Gage family eager for his Super debut A 13-year-old boy prepares to punt a rubber football as far as his leg can. The scene around him is more wish-you-were-here postcard than football stadium. The calmly swaying palm trees and eternal ocean are in sharp contrast to the sweaty clash of muscles and shoulder pads that [...]
It wasn’t a season burdened with high expectations. The eighth-place finish projected for the Tigers by the Big 12 Conferencecoaches was considerably higher than most national publications, some of which even had Missouri finishing in last place in the conference. New Missouri coach Mike Anderson said it was a lot of work elevating the Tigers [...]
Chris Sanders sat on a patch of grass near a softball field, a game being played in the background. Wearing a Missouri black and gold jersey and cap with gray baseball pants, Sanders began stretching his hamstrings to prepare for his first game with the Missouri United Methodist Church’s softball team. It’s a common sight [...]
There are a couple of similarities and little details, little coincidences that make this matchup in particular one of the most interesting series in the NBA Playoffs’ second round. For starters, we can consider the Big Three showdown. Last summer the Heat managed to get Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James on the same [...]
Missouri’s Mayes second in 800 at junior nationals Missouri’s Marcus Mayes, a freshman, finished second in the 800 meters in College Station, Texas,Atletico Madrid shirt, on Saturday and earned a place on the USA Junior Team. He finished in 1 minute,Football shirts, 51.24 seconds at the USATF Junior National Championships. He will compete in the [...]
COLUMBIA Before the Rock Bridge track practice started, distance runner Caleb Wilfong was laughing and rolling around in the grass. He talked during stretching,Juventus shirt, during warmups and even during his “casual” 50-minute run,Newcastle United shirt, all the while high-fiving everyone in sight. “I joke to combat everything,” Wilfong said. “If anything gets difficult, I [...]
KANSAS CITY — Mike Maroth, known for his finesse pitching, was pleased to have a strong fastball as well. Maroth pitched 7 2/3 strong innings and Ivan Rodriguez had three hits, including a home run and two-run double, to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. “It’s [...]
When Janae Strickland tried shot put for the first time during her senior year at Westfield High School in Houston, Texas, she had no idea that in a few years she would be turning the event into a career. “The only reason that I threw was because I was the strongest girl on the team,” [...]
For the first time in the 11-year history of Audrey J. Walton Stadium, the venue will host the Mideast Regional competition. Nearly 900 of the region’s top athletes from more than 87 universities will be in Columbia this weekend for the meet. Nineteen Missouri athletes qualified for the regional on their quest to reach the [...]
,Juventus shirt Update: Derrick Chievous received 13 first-place votes out of 55 completed brackets,Kaizer Chiefs shirt, making him our winner. Chievous is the all-time leader in points scored for the Missouri men’s basketball team, with 2,580 points during his four-year Tiger career. The MU men’s basketball team has had many great players over the years, [...]