The start of the Cabool Varsity Lady Basketball Tournament in Cabool has been pushed back to Tuesday because of the adverse weather conditions. The Salem Lady Tigers will begin the Cabool Tournament as the third seed. The Lady Tigers will face the 6th seeded Ava Lady Bears at 8:30 PM Tuesday night in Cabool. With a win Salem will play the winner of second seeded Mountain Grove Lady Panthers and the 7th seeded Willow Springs Lady Bears on Wednesday at 7:30. An opening round loss will mean a game against the loser of that game on Thursday at 7:30.
The Salem Boys basketball game with Pacific Friday night was postponed due to the adverse weather conditions. No makeup date has yet been set. The Tigers will open their home season tomorrow night against West Plains.
Riding a 46-carry, 304-yard, four-touchdown effort from Tre Mason, Auburn sewed up the SEC title and likely earned itself a chance to play for a national crown with an emphatic 59-42 victory over Missouri at the Georgia Dome. Fifth-ranked Missouri (11-2) received 301 passing yards and three touchdowns from quarterback James Franklin, who rushed for a score as well, but its usually stingy defense met its match in an Auburn spread attack that ran at will all throughout the afternoon.
The University of Missouri football team (11-2 overall and Southeastern Conference East Division champions) has accepted an invitation to play in the 2014 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, set for Jan. 3rd in Arlington, Texas at the world-renowned AT&T Stadium. Kickoff for the game, which will pit the Tigers against former conference foe Oklahoma State (10-2, 2nd place in Big 12), is set for 7 p.m. (central time) and will be televised nationally on FOX.
Jabari Brown led four Missouri players in double figures with 22 points and the Tigers extended their home dominance with an 80-71 win over the 18th-ranked UCLA Bruins. Jordan Clarkson posted his fifth consecutive 20-point game, finishing with 21 in the Tigers' (9-0) 24th straight victory at Mizzou Arena, the longest home winning streak in the nation. Earnest Ross scored 20 points on 5-of-11 3-point shooting for Missouri, which overcame an eight-point halftime deficit. Missouri will host Western Michigan on Sunday.
Andrew Cogliano scored a pair of goals and Frederik Andersen made 26 saves, as Anaheim rode an early three-goal burst to dispatch St. Louis, 5-2, at Scottrade Center. Jaden Schwartz and Patrik Berglund tallied for the Blues, who will be in Winnipeg to play the Jets on Tuesday.
Carson Palmer completed 27-of-32 passes for 269 yards and a touchdown to lead the Arizona Cardinals to a 30-10 win over the St. Louis Rams at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Rams will host the Saints on Sunday.
Dexter McCluster returned a punt for a touchdown and Quintin Demps did the same on a kickoff to highlight a 38-point first half that led the Kansas City Chiefs to a 45-10 rout of the Washington Redskins Sunday at a wintry FedEx Field. The Chiefs will be in Oakland to play the Raiders this Sunday afternoon.
Obituaries [TOP]
Funeral services for Mary E. Simpson of Salem, age 85, will be held today at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Jadwin Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Jadwin Cemetery.
Funeral services for Dorleska Johns of Salem, age 95, will be Tuesday morning at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 10:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mildred M. "Millie" Thompson of Ballwin, MO, age 83, will be held Wednesday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be from 11:00 in the morning until service time on Wednesday. Interment will be in the Miner Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Funeral services for Kelly Pryor of Boss, age 53, will be held Friday at 2:00 at the Boss Assembly of God Church. Visitation will be Thursday from 2:00 until 8:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem and from 11:00 until service time at the church. Interment will be in the Boss Cemetery.
Weather [TOP]
Winter Weather Advisory until 3:00 AM Tuesday
Today..Partly sunny, high of 27.
Tonight..Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of snow, low of 15.
Tuesday..Mostly sunny, high of 30.
Tuesday night..Mostly clear, low of 11.
Wednesday.. Mostly sunny, high of 32.
Wednesday night.. Mostly clear, low of 8.