KANSAS 92, MISSOURI 74
Border blowout
By STEVE WALENTIK
of the Tribune’s staffThis one had none of the edge-of-your seat moments that have come to define basketball games between Missouri and Kansas in Columbia.
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Reality rears its ugly head
By JOE WALLJASPER
Tribune sports editor
Round about the fifth Kansas alley-oop, it became clear that for this edition of the Border War basketball game, the Missouri Tigers were simply props. MU’s interchangeable characters just as easily could have been orange barrels for the mild inconvenience they were causing Jayhawks accelerating to the basket.
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Tigers can’t shake sluggish play
By PHILIP BATSON
of the Tribune’s staff
It was the same sad story for the Missouri women’s basketball team last night at Mizzou Arena.
Columbia wrestlers
make state
By WILLIAM HUPP
of the Tribune’s staff
JEFFERSON CITY - Redemption was the theme of yesterday’s Class 4 District 3 wrestling meet.
Kewpies prevail in sloppy affair
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
Rather than outscore the other, Hickman and Holt seemed intent on seeing who could compile more fouls and turnovers before halftime last night at Hickman gym. Before the halftime buzzer sounded, the Kewpies and Indians had combined for 27 fouls and 25 turnovers. Both teams were in the double bonus with five minutes left in the half.
Kewps dive into state
By JOEL A. ERICKSON
of the Tribune’s staff
Few feelings are better than the combination of joy and relief that comes from reaching your goal on your final opportunity.
New coaches chime in on recruits
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
Throughout the recruitment of a high school athlete, college coaches are not allowed to speak publicly about any individual players.
Hickman girls gut out win
By the Tribune’s staff
The Hickman girls basketball team used a swarming defense against a taller team to gut out a 42-36 victory over Nerinx Hall yesterday in Webster Groves.
Tournament seeds on line vs. Cyclones
By TROY SCHULTE of the Tribune’s staff
If the second-ranked Missouri wrestling team beats third-ranked Iowa State at the Hearnes Center today, the Tigers will finish the Big 12 season 4-0 for the first time ever.
Lollis’ grand slam lifts MU
By the Tribune’s staff
Ryan Lollis hit a seventh-inning grand slam and three relief pitchers allowed just two runs over the final 52/3 innings to lift the Missouri baseball team to a 15-7 victory over Florida International yesterday in Miami.
‘Closers’ adds voice to local air
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
Kyle Elfrink’s stranglehold on local sports talk radio is over. There’s some competition for the local airwaves.
Late switches benefit Tigers
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
Of the 30-plus players from the state of Missouri who signed letters of intent with Division I schools last week, not one pulled an 11th-hour switcheroo - a fact that MU Coach Gary Pinkel remarked to recruiting coordinator David Yost as the faxes rolled in Wednesday.
Rock Bridge plays ungracious host
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
After losing a few games to the winter weather earlier this season, Rock Bridge girls basketball Coach Jill Nagel went searching for a game to fill out her schedule.
Cantwell beaten by a centimeter
By the Tribune’s staff
Former Missouri standout Christian Cantwell lost out on his second straight shot put title in the Reunión Internacional de Atletismo yesterday in Valencia, Spain, by a mere centimeter.
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