Local Sports Stories
MU baseball team follows familiar pattern in topping K-State
By STEVE WALENTIK of the Tribune’s staff
Tim Jamieson has to be getting tired of ninth-inning excitement.

TAKE 2: An alternative look at the day in sports
If you were to prioritize John Daly’s professional-help needs, a swing coach would be down the list. The moving parts of Daly’s golf swing usually hum in harmony, as opposed to the rest of his life, which plays out like a Hank Williams Jr. song on a continuous loop.

Remembering a legendary coach
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
To most folks, the nickname "Larry Legend" refers to Boston Celtics great Larry Bird.

A time to dance
By KEENER TIPPIN of the Tribune’s staff
Mum was the word for the Hickman baseball team yesterday morning.

Renth closes in on milestone, but MU softball blows lead
By the Tribune’s staff
The Nebraska softball team rallied with six unanswered runs to defeat Missouri 7-3 yesterday in the first game of the Big 12 series in Lincoln, Neb.

Rock Bridge passes its easier-than-expected test
By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff
Rock Bridge boys tennis Coach Ben Loeb had high hopes for the North Central Missouri Invitational yesterday. 

Storm whips through hoops tourney
By the Tribune’s staff
The Storm Select eighth-grade girls basketball team went 4-0 to win the Hoopmasters Classic last weekend in Farmington.

Wingo more than a prayer
By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff
When 6-foot, 215-pound Derrick Washington seized the No. 1 tailback job this spring, it marked a turning point in the evolution of Missouri’s spread offense, a turn toward a taller, heavier back to carry the load.

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