COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Chelsea Jennings scored 22 points – one of three Texas A&M players to score 20-plus – and the No. 13 Aggies held off No. 23 Missouri 81-77 in overtime Thursday night. With under a minute left in overtime, Texas A&M worked the clock down but Courtney Walker missed a jumper.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Former University of Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel will remain at the university as a fundraiser and ambassador, earning nearly $1 million over the length of a three-year contract. The university announced the contract Thursday. It calls for Pinkel to earn $350,000 in both 2016 and 2017, and $250,000 in 2018.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Yante Maten had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Georgia held off Missouri in a 60-57 victory Wednesday night. Maten was a force on both ends of the court for the Bulldogs, shooting 10 of 21 from the field and blocking six shots, which tied a career high. J.J. Frazier had…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Graduate students at the University of Missouri will receive subsidized health insurance premiums for another year. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/1ZL5GiE) reports that interim Chancellor Hank Foley made the announcement Tuesday. Health insurance became an issue after the university gave graduate assistants 24-hour notice in August that they would no longer…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Jessica Jackson scored 15 points and Alecia Cooley and Melissa Wolff had double-doubles to lead Arkansas to a 64-52 victory over No. 24 Missouri on Sunday. Cooley had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Wolff 11 points and 10 boards. The Razorbacks (8-10, 3-2 SEC), who were coming off a win over…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri is offering what it’s calling “Evolution Bootcamp” for the first time. One goal of the intercession class is to bring early-stage graduate students up to speed on evolutionary biology. The Columbia Missourian (bit.ly/2300vKN) there also are evenings sessions that are open to the public, including one Monday…
Besides the postseason ban, the school has stripped itself of one scholarship this season and a second scholarship no later than the 2017-18 season
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Moses Kingsley had 24 points, five rebounds and four blocks as Arkansas defeated Missouri 94-61 Tuesday night. Kingsley was a perfect 8 of 8 from the field and converted on 8 of 10 free-throws. He also had three assists, matching a career high. The last time Missouri lost by as many…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – New Missouri coach Barry Odom has hired Glen Elarbee to coach the offensive line. Elarbee was co-offensive coordinator and coached offensive line the last two seasons at Arkansas State. Last season, Arkansas State was 8-0 in the Sun Belt Conference, set a school record for total offense and went to the…
MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) – One of the men accused of threatening violence during racial unrest at the University of Missouri has pleaded guilty. Conner Stottlemyre, of Blue Springs, admitted Monday in Nodaway County District Court to making a terrorist threat. The 19-year-old was attending Northwest Missouri State University in November when he was accused of…