Missouri Tigers

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - MIZ-ZOU! was chanted loud and clear in the rotunda of the Missouri Capitol.  University of Missouri Tigers head men's basketball coach Mike Anderson rallied lawmakers with a speech about his job on Thursday. Anderson spoke to legislators about how he prepares his student-athletes for life after college. He also signed a few autographs. Missouri (20-6, 6-5) plays Iowa State on Saturday in Ames. Talk Tigers with us on Facebook @KYTV TigerTalk or on Twitter @KY3TigerTalk.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Southeastern Conference named Missouri Tigers senior cornerback Kenronte Walker its Defensive Player of the Week. Walker's late heroics helped save the day against Arizona State.  Walker deflected a go-head touchdown pass with 3:36 to go.  Then on Arizona State's final drive, Walker intercepted a pass in the end zone with 1:58 to go to see the victory.  The Fayetteville, North Carolina native added two tackles. Walker joined punt returner Marcus Murphy as SEC weekly honor recipients this season.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - There is little reward for Mizzou after the school's first Big 12 Tournament championship. The No. 4 Missouri Tigers (32-26) will open NCAA baseball tournament action Friday in Tucson Regional.  Mizzou open against the host school Arizona Wildcats.  The regional also features New Mexico State and Louisville. This is Mizzou's 22 tournament appearance, but the first since 2009.  Missouri is one of four Big 12 schools invited to the tournament.    

SHREVEPORT, La. - From one Tigers to another. Louisiana State University welcomed the University of Missouri to the Southeastern Conference with a full-page advertisement in the Shreveport Times.  The ad asks the Shreveport area to "get out and support the newest conference member. " Mizzou will play North Carolina next week in the Advocare Independence Bowl.  The Missouri Tigers will become an official member of the SEC in July. Talk Tigers with us on Facebook @KYTV TigerTalk or on Twitter @ky3tigertalk.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Frank Haith and the Missouri Tigers received what they wanted.  Well it is sort of "the road less traveled. " The No. 2 seeded Missouri Tigers (30-4) will open play in the 2012 NCAA Tournament Friday in Omaha against the No. 15 seeded Norfolk State Spartans (25-9).  Michigan State is the No. 1 seed in the West regional. Mizzou won the Big 12 Tournament championship over Baylor Saturday night.  However, that was not enough to move the Tigers to the top line.  The selection committee rewarded Missouri with opening rounds trip to Omaha.  Missouri was not rewarded with a Midwest Regional bracket.  That regional finishes in St. Louis.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - Surprise, surprise. The San Francisco 49ers selected Missouri Tigers defensive end Aldon Smith with the No. 7 overall pick in Thursday's first round of the NFL Draft.  Draft analysts projected Raytwon, Missouri native as a mid-first round pick. The 6'2, 262 pound pass-rusher is considered a few seasons away from being an every down player in the league.  Smith recorded 11.5 sacks in earning Big 12 freshman of the year.  He added 5.5 sacks a season ago, limited by an injury early in the season.  Smith will likely play outside linebacker in the 49ers defensive scheme.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. - A pair of Missouri Tigers basketball stars hope to add a trip to China to their busy off-season program. Seniors Marcus Denmon and Kim English are competing for a chance to represent the USA at the World University Games in China next month.  22 of the top college basketball players are training at the U.S. Olympic facility in Colorado Springs this week.  USA Basketball committee led by Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim will...

BUFALO, N.Y. - "Mr. Everything" has a new home. Former Missouri Tigers quarterback Brad Smith has agreed to terms with the Buffalo Bills over a four-year contract.  The ex-New York Jets all-purpose star cannot sign the new deal until tomorrow.  The Jets offers to other free agents likely ended Smith's fate. Smith spent five seasons with the Jets.  His breakout year came last year, returning two kickoffs for touchdowns. Talk Tigers with us on Facebook @KYTV TigerTalk or on Twitter @KY3TigerTalk.

