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…