June 1
Latest MU football commitment a huge achiever
DeQuinton Osborne, a 6-foot-1, 295-pound defensive tackle from Grand Prairie High School in Texas, is the latest member of the Tigers’ 2013 recruiting class.
June 1
Patriots release former MU receiver T.J. Moe
The New England Patriots have released former Missouri wide receiver T.J. Moe. An undrafted free agent, Moe reportedly was released under the waived/injured designation, meaning New England can still place him on injured reserve if he clears waivers.
June 1
Tigers’ top football recruit will go to juco instead of MU
Fort Zumwalt South running back Chase Abbington, Missouri’s top football signee, will go to Hutchinson Community College this fall instead of becoming a Tiger.
May 29
St. Louis expected to snag 2017 SEC men’s hoops tourney
It will be the northern-most stop ever for the Southeastern Conference. The decision coincides with Nashville’s push to be the permanent home of the event.
May 29
Missouri offensive line commitment from Tennessee trying to drum up interest about Tigers
Offensive lineman Paul Adams, the 10th player in the Class of 2014 to verbally commit to Missouri, and Thomas Richard, his teammate at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, Tenn., who is also committed to MU, are trying to lure other recruits to Columbia and have exchanged text messages with prospects throughout Tennessee.
May 29
MU senior Chelsea Thomas earns first-team softball All-America honors for third time
Chelsea Thomas’ softball career at Missouri is over, but the awards keep rolling in. On Wednesday, Thomas was chosen a first-team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for the third time.
June 1
MU appears be adding another post player with center from Illinois
Despite taking three big men in its incoming recruiting class, it appears Missouri coach Frank Haith will be adding another post player to the mix in the fall. Hayden Barnard, a 6-foot-9 center from Aurora, Ill., has decided to enroll at Missouri as a preferred walk-on in the fall, according to Metea Valley High School coach Bob Vozza.
May 28
MU coach Frank Haith says Baylor transfer Deuce Bello has potential
Former Baylor swingman Deuce Bello decided to transfer to Missouri last week, but Tigers coach Frank Haith added his two cents on the move in a news release from MU on Tuesday. “Obviously a key word here with Deuce is his potential,” Haith said.
May 28
Missouri lands two players on all-SEC baseball teams
A rough debut season in the Southeastern Conference didn’t keep a couple of Missouri baseball players from making the all-league team Tuesday. Tigers junior Keaton Steele was chosen first-team all-SEC as a utility player and first baseman Josh Lester made the all-freshman team at first base.
May 25
MU softball program owes a lot to seniors
Ehren Earleywine swallowed his words and glanced downward, his eyes fixed on the table before him for the next 30 seconds.
May 24
MU softball team’s season ends with 1-0 loss to Washington in NCAA super regional
Not even a strong performance by star pitcher Chelsea Thomas help the Missouri softball team, which lost 1-0 on Friday to Washington, which swept the best-of-three NCAA super regional series in Columbia and advanced to the Women’s College World Series.
May 23
Washington rallies to beat Missouri in Super Regional opener
The Huskies post timely hits against Thomas, the Tigers’ ace, and the MU defense has crucial miscues in the 2-1 Washington win. Mizzou needs to sweep Friday to move to the Women’s College World Series.
May 23
MU softball team opens NCAA super regional vs. Washington on Thursday
It’s been a calendar year since Missouri’s softball season ended against LSU in the NCAA super regional round. But if you think the blow has been softened by a fourth consecutive trip to the same round this year — the Tigers play host to Washington in a best-of-three series starting Thursday night at University Field — you’d be dead wrong.
May 22
Missouri’s season ends with 17-inning loss to Mississippi State in SEC tournament
In a 17-inning affair that lasted nearly five hours — the longest game in MU baseball history — the Tigers fell to Mississippi State 2-1 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Hoover, Ala.
May 20
Deuce Bello will transfer from Baylor to Missouri
Former Baylor swingman Deuce Bello — once ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 54 player in the country — has decided to transfer to Mizzou. “I just feel like the coaching staff is good, and I’ve been cool with (associate coach) Tim (Fuller) for a while,” Bello said. “At Baylor, we played Mizzou three times and I like their style of play.”
