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Nebraska’s Bo Ruud (51) strips the ball from Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel during the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 34-20 loss yesterday in Lincoln, Neb. The Cornhuskers grabbed the lead in the Big 12 North with the win.
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Nebraska 34, Missouri 20
Vanishing point
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Missouri Tigers hoped a visit to Nebraska would all but punch their ticket to Kansas City, site of next month’s Big 12 Conference championship game.
Date with greatness again seems so far away
By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor
LINCOLN, Neb. - Early in the season, there were hints that this Missouri football team was different, better, than what we’ve seen in previous autumns. The Tigers won road games at New Mexico and Texas Tech and handled the lowlifes on the schedule without incident. They showed signs of being a complete team, with a balanced offense and an opportunistic defense.
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Tigers gain some experience at expense of Truman
By STEVE WALENTIK
of the Tribune’s staff
It was the most points scored and the fewest allowed in 15 exhibition games under Coach Cindy Stein.
Missouri volleyball team back on winning track
By ANGELA BUSCH
of the Tribune’s staff
For two games last night against Colorado at the Hearnes Center, the Missouri volleyball team looked like the Tigers of three weeks ago, who were ranked 12th in the country.
King’s third-place run paces Rock Bridge boys to fifth in state
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
JEFFERSON CITY - For the first three miles of yesterday’s MSHSAA cross country championships, the central focus of Rock Bridge senior Phillip King was on who was in front of him.
Cougars can’t win tourney
By the Tribune’s staff
The Columbia College men’s basketball team lost in the championship game of the MidAmerica Nazarene Tip-Off Classic, falling to the host school 93-60 last night in Olathe, Kan.
Area football field trimmed to four
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
Only four football teams in the Tribune’s coverage area are headed to the playoffs, and that number will be trimmed by at least one after Wednesday’s sectional games in the lower four classes.
A look back at the prep soccer season
By PHILIP BATSON
of the Tribune’s staff
In July, we took a look at five storylines for the local high school soccer season. Now, with district play over, it’s time to look back and see how those premonitions played out.
Swimming to state
By DAVID ROBB
of the Tribune’s staff
Zane Hardy had already qualified for state in the 50-yard freestyle, but heading into yesterday’s Last Chance Meet, the Hickman junior knew he had one final opportunity to do the same in the 100 free. Earlier this season, at the Columbia High School Invitational, Hardy had missed the state time by one one-hundredth of a second.
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