Tiffany Brooks has the jump shot of a man and she knows it. When Brooks was little, she said she played basketball mostly with boys, and in order to stay competitive, she was forced to adapt her skills to overcome theirs. “A lot of times my shot wasn’t quick enough,Inter Milan shirt, you know, to [...]
ARLINGTON, Texas Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is willing to listen if Oklahoma or anyone else wants to join his conference. Speaking before No. 3 Oregon played No. 4 LSU at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday night, Scott acknowledged that “schools have reached out to us.” MoreStory Related Articles Neinas says Big 12 has no immediate plans [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY All three of Oklahoma’s major-college baseball teams received positive news on Monday with the revelation of the 64-team NCAA tournament bracket. Oklahoma (41-18) already knew it would host a four-team regional as a No. 1 seed, but the Sooners found out they also are the tournament’s overall No. 7 seed, meaning if they [...]
NCAA draws Knight’s ire Leave it to Bob Knight to shake up the Big 12 Conference. Knight, never one to mince words, was outspoken when asked about the situation at Baylor, where Carlton Dotson is facing murder charges in the death of teammate Patrick Dennehy. The death led to the firing of coach Dave Bliss [...]
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 [...]
COLUMBIA Most everyone on the Rock Bridge boys soccer team says the same thing about senior Tyler Brittain: His odd sense of humor is an asset to the team. “Hes really just fun to be around,” senior midfielder Kory McDonald said. “He has a crazy sense of humor that everyone loves. He knows when to [...]
Missouri has played its last regular-season game in Hearnes Center, but the building isn’t done with basketball. The Show-Me Showdown starts at 9:15 a.m. today in Hearnes Center and continues all day. Sixteen Class 4 and Class 5 boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will compete in the state championship semifinals. In Class 5 boys’ competition, [...]
The Hickman boys basketball team advanced to the second round of the McDonald’s Tournament after defeating Lincoln Prep 76-63 on Tuesday night at Blue Springs High School. Freshman guard Jimmy Whitt led the Kewpies (2-1),Newcastle United shirt, scoring 23 points,Sevilla shirt, while senior Da’Quan Dixon scored 13 and had seven rebounds. Other top performers were [...]
COLUMBIA The Boone County Prosecutor’s office is still deciding whether to pursue charges against two Missouri women’s basketball players, according to Ryan Haigh, an assistant prosecutor who said he has been assigned to the case. Haigh said the case is still under review and no official charges have been filed against Tigers players Jessra Johnson [...]
As Kyle Hawkins watched the Rock Bridge and Hickman lacrosse game from the sideline at Cosmopolitan Park, all he could do was smile. Laughing children ran around the empty side of the field, shooting on empty goals and playing catch with their lacrosse sticks. This was one of the events that every player and fan [...]