Brent Foster

Blair Oaks nips California for district tourney title

ASHLAND — Ranked second in the state in Class 3, Blair Oaks has relied on a mixture of offense, defense and intangibles to reach this point in the season.

Blair Oaks falls short in district semifinal

In boys basketball

Trailing almost the entire time in its district semifinal against Hallsville, Blair Oaks couldn’t get the key baskets when it needed them the most.

Sports Commentary: Snow should mean no

Following a schedule not the most important thing

Schools around the state made wise decisions last week when they canceled classes due to the impending winter weather. But some school districts dropped the ball when it came to extra curricular activities, particularly Friday night when a number of schools did not cancel basketball games.

Bowers continues to improve his game after strained MCL

COLUMBIA — Since returning from a knee injury that sidelined him for five games, Missouri forward Laurence Bowers has been looking to regain his form offensively.

Missouri coach gets informed about NCAA’s findings in Miami investigation

Less than 30 minutes after Missouri knocked off fifth-ranked Florida, Missouri coach Frank Haith said he received a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding his role in the NCAA’s investigation at Miami. But Haith said there was no unethical conduct reported in his notice, meaning, whatever the allegations are, they could be less severe than once thought.

Missouri gets high-profile victory by beating Florida

Trailing nearly the entire game against fifth-ranked Florida, Missouri put it all together in the final minutes and downed Florida 63-60 in front of more than 15,000 fans.

Tigers look for redemption against Gators

Missouri will try to avenge the loss today at Mizzou Arena (8 p.m. ESPN-TV), a game that sits in the middle of a critical stretch for the Tigers.

Pressey continues through difficult stretch

It’s no secret Phil Pressey wants the ball in his hands in late-game situations. A dynamic playmaker who can create his own shot or create one for others is a good weapon for the Tigers to have.

Anderson meets former team as Missouri travels to Arkansas

When Mike Anderson left Missouri following the 2010-11 season to become head coach at Arkansas after a sticky departure in Columbia, most figured it would be a long time before the Tigers and Razorbacks renewed their rivalry. That was nothing a simple switch in conferences couldn’t take care of. Now a Southeastern Conference matchup, Anderson meets his former team for the first time at 3 p.m. today in Fayetteville, Ark. (ESPN-TV).

Tatum entering SIU-C Hall of Fame

Jamaal Tatum is no stranger to being in the spotlight on the basketball floor.

McGurk leaving JCHS

Jefferson City High School activities director Mike McGurk said Thursday he is leaving his post