(KTRS) – The St. Louis Board of Aldermen are requesting money from the NFL to pay off the remaining balance of the Edward Jones Dome. Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed sent a letter to the league, saying the by allowing the Rams to move to Los Angeles, the NFL is leaving St. Louis “holding…
Professor Heywood Sanders from the University of Texas – San Antonio discusses how losing the Rams in St. Louis does not necessarily mean more conventions.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Chelsea Jennings scored 22 points – one of three Texas A&M players to score 20-plus – and the No. 13 Aggies held off No. 23 Missouri 81-77 in overtime Thursday night. With under a minute left in overtime, Texas A&M worked the clock down but Courtney Walker missed a jumper.…
(KTRS) – One of the top football players in the nation could be suspended to start the Missouri Tigers next season. Terry Beckner Jr. was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of possession of marijuana. Officers say they pulled Beckner over for driving without his headlights on. When officers approached the car they said they smelled…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Former University of Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel will remain at the university as a fundraiser and ambassador, earning nearly $1 million over the length of a three-year contract. The university announced the contract Thursday. It calls for Pinkel to earn $350,000 in both 2016 and 2017, and $250,000 in 2018.…
DETROIT (AP) – Brian Elliott stopped 29 shots, Dmitri Jaskin scored a key third-period goal, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 Wednesday night. Ty Rattie also scored for St. Louis. Elliott came within 2:13 of becoming the first goalie in 69 games to shut out the Red Wings, but Henrik…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Yante Maten had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Georgia held off Missouri in a 60-57 victory Wednesday night. Maten was a force on both ends of the court for the Bulldogs, shooting 10 of 21 from the field and blocking six shots, which tied a career high. J.J. Frazier had…
TAMPA, Fla. – The United Soccer League today announced the alignment, regular season and playoff format for the 2016 USL Season, with 29 teams set to compete in the league’s sixth season in pursuit of the USL Cup. Six new teams will join the USL in 2016, as Bethlehem Steel FC, FC Cincinnati, Orlando City…
Article written by: Jon Wertheim Originally appeared in Sports Illustrated When NFL owners voted 30–2 last week to relocate a team to Los Angeles, it altered the league’s center of gravity. But it also altered the profile of the man behind it, Rams owner Enos Stanley (Stan) Kroenke. A native of Missouri, Kroenke might be…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Paul Stastny had a goal and three assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Monday night. Alexander Steen, Vladimir Tarasenko, Troy Brouwer and Kevin Shattenkirk also scored for the Blues, who have won four of five following a five-game losing streak. Brian Elliott made 36 saves.…