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Memorial Stadium at Faurot Field is the home stadium of the University of Missouri football team in Columbia, Missouri

Sooners-Tigers to play under the lights at Faurot

October 30, 2024Tom Johnson

The Missouri Tigers will get a night-time kick at home for the first time this season, as the Oklahoma Sooners visit Memorial Stadium in Columbia on Saturday, November 9th. The […]

NHL’s Eastern Conference playoff schedule set, with Game 1’s this weekend

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024Tom Johnson

The National Hockey League has unveiled the dates, starting times, and national television coverage for the Eastern Conference first-round series, slated to commence on Saturday, April 20. The comprehensive First […]

Mizzou’s Frank chosen to participate in Final Four’s three-point competition

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024Tom Johnson

Mizzou forward Hayley Frank has been selected to compete in the 2024 State Farm College 3-Point Championship, as announced by the selection committee on Wednesday. Frank, a native of Strafford, […]

The Southeastern Conference will welcome Texas and Oklahoma in 2024, bringing membership to 16 schools from Texas on the west, South Carolina on the east, Florida on the south, and Missouri and Kentucky on the north

With official release approaching, prominent SEC football dates for 2024 leaked

December 13, 2023Tom Johnson

Two home games for the Southeastern Conference’s two newest schools, the University of Oklahoma and University of Texas, were announced as part of ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast. The two […]

Mizzou drops two spots in AP poll, setting up Top-20 battle with Tennessee

November 7, 2023Tom Johnson

After a 30-21 loss to No. 1 Georgia, Missouri dropped two spots in The Associated Press poll to No. 16. Their previous spot at No. 14 was filled by Tennessee, […]

Missouri to play LSU at 11 AM on October 7th, game announced as sold out

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023Tom Johnson

Missouri fans are in for an early start as the Tigers prepare to face the No. 13 LSU Tigers on October 7th. The game is set to kick off at […]

Dick Vitale, 84 years old as of July 2023, has been a college basketball analyst for ESPN since 1979 (photo credit - ESPN Press Room / Bristol, CT)

ESPN’s Vitale announces vocal cord cancer diagnosis

July 14, 2023Tom Johnson

Esteemed ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale has announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time. Vitale took to Twitter on Wednesday to share the news, […]

SEC signs Commissioner Sankey to contract extension

July 13, 2023Tom Johnson

Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), has agreed to a contract extension through 2028. The financial terms of the contract extension were not disclosed. At the time […]

MLB’s Home Run Derby comes to Seattle tonight

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023Tom Johnson

The MLB All-Star Week begins with the always popular Home Run Derby on Monday night at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN. Two-time winner Pete Alonso will participate, but this year’s […]

The iconic Las Vegas sign on the south side of the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada

NBA announces plans for in-season tournament, with “Final Four” games in Las Vegas

July 6, 2023July 6, 2023Tom Johnson

The Final Four of the NBA’s new in-season tournament will be held on December 7 and 9 in Las Vegas, according to sources. The statistics accumulated during the tournament will […]