Mizzou Sports

It wasn’t that Nebraska played great or even that Missouri played poorly. The game was close throughout, and bad possessions for the Tigers piled up in a first-round loss Thursday in the Big 12 men's basketball tournament.

The loss gives Missouri the most losses in a season in the history of the program.

A vocal crowd helps add energy for men's basketball team.

Tigers will meet Texas A&M Wednesday.

A heating element on a ceiling that dropped onto roofing material started a fire at around 6 a.m., The Kansas City Star reported.

The MU women's basketball team took Oklahoma down to the final seconds Feb. 6 at Mizzou Arena but lost. Tuesday, the Tigers get another chance to upset the Sooners in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament.

This is the second straight season that a Missouri player has won this honor.

The 10th-seeded Missouri men's basketball team will face No. 7 Nebraska on Thursday in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament in Kansas City.

The madness officially starts up again this week. The women of the Big 12 Conference descend on Kansas City for the Big 12 Conference Tournament, running from Tuesday through Saturday at Municipal Auditorium.

EA Sports’ new NCAA Football 09 video game is coming soon to Nintendo Wii, and its Mascot Challenge is under way. An online poll will decide which NCAA Divison I Football Bowl Subdivision mascot is to appear on the game’s cover. Everyone is eligible to vote once a day until the contest ends on March 14.

The Sooners scored 38 points in the last period to defeat Missouri, 75-64.

When the Missouri women’s basketball team almost upset No. 11 Oklahoma on Feb. 6 at Mizzou Arena, the home crowd was a factor. But it wasn’t because the arena was filled with loud, rowdy fans. Instead, the docile crowd of 1,228 fans made little noise in the close contest, which threw the Sooners off their game.

Former MU basketball guard Stefhon Hannah's court trial has been set for 2 p.m. on April 15 in Boone County Circuit Court Judge Deborah Daniels' court room, according to Missouri Case.net.

With his blazing speed and leaping prowess, wide receiver Will Franklin stood out Thursday during the series of drills and tests.

On Wednesday, Missouri won a double overtime game against Iowa State, and is now focused on resting up for Saturday's game.

The MU women’s basketball team traveled to Boulder, Colo., for its regular season finale, trying to win for the second time in three games and gain some momentum going into next week’s Big 12 Conference tournament.

DeMarre Carroll opened the season with a career-high 23 points. On Wednesday, he capped off the home portion of the season with a monstrous two-handed dunk for his 25th and 26th points, a new career high.

When the MU men's basketball teamed warmed up Wednesday against Iowa State so did the crowd. “We were down and we found some kind of energy. Our fans they kept us in it," Tigers coach Mike Anderson said.