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By Elizabeth Cardwell  ¦   Master J.D. Rifkin guides Thomas Matthews, 10, during Matthews' private karate lesson at Rifkin Martial Arts on May 14. Matthews has autism and his mother stresses the importance of athletic involvement in his life.

By Harry Katz  ¦   The sun rises behind Battle High School.

By Greg Kendall-Ball  ¦   The Missouri softball team huddles before its second game against Hofstra on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at University Field. Missouri won the game 5-0 and plays Washington on Thursday in the NCAA Super Regionals.

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By Bob Levey/The Assocaited Press  ¦   Royals starting pitcher Wade Davis checks the Astros runner at first base in Tuesday's game in Houston.

By Dave Martin/The Assocaited Press  ¦   Missouri's Rob Zastryzny pitches in the Tigers' Southeastern Conference tournament game against Mississippi State on Monday in Hoover, Ala.

By Charlie Riedel/The Assocaited Press  ¦   New coach Andy Reid has taken several steps to revamp the Chiefs offense. "We're messing around with a little bit of everything," Reid said after a recent practice.

By Brennan Linsley/The Associated Press  ¦   On Tuesday, Jimmy Hodges helps Chad Heltcel and his wife, Cassidi, salvage the wreckage of Chad Heltcel's family home, which was destroyed Monday when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla.

By megan donohue  ¦   Missouri Department of Transportation district bridge engineer Alan Trampe, left, and MoDOT senior maintenance worker Gabe Horstmann repair an Interstate 70 West sign on U.S. 63 North on Tuesday. Something hit the sign during a storm the night before causing it to detach before the wind blew the sign up on top of the sign structure, said Roy Kempker, MoDOT assistant supervisor.

By Jennah Sontag  ¦   Bryan Hartnagel watches a crew from Nelson's Tree Service remove a pignut hickory tree from his neighbor's house on Cunningham Road. Hartnagel, was stacking the wood next to his house and plans to use the wood for his fireplace and barbeque. Buckler said pignut hickory is good smoke wood for barbecuing and is often used in barbecuing competitions.

By Jennah Sontag  ¦   Tim Buckler of Nelson’s Tree Service uses a chainsaw to remove a tree Tuesday morning from Harriett Browning's home on Cunningham Road. Buckler speculated that the age of the tree, which he estimated to be 50 to 65 years old, combined with water in the trunk and high winds Monday morning caused the tree to fall.

By FRANK FRANKLIN II/The Associated Press  ¦   Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, right, and Tumblr Chief Executive David Karp speak during a news conference Monday in New York. Yahoo edged up 31 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $26.83 after the Internet company said it was buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Karp has yet to earn a high school diploma.

By JEFF CHIU/The Associated Press  ¦   In this Jan. 15, 2013, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Zucherberg did not graduate from college.

By Brennan Linsley/Associated Press  ¦   A member of a security team helps guard an area of rubble from a destroyed residential neighborhood, Tuesday, a day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against the winds.

By Lenny Ignelzi/The Associated Press  ¦   Cardinals starting pitcher Shelby Miller, left, leaves the mound after being relieved by manger Mike Matheny in the sixth inning after throwing 107 pitches Monday against the San Diego Padres.

By Bob Levey/The Associated Press  ¦   Royals manager Ned Yost argues with umpire James Hoye after Hoye called the Astros' Robbie Grossman safe at second base after Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar missed the base attempting a double play in the sixth inning.

By Timmy Huynh  ¦   Missouri infielder Dillon Everett swings in Missouri's regular season finale against Kentucky on Saturday. Missouri will face Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference Tournament at about 8 p.m. Tuesday in Hoover, Ala.

By The Oklahoman, Steve Sisney/The Associated Press  ¦   Rescuers recover a horse from the remains of a day care center and destroyed barns Monday in Moore, Okla.

By Alonzo Adams/The Associated Press  ¦   A tornado moves past homes in Moore, Okla. on Monday.

By Peter Marek  ¦   Hickman golfer Juwan Mahaney reads the green before putting during a game in late April at Columbia Country Club. He hopes to improve his game this summer so that he will be a possible recruit for Missouri's men's team in the future.