University of Missouri NCAA News

If you had told me that Tennessee was going to be almost +5 in terms of expected rebounds, and that Jordan Clarkson was going to have a mostly terrible game, I'd have assumed Tennessee won by 13. Instead, Mizzou won the ball-handling battle and simply shot its way to victory.

Last week, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation began an anti-homophobia campaign to scold Twitter users who use words like "fag" and "gay" in a negative way.

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The Mizzou Tigers will look to defend their MAC Wrestling Championship this coming weekend as they travel to Kent State for the two-day tournament on Saturday and Sunday.

It's here, the final week of the regular season schedule, and none too soon for some schools.

Feb 22, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Missouri Tigers defensive end Michael Sam conduct a press conference in a crowded room of media during the 2014 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver is continuing his outreach to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community more than a year after his anti-gay remarks leading up to the Super Bowl.

Former Missouri linebacker Michael Sam announced last month that he was gay. There were a few anonymous detractors but the response, in general, was overwhelmingly positive.

Pinkel led Missouri to an 11-1 regular-season record and Southeastern Conference championship game appearance, where the Tigers lost to Auburn, but he's 102-63.

This was the "Adding '...In Bed' to the End of Every Fortune Cookie" game of the season.

An all-transfer senior class and an undetermined postseason fate led to a subdued Senior Night celebration.

Five Missouri Tiger backups-Offensive linemen Michael Boddie from Gilmer TX and Nick Demien from Timberland High School in Wentzville, along with safety Daniel Easterly from Detroit, MI., Xavier Smith from Edmond, OK., and running back Greg White ...

How quickly the season seems to be going. MU did a great job in making sure the first weekend of the season was not a total wash , and they managed to get the Tigers five games they were otherwise about to lose.

Texas A&M is either the best home team in the country or the worst road team. The young Aggies play tremendous defense, but the offense rarely leaves College Station.

So Gary Pinkel will evidently be making $3,000,000 per year very soon. Scrooge McDuckian money pools and Brewster's Millions -esque philanthropy* aside, what would you do if you were a) handed $3,000,000 tomorrow and b) told you had to spend it by the end of the week? Best answer wins THREE MILLION DOLLARS**.

Conservative commentator Steve Deace accused President Obama and the media of using openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam as an excuse to divert attention from Benghazi and other alleged "failures" of the Obama administration.

The Rev. Jim Sichko thinks now, right before the season of Lent, is the perfect time to announce that controversial celebrity chef Paula Deen will be the guest for his "Afternoon Among Friends" event on Memorial Day at Lexington's Carrick House.

Missouri Tigers running back Henry Josey reacts after the 2013 SEC Championship game against the Auburn Tigers at Georgia Dome.

Sources indicate that the new contract will put Pinkel at or slightly above three million dollars annually.

Hotels, transportation and finances, not political considerations, will matter most to Republican officials choosing a 2016 national convention site, party leaders said Monday after hearing bids from Kansas City and other cities across the country.