Posted 10:11 AM 5/16/2012 by Josh Looney

KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Chiefs announced new player transactions Wednesday morning, including former Missouri TE Martin Rucker.

The 6-5, 251 lbs. former Tiger was one of three free agent players to be signed following the Chiefs minicamp tryout. Free agents LB Leon Williams and OL (More)

Posted 7:52 PM 5/15/2012 by Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) -- Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt says his team is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the city this year and plans to stick around for another five decades.

Hunt joined Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli and head coach Romeo Crennel on Tuesday to announce several (More)

Posted 9:14 AM 5/15/2012 by Alex Jones and Molly Balkenbush

COLUMBIA - Columbia police officers arrested University of Missouri football player Corbin Berkstresser Tuesday morning for leaving the scene of an accident.

The Columbia Police Department reported Berkstresser left the scene near the 2900 block of Lynnwood Drive around 3:15 a.m. Police (More)

Posted 10:32 PM 5/14/2012 by Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams' plan to improve the Edward Jones Dome calls for a roof panel that would open slightly to allow more natural light.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster released details of the plan Monday despite the team's desire to keep it private.

The (More)

Posted 11:02 AM 5/13/2012 by Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jake Long's kid brother didn't bother staying close to the phone during the NFL draft. Neither did Bobby Hebert's son.

The St. Louis Rams' two-day rookie minicamp served as orientation for the team's 10 draft picks, some of them pegged for immediate duty and all of them (More)

Posted 11:37 AM 5/12/2012 by Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) -- Dontari Poe walked into the Kansas City Chiefs' locker room on Friday and saw the shiny red helmets hanging from hooks. It was then that he realized he was playing in the NFL.

The No. 11 pick in the draft headlined a group of roughly three dozen first-year players who (More)

Posted 5:03 PM 5/10/2012 by Ben Wilson

COLUMBIA -- The Missouri Tiger football team is piling up the commitments early for the 2013 recruiting class, and Thursday, they landed another one.

Offensive lineman Jake Campos from West Des Moines Valley High School in Iowa has verbally committed to the Tigers. Campos, who is 6 feet 7 (More)

Posted 2:49 PM 5/9/2012 by Meredith Baldwin

COLUMBIA - After a nine seasons hosting play, Faurot Field's artificial turf is on its way out. Crews worked Wednesday to rip up the old turf. They piled it high on truck beds and hauled the old turf to Jefferson City. According to construction crew members, the 63 Sports Complex has purchased (More)

Posted 10:44 AM 5/9/2012 by Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) -- The Kansas City Chiefs have signed former Jets defensive end Ropati Pitoitua.

The team announced the move Tuesday. Pitoitua was a free agent after playing in 22 games over the past two seasons with the Jets.

The former Washington State defensive end joined New (More)

Posted 10:31 AM 5/8/2012 by Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams and the civic group that holds the lease to the Edward Jones Dome aren't releasing the Rams' proposal to renovate the dome, but Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says he will.

The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission and the Rams are in the (More)

Posted 5:20 AM 5/7/2012 by Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Researchers at Washington University are beginning a study to determine the impact concussions have on athletes over time.

KSDK-TV reports that physicians in Washington University's Sports Concussion Clinic will focus on about 1,000 athletes ages 10 to 18. They plan to (More)

Posted 8:51 PM 5/6/2012 by Eric Blumberg

COLUMBIA - People often need to go through struggles to find success. At Lincoln University Martee Tenner is hoping to jump start his football career by flipping the script on his troubles.

Tenner grew up in Mississippi and started his college football career at Southwest Mississippi (More)