From an investment standpoint, I like a several plays in the NCAA Tournament first round. The games will be held Thursday and Friday at spots all over the U.S. map. Here’s my list. And please keep in mind that these picks aren’t based on a team straight up. These...
BERNIE BITS With the Saint Louis Blues wallowing at No. 24th among the 32 NHL teams in points percentage (.470), I welcome the entertainment provided by goaltender Jordan Binnington in Wednesday’s embarrassing 8-5 loss to Minnesota. The Blues are 6-13-2 since Jan. 21...
Welcome to Mizzou Arena, Kentucky. Welcome to the Gates of Hell. As in the Dennis Gates of Hell. In a frolicsome, joyous Wednesday night in CoMo, Missouri left visiting Kentucky thunderstruck with an 89-75 thrashing that turned into an unofficial celebration of a new...
In sports we hear and read a lot about team culture, and chemistry and identity. Another cliche is “playing for each other.” These words and terms are overused to the point of becoming trivial and redundant. We don’t need to talk about these things as much as we do....
BERNIE BITS Good Monday to you … Opening statements: — Any win by the St. Louis Blues is made even happier when David Perron scores a goal. Or two goals. — The MLS is back with another season, and I enjoyed watching Sunday’s matches. Major League...
Let’s get right to it: Missouri went 0-2 on Wednesday night. One performance gave us a few reasons to smile. The other performance gave us more reasons to cringe and turn away. – The football Tigers lost the Armed Forces Bowl 24-22 on a final-snap field goal by Army....
The Armed Forces Bowl is a lose-lose proposition for Missouri, which faces a knotty matchup with Army on Wednesday night in Fort Worth. The reaction if Mizzou defeats Army: big deal. Always nice to win, but c’mon … the Tigers beat a service-academy team that came into...
THE BERNIE BITS Good day to you. I hope you had a pleasant weekend. Let’s get started, shall we? The best things to happen in STL-area sports over the weekend: 1–The Blues refocused and rediscovered their characteristic style of hockey, winning two in a...
BERNIE BITS The 3 best things that happened over the weekend in STL-related sports: 1–The Big 10 Conference tournament championship and a No. 1 seed for the Fighting Illini. The 91-88 overtime win over Ohio State reaffirmed why Illinois is highly capable of...
