Posted 10:31 PM 6/16/2013 by Kamen Entchev

COLUMBIA - Life can be shaky, even unexpected. One moment Shelly Frazier was running the Boston Marathon. 

"You know I finally got to the end, crossed the finish line and I thought, 'I finished, it's done, fantastic,'" said Frazier.

The next moment, tragedy.

"And (More)

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)

Posted 9:42 PM 6/16/2013 by Tom Caselman

COLUMBIA - Former Missouri golfer Jace Long just finished up playing in the Air Capital Classic in Wichita, Kan. 

Long was tied for seventh place by shooting 11 under par, and finished seven shots behind the winner. This was the first professional golf tournament in Long's career.

Posted 3:48 PM 6/16/2013 by Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) - Ricky Nolasco allowed one run and three hits in seven innings Sunday to help the Miami Marlins take the rubber game of their three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2.

NL Central leader St. Louis lost a series for the first time since April 26-28 against (More)

Posted 11:29 AM 6/16/2013

MARSHALL, MO -- The Missouri Valley College rodeo finished their 2012-2013 seasons at the College Nationals Final Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming. Saturday. A total of nine MVC rodeo team members competed at the event, with three members of the men's team placing in the top 10 in their respective (More)

Posted 7:17 PM 6/15/2013 by Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay right-hander Alex Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit on the right ear by a liner off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the fifth inning of the Rays' 5-3 win over the Royals on Saturday.

The Rays announced that Cobb, who (More)

Posted 7:08 PM 6/15/2013 by Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) - Carlos Beltran homered from each side of the plate and tripled to lead a 17-hit attack Saturday, and Lance Lynn notched his ninth victory when the St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the Miami Marlins 13-7.

Swinging left-handed, Beltran hit his 15th home run in the second inning (More)

Posted 5:32 PM 6/14/2013 by Associated Press

BROOKLYN, MI (AP) - Carl Edwards has topped qualifying for the first time this season with a lap of 202.452 mph at Michigan International Speedway on Friday.

Edwards was given the pole in May at Talladega as well, but that was because qualifying was rained out and the field was set by (More)

Posted 1:09 PM 6/14/2013

OKLAHOMA CITY - For the third-consecutive year, Mizzou softball will be represented on the USA Softball Women's National Team, as the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) and USA Softball announced former Tigers Nicole Hudson and Rhea Taylor were selected to the 18-member squad on (More)

Posted 10:14 PM 6/13/2013 by Shelby Daniels

ST. PETERSBURG - Tropicana Field was all blue Thursday night as the Kansas City Royals began their 4-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The fans did not have much to cheer about as the game remained scoreless through five innings until Royals 2B Elliot Johnson stepped up to the plate to lead (More)

Posted 6:10 PM 6/13/2013 by Tom Casselman

INDIANAPOLIS - Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith concluded his meeting with the NCAA Infractions Committee in Indianapolis on Thursday. 

Haith released the following statement after leaving the meeting:

"I appreciate having the opportunity to speak with the committee today and now look forward to a resolution. Out of respect to the process, I will have no further comment."

Posted 5:57 PM 6/13/2013 by Ashley Colley

COLUMBIA - Giving back to the Mizzou community is a task many Tiger alumni decide to do as a chance to help and support the people who did the same for them.

This week, former Missouri forward DeMarre Carroll returned to Columbia to put on a basketball camp designed to help young athletes (More)

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)