball Championships at Mizzou Arena. View photos from Saturday's action at Hammons Student Center on the campus of Missouri State University.

Kansas City Royals outfielder Rick Ankiel will miss at least a week of spring training with a right ankle injury.

The Missouri Southern softball team hit four home runs, including two from Dawn Grass and swept a double-header from Bemidji State at the PSU Softball Complex Saturday in the only two games of the PSU Invitational this weekend.

Marcus Morris had 18 points, Tyrel Reed added 15 and No. 1 Kansas held off No. 9 Kansas State down the stretch for a 72-64 victory and its seventh Big 12 tournament title Saturday night.

Forward Dillon Starzl scored a game-high 20 points for Kearney High School as they defeated St. Francis Borgia 47-43 in the Missouri class 4 boys basketball state championship Saturday.

Angels starter Ervin Santana held the Royals to one hit and struck out five in three innnings, but Chris Getz and Mitch Maier hit two-run homers in the fifth inning to lift Kansas City to a 12-3 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday.

The Miami Heat have scheduled another preseason game in Kansas City, Mo., this time against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Albert Pujols, who returned to action after taking a week to rest a sore back, hit two hard singles in the St. Louis Cardinals' 8-5 victory against the Houston Astros on Saturday.

Fueled by Allyson Bradshaw’s first-half performance, Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) has a slim one-point 26-25 advantage over Webb City at halftime of the Class 4 finals at Mizzou Arena.

This year's Class 4 and 5 Show-Me Showdown concludes today at Mizzou Arena. The Webb City Lady Cardinals, seeking their first state championship, faces Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)

Xavier Henry scored 11 points in a stunning 21-2 run that broke a tight game wide open and carried No. 1 Kansas past No. 23 Texas A&M 79-66 in a rough-and-tumble Big 12 semifinal Friday night.

The 2010 MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown girls and boys Class 4 and 5 basketball tournament continues today at Mizzou Arena on the campus of the University of Columbia.