Weather and grounds permitting, the Nevada Tiger baseball team's scheduled to conclude the regular season and its last Southwest Conference schedule at 4:30 p.m. today at Carthage. The game originally was scheduled yesterday but postponed a day because of wet grounds. Nevada's 8-8, over-all, and 3-4 in league play while Carthage is 7-14 and 4-3. If the game can be played today, coverage on AM-1240, KNEM and www.knemknmo.com begins at 4:20 p.m. Nevada Tiger senior Jordan Kerbs is scheduled to sign of letter-of-intent to continue his career as a Labette Community College Cardinal at Parsons, Ks. The signing's planned at 11:00 a.m. Monday in the library at Nevada High School.

Nevada Tiger tennis players and those from 11 other high schools in Southwest Missouri are to compete in the Class 1, District 5 tournament in Joplin. Southwest Conference rivals Carthage and Webb City and Big 8 Conference members Monett and Mount Vernon also are in the field. First-round matches were to begin after today's 9:00 a.m. seeding meeting. The tournament concludes tomorrow.

Nevada High School will host track and field athletes from 15 Southwest Missouri high schools for the Class 3 district meet tomorrow at the Testman Track. Southwest Conference rivals Carthage, McDonald County and Webb City will join the Tigers and Lady Tigers and the Big 8 Conference is to be represented by Aurora, Carl Junction, Cassville, East Newton, Monett, Mount Vernon and Seneca. COC members Branson, Reeds Spring, Republic and Willard also are included in the field.

The Northwest Missouri State University women's tennis team, including two former Nevada Lady Tigers, defeated Winona State, 5-0, yesterday in the NCAA regional semi-finals at Maryville, Mo. The Bearcat women's #1 doubles team of Carolina Amaral and Gina Pendrak posted an 8-6 win and Northwest Missouri State also won the other two doubles matches and two singles matches to advance to today's regional finals. Pendrak's sister, Lisa, an all-MIAA first-team player this Spring, was to play the #6 singles match yesterday but it was not needed when the Bearcat women won the fifth match. Northwest Missouri State's women are 22-4 and are to meet MIAA rival Emporia State, 14-4, at 1:30 p.m. today with the winner advancing to the nationals at Houston, Texas.

The Missouri Tiger baseball team begins a weekend series against Kansas Jayhawks, at Lawrence, Ks., with a 6:00 p.m. game today. The Tigers are 32-16, over-all, and fourth in the Big 12 with an 11-10 record. K-U's 29-22, over-all, and seventh in the league at 8-14. Game two of the series is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. Game three of the series will be played at 1:00 p.m. Sunday. Missouri's to conclude the regular season next weekend when Nebraska visits Columbia, Mo.

Colorado scored four runs in the first inning on the way to a 9-3 victory over the Cardinals yesterday afternoon in Denver to salvage a split of the four-game series. St. Louis left fielder Ryan Ludwick homered twice in the loss. The Cardinals are 22-14 and lead the second-place Cubs by two games in the Central Division of the National League. St. Louis starts a weekend series against the Brewers in Milwaukee with a 7:05 p.m., CDT, game today. Cardinal Network coverage on KNEM/KNMO starts at 6:22.

Daniel Cabrera improved to 4-0 in his career against the Royals last night with a complete-game, three-hitter at the Orioles defeated Kansas City, 4-1, at Kauffman Stadium last night. Nick Markakis delivered Baltimore's big hit with a three-run homer in the third inning. K-C's 15-19 and will host the Orioles at 7:10 p.m. today.

1998 Fort Scott High School graduate Adam LaRoche was one-for-four and drove in his eleventh run of the season yesterday to help Pittsburgh's Pirates edge the Giants, 5-4, at PNC Park. LaRoche's hitting .209 this season. Pittsburgh's 15-19 and fifth in the six-team National League's Central Division. The Pirates host Atlanta at 6:05 p.m., CDT, today.