KWWR Sports Report 3/19/22

Another day in the NCAA Tournament, another 2 bracket-busting upsets in the men’s field.

Number 11 Notre Dame knocked number 6 Alabama during the second day of action yesterday.

Hours later Iowa State became the third Number 11 seed to score a major upset when it took down number 6 LSU. Ohio State, downed Loyola-Chicago which had been backed by America’s favorite nun Sister Jean.

Today’s (Saturday) games start with Number 1 Baylor facing 8th seeded North Carolina.

Cleveland State’s Dennis Gates is emerging as the target in Missouri men’s basketball search according to reports from ESPN.

Mizzou fired former Head Coach Cuonzo Martin, who went 12-21 this year and 78-77 in his five seasons at Mizzou.

Gates has 16 years of Division I coaching experience and won back-to-back Horizon League regular-season titles at Cleveland State.

The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on the opening day of spring training at the Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida yesterday (Friday).

The Redbirds will face the New York Mets tomorrow (Sunday) with a 12:10 first pitch.

The Kansas City Royals tied the Texas Rangers 5-5 in their spring training game yesterday.

The Royals play the Arizona Diamondbacks tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) at 3:05.