May 20
MU opens SEC baseball tournament vs. Mississippi State needing win to stay alive
With his team needing a win Tuesday night to keep its season alive and advance in the Southeastern Conference tournament, Missouri baseball coach Tim Jamieson will see a familiar face. The Tigers first-round opponent, fifth-seeded Mississippi State, is led by John Cohen, who coached under Jamieson as the primary hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at MU from 1995-97.
May 19
Missouri beats Hofstra 5-0, advances in NCAA softball tournament
In an NCAA Regional game that essentially amounted to a winner-take-all showdown for the right to advance to the Super Regional, the Missouri softball team received a complete-game shutout from star pitcher Chelsea Thomas and pounded out eight hits against Galati in a 5-0 win over Hofstra in Columbia.
May 19
Missouri softball beats Hofstra and reaches final of NCAA regional
Tigers’ Chelsea Thomas settles down, beats Hofstra’s ace Olivia Galati 1-0.
May 17
Missouri softball team beats Stony Brook in NCAA regional game
Jenna Marston comes through with a three-run homer in Tigers’ 3-0 win over Stony Brook.
May 17
MU softball coach’s quandary: Save Thomas for later in regional?
A little more than 24 hours before the biggest game of the season, Missouri softball coach Ehren Earleywine was still unsure whether his best pitcher, Chelsea Thomas, would take the mound.
May 14
Nashville cornerback Finis Stribling gives verbal commitment to MU football team
Cornerback Finis Stribling IV, who became Missouri’s ninth verbal commitment for the Class of 2014 on Monday, is the second defensive back in the 2014 class to commit to Missouri, joining East St. Louis safety Greg Taylor. Stribling is also the second prospect from Tennessee to commit, joining two-star receiver Thomas Richard from Nashville.
May 14
Missouri to build new softball stadium
Missouri will be building a new softball stadium. Associate athletic director Tim Hickman confirmed over the weekend the building is now in the school’s plans, though no site has been determined. He expects the stadium to cost in the neighborhood of $15 million.
May 13
BV West tackle Michael Fairchild commits to Mizzou
Blue Valley West rising senior Michael Fairchild, a 6-foot-6, 283-pound offensive tackle, verbally committed to Missouri on Monday night.
May 13
Missouri’s Kearsten Peoples gets redemption in shot put
The Ottawa High School graduate was the only individual champion of the weekend for a Missouri team hosting the SEC track championships for the first time.
May 12
Mizzou softball team earns No. 6 overall seed in NCAA tournament
After a strong performance at their first-ever Southeastern Conference Tournament this weekend, the Missouri softball team, 35-11, learned Sunday that they have received a No. 6 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
May 11
Tigers fall to Florida in championship game of SEC softball tournament
Missouri ace Chelsea Thomas shuts down Tennessee in semifinals game on Saturday but then gets roughed up in title game against Florida.
May 11
Missouri happy to be hosting SEC track and field championships
Missouri gets to show off its digs and hospitality in playing host to SEC track and field championships
May 10
MU softball team gets extra day of rest at SEC tournament
Missouri’s SEC tournament semifinal against Tennessee was moved from Friday to 12:30 p.m. Saturday because of inclement weather, giving an extra day’s rest to star pitcher Chelsea Thomas, who pitched a shutout in the Missouri’s 8-0 win over Arkansas on Thursday.
May 10
Judge denies Haith’s petition regarding bank records
A federal judge denied Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith’s Rule 27 petition to determine whether Bank of America shared detailed records from his personal business account during the NCAA’s two-year investigation of the University of Miami.
May 9
Former MU guard Phil Pressey invited to NBA Combine
Former Missouri star Phil Pressey has is one of 60 players from across the country who have been invited to the NBA Combine. A 5-foot-11 point guard, Pressey declared for the draft in April after an up-and-down season in which he carried a greater offensive burden.
