Missouri Tigers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. -- Missouri Tigers guard Marocus Denmon has a trip to China in his future. The senior from Kansas City survived two series of cuts to earn a spot on the USA's World University Games.  The team will train through Sunday.  It will then begin competition in China on Aug. 13.  Denmon led the Tigers in scoring last season, earning first-team all-Big 12 Conference honors. Purdue Head Coach Matt Painter, Butler Head Coach Brad Stevens and Tennessee Head Coach Cuonzo Martin will coach the squad of college all-stars.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou sent an early message to the rest Big 12 Conference. Kim English scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the No. 7 Missouri Tigers (14-0, 1-0) to a 87-49 win over the Oklahoma Sooners (10-3, 0-1).  Senior guard Marcus Denmon added 20 points.  Mizzou raced out to a 43-25 halftime lead.  The Tigers shot 59 percent from the field.  Oklahoma shot only 33 percent from the field. Missouri's undefeated start is the best since the 1981-1982 season.  The Tigers will play No. 23 Kansas State in Manhattan Saturday.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou's fast start on the hardwoods is earning national respect. The Missouri Tigers jumped up to No. 13 in the Associated Press poll, up eight spots from last week.  The Tigers finished the week 3-0, claiming the College Basketball Experience title in Kansas City by defeating Notre Dame and then No. 18 California.  Mizzou is one of three teams ranked in the top 25. Missouri returns to the court Friday night to...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Tigers are a win away from an improbable run into the NCAA Tournament. Kelly Fick threw seven scoreless innings, leading the eighth-seeded Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Texas Longhorns and a Big 12 Tourney championship game berth on Sunday against the Texas A&M Aggies.  The Tigers (27-31) have to win the tournament to earn a selection to the NCAA Tournament. Missouri defeated the top-seeded Longhorns (43-15) twice in the conference tournament.  Mizzou defeated the two-seeded Aggies twice in the regular season.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- We want to clear up viewing confusion for the Missouri Tigers' next two home games.  The 13th ranked Tigers play Oral Roberts Thursday night at 7.  They host the Central Arkansas Bears on Saturday at 7. Seeing the game on television takes a program.  Here's a list of providers and channels for both broadcasts. AT&T U-verse: 694 Cable America: 12 CableOne – Joplin: 78 DirecTV: 680 Dish Network: 445 (Thursday) and 448 (Saturday)

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Already off to a fast start, the Missouri Tigers have added another top prospect to its football commitment list. Rivals.com reports Maty Mauk of Kenton, Ohio committed to Mizzou Thursday morning.  The 6'2", 185 pound signal-caller threw for 5,670 yards and 69 touchdowns as a junior.  He added nearly a 1,00 yards on the ground too while running the spread offense.  Mauk has thrown for nearly 14,000 yards and rushed for another...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - 1966 was a good year for the Missouri Tigers.  It was a fun year for pop culture too. The Tigers, led by Dan Devine defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 10-7 in Norman.  Oklahoma has rolled off 22 straight home wins at Memorial Stadium since.  Undefeated Missouri topped the college football charts after the November 12, 1966 victory over the Sooners.  Here's a loo at a few other number ones from that week. Topping the Billboard Charts: "Poor Side of Town" by Johnny Rivers.

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Add more fuel to the Mizzou vs. Kansas football, despite the likely end to the series. Kansas Head Coach Charlie Weis, has hired former Missouri Tigers safety DeMontie Cross, to coach the Jayhawks' linebackers.  Cross spent last season coaching the Wisconsin Badgers special teams.  He also spent time in the NFL on the coaching staff of the Buffalo Bills. The Hazelwood East High School graduate was second team all-Big 12 Concerence as a safety in 1996.  Cross led the Tigers in tackles in his junior and senior seasons.  Two years later, he coached Mizzou's linebackers.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -  Missouri Tigers fans kept their "Game Day" word .  ESPN reports Mizzou set an all-time attendance record for its popular show with an estimated 18,000 fans in the Quadrangle.  It's an estimated attendance since there is no ticket-proof.  Mizzou shattered the old record of 15,000 fans set in 2001 by Nebraska for visiting Notre Dame.  The opponent helped too.  Missouri is facing BCS #1 the Oklahoma Sooners.  Oklahoma has won seven straight games against Mizzou including two Big 12 Championship games in the past three seasons.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - How low would they go?  The Missouri Tigers (7-1, 3-1) dropped several spots in the three major polls after their 31-17 loss at Nebraska Saturday.  Nebraska leapfrogged them in each. Mizzou fell six spots to number 12 in the Bowl Championship poll.  That poll determines the National Championship game.  Alabama, Nebraska, and Oklahoma are all one-loss teams ranked higher than the Tigers. Mizzou fell to number 14 in the Coaches Poll.  The Associated Press poll ranks Missouri at the same spot.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala - The Missouri Tigers are getting some respect in the inaugural season in the Southeastern Conference. The SEC media picked Mizzou to finish fourth in the Eastern Division race.  The writers chose Georgia, South Carolina and Florida ahead of Missouri.  Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky round out the division.  The media selected LSU to win the overall championship. Missouri returns several starters from last season's 8-5 team.  Senior offensive lineman Elvis Fisher and junior cornerback E.J. Gaines were named third-team all-SEC selections.

