University of Missouri NCAA News

Yes, the rookie point guard and former Missouri standout would have preferred to be drafted by an NBA team last summer, but that didn't happen.

The five-day SEC Tournament tips off tonight in Atlanta, with two first-round matchups: 12-seed Auburn vs. 13-seed South Carolina and 11-seed Vanderbilt vs. 14-seed Mississippi State.

University of Memphis freshman forward Austin Nichols earned the American Athletic Conference's Rookie of the Year award and senior guard Michael Dixon was named Sixth Man of the Year by the league Wednesday.

Morse said it's going to be kind of weird not playing next to Connor McGovern -- who moved from right guard to right tackle -- anymore.

The Missouri Tigers capped off a remarkable 2013 season with an SEC East Division title and Cotton Bowl victory over Oklahoma State - and now they're looking to show everyone they're here to stay.

Missouri guard Jabari Brown was named to the All-SEC's First Team while fellow classmate Jordan Clarkson was named Second Team All-SEC.

Martha Baird, a 61-year-old psychiatric nurse from Leawood, works in Kansas City's Sudanese refugee community to heal mental health issues among the women.

Tony Criswell is out for the SEC Tournament because of eviction , and the Jordan Clarkson/Jabari Brown duo will likely stay at Mizzou or go pro together.

But Sam better hope he isn't the Rams pick, or the Kansas City Chiefs', for that matter.

Since former University of Missouri Tiger's player Michael Sam came out on February 9, the social media discussion has been endless.

Nov 10, 2012; Knoxville, TN, USA; Missouri Tigers wide receiver T.J. Moe celebrates defeating the Tennessee Volunteers 51-48 in quadruple overtime at Neyland 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.

So here's the good news: Missouri might not have to win the SEC Tournament to get in.

Feb 24, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Missouri Tigers Michael Sam runs through drills during the 2014 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion -- newcomers to the Mid-American Conference -- took the top three places at the 2014 MAC wrestling championships Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion -- newcomers to the Mid-American Conference -- took the top three places at the 2014 MAC wrestling championships The three programs welcomed to the MAC ... (more)

Saturday's games closed the book on the 2014 SEC men's basketball regular season.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York said Sunday that Pope Francis' recent remarks on same-sex civil unions should not necessarily be interpreted as an endorsement of those unions.

There is plenty of huge basketball on today, and Mizzou Softball and Baseball go for series wins early in the afternoon.

The high court ruled that cuts in education funding since 2010 led to an unconstitutionally imbalanced playing field between rich and poor schools.

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.