COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri has promoted defensive coordinator Barry Odom to replace the retiring Gary Pinkel as head coach. The school said in a release Thursday night that Odom had agreed in principle to a five-year deal that will need to be approved by the school’s board of curators next week. The 39-year-old Odom…
(KTRS) – A bill that would require a public voted before any money goes to the proposed NFL stadium, has died in committee. The Convention and Tourism Committee on the Board of Aldermen defeated the bill by a 5-3 vote. Opponents said the call for a public vote may have scared the NFL away from…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Namon Wright scored 14 points, including nine in the second half, helping Missouri defeat Arkansas State 88-78 on Tuesday night. Arkansas State’s Devin Carter led all scorers with 24 points on 8-of 14-shooting. Carter entered the game averaging 15.5 points per game. Tramaine Isabell scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Derek MacKenzie scored twice, and the Florida Panthers beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Tuesday night. Brandon Pirri also scored for Florida, which has won three in a row. Roberto Luongo made 29 saves. David Backes scored for the Blues. Jake Allen made 12 saves in two periods, and Brian…
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – California coach Sonny Dykes is interviewing for the vacancy at Missouri. A person close to the situation confirmed the interview Tuesday on condition of anonymity because neither school had announced it. The interview was first reported by Yahoo Sports. Dykes has two years remaining on his contract at Cal and the…
( KTRS ) Missouri is not interested in getting a bowl bid after finishing the regular season 5-7. Athletic director Mack Rhoades said Monday that it was not “in the best interest” of the school to seek permission to play another game. Rhoades said the focus was on finding a successor to coach Gary Pinkel,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has met with Rams owner Stan Kroenke a day before an NFL owners meeting where teams will discuss putting a franchise in Los Angeles. Nixon spokeswoman Channing Ansley confirmed the Monday meeting. Ansley declined further comment. Owners of the St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers and…
CINCINNATI (AP) – Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes – two of them to A.J. Green – and the Cincinnati Bengals ended their brief skid with a 31-7 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. After dropping a pair of prime-time games, the Bengals (9-2) were back in sync against a team that struggles…
( KTRS ) An NFL insider say Rams wide receiver, Stedman Bailey, has been shot while in South Florida. NFL’s Ian Rapoport has tweeted that Bailey was shot twice, and is currently in stable condition in a Miami ICU. The Rams released this statement on their website saying: “We are aware Stredman Bailey was involved in an…
