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Chiefs strive to salvage season after winless start
Kansas City's schedule doesn't get easier in upcoming weeks. The Chiefs follow their trip to New Orleans with games against San Diego and Baltimore and then will visit Tampa Bay.
White Sox hit 3 home runs in win over Royals
Chicago ended a six-game losing streak by defeating the Royals 5-4 Saturday. In the past two games against Kansas City, the White Sox have hit six home runs.
Wheelchair basketball player gives back on her way to London Paralympics
Sarah Castle, a four-time Paralympian, trained with the MU Men's Wheelchair Basketball team to prepare for this year's event in London.
SEC teams strong going into season
The SEC once again features an array of hard-to-block pass rushers including the freakishly fast Barkevious Mingo at LSU, South Carolina's twin towers Jadeveon Clowney and Devin Taylor and Georgia All-American Jarvis Jones.
Pistons sign 2nd-rounder English
The former Missouri guard will provide depth for Detroit.
Cardinals following similar path as last season
Once again, St. Louis is 6 games above .500 at the break.
Missouri shot-putter fourth at Olympic Trials
Kearsten Peoples did not make the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, but her mark of 17.32 meters in the Friday's finals, earned her fourth place.
Missouri shot-putter earns spot in finals at Olympic Trials
Missouri junior Kearsten Peoples ended up in eight place after Thursday's preliminaries and will move on to Friday evening's finals.
Last hurrah for Missouri senior swimmer at the Olympic Trials
Missouri senior Emily DiBenigno will be racing in the 200 breaststroke Friday for the last time at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials. She will not continue competitive swimming, and will spend the coming school year abroad in Nice, France.
Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges
Clemens was accused of perjury, making false statements and obstructing Congress when he testified at a deposition and at a nationally-televised hearing in February 2008.
UPDATE: Missouri outfielder drafted in fifth round by Atlanta Braves
Junior Blake Brown said he will forgo his senior season and sign with the Braves organization.
Big Ten prefers 'plus-one' system to four-team football playoff
Big Ten administrators would prefer a plus-one system over a four-team playoff to determine a national champion if the BCS can't be maintained in its current form. In the plus-one format, the bowl games would be played, and then the top two teams would meet for the title.
SEC schools mull change of lenient drug policies
All the SEC schools had far more lenient drug policies than the NCAA, though the penalties varied widely.
NCAA boss warns of more conference shuffling
Mark Emmert, NCAA president, spoke on a variety of issues Thursday, including the growing gulf between "haves" and "have nots," the loopholes that exist for student-athletes to transfer and the concussion epidemic at all levels of sports.
Comment: Don't expect college football playoff just yet
Those in charge can't decide on the toughest questions.
Miley pitches Diamondbacks past Royals
The rookie pitcher limited Kansas City to five hits.
Former Missouri pitcher strikes out 15 as Tigers beat Pirates
Max Scherzer recorded the most strike outs by a Detroit pitcher in 40 years.
Van Slyke's 3-run pinch home run helps Dodgers top Cards
Los Angeles swept the three-game series against St. Louis.
Carl Edwards can't repeat in NASCAR All-Star race
Defending champion Carl Edwards bowed out in the second segment Saturday night at the Charlotte Motor Speedway after the engine in the No. 99 Ford blew up.
Recent trends threaten coaching diversity in college basketball
The Southeastern Conference — which includes schools in the deep South such as Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina — is the only one of the six major BCS conferences that will have a majority of minority coaches next season in men's basketball when the league expands to 14 teams after adding Texas A&M and Missouri.