ST. LOUIS (AP) — New St. Louis Blues captain Ryan O’Reilly would like to rid himself of the bitter taste in his mouth. So would his teammates. The Blues’ defense of their first Stanley Cup championship came to an unceremonious end, losing in the first round of the NHL playoff bubble to the Vancouver Canucks…
COLUMBIA, MO.— The No. 13 Mizzou men’s basketball team will pause all team activities as a result of COVID-19 protocols, head coach Cuonzo Martin announced Friday. Mizzou was scheduled to host LSU on Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. but that game has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date, which is consistent…
COLUMBIA, MO.– Mizzou Men’s Basketball fell on the road to Mississippi State, 78-63, on Tuesday night in Starkville, Mississippi. Mizzou dropped to 7-2 (1-2) on the season, suffering its first road loss of the campaign. It was a tale of two halves as Mizzou got off to a hot start in the opening half, shooting…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Cuonzo Martin was known as a physical player when he played at Purdue in the early 1990s. His Missouri Tigers sure looked like one of his teams on Saturday. The No. 12 Tigers gritted their way to a bruising win at Arkansas, 81-68, with old-school post play and hard challenges. “Our…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 15 points and Yves Pons and Jaden Springer added 13 apiece as No. 7 Tennessee blitzed No. 12 Missouri 73-53 on Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. The Volunteers (7-0) shot 50% from the field and were selective with their shots, going 5 of…
The Music City Bowl between Missouri and Iowa was canceled Sunday because COVID-19 issues left the Tigers unable to play. The game scheduled for Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee, is the second bowl called off since the postseason lineup was set on Dec. 20, joining the Gasparilla Bowl. Overall, 18 bowl games scheduled to be played…
ST. LOUIS – Jordan Goodwin poured in a game- and season-high 23 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, and Saint Louis outscored Kansas City 45-23 over the final 24 minutes to win going away, 62-46, Wednesday night at Chaifetz Arena. Saint Louis concluded the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 7-1 record, its best non-conference mark…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jeremiah Tilmon’s three-point play with a second left lifted No. 14 Missouri over Bradley 54-53 on Tuesday night. Down eight with under four minutes to go, Missouri (6-0) closed on a 6-0 run in the final 1:33 to spoil Bradley’s upset bid in dramatic fashion. On the Tigers’ final possession, Xavier…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri has accepted an invitation to play the 15th-ranked (CFP) and 6-2 Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2020 TransPerfect Music City Bowl, Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 3 p.m. (Central) on ESPN. The 23rd edition of the Music City Bowl will be played in Nissan Stadium, home of the NFL’s Tennessee…
ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis outscored North Carolina State 32-14 over the final 11 minutes and walked away with an 80-69 win over the Wolfpack Thursday night at Chaifetz Arena. The victory lifted SLU to 6-0 for the first time since the 2011-12 season and extended the Billikens’ winning streak to 11 dating to last season. NC…