Kansas City Star: University Of Missouri

Missouri's Ebner toughened by brotherly love

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

COLUMBIA | For eight-year-old Will Ebner this was a rare moment. Seated in front of the family TV. Remote in his hand. No matter how much his brother, Clay, 10 at the time, wanted the channel changed, Will was in control. And he liked it.

MU-Baylor football preview

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

•When/where: 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Columbia •TV/radio: No TV; KMBZ (980 AM)

Missouri will put teamwork to the test this basketball season

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

COLUMBIA | Missouri coach Mike Anderson, when told that the notes for tonight’s exhibition basketball opener against Truman State listed seven Tigers as possible starters, sought out his publicist. “You’ve got seven?” Anderson said. “Good job.”

MU-Baylor football game to be on delayed TV

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:47 CST

Saturday's 1 p.m. Baylor at Missouri football game won't be on live TV.

MU's Aldon Smith comes out of his shell

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

COLUMBIA | Sometimes, Brian Coulter doesn’t recognize his own roommate and Missouri teammate, Aldon Smith. “He doesn’t know just how good he can be,” Coulter said.

MU women's soccer team picks up Big 12 honors

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:10 CST

Fresh off the first regular season conference championship in program history, the Missouri women's soccer program has picked up a pack of honors.

Ramsey key part of Mizzou's swat team

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

COLUMBIA | Keith Ramsey contends that down South — he comes from Murfreesboro, Tenn. — every grandparent gives every grandchild a nickname. A grandfather christened Ramsey “June Bug.”

Washington remains Mizzou's running man

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

COLUMBIA | Derrick Washington remembers sitting on the bench, praying for a carry or two in a game. Oneseason passed as Tony Temple was Missouri’s star running back. Then, fans screamed for Washington to replace Temple as the starting running back. Midway through this season, fans are calling for someone to replace Washington.

MU notebook | Gabbert feels better

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

With quarterback Blaine Gabbert saying he is nearing full recovery from his high right ankle sprain, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel sees a payoff for Gabbert limping through much of the past four games.

Pinkel: Gabbert's toughness could pay off for MU

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:27 CST

With Blaine Gabbert reportedly nearing full recovery from his high right ankle sprain suffered nearly a month ago, Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel sees a bit of future gold in the weeks of limping through games.

MU-Colorado game report

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

Key play: Danario Alexander’s 73-yard catch over the middle and run for a touchdown that gave Missouri a 13-0 lead. Key stat: 1. Derrick Washington’s 1-yard touchdown run that capped an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive marked the first time Missouri has scored a touchdown on its opening drive of a game this season.

MU notebook | Jackson's catch highlight worthy

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

Jerrell Jackson’s catch Jerrell Jackson caught only one pass Saturday, for a mere 5 yards. But it will show up on highlights all week and on Missouri’s season-ending video.

Mizzou throws everything it has into victory

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

BOULDER, Colo. | Missouri hit Colorado with a running game. A passing game. Eight sacks that resulted in three fumble recoveries and a safety. A fake field goal for a touchdown. And then — in ultimately the best defensive stand of the season — the Tigers stopped Colorado three times from second and 2 at the 14 with the Buffaloes threatening what seemed to be an insurmountable lead.

Missouri – Colorado summary

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

MISSOURI 36 COLORADO 17

Mizzou overpowers Colorado 36-17

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:16 CDT

BOULDER, Colo. | Missouri hit Colorado with a running game. A passing game. Seven sacks that resulted in three fumble recoveries and a safety. Everything the Tigers had in building a seemingly insurmountable 30-point lead at the half. And it was insurmountable. Missouri 36, Colorado 17.

Missouri defense hopes to be on same page

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

BOULDER, Colo. | The Cool Hand Luke excuse — a failure to communicate — has just about lost any credibility. All last season, that was the reason given for Missouri’s porous pass defense. And last Saturday it cropped up again — albeit for the first time this season — as the prime reason for Missouri’s coverage problems in a 41-7 loss to Texas.

MU kickoff man supended for Colorado game

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:16 CDT

COLUMBIA | The Missouri football team left for Colorado without senior kickoff man Tanner Mills. Mills was given a one-game suspension for a “violation of team policy.”

Mizzou faces must-win at Colorado

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

Jared Perry tried his best to lend perspective. “It’s been rocky, 0-3 in conference play,” said Perry, a senior wide receiver for Missouri. “But if you look back to last year, we were 1-2 at this point and time.”

MU-Colorado football preview

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

12:30 p.m. Saturday at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo. TV/radio: Fox Sports KC; KMBZ (980 AM)

Mizzou faces a Colorado team in disarray

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

Embattled Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins sounds like a man desperately wanting for someone, anyone, to agree that he knows what he is doing. In video from his Tuesday news conference and — according to reports in the Boulder Daily Camera — Hawkins has come down from high expectations that Colorado could win 10 games this season. The Buffaloes’ 2-5 start to this season seemingly has brought Hawkins down to earth.

Missouri running game shows life against Texas

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

COLUMBIA | Missouri coach Gary Pinkel looked stumped. As if he’d never been asked such a question before, this query about how during one sustained drive the Tigers ran on Texas like no other team this season. “Well, I don’t know,” Pinkel said, then adding that the coaching staff had challenged the running backs and the offensive line. Normal coaching stuff.

No TV for Saturday's MU-Baylor football game

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:45 CDT

The University of Missouri has announced there will be no pay-per-view TV coverage of the Tigers' Nov. 7 football game against Baylor and that the kickoff will be at 1 p.m.

MU's Gabbert takes part in practice

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:33 CDT

Blaine Gabbert took part in Missouri's practice on Tuesday. No cast. No boot. No protective red jersey even.

MU's Gabbert sports new cast, still plans to play

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

COLUMBIA | Derrick Washington grinned as he envisioned the Blaine Gabbert of Missouri’s first four games. “Blaine likes to get out,” Washington said of MU’s sophomore quarterback. “He likes to scramble.”

MU considers pay-per-view telecast for day game vs. Baylor

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:20 CDT

COLUMBIA | Missouri officials don't yet know whether the Tigers' Nov. 7 home game against Baylor will kick off at 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. or some other time in the daylight hours.

MU linebacker Luke Lambert could face shoulder surgery

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:19 CDT

Missouri starting linebacker Luke Lambert will either undergo surgery or play on in pain after separating his shoulder in Saturday's loss to Texas.

MU hoops gets commitment from Green

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

The Missouri men’s basketball team drew the biggest cheer at Saturday night’s football game during an in-game introduction. And it was the basketball Tigers who made some big news Sunday with an oral commitment from forward Kadeem Green for the 2010 recruiting class.

MU lands forward Kadeem Green

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:21 CDT

The Missouri men's basketball team drew the biggest cheer at Saturday night's football game during an in-game introduction.

Missouri-Texas game report

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:45 CDT

Quote: “I don't care if it's the New England Patriots. We've got to play better than that.” - MU coach Gary Pinkel.

Missouri proves no match for No. 3 Texas

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:15 CDT

COLUMBIA | Derrick Washington admitted it was crazy. Crazy for him to be talking about Missouri winning the Big 12 North for a third straight year. Particularly bananas considering the Tigers had just been laid out 41-7 by third-ranked and still unbeaten Texas.