Posted 10:55 AM 5/2/2013 by Ashley Colley

ATLANTA -- The Southeastern Conference and ESPN announced the SEC Network television channel will officially launch on August 6, 2014. ESPN President John Skipper and SEC Commissioner Mike Slive helped lead the Thursday announcement. The official SEC Network will be based out of Charlotte, North (More)

Posted 3:29 PM 5/1/2013

MARSHALL, MO -- Former Missouri Valley College Offensive Lineman Stephon Kelly has been invited to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie mini-camp beginning Friday, May 3.

The rookie mini-camp runs through Sunday, and Kelly says this will be an opportunity for him to potentially earn a contract (More)

Posted 3:07 PM 5/1/2013 by Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs have traded cornerback Javier Arenas to the Arizona Cardinals for fullback Anthony Sherman.

A second-round draft pick from Alabama in 2010, Arenas played 47 games in three seasons with the Chiefs, including 12 starts. He had two interceptions and (More)

Posted 12:43 PM 5/1/2013 by Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to terms with former Missouri defensive lineman Brad Madison and 12 other rookie free agents.

Also among them is Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray. Bray's big arm and prototypical size at 6-foot-6, 215 pounds left many expecting him to (More)

Posted 3:26 PM 4/30/2013

JEFFERSON CITY — O'Hara Fluellen, an honorable mention All-American defensive back, has signed a rookie free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks. The senior football player, who broke up an MIAA-best 11 passes and nearly broke the Lincoln record for career interceptions, is one of 36 (More)

Posted 6:44 PM 4/29/2013 by Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, FL (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have parted ways with three front office personnel, first-year defensive end Jerome Long and first-year receiver Jerrell Jackson.

The front office dismissals by new general manager Dave Caldwell include director of player personnel Terry (More)

Posted 3:29 PM 4/29/2013 by Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs weren't exactly in shambles when John Dorsey and Andy Reid first walked through the door. After all, the team did have six Pro Bowl players on the roster.

That doesn't mean the Chiefs weren't in need of an extreme makeover.

Over the past (More)

Posted 11:30 AM 4/29/2013 by Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL distributed a document to its teams Monday reiterating its anti-discrimination policy on sexual orientation.

A memo sent Monday by Commissioner Roger Goodell to ownership, front-office personnel and coaches says: "Please ensure that this document is made available (More)

Posted 10:30 PM 4/28/2013

MARSHALL- The Missouri Valley College football team held the annual spring football game Sunday afternoon at Gregg-Mitchell Field. The Vikings were recently ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Football Coaches' Spring Top 25 Poll.

The teams were split in half, with offensive players on the "Purple" team (More)

Posted 9:01 PM 4/28/2013 by Peter Terpstra

JEFFERSON CITY- Former Jefferson City football coach Pete Adkins can be hard to forget. He's recently been inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame as a legend.

Adkins legacy isn't about the state championships-it's about the impact he'll have on players to come.

Jefferson (More)

Posted 7:09 PM 4/27/2013 by Ashley Colley

COLUMBIA -- The 2013 NFL Draft may be over but there are still plenty of opportunities for former Mizzou football players to join a new team. Only two Tigers were selected in the draft this year. Mizzou's Sheldon Richardson was selected in the first round by the New York Jets while Zaviar Gooden (More)

Posted 2:28 PM 4/27/2013 by Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Rams have added depth to the offensive line, taking Alabama center Barrett Jones in the fourth round of the NFL draft.

The 6-4, 306-pound Jones won the Outland Trophy in 2011 and the Rimington Award in 2012. He played on three national championship teams and (More)