Kansas City Star: University Of Missouri

Doubters motivate former MU quarterback Daniel

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:15 CDT

Don’t bother going to Facebook to check out the latest in the life and times of former Missouri star quarterback Chase Daniel. “My Facebook name is not under Chase Daniel,” Daniel said. “I’m in there under an alias.”

Gregg Williams Tiger Challenge

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:26 CDT

Miege guard Releford still interested in MU

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:15 CDT

For nearly two years, Missouri basketball assistant Matt Zimmerman has recruited Bishop Miege point guard Trevor Releford. Countless calls, check-ins, updates, how-ya-doin’s. So perhaps there was nothing really special about the telephone conversation between Zimmerman and Releford last Monday night.

Recruiting offers coming earlier for prep stars

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

The Wednesday tutoring session began like so many others. Lee’s Summit High School quarterback Corbin Berkstresser threw pass after pass. Then he popped the question.

College buzz: K-State defensive lineman arrested

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

K-State lineman arrested Kansas State senior defensive lineman Jeffrey Fitzgerald was arrested early Sunday morning by the Riley County Police Department and charged with driving under the influence.

Missouri notebook | Tigers finish with best-ever ranking in Directors' Cup

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:53 CDT

Missouri has finished a best-ever 36th nationally in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings, a measure of overall athletic success. The MU athletic department improved by one spot its finish in 2002-2003.

Cantwell wins shot put title at U.S. Track and Field championships

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

Sunday was another day of triumph for Christian Cantwell and another day of coming up short for Muna Lee. Cantwell, a former Missouri shot-putter who won the silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, won the event Sunday in the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.

MU's Lyons will play with Pacers summer team

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

Leo Lyons, not selected Thursday night in the NBA draft, has agreed to play for the Indiana Pacers’ summer-league team. “Then we’ll see where we go from there,” said Mark Bartelstein, the Chicago-based agent who represents Lyons and Missouri teammate DeMarre Carroll.

MU's Lyons will play with Pacers summer team

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:26 CDT

Leo Lyons, not selected Thursday night in the 2009 NBA draft, has agreed to play for the Indiana Pacers' summer league team.

MU's DeMarre Carroll overcame much on his way to first-round NBA pick

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

DeMarre Carroll endured so much to arrive at this moment. The moment, Thursday night, when, watching on television, Carroll heard NBA commissioner David Stern call his name as the No. 27 overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA draft.

Missouri's NBA first-round draft picks

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

2009

MU's Carroll taken 27th by Memphis in NBA draft; OU's Griffin No. 1

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:49 CDT

Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin was taken by the Los Angeles Clippers with the first pick in the NBA draft tonight. MU's DeMarre Carroll goes to Memphis at No. 27.

Wait is almost over for Missouri's Carroll and Lyons

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

O n the one hand, Leo Lyons hopes merely to hear his name called, possibly sometime late in the second round, in tonight’s NBA draft. “I just want an opportunity,” said Lyons, who sees his name pop up in that kind of spot in several recent NBA projected drafts but not at all in others.

MU football notes | Quarterback Dalton no longer suspended

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:50 CDT

Quarterback Blaine Dalton is off suspension from the Missouri football team and apparently has dodged a potential felony legal bullet.

Kimmie English is the outspoken voice of Missouri basketball

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

COLUMBIA | Kimmie English knows who is to blame for the NCAA’s new basketball rule giving the opposing coach the right to select who will shoot free throws in place of an injured player. “I’d say it’s the J.T. Tiller Rule,” English said.

MU has been arming the majors with pitching

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

Miami is known as Quarterback U. Georgia Tech might be Engineer U. Northwestern could be Movie Star U. And Missouri, well, the school is making a case for its own designation.

Mix of old and new faces brings smiles to Big 12 basketball coaches

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:06 CDT

Big 12 men's basketball coaches are optimistic about the league's fortunes in 2009-2010 because of a blend of returning talent and highly regarded newcomers. Here are some other names you'll need to know once the season begins.

Daily download: Draft day could be special for Mizzou NBA hopefuls

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

The June 25 NBA draft might be a special one for the University of Missouri. Do I really expect DeMarre Carroll to be a first-round pick, as has been suggested in the last couple of weeks? No, I really don’t. The speculation that Carroll might need a liver transplant has pretty much taken care of that, even though the doctor who’s cared for him the last two years has told Carroll that he probably won’t need a transplant for 20-25 years, if then.

Jets sign former MU linebacker Brock Christopher

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:15 CDT

The New York Jets have signed former Missouri linebacker Brock Christopher to a free agent contract.

Mike DeArmond's vlog | NBA draft could be a special one for Mizzou

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:18 CDT

The Star's Mike DeArmond says that although Demarre Carroll, may not be a first-rounder, Carroll and teammate Leo Lyons could both be picked in the second round of the NBA draft. Some mock drafts even have both Tigers going to the Detroit Pistons.

MU to test athletes for sickle cell trait

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:52 CDT

COLUMBIA, Mo. | University of Missouri athletes will face mandatory sickle cell tests in a change spurred by the 2005 preseason death of a 19-year-old football player.

Missouri's Alden has the last laugh

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:15 CDT

A part of Mike Alden cried out. Inside, where only he could hear.