ST. LOUIS – Mizzou Men’s Basketball (7-4) defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini, 63-56, at the Enterprise Center on Saturday afternoon, earning its second-consecutive Braggin’ Rights victory. Saturday was the 50th overall meeting between Mizzou and Illinois, and the Tigers have now won consecutive games in the series for the first time since 2011-2012, and won their…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Head Football Coach Eli Drinkwitz has chosen a familiar face to Tiger fans to join his brand-new coaching staff. Brick Haley, who has coached at MU for the past three seasons, will stay on as part of Drinkwitz’s staff, as assistant head coach, and he will continue his work with the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Oskar Sundqvist picked up right where he left off. After missing the previous six games with a lower-body injury, Sundqvist had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Thursday night. The 25-year-old center kept up his offensive surge, assisting on the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri reached an agreement Sunday with Eliah Drinkwitz to take over the Tigers’ once-proud football program, a person with knowledge of the hiring told The Associated Press, making Appalachian State’s successful coach the second-youngest in a Power Five conference. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stefan Noesen called his first NHL goal in nearly nine months luck. Not really. The veteran forward spent an uncertain offseason following an uneven tenure in New Jersey looking for a job before signing a minor-league contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Yet rather than sulk about being forced to play in the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Men’s Basketball (4-4) was defeated by Charleston Southern, 68-60 at Mizzou Arena on Tuesday night. The two teams battled back and forth all night, until a late second half run sealed the victory for the Buccaneers (3-5). The Tigers were led by juniors Jeremiah Tilmon, Jr., and Mitchell Smith, as the two…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Director of Athletics Jim Sterk has relieved fourth-year Tigers’ football coach Barry Odom of his coaching duties and launched a national search to find the program’s next head coach. “I want to thank Coach Odom for his contributions to our program,” Sterk said. “He and his staff have worked…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NCAA rejected an appeal by the University of Missouri to limit or overturn sanctions for infractions tied to the case of a former tutor Tuesday, angering school officials and leaving in place postseason bans in three high-profile sports along with other restrictions. The school had filed a 64-page brief…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis defenseman Vince Dunn set the tone for the Blues with a crunching hit that drew a retaliation penalty. “I think it energized everybody in the whole city of St. Louis,” goalie Jordan Binnington said after stopping 40 shots for his sixth career shutout in St. Louis’ 5-0 win over…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — There was no storybook ending for St. Louis native Pat Maroon in his return home Tuesday night. Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron scored to lead the Blues to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, spoiling Maroon’s much-anticipated return after helping his hometown team to a Stanley Cup title last…