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.
In the aftermath of an NCAA Tournament meltdown, and the loss of five starters from a Sweet 16 team, KU basketball coach Bill Self added the final pieces to what could be considered his finest recruiting class in Lawrence. Here’s what Andrew Wiggins, Tarik Black and the rest of the class bring to the Jayhawks and a stab at a starting lineup for next season.
Sprinter Paris Daniels, a Missouri girl raised in St. Louis, is leading a women’s track renaissance at KU.
Jenna Marston comes through with a three-run homer in Tigers’ 3-0 win over Stony Brook.
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.
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.
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.
Blue Valley West rising senior Michael Fairchild, a 6-foot-6, 283-pound offensive tackle, verbally committed to Missouri on Monday night.
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.
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.
Missouri ace Chelsea Thomas shuts down Tennessee in semifinals game on Saturday but then gets roughed up in title game against Florida.
Missouri gets to show off its digs and hospitality in playing host to SEC track and field championships
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.
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.
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.
Star pitcher Chelsea Thomas pitched No. 7 Missouri to an 8-0 run-rule win over No. 22 Arkansas in a SEC tournament quarterfinal gam Thursday in Lexington, Ky. Thomas pitched a complete game, allowing only two hits with one walk while striking out five in the five-inning game.
Shannon Welker, who agreed to a five-year contract worth $125,000 per year to become Missouri’s new gymnastics coach, was lured by the Tigers’ history, their new gymnastics facility that opened in 2011 and the competition in the Southeastern Conference, which sent four teams to the NCAA Super Six team final in April.
Kevin Pendleton, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound offensive tackle from Lee’s Summit West, verbally committed to Missouri on Wednesday night. Pendleton is Missouri’s seventh commitment in the Class of 2014, and the Tigers’ third three-star prospect.
Missouri’s men’s basketball team will be a part of the eight-team field in the 2013 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, held Nov. 28-29 in the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
