Sports commentary

The U.S. soccer team, who like I've stated, I didn't overly care about before this, just made a big name for itself.

Missourian sports writer Brian Nordli got closer to the action than most Saturday at the Missouri High School Rodeo state finals.  

Tournament brings the sport to the international stage.

Sports editor Greg Bowers and reporter Robby Lewis talk about Askren's athletic career.

Sports editor Greg Bowers and reporter Luke Thompson talk about Missouri’s unexpected victory over the defending national champions.

Carly Wilson's 1:36.976 over nine laps help her qualify for the time trials at the U.S. Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Hardee's Iceplex in Chesterfield. She is one of 21 women remaining in the field that will be cut to 16 on Friday.

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.

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

Tigers can enjoy their great season, Big 12 North title.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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