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Former Missouri athlete Christian Cantwell gets set to unleash the shot put during his victory Saturday in the California Relays in Modesto, Calif. Read the Article

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Tigers return to earlier form in finale at KU
By MATT NESTOR of the Tribune’s staff
LAWRENCE, Kan. - The Kansas Jayhawks were out to prove they were the bigger, badder team in a doubleheader against Missouri yesterday at Hoglund Ballpark.

MU softball heads north
By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff
As soon as Missouri’s name appeared on the TV screen last night in the Clinton Club at Mizzou Arena, Tigers softball Coach Ehren Earleywine reached for his cell phone. Time to call mom.

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By JOE WALLJASPER of the Tribune's staff
Listen up, kids. Want to become the next big thing in European soccer? You could waste your time practicing, but it appears that success is linked to the consumption of liquor and cigarettes.

CC softball to open NAIAs vs. Mobile
By the Tribune’s staff
The Columbia College softball team will play the University of Mobile at 3 p.m. Friday in its opening game at the NAIA Tournament in Decatur, Ala.

Cantwell wins California Relays with world’s top shot toss in ’08
By the Tribune’s staff
Former Missouri track standout Christian Cantwell won the California Relays shot put competition Saturday with a throw of 71 feet, 4¾ inches - the best throw in the world this year - in Modesto, Calif.

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