With the Cards signing Felipe Lopez to a contract, John Mozeliak proves again that thus far he has been the right choice to be GM of the Cardinals. Lopez batted .310 for Arizona and Milwaukee last season, and he has indicated that he really enjoyed his stint with the Cards in 2008. After recently firing [...]
Random Roaming -
1) I cannot help but to be excited about Vandy winning today and Kentucky losing,
2) With Billy Devaney having high approval marks in STL despite his 3-29 record (.094 winning pct.), one can only imagine how his popularity will soar once his winning pct. eclipses .100.
3) I am pumped up about the USA-Canada hockey [...]
This weekend, NFL prospects will be disected in numerous ways to see if they are ready for the spotlight of performing on Sundays at the NFL Combine. While it is good theater and gives us in the sports radio world something to talk about in the terrible month between the Super Bowl and the NCAA [...]
As the Billikens prepare for their biggest game in some time versus Xavier, it is exciting to have Mizzou, Illinois, AND the Billikens in the heat of competition for the big dance. Let’s hope that Chaifetz Arena is jumping tomorrow night as the 18-8 (9-3 in conference) Billikens take on Xavier who brings a 10-2 [...]
Sports talk radio host, Kevin Kietzman, is set to join the First Call tomorrow at 6:23 AM. He hosts a show on 810 WHB in Kansas City and has received national attention this week for his online petition recommending the ouster of Brent Musburger and Bobby Knight as college basketball broadcasters.
You can see his petition [...]
Fresh off a 62-57 come from behind victory over the Rhode Island Rams, Rick Majerus has his SLU Billikens on a roll as they have won five consecutive important games and are now 17-8 overall and 8-3 (tied for 4th) in the tough A-10 conference. The game last night attracted 7,257 fans at the Chaifetz [...]
Yes, the Olathe Northwest High School Girls Basketball Coach who hit the half court basketball shot in late January while blindfolded as part of a prank will be joining the First Call on KFNS and KFNS.COM tomorrow morning (Thursday) at 6:23 AM. How has his life changed since then? Will he be going to the Final [...]
As the Blues battled the Washington Capitals on Saturday evening, it was amazing how at times they were simply matching the Capitals stride for stride. Did Mason play one of his best games of the season for the Blues? Definitely!! However, it was fun to watch guys like Patrik Berglund, TJ Oshie, Erik Johnson, and [...]
This morning on the show, we had a coaches roundtable looking at how coaching has changed in the past 30 years. We had Windsor High School Wrestling Coach Kevin Stoffey and Jefferson College Women’s Basketball Coach Kevin Emerick in studio to discuss the issue. A number of items were brought up that I found quite [...]
Shahid Khan, the 59 year old president of Urbana-based Flex-N-Gate Corp. represents hope for Rams fans who have been looking for something to cheer for the past few seasons. A fresh start is an NFL owners’ approval away of happening for the Rams. I welcome a new chief of the team who will hopefully channel his passion [...]