COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri system’s governing board is dismissing a national professors group’s claims that an educator was unjustly fired over her run-ins with student journalists. The curators rebuffed the American Association of University Professors’ contention that assistant communications professor Melissa Click didn’t get due process before the board fired her…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon has nominated a University of Missouri junior to be the next student representative to the university system’s board of curators. The Columbia Missourian reports that if the state Senate confirms the nomination of Gene Patrick Graham, a junior, he’ll serve as a nonvoting member of the board until…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Ben Simmons had 22 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, and LSU held off struggling Missouri 80-71 on Tuesday night to stay alive for at least a share of the Southeastern Conference regular season title. Antonio Blakeney scored 18 points, hitting a late 3-pointer and mid-range jumper to help LSU…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri House panel has decided against a small cut to the University of Missouri-Columbia but refused to undo a $7.6 million cut for system administrators. The House Budget Committee voted Tuesday to restore roughly $400,000 in cuts to the Columbia campus that would have equaled the salaries of several…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Janee Thompson scored 12 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter as the 15th-ranked Kentucky women pulled away for a 69-59 win over No. 24 Missouri on Thursday night. Evelyn Akhator made 6 of 8 from the field and scored 15 with nine rebounds, while Makayla Epps added 14 points…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri senator is considering whether to file a complaint against former University of Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel over his involvement in last year’s campus protests. Sen. Paul Wieland told reporters Thursday that his constituents think Pinkel’s support for the players’ game boycott amounted to extortion. He said he’ll…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri announced Tuesday that junior guard Wes Clark has been dismissed from the men’s basketball team. According to a release, “Wes Clark has failed to meet the academic expectations of the Mizzou Athletics Department and is no longer a member of the men’s basketball program. Due to this issue relating to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Wade Baldwin IV scored 17 points in leading five starters in double figures, and the Vanderbilt Commodores routed Missouri 86-71 Wednesday night for their second win in three games. The Commodores (14-10, 6-5 Southeastern Conference) improved to 11-2 at Memorial Gym this season. Luke Kornet scored 13 points and grabbed 12…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Stefan Moody had 23 points and hit two free throws to put Mississippi ahead by a point with 13.4 seconds left in a late-game rally that led to a 76-73 victory over Missouri on Wednesday night. Moody also matched his career best with eight rebounds and had five assists for the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A second black member of the University of Missouri system’s governing board has resigned in a week, leaving no minority representation on the panel as the Columbia campus tries to mend from racial unrest. Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday confirmed the David Steward’s departure, which leaves three vacancies on the nine-member…