With all of the snow on the ground and more to come, I am sooooo ready to play some golf. I know with patience the day will soon be here but it seems soooooo far away! When warmer weather does finally bring golf, I intend to play several courses this year. What are your favorite courses? Any funny golf stories to tell?...

The following is yet another phishing/scam email I received today notifying me that I have won yet another overseas lottery. If I were to add up all of the 'lotteries' I have supposedly won, I could probably make a serious dent in America's defecit!...

Let's talk some football. Who are the best high school teams in Southeast Missouri in their respective classes? Have you seen some awesome play so far? What is the game of the year? How about SEMO?! Huge upset over SIU. Anyone go? How will SEMO do the rest of the year? What does beating SIU do for their program?...

Not one, not two, not three, not four, but five Kentucky Wildcats were drafted in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. That is an amazing accomplishment and a huge compliment to Kentucky's basketball program. John Wall was the first overall selection made by the Washington Wizards. Reports have Wall stepping directly into the starting lineup and running the show. Is he ready for it after only one year of college ball?...

1. Jake Welch (Bernie) 2. Drew Thornton (Richland) 3. John Smith (Puxico) 4. Alan Flannigan (Dexter) 5. Skylor Blacklor (Bell City) Second Team 1. Garrett Rice (Bloomfield) 2. Jake Owens (Bernie) 3. Brandon Stoker (Dexter) 4. Jake Smith (Bernie)...

Got your brackets filled out yet? How many different pools are you in? Who do you have picked for National Champion? Who are your bracket busters? Let's talk college basketball.

Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Tyler Hansbrough nearly did it all during four years at North Carolina Tar Heels. Then came the capper: Having his jersey No. 50 raised to the Smith Center's rafters. North Carolina retired Hansbrough's number on Wednesday night, honoring the leading scorer and rebounder in the history of one of college basketball's winningest programs...

Spring training is right around the corner. For true baseball fans, the day pitchers and catchers report is like no other. What do you see in the crystal ball for St. Louis this year? Will the Cards win the Central Division? Will Pujols stay after this season? Share your opinion......

The Lady Bearcats opened play in the new Bearcat Event Center Thursday evening by walloping an overmatched Caruthersville team 101-11. Why? What did embarassing another team by 90 points accomplish? Honestly? Before I go any further I do want to say that this team is packed with some amazing young ladies that have been taught the fundamentals and sportsmanship over the years. ...

The St. Louis Rams have been rewarded for their dismal 1-15 record the first overall draft pick in the 2010 NFL draft held in April. The Rams need help all over the field. Offensively, quarterbacks Marc Bulger and Kyle Boller take an old-fashioned beating every week due to the fact that the St. ...

Matt Haug, former Head Coach of the North County Raiders, Dexter Bearcats and Potosi Trojans, was inducted into the Missouri Football Coaches Hall of Fame on December 4th, 2009. Matt, a 1967 graduate of Valle High School in Ste. Genevieve and 1971 graduate of Murray State University, has served as a Head Coach for 35 years...

Ok, ok, ok.....another celebrity that the public has put on a giant pedestal above all mortals has come crashing down with a tremendous thud. OMG! What do we as a society do now? Get over it! Now it's time for the humor that comes along with being, well, perfect and then getting caught with your hand in the cookie jar. ...

Number one Florida and number two Alabama playing for the SEC Championship......now that's good stuff! There are many highly competitive NCAA conferences such as the Big-XII, the WAC, the Big-10, and the PAC-10 but no other conference can boast about their teams any more than the SEC. Traditionally, the Big-XII seems to be neck and neck with the SEC but in 2009 the competition doesn't come close...

Stoddard County is represented year after year with some of the most competitive high school volleyball teams in the state. This year was no exception. Several SCAA girls have been named to their respective class Missouri Southeast All-Region team. Congratulations to all these ladies for bringing their 'A' game!...

By Matthew Leach / MLB.com 10/26/09 12:14 PM ET ST. LOUIS -- Continuing a winning formula, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa will return for a 15th season at the helm of the reigning National League Central champions. La Russa was reintroduced at a news conference at Busch Stadium on Monday, where it was announced that he has agreed to a one-year contract for 2010...

As the 2009 high school volleyball season nears it's end, I finally find myself with a few minutes to write about it..... Wow! The SCAA tournament should be a dandy this week with several evenly matched teams. On the varsity side, no surprise that Bell City is the number one seed riding the heels of probable All-Stater Jazzy Johnson. ...

MLB Playoffs 2009 Schedule American League Division series American League Division series National League Division series National League Division series Who goes on to the League Championship Series and why?...