April 11, 2008

COMMENT: Crow's scoreless-inning streak inspires search for record

By Sam Miles The Missouri pitcher has tossed 42 2/3 scoreless innings, but the NCAA does not have an official record on the books. Any effort to find the record can turn into an obesssion, but in the end we may not find a conclusive answer.

November 27, 2007

COMMENT: Betting there's something better than the BCS

By TIM DAHLBERG The Associated Press Down on the Las Vegas Strip the Tigers aren’t even rated the best team in their next game, against No. 9 Oklahoma.

November 25, 2007

Commentary: Kansas game lives up to hype

By JEFF BIRNBAUM/MISSOURIAN Tigers can enjoy their great season, Big 12 North title.

November 23, 2007

Commentary: Missouri-Kansas rivalry intense enough without invoking Civil War memories

By Greg Bowers Sports hate can be enjoyable, but old-time real hate is something best left in the past.

November 22, 2007

Comment: So far, BCS success still seems far off

By TIM DAHLBERG The Associated Press Their mission is to bring us a national championship game worth watching. So far they’ve done little to inspire confidence in their success.

November 17, 2007

COMMENTARY: Missouri finally ready to talk about Kansas

By DREW SCHMENNER/MISSOURIAN Next Saturday’s ‘Game of the Century’ between No. 3 Kansas and No. 5 Missouri begins a three-team playoff with a national-title berth at stake.

November 10, 2007

Tigers fans should look ahead, not behind

By GEORGE KENNEDY Older Tigers fans are afraid history may repeat itself this season for the MU football team.

October 29, 2007

Fellow NASCAR drivers denting Edwards' image

By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press With his trademark back flip, toothy grin and jovial personality, Carl Edwards rocketed his way to NASCAR superstar status. Now his Nextel Cup rivals claim that Mr. Nice Guy routine was nothing more than an elaborate act.

August 12, 2007

Kickers moved back

By DREW SCHMENNER The change will result in more returns and less touchbacks. More hits and less kneel downs. More spectators staying in their seats and less heading to the concession stands. “It’s really bringing the play back in college football,” coach Gary Pinkel said.

June 10, 2007

Money shot

By J.J. GILMORE One of thousands of clay targets met its demise at the hands of shooters and the Rock Bridge Lions Club on Saturday, who for the past 13 years have helped put on the Food Bank Classic at the River Hills Shooting Range.

May 12, 2007

Summer sports sabbatical hard to handle

By BRYAN WENDELL The stacked rows of lights of Memorial Stadium will flicker on 18 weeks from today. That’s longer than this year’s season of “Lost.”

May 05, 2007

Missouri's missing out

By Bryan Wendell You can tag your allegiance to any of the nearly two-dozen horses that will be thundering toward the finish line in today’s Kentucky Derby. It doesn’t matter which one you pick.

Baseball psychology book enjoyable, easy to read

By Greg Gaia When MU associate psychology professor Mike Stadler was growing up, he dreamed of playing major league baseball.

April 28, 2007

Acknowledging ESPN’s flaws necessary

By BRYAN WENDELL There’s one thing that every bar in the United States has in common. It’s ESPN.

April 22, 2007

U.S., Virginia Tech left wondering, ‘What if?’

By ADAM GELLER The Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. — The student slouched into his chair, his face wrapped in sunglasses, the brim of his baseball cap pulled down so low his eyes were almost lost. The Virginia Tech professor who took a seat across from him did so because there didn’t really seem to be any other option.

April 21, 2007

We're #1!!

By Bryan Wendell As an undergrad at Texas Tech, a friend approached me after a big win by the football team.

April 14, 2007

At Stephens College, an A+ matters more than a win

By BRYAN WENDELL Maddie Marshall is so Hollywood. From the glittery wrap that keeps her dark brown hair in place to her academic major — film studies — she seems like the kind of woman who would be at home on the left coast.

April 07, 2007

Meaningless matchups

By Bryan Wendell I know the source of that chill that has overcome mid-Missouri this week.

March 31, 2007

What-ifs can be powerful force in sports

By BRYAN WENDELL Sports are full of well-documented what-ifs.

March 24, 2007

Cutting to the knockouts

By BRYAN WENDELL As you watch CBS’ coverage of the battle for the Final Four this weekend, please pay your respects to one of the pioneers of sports as we know them.