• Two Viking Football Players Named to Preseason All-American List

    Two Viking Football Players Named to Preseason All-American List

    Posted 3:00 PM 6/18/2013

    MARSHALL - Two members of the Missouri Valley College football team have been selected to the Beyond Sports Network 2013 Preseason AllAmerican Team.

    The two selected were Senior Cornerback Tyler Davis and Junior Defensive Lineman Ty Phillips.

    The pair helped lead the Vikings to a 12-1 (More)

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  • St. Louis CVC Pays $2M to Rams for Legal Fees

    St. Louis CVC Pays $2M to Rams for Legal Fees

    Posted 1:49 PM 6/18/2013 by Associated Press

    ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission said Tuesday it has paid $2 million to the St. Louis Rams to cover the team's legal fees for the dispute over upgrades to the Edward Jones Dome that resulted in arbitration.

    CVC spokeswoman Donna Andrews said payment was (More)

  • Backup Mizzou Linebacker Torey Boozer Dismissed

    Backup Mizzou Linebacker Torey Boozer Dismissed

    Posted 5:38 PM 6/17/2013 by Associated Press

    COLUMBIA (AP) - A backup Missouri linebacker arrested during the 2012 season on drug charges has been dismissed from the team.

    Team spokesman Chad Moller says redshirt freshman linebacker Torey Boozer is no longer a member of the Tigers. He declined further comment.

    Boozer was (More)

  • Father's Day Holds Extra Special Meaning for Former Jefferson City Athlete

    Posted 10:12 PM 6/16/2013 by Peter Terpstra

    JEFFERSON CITY -  Some take the long road to reach their dreams. For Sylvester Williams, it was a road full of obstacles.

    Today marks his first Father's Day as an NFL rookie.

    "The biggest thing for me growing up was...I wanted to be something great. I didn't know what it (More)

  • Two Football Freshmen Hurt in Car Wreck

    Two Football Freshmen Hurt in Car Wreck

    Posted 4:21 PM 6/13/2013 by The Associated Press

    COLUMBIA (AP) -- Two Missouri freshman football players are recovering from injuries they suffered in a traffic accident in Columbia.

    Campus police say linebacker Eric Beisel and cornerback Anthony Sherrils were passengers in a Mazda that struck another car Tuesday morning. Authorities say (More)

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  • Belcher Child Better Off with One Caregiver

    Belcher Child Better Off with One Caregiver

    Posted 2:52 PM 6/11/2013 by Associated Press

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A child psychology expert says the 9-month-old daughter of a Kansas City Chiefs player who fatally shot the baby's mother and then himself should have just one primary caregiver.

    Carrie Contey, a human development specialist from Texas, testified Tuesday in a (More)

  • Former Mizzou Football Player Named Outstanding Contributor

    Former Mizzou Football Player Named Outstanding Contributor

    Posted 3:02 PM 6/6/2013 by Tom Casselman

    COLUMBIA - Former Missouri quarterback and safety Dennie Poppe has received a prestigious reward from the National Football Foundation.

    The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today that NCAA Vice President of Championships and Alliances Dennie Poppe has (More)

  • Titans Agree to Terms with Third-Round Pick Gooden

    Titans Agree to Terms with Third-Round Pick Gooden

    Posted 11:38 AM 6/6/2013 by Associated Press

    NASHVILLE (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with third-round draft pick Zaviar Gooden, a linebacker from Missouri.

    The Titans made the announcement Wednesday, though details of the terms weren't released.

    Gooden had 256 tackles, five interceptions and four sacks (More)

  • Ex-Hoops Player Harris Turning Heads with the Chiefs

    Ex-Hoops Player Harris Turning Heads with the Chiefs

    Posted 4:51 PM 6/4/2013 by Associated Press

    KANSAS CITY (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs began a three-day mandatory minicamp Tuesday, their last set of offseason workouts before the training camp begins in late July.

    New coach Andy Reid and quarterback Alex Smith have dominated the headlines, but there also have been a few unique (More)

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  • Patriots Part Ways with T.J. Moe

    Patriots Part Ways with T.J. Moe

    Posted 10:44 AM 6/1/2013 by NBC Sports

    FOXBORO, MA -- The Patriots waived former Mizzou wide receiver T.J. Moe on Friday.

    Moe signed with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent earlier this spring but is reported to have tore an Achilles tendon. According to the NFL's official Friday transactions, Moe was waived with an (More)

  • Rams RB Pead suspended for season opener

    Rams RB Pead suspended for season opener

    Posted 4:45 PM 5/31/2013

    ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Rams running back Isaiah Pead has been suspended without pay for the season opener for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.The 5-foot-11, 200-pound second-round draft pick played in 15 games in his rookie season, carrying 10 times for 54 yards. He's (More)

  • SEC to Divide Record Setting $289.4 Million Amongst Schools

    SEC to Divide Record Setting $289.4 Million Amongst Schools

    Posted 1:47 PM 5/31/2013

    DESTIN, FL -- The Southeastern Conference will distribute approximately $289.4 million to the 14 league institutions in the revenue sharing plan for the 2012-13 fiscal year, which ends August 31, 2013, according to league commissioner Mike Slive. The $289.4 million is the highest (More)

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  • M. Basketball. Mizzou Tabs Former Drake Head Coach Mark Phelps As New Assistant

    Mizzou Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith announced the hiring of former Drake University Head Coach Mark Phelps as an assistant coach on Monday. Phelps enjoyed more wins (77) than any Drake head coach in his first five seasons with the program and led the Bulldogs to a pair of postseason...

  • Academics. Mizzou Academic Review: Spring 2013

    Once again the 2013 spring semester was a success in the classroom and the community for Mizzou Athletics. Missouri's student-athletes posted an overall GPA of 3.00 in the spring to mark the fourth consecutive semester of 3.00 or higher for the department. Additionally, 13 of Missouri';s 20 athletic programs compiled...

  • Softball. Hudson, Taylor Selected to Team USA

    Former Tigers Nicole Hudson and Rhea Taylor were selected to the USA Softball Women's National Team on Friday.

  • Baseball. Mizzou Baseball in the Minors - Weekly Update

    COLUMBIA, Mo. - Yesterday we took a look at what former Mizzou baseball players in Major League Baseball were doing and today, we will look at what former Tigers are doing in the minors. Several former Mizzou standouts are very close to being called up to big league rosters by...

  • General News. Alden Thoughts on Deaton Retirement

    Whether you know Brady and Anne personally or professionally, please join me in congratulating them on a job well done. The amount of growth that the University of Missouri has seen in Brady's nine years as Chancellor have been monumental.