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 hopes to get a bad taste out of its mouth from last week and last season. The Missouri Tigers will welcome Pac-12 Conference's Arizona State Sun Devils to Columbia Saturday night.  Arizona State defeated Missouri in a wild showdown in the desert last season 37-30 in overtime. "Arizona State is a really good football team," said Missouri Head Coach Gary Pinkel.  "It's a new coaching staff and it's a whole new attitude there and generally if you get a couple wins under your belt, there's a whole new confidence level that goes with that too. " Missouri must also forget last week's fourth-quarter collapse.  The No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs outscored Mizzou 17-0 in the final quarter, blowing open what was a close game in the 41-20 rout.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - A new era of Mizzou football opens on the losing end. Aaron Murray threw for 242  yards and three touchdowns to lead the No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs (2-0, 1-0) to a 41-20 victory Saturday against the Missouri Tigers (1-1, 0-1).  71,004 witnessed history, the first Southeastern Conference game in Mizzou history. "I give them a lot of credit. You can't make mistakes, the kind of mistakes we made in the game like that, and survive," said Missouri Tigers Head Coach Gary Pinkel.  "You're not going to win games like that against people like that if you make some of the mistakes we made.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Finally! After months of anticipation, the Missouri Tigers will begin Southeastern Conference play at home Saturday against the No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs.  It marks the beginning of a new era of Mizzou football.  However, the players and coaches say they are ready to compete against college football's best. "It's the first SEC game, first SEC home game, so I think that it is going to go down in history," said Missouri Tigers Head Coach Gary Pinkel.  "We are not playing this average team from the SEC.  We understand that we are playing a great football team, a well-coached football team, so I think a combination of all obviously makes it very, very big. " Mizzou is ready to make a statement in its new conference.  The Tigers know to earn respect, they must prove it on the field.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Mizzou's special teams made a splash in the school's first game as a member of the Southeastern Conference. Monday, the SEC named punt returner Marcus Murphy its Special Teams Player of the Week after a record-breaking performance in Saturday's season-opening victory against Southeastern Louisiana.  Murphy returned to punts for touchdowns in the second-half.  The first touchdown return totaled 70-yards.  He added two more...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri made its Southeastern Conference debut with a dominating season-opening performance. Running-back Kendial Lawrence rushed for 121-yards and two touchdowns to lead Mizzou to a 62-10 victory Saturday night at Faurot Field against the Southeastern Lousiana.  62,173 witnessed the history win. Mizzou's offense started fast and never took let up.  Junior quarterback James Franklin found senior receiver T.J. Moe for a...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The wait is finally over for Missouri Tigers fans. Mizzou opens its inaugural Southeastern Conference football season season Saturday at Faurot Field against Southeast Louisiana.  Kickoff is at 6:00 p.m. "Quite frankly, we have to get better each and every week," said Head Coach Gary Pinkel.  "Going into this season we understand the people we are playing and we have to play well and it is my job to get that done. " Missouri enters the 2012 season with plenty of expectations, but also a few question marks.  Junior quarterback James Franklin shined in 2011.  However, he missed all of spring practice with a shoulder injury.  That shoulder has been the talk of preseason drills following Franklin's play in his first season as a starter.  He finished the year throwing for 2,865 yards and 21 touchdowns.  The dual-threat quarterback rushed for another 981 yards and 15 touchdowns.  Franklin says he's ready to go, despite surgery just a few months ago.  Missouri has plenty of weapons for Franklin in 2012.  Senior receiver T.J. Moe returns as Mizzou's go-to receiver.   Moe should benefit from the play of freshman receiver Dorial Green Beckham.  The Springfield Hillcrest High School star has impressed coaches so far with not only his ability, but how he competes.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The 2012 Missouri Tigers football team must deal with a distraction off-the-field days before the season begins. Missouri freshman quarterback Maty Mauk was arrested for suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident.  Police say the incident on Mauk's scooter happened Thursday morning. Mauk is the third-string quarterback on the depth chart.  Mizzou opens the season Saturday in Columbia against Southeastern Louisiana.    

JOPLIN, Mo -- It's been more than a year since a tornado devastated the community of Joplin. It left many without a home. Some residents still don't have a home. Habitat for Humanity is trying to change that, and they are getting a little help from theSt. Louis Cardinals.    It's a new house and a new beginning for Sharon Brumley and her family. "This is ours forever. You don't have to move no more. Isn't that exciting?" Brumley said to her daughter. The Brumley's added a new member just days before the Joplin tornado hit. "We had lost my sister prior to that so I'm raising my nephew as well as my two children," she said.

WAREGEM, Belgium - Michael Dixon scored 31 points and Missouri outscored a talented Bent-Schoenen Waregem squad, 63-47, over the final three quarters to earn an 81-72 victory in front of a vocal crowd in Waregem, Belgium. The Tigers, who were playing their first game in two days, started slow and Bent came out firing, building a 12-2 advantage in the first 3:35. Bent hit four of its first five shots from the floor, including a pair of three-point plays and a trey to send the Tigers staggering.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Overseas exhibition games have been known to get chippy and after seeing a couple of elbows fly, words exchanged and a surprising ejection, Mizzou Head Coach Frank Haith had seen enough. The second year head coach at Missouri had just been ejected from the game for questioning a non-call on an elbow to the head of freshman forward Stefan Jankovic and pulled his team from the floor midway through the third quarter. "In my mind I was just fearful for the safety of our players, but in retrospect I wish I had let our team play it out and learn from the adversity," Haith said.