 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Dorial Green-Beckham is already the "big man on campus," literally. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound freshman wide receiver for the Missouri Tigers is earning the respect of his teammates after a month of workouts. "He's been working hard all summer," said Missouri Head Coach Gary Pinkel.  "Some of the players that come by my office, they talk about Dorial, they talk about what a great kid he is. " Green-Beckham finished his career at Springfield's Hillcrest High School as one of the country's most decorated athletes ever.  He broke the national high school football receiving yards record in 2011, ending with 6,536 yards.  In his senior season, Green-Beckham caught 119 passes for 2,233 yards and 24 touchdowns.  Last season, he led the Hornets to the Class Four quarterfinals, the best finish in school history.  Add to his stellar stat sheet three-straight all-state Class Four basketball teams.  And a state basketball championship his sophomore season.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Let the 2012 college football season begin. Nothing is crazier in college football than the Southeastern Conference's Media Days.  Coaches and players sit in the hot seat, taking questions from journalists across the country.  The inaugural season in the SEC starts September first against Southeastern Lousiana.  Mizzou opens SEC the next weekend against Georgia in Columbia. Here's the transcript of Head Coach Gary Pinkel's hot seat moment, courtesy of the SEC & the University of Missouri: Good afternoon.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Welcome to the Southeastern Conference.  ESPN2 will air the Missouri Tigers historic first SEC football game on Sept. 8. Mizzou will welcome  the Georgia Bulldogs to Columbia.  Kickoff is at 6:45 p.m.  Georgia is considered the likely favorite to repeat as SEC Eastern Division champions. ESPN2 will also air the Tigers' game against non-conference foe Arizona State September 15th.  Kickoff is at 6:00 p.m.  Arizona State defeated Mizzou 37-30 in overtime in desert last season.

DETROIT, Mich. - Kim English is officially a Detroit Piston. The Pistons signed the second-round pick from Mizzou Thursday.  The Baltimore-native was the 44th overall selection.  He is now participating in the NBA's Summer League.  The forward averaged nearly 15 points per game in his senior season.  English was a third-team all-Big 12 selection. Detroit failed to make the playoffs during the lockout-shortened 2011-2012 season.  The Pistons finished 25-41.  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Missouri Tigers have a lot to prove in the Southeastern Conference. Mizzou landed just four players on the all-SEC coaches teams.   All four of them named to the third-team.  Linebacker Zavier Gooden, cornerback E.J. Gaines, offensive lineman Elvis Fisher and receiver T.J. Moe earned the preseason recognition.  Alabama and LSU lead the league with 11 preseason selections.  Arkansas ranks third with ten. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- University of Missouri Tigers backup quarterback Ashton Glaser announced on Twitter on Monday that he is transferring to Missouri State University. "Mizzou has been amazing and I'll never forget it, but for now I need to do what's best for me," wrote Glaser.  "I will be a Tiger at heart. " The junior will have two years of eligibility left at MSU.  He will be able to play immediately for the Bears after transferring to an NCAA Bowl Subdivision (Division 1AA)

COLUMBIA, Mo. - It's official. Sunday, the University of Missouri became the newest member of the Southeastern Conference.  Mizzou joins fellow Big 12 Conference school Texas A&M as the thirteenth and fourteenth members of the league. Missouri has capitalized on the move announced last fall.  Mizzou reports a jump in season tickets for the upcoming football by selling SEC packages.  The school has also marketed its brand throughout the south with billboards, an area rarely focused on by the school in the past.  The university's board of curators last week announced a $102 million facilities renovation upgrade.  It includes adding an additional 6,000 seats to Memorial Stadium.