Kendra Melnychuk has had a special freshman year at the University of Missouri. She found a new home at MU, which is different in many ways from her hometown, and she is one of four MU divers to qualify for the NCAA Zone Diving competition this weekend in Columbia. Melnychuk hails from Saskatoon, the largest [...]
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Coming down with hypothermia Monday at the 111th Boston Marathon was an adventure that Stacy Reed will remember. Reed, one of 11 Columbia residents who competed in the wind and rain, was in bad shape as she approached the finish despite starting with three layers of clothing. “I was shivering and cramping,” Reed, 43, said [...]
,Atletico Madrid shirt ST. LOUIS Former Missouri wide receiver Danario Alexander has signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Rams. The move was announced Sunday night. Alexander wasn’t drafted after injuring his knee before the Senior Bowl. The 6-5,Juventus shirt, 221-pounder was All-Big 12 his senior season with 113 receptions for 1,Celtic shirt,781 [...]
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 [...]
Quin Snyder isn’t going anywhere. Not only will NCAA sanctions restrict the MU coach from leaving Columbia on recruiting visits, but Snyder’s job has apparently never been safer. University officials reiterated their faith in Snyder’s ability to run the Missouri basketball program during a news conference Wednesday. “I have been consistent in my belief and [...]
The spotlight returned to the Missouri football program this season,Football shirts, with the team ranked in preseason polls for the first time since 1980. The team has a Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback and nine starters back on defense, creating high expectations for the team. Many questions remain, though, and here are 20 Missourian reporters [...]
COLUMBIA — Win every inning. This is the simple to explain but difficult to execute goal Missouri baseball coach Tim Jamieson gives his team game after game. This weekend, the Tigers nearly pulled off the feat against No. 5 Nebraska. In the first inning of the first game of this weekend’s series, the Cornhuskers put [...]
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