The Cardinals fired former National League manager of the year Mike Shildt over organizational differences Thursday, just one week after St. Louis lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a walk-off homer in the wild-card game. Cardinals president John Mozeliak said the firing was “something that popped up recently,” but he refused to expand on…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tim Weah scored on a shot that deflected off the goalkeeper in the 66th minute after Sergiño Dest started the comeback from a first-minute deficit, and the United States rallied past Costa Rica 2-1 on Wednesday night to ease pressure as World Cup qualifying neared the halfway point. Goalkeeper Zack Steffen,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tailback Tyler Badie scored three first-half touchdowns and the Missouri Tigers (3-3) delighted a Homecoming crowd of 46,985 with a 48-35 victory over the North Texas Mean Green (1-4). It was Mizzou’s fifth-straight Homecoming victory and ran its all-time record in Homecoming games to 65-40-5. After Kris Abrams-Draine intercepted a pass at…
Sophomore cornerback Ennis Rakestraw, Jr. tore an ACL in practice on Tuesday, Oct. 5. He is out indefinitely. “Ennis is a tremendous competitor,” head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “It’s an unfortunate part of the game. We have a great sports medicine staff to manage his rehabilitation and our team will support him every step of…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou defensive line coach Jethro Franklin has been relieved of his duties, football head coach Eliah Drinkwitz announced Sunday. “After a careful review, I believe a change in direction at the defensive line coach was needed,” Drinkwitz said. “Jethro is a professional and man of high character, and we wish him all…
ST. LOUIS (October 1, 2021) – St. Louis CITY SC takes another major step towards building a best-in-class sporting department, naming John Hackworth as the club’s director of coaching. Hackworth is one of the most recognized American soccer coaches, with over 25 years of experience at various levels of the U.S. soccer landscape. In his new role, Hackworth…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Dylan Carlson, Nolan Arenado and Jose Rondon homered to back Adam Wainwright, and the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to 17 games and clinched an NL wild card berth with a 6-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. St. Louis will play in the NL wild-card game…
CHICAGO (AP) – Make it a very sweet 16 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Andrew Knizner scored the go-ahead run on Codi Heuer’s wild pitch in the ninth inning, and the Cardinals beat the lowly Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Sunday for their 16th straight victory. The Cardinals’ franchise-record streak is the longest in the majors…
BOSTON (AP) — Denis Grosel threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Zay Flowers in overtime, and Brandon Sebastian’s interception sealed the victory on Saturday as Boston College recovered after blowing two fourth-quarter leads to beat Missouri 41-34. BC coach Jeff Hafley said he couldn’t see Sebastian come down with the ball to end the game.…
The Big 550 KTRS would congratulate our own Dave Matter, Mizzou athletics writer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, who was named today the FWAA Steve Ellis Beat Writer of the year. Dave receives the honor in a year like no other, covering the Missouri Tigers at a time where media access wasn’t always readily available…