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Max Askren, left, enters the NCAA Championships in a better frame of mind than last year, when he lost his first two matches. When this year’s tournament starts tomorrow at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Askren (17-1) will be a No. 5 seed, no longer trying to live up to the expectations of a top seed or trying to equal the accomplishments of his brother, two-time national champion Ben Askren.  Read the Article

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Askren in no hurry to forget hard lesson
By TROY SCHULTE of the Tribune’s staff
Max Askren learned a valuable lesson at the NCAA Wrestling Championships last year: Don’t get nervous.

Booker dismissed from football team
By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff
Missouri linebacker Marquis Booker became a former Missouri linebacker a little more than 48 hours after his arrest Sunday morning for suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon. MU Coach Gary Pinkel announced after yesterday’s spring practice that Booker was dismissed from the team, effective immediately.

Tigers can’t outplay problems
By STEVE WALENTIK of the Tribune’s staff
Mike Anderson’s second season on the Missouri bench will be remembered for a string of embarrassing off-the-court incidents, because there wasn’t enough on-court success to change that.

Folgia pulls double duty in Tigers’ home victory
By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor
Such is the power of the Missouri baseball team’s pitching staff that Coach Tim Jamieson can send regular second baseman Greg Folgia to the mound for a midweek start and still the strikeouts come in bunches.

Rock Bridge players load district teams
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
Two district championships and one state title resulted in eight Rock Bridge players being named to the Central Missouri All-District Basketball Team.

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