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Two local universities, Baptist Bible College and College of the Ozarks, will appear in this seasons National Christian College Athletic Association Baseball World Series this weekend in Kansas City. BBC was named as the tournaments 3-seed, yet another accomplishment in a remarkable season under second-year head coach Randy Merryman. The …

Former Bears All-American Dylan Cole came into the NFL in 2017 as an undrafted free agent. Seven years later, the 28-year-old is still making his mark in football. Thursday morning Cole announced he is signing a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears. He played his first four NFL seasons with …

Springfield is getting an Arena League football franchise, starting in the summer of next year. At a press conference Thursday afternoon, the league’s founders Tommy Benizio and Tim Brown, announced the city was selected to have a team. Benizio began the festivities thanking the city of Springfield for its hospitality, …

The Missouri State Lady Bears honored seniors Sydney Wilson and Aniya Thomas in a pregame ceremony, then dominated the Indiana State Sycamores 77-66 Saturday afternoon at Great Southern Bank Arena. Missouri State (19-8, 14-4) jumped out to a 15-4 lead just four and a half minutes into the contest and …

The Missouri State Bears drain a season high 13 three pointers and pull away in the second half to beat Murray State 84-69 Tuesday night at Great Southern Bank Arena. The Bears tied their season high with 20 assists, including seven from senior Donovan Clay. MSU led from start to …

The Northern Iowa Panthers came from behind in the second half to beat the Missouri State Bears 69-66 Saturday afternoon at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield. The Bears took a 60-53 lead on Chance Moore’s layup with 5:24 left in regulation, but the Panthers tied the game 64-64 on …

The Southern Illinois Salukis led from start to finish, downing the Missouri State Bears 61-57 at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield. The Salukis went ahead 13-5 with 11:18 left in the opening half on J.D. Muila’s layup. But the Bears would pull within a point of the lead on …

The Link Academy Lions from Branson have won the 38th Annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions at Great Southern Bank Arena, downing Sunrise Christian Academy out of Bel Aire, Kansas 72-66. In its second year of existence, Link Academy is now 18-0 and ranked first in the nation in some …

The final round matchups are set at the 38th Annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield. In the winner’s bracket semifinals, Link Academy out of Branson held on to beat Christ The King from Middle Village, New York 55-44. The Lions scored 32 points …

The semifinal round matchups are set at the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield. Christ The King out of Middle Village, New York will play Link Academy from Branson in Friday’s first semifinal at 7:30 p.m., while Sunrise Christian Academy from Bel Aire, Kansas …