Cook’s big first half helps Tigers secure bowl eligibility

As the clock ticked below five seconds to go in the first quarter, Tigers point guard Mama Dembele fired a pass to Sara-Rose Smith. Smith, who entered the game as just a 17.6% shooter from beyond the arc, faked a drive to the basket and got her defender to bite, stepped back and drilled a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded before shouting back at a raucous and energized Missouri bench.

Former Missouri defensive end Isaiah McGuire got the start for the American team in the Senior Bowl Saturday in Mobile, Alabama. McGuire didn’t appear on the stat sheet in the first half, but he flashed two solid pass rush reps before half time. He picked up a quarterback hit in the third quarter on former Fresno State signal-caller Jake Haener, who spent the last three years playing under new Missouri offensive coordinator Kirby Moore.

ASHLAND — Battle boys basketball is taking home its first golden trophy in program history after a 78-57 win over Fort Zumwalt South at the Southern Boone Classic. Justin Goolsby earned his 1,000th career point in the title-game victory. The Spartans (14-6) found a way to stay ahead of...

Missouri improved to 5-4 in Southeastern Conference play Wednesday after an 87-77 win over LSU at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers set the tone early and led wire-to-wire behind Kobe Brown's 26 points. MU got a productive win ahead of Saturday's road trip to Starkville, Mississippi, for a matchup with Mississippi...

No. 10 Kentucky gymnastics had a well-rounded performance in its win against No. 14 Missouri on Friday at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers’ uncharacteristically weak performance on the balance beam was a key part of their 197.275-196.625 loss. As fans wearing gold swayed their arms along to the Missouri...

Missouri men’s basketball’s prolific offense will clash with another top defensive squad when it travels to face Mississippi State at 5 p.m. Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State (14-8, 2-7 SEC) has held teams to 59 points per game, ranking eighth-best in Division I. The...

The Missouri men’s and women’s dive teams competed in Day 2 of the three-day Air Force Dive Invite on Friday in Air Force Academy, Colorado. Kayla Wilson scored 282.85 to finished sixth in the women's 1-meter final. She finished fifth in the 3-meter final on Thursday.

No. 8 Missouri wrestling will take on Oklahoma at 7 p.m. Friday at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma. Led by No. 1-ranked Keegan O’Toole in the 165-pound weight class, MU (6-2, 5-0 Big 12) has rolled through Big 12 competition to this point. O’Toole is coming off a victory over Wyoming’s Cole Moody.

As the clock struck 9:25 a.m. Saturday at Albert-Oakland Park, the peace and serenity in the air was met with screams, laughs and round plastic discs clashing into metal baskets. The commotion signaled the start of the 37th-annual Ice Bowl in Columbia. Starting in 1987, the disc golf tournament kicks...

Columbia’s unemployment rate in December ranked the second-lowest in the country in the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but that’s not necessarily good news. Unemployment in December was 1.7% in the Columbia metropolitan area, the bureau reported on Wednesday. Only Madison, Wisconsin — at...

Expungements for 5,205 marijuana cases in Missouri have been granted since Dec. 8. This is when it became legal for adults 21 and older in Missouri to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana under Amendment 3. The expungements span over 46 counties, which is one explanation for the quick...

When Stephanie Ley graduated from Moberly Area Community College with her mechatronics degree, her life had changed. She was the first to complete the program — and did so as a student in her 40s.

3Fifteen Primo Cannabis saw high demand Friday, the first day the dispensary could sell recreational marijuana after receiving state approval. “We’re very excited that prohibition has come to an end in Missouri,” said Jason Corrado, CEO of 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis on Ponderosa Street.

Columbia Parks and Recreation will gather public input on the planned expansion of the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse from 5 to 7 p.m Tuesday at the fieldhouse in A. Perry Philips Park. Plans for the project include four additional hardwood courts, restrooms, office space, a meeting room and common areas, according...

Roll carts for home trash collection will come to Columbia sooner or later. My hunch is it will be sooner — like this year. Columbia City Council members should roll up their selves, dig into the details, require specific preparatory actions be undertaken by Solid Waste Utility staff, and make a darn decision. Then they can move on to other city issues such as inadequate transportation, policing, human resources equity, housing and homelessness, and the use of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

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Saturday's True/Love event brought shoppers and sunshine to downtown Columbia's businesses. The event, sponsored by True/False Film Fest, involved a partnership with 33 local shops to promote the festival and businesses.

As a private citizen and a medical examiner, I remain concerned regarding the approach that police take toward those who they suspect have broken the law. The few times I have been pulled over the demeanor of the police was one of hostility and threatening. Apparently, they are trained to do this, but it has the opposite effect. It makes one angry and threatened. It is not surprising that when pulled over many people attempt to run or fight back.

Tony the arson dog knows four commands: down, all the way down, easy and seek. The last command is his most important, as it signals him to sniff out any accelerants that may have been used to start a fire. Tony, a 4 1/2-year-old black Labrador, is the Columbia Fire...

The Pedaler's Jamboree, a local cycling and music festival, will make its return Memorial Day weekend. The two day, nearly 65-mile bike trek takes riders from Columbia's Flat Branch Park, to Kemper Park in Boonville and back. Bikers will follow the MKT Nature and Fitness Trail and the Katy Trail...