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Missouri holds off Southeast Missouri State behind Mark Mitchell
Mark Mitchell scored 29 points to lead Missouri past Southeast Missouri State 89-84 Friday night in Columbia, Mo.,Anthony Robinson II scored 15 points, Jayden Stone scored 14 and Sebastian Mack added 11 for the Tigers (2-0).,The Redhawks (0-2) were led by Braxton Stacker (26 points) and Luke Almodov...

Missouri aims to jump-start stalwarts against SEMO
Missouri expects to run its offense this season through its top two returning players, forward Mark Mitchell and point guard Anthony Robinson II.,After those two combined for just 17 points in Missouri's 88-67 season-opening victory at Howard on Monday, the Tigers (1-0) will try to get Mitchell and ...

Marcel Reed, No. 3 Texas A&M take aim at No. 22 Missouri
No. 3 Texas A&M can take another step toward landing a high seed in the College Football Playoff when it faces No. 22 Missouri on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, Mo.,The Southeastern Conference matchup is big for both schools but carries even more weight for the Aggies after the initial CFP rankings...

Report: Commanders signing WR Treylon Burks to roster
The Washington Commanders are signing former first-round draft pick Treylon Burks to their 53-man roster, NFL Network reported on Tuesday.,Burks, a wide receiver, signed with the Commanders on Oct. 17 and was sent to the practice squad after being released from injured reserve last month by the Tenn...

Shawn Phillips Jr., Missouri size prove too much for Howard
Shawn Phillips Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Jayden Stone paced a strong bench effort with 13 points to lead Missouri to a season-opening 88-67 victory over Howard on Monday night in Washington, D.C.,Nine different Tigers reached the scoring column during Missouri's first-ever true road game...

Felix Auger-Aliassime WDs from Metz; ATP Finals in jeopardy
Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from this week's Moselle Open in Metz, France, on Monday, citing a left knee injury.,The 25-year-old Canadian lost to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in Sunday's final at the Rolex Paris Masters, 6-4, 7-6 (4).,With that performance, he moved into the eighth and final spot fo...

Commanders WR Terry McLaurin (quad) out vs. Seahawks
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin will sit out Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks with a quad injury, head coach Dan Quinn announced Wednesday.,McLaurin returned from a four-game absence due to a quad injury before aggravating it during Washington's 28-7 loss to the Kansas C...

Missouri QB Beau Pribula's timetable TBD after ankle injury
Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula's timeline to return from an ankle injury is undetermined, head coach Eli Drinkwitz announced on Wednesday.,Pribula sustained the injury in the second half when the then-No. 15 Tigers lost 17-10 to Vanderbilt on Saturday. The Penn State transfer sustained the injury...

Missouri opens with unlikely trip to MEAC power Howard
Coach Dennis Gates enters his fourth season at Missouri, looking to build off a successful 2024-25 campaign that featured 22 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance, albeit a first-round loss.,The journey will start Monday in an unlikely place: Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C., as Missouri travels ...

Timely plays push No. 10 Vanderbilt past No. 15 Missouri
Diego Pavia dove into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:52 left to give No. 10 Vanderbilt a 17-10 victory over No. 15 Missouri, Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,On a day when Heisman Trophy candidate Pavia struggled, Vanderbilt (7-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) survived thanks to a key defe...

Missouri QB Beau Pribula (leg) carted off in loss at Vanderbilt
Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula was carted off the field with an air cast on his left leg early in the second half of the 15th-ranked Tigers' 17-10 loss at No. 10 Vanderbilt.,Pribula appeared to sustain the injury in a pile-up after a failed fourth-and-goal keeper with the score tied at 10. The Pe...

Commanders' Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel to play Monday
Washington Commanders receivers Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel will both play Monday night at Kansas City, coach Dan Quinn confirmed Saturday.,Samuel missed last weekend's loss at Dallas with a heel injury, while McLaurin has not played since Week 3 due to a quad injury.,The two playmakers are back...

Jets rule out CB Sauce Gardner and WR Garrett Wilson
The New York Jets ruled out cornerback Sauce Gardner and wide receiver Garrett Wilson for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.,Head coach Aaron Glenn provided the updates Friday, adding that quarterback Tyrod Taylor (knee) is questionable but trending in the right direction.,Glenn has still...

Japan's Yomiuri Giants to post INF Kazuma Okamoto
Kazuma Okamoto, one of the top sluggers in Japan, announced Wednesday that he is making himself available to Major League Baseball clubs via the posting system.,"I believe MLB is the best league in the world, and I've always wanted to play there. I've worked hard with that goal in mind," Okamoto sai...

No. 3 overall recruit Olivia Vukosa commits to UConn
Olivia Vukosa, rated the No. 3 overall prospect in the high school Class of 2026, committed to UConn on Tuesday.,Vukosa is also the No. 1 post player in ESPN's high school rankings. A 6-foot-4 center, the native of Whitestone, N.Y., chose the defending champion Huskies over LSU, Ohio State, South Ca...

Diego Pavia, No. 10 Vanderbilt to have hands full vs. No. 15 Missouri
Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea texted a request to Missouri counterpart Eli Drinkwitz earlier this season.,His ask: Could the Tigers stop scoring so much?,On Saturday, Lea and his players will have a direct say on the matter as the 10th-ranked Commodores host the No. 15 Tigers in a Southeastern Conferen...

Missed FGs haunt Auburn as No. 16 Missouri prevails in OT
Beau Pribula passed for 252 yards and rushed for the winning touchdown as No. 16 Missouri defeated Auburn 23-17 in overtime Saturday night in Auburn, Ala.,Ahmad Hardy rushed for two touchdowns as Missouri (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive.,Jackson Arnol...

Auburn rue three missed FGs, No. 16 Missouri capitalizes in OT
Beau Pribula passed for 252 yards and rushed for the winning touchdown as No. 16 Missouri defeated Auburn 23-17 in overtime Saturday night in Auburn, Ala., ,Ahmad Hardy rushed for two touchdowns as Missouri (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive., ,Jackson A...

Commanders WR Deebo Samuel (heel) out vs. Cowboys
Washington Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel has been downgraded from questionable to out for Sunday's game against the host Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Saturday.,Samuel is nursing a heel injury for the Commanders (3-3), who also are without fellow wide receiver Terry McLaurin against the...

Grizzlies G Scotty Pippen Jr. to undergo toe surgery
Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. is set to undergo surgery on his left big toe and miss the start of the season, the Grizzlies said Saturday.,While the team did not announce a timeline for his return to the court, ESPN reported Pippen will be evaluated again in 12 weeks.,The 24-year-old is ...