Posted 9:56 PM 6/10/2013 by Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jeremy Guthrie pitched impressively into the seventh inning, Salvador Perez hit a two-run triple and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Monday night for their sixth straight victory.
Guthrie (7-3) limited the Tigers to a two-run homer by Miguel Cabrera (More)
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Posted 7:50 PM 6/10/2013 by Associated Press
KANSAS CITY (AP) - The Kansas City Royals have signed first-round draft pick Hunter Dozier for $2.2 million.
The Royals signed the 6-foot-4 shortstop for $937,800 less than the allotted $3,117,800 for a No. 8 selection. The money can be used to sign other picks.
The 21-year-old (More)
Posted 5:54 PM 6/10/2013
ATLANTA - Former Missouri Basketball Coach Quin Snyder is returining to the NBA as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks.
Snyder spent last season as an assistant with CSKA Moscow in Russia. He has previous NBA assitant coaching experience with the Lakers, 76ers and Clippers.
Snyder coached at Missouri from 1999 through 2006.
Posted 5:05 PM 6/10/2013
KANSAS CITY - The Missouri basketball team officially announced the non-conference schedule for the 2013-2014 season on Monday.
A return to Sprint Center on Nov. 16 vs. Hawaii, the annual Bud Light Braggin' Rights Game vs. Illinois in St. Louis and home games against UCLA and West (More)
Posted 3:21 PM 6/10/2013
JEFFERSON CITY- The MIAA honored 72 Lincoln University athletes for their academic performances during the 2012-13 school year when the league released its annual academic awards on Monday.
In addition to the 72 Blue Tigers listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, Lincoln also (More)
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Posted 11:13 PM 6/9/2013 by Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) - Matt Holliday's grand slam capped a seven-run 10th inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-4 on Sunday night.
J.J. Hoover (0-5) walked Allen Craig to lead off the 10th. One out later, David Freese singled Craig to second, extending his (More)
Posted 7:46 PM 6/9/2013 by Drew Brackett
COLUMBIA - Jace Long came to Mizzou five years ago from Dixon, Missouri. Long never thought he would end his Mizzou career with the most wins in Mizzou history. "I wanted to be the best player ever to come through Mizzou," said former Missouri golfer, Jace Long.
Long was on his way to (More)
Posted 7:05 PM 6/9/2013 by Associated Press
KANSAS CITY (AP) - Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer each had run-scoring singles in the eighth, Luis Mendoza pitched seven innings of four-hit ball and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 2-0 on Sunday for their fifth straight win.
Aaron Crow (2-1) worked a scoreless eighth to earn a (More)
Posted 9:37 PM 6/8/2013 by Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) - Mat Latos turned in seven solid innings and the Cincinnati Reds broke out of their slump with a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
Devin Mesoraco homered and drove in two runs and Jay Bruce also homered as the Reds snapped a three-game losing streak (More)
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Posted 9:26 PM 6/8/2013 by Associated Press
KANSAS CITY (AP) - Ervin Santana pitched seven snappy innings and the Kansas City Royals finally backed him up with some offense in a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
Santana (4-5) entered the game with the worst run support among qualifying pitchers in the American (More)
Posted 8:58 PM 6/8/2013 by Ky Bright
COLUMBIA - Jake Walsh and Keaton Steele had their names called on the final day of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
Walsh was selected in the 34th round by the Washington Nationals. He was the 1.036th overall pick. The redshirt Junior led the Tigers with 30 appearances out of the (More)
Posted 8:14 PM 6/8/2013
EUGENE, OR - The Tigers finish the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene with two All-American finishes from Kearsten Peoples and Katrine Haarklau.
Peoples claims her third All-American honor for her career. On the final day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships she finished 6th in (More)
Posted 2:30 PM 6/8/2013
COLUMBIA -- Mizzou Athletics announced its 2013-14 men's golf schedule on Friday and a pair of tournaments at The Club at Old Hawthorne, including the 2014 NCAA Columbia Regional (May 15-17), highlight a challenging slate.
Head Coach Mark Leroux's club will host three events in total next (More)
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Last week we took a look at what former Mizzou baseball standouts are doing in the major leagues and this week, we will look at updated numbers for the four current big leaguers and a fifth - Kyle Gibson - that could be called up any day now.
Twelve Tigers have one final stop in their season before hanging up the spikes for the summer: the USATF Championship in Des Moines, IA. Five have qualified for the senior championships and seven for the junior championships, which will both be held in Drake Stadium through Sunday.
The Missouri Gymnastics program and head coach Shannon Welker proudly announce the addition of Anna Bowers and Mikayla Walsh to the 2013-14 squad. The two have signed national letters of intent to join the Mizzou Gymnastics family next season.
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...
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...