Sports

Missouri senior and captain Kurtis Gregory isn't likely to scream to get across a point. As an offensive lineman, his football contributions might not stand out as much as other players' skills, either. His teammates say they value his unique leadership style along with his consistent play.

The senior enjoys napping and updating his wardrobe when he's not on the football field.

In Missouri, hunting is something of a holiday. There is a Super Bowl like buzz around opening weekend of deer season. Schools close. Families gather. Money is spent. People make statements like: “Northern Missouri has some of the best deer hunting in the world.” In the spirit of our good state, I asked, show me.

By finishing in the top five in the AMC Championships on Nov. 7, Gracie Boelsems earned a spot in the NAIA Cross Country National Championships in Portland, Oregon. It is the first time a Stephens College cross country runner has reached the national meet.

Mike Anderson said he will know more about the outlook on Tiller’s injured left foot this weekend, and he will confer with Pat Beckmann, Missouri’s associate director of sports medicine, to monitor the injury.

After over 20 years as an assistant college football coach, Bob Morris is in his eighth season as a scout for the Cleveland Browns. And unlike Morris' press box neighbors, whose gameday work begins and ends a couple hours before and after kickoff, Morris' Saturday afternoons are just the beginning of a much longer process.

Missouri gymnast Alex Gold couldn't help but cry last spring when she learned her two best friends had decided to leave the gymnastics team.

The senior wrestler was unsure if he'd be able to wrestle this season because of injuries.

Thursday's annual preseason Green and Gold scrimmage saw both teams in the double bonus for fouls and required an overtime to be decided.

Leo Lewis II played football in the Canadian Football League for 12 seasons and lives in Columbia. His son Leo Lewis III starred for Hickman and MU before playing 11 seasons for the Minnesota Vikings.

After a disappointing loss to Chaminade in the state semifinals last season, the Rock Bridge boys basketball team is seeking another run to the state tournment.

Missouri, which led by 17 at halftime, gave up the lead for good when Memphis sophomore Brittany Carter hit a mid-range jumper with 12 seconds remaining.

The addition of a game against San Diego State for Sep. 18, 2010, completed the football schedule.

Memphis coach Melissa McFerrin was a talented basketball player when she played for Missouri in the early 1980s. She returned to Columbia and helped lead her team to a comeback victory against Missouri.

The Tigers swept Texas Tech on the road to extend their winning streak to three.

After struggling early in the Big 12 Conference season, the Cyclones football team has become bowl eligible largely through strong performances from its defense.

The Tigers' new motto, C.H.A.N.G.E, an acronym standing for competitiveness, happiness, attitude, new beginning, greatness and energy, reflects the goals of the four seniors on this season's team.

For MU and Columbia, Homecoming is the game day of the football season. But for the 29 members of MU's homecoming steering committee, planning starts in February.

Matt Pell, an All-American for the Missouri wrestling team in 2005, returned to the Tigers' wrestling room this season as an assistant coach after spending two years as an assistant coach in Virginia.