KANSAS CITY — Of all the things that Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid appreciates about Brett Veach, tops on the list might be this: The general manager is never content, constantly searching for ways to add depth and improve the roster.
COLUMBIA (AP) — D'Moi Hodge scored 17 of his 30 points in the first half and Missouri routed SIU Edwardsville 105-80 on Tuesday night. Hodge, a 6-foot-4 transfer from Cleveland State, finished 11-of-19 shooting from the floor, grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists and four steals.
COLUMBIA — Needing to win both of their last two games to be assured of bowl eligibility, the University of Missouri football Tigers (4-6) return home for those games, beginning this Saturday with a first-ever meeting with New Mexico State (4-5) in a nonconference matchup. Kickoff time will be 6:30 p.m.
In the wake of a second- consecutive state championship late last month, a Marceline High School softball Lady Tigers quintet has been honored by the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association with inclusion on the organization’s 2-tiers 2022 Class 2 All-State team. After two seniors and two juniors from MHS’ inaugural state title-winners of a year ago reaped All-State laurels from the coaches’ group, both then-juniors – pitcher Cassi Rodgers and third baseman Addison Huber – are holdovers on this year’s first-team, joined this time at that level by classmate Ella Lowe and junior shortstop/ pitcher Ireland Bloss and by junior catcher Emma Cathey as a second-teamer.
MARCELINE — A couple of weeks into their season, Marceline Middle School’s basketball “A” teams produced top-4 finishes in last week’s Lewis and Clark Conference tournament at Harrisburg. The young Lady Tigers snared second place, falling 33026in the Nov.
COLUMBIA (AP) — Kobe Brown had 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead Missouri to an 82-53 victory over Lindenwood on Sunday. Noah Carter had a team-high 14 points and Deandre Gholston scored 11 points as did Nick Honor.
Georgia was the new No. 1 in last week’s College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU, an order unlikely to change this week after all four won last weekend.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.— A University of Virginia student and former member of the school's football team fatally shot three current players as they returned from a field trip, authorities said, setting off panic and a 12-hour lockdown of the campus until the suspect was captured Monday.
HOUSTON — Astros general manager James Click will not be given a new contract, a highly unusual move that the team announced Friday — just six days after Houston won the World Series. Click was hired from the Tampa Bay Rays before the 2020 season and appeared increasingly distant from owner Jim Crane.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — If style points are important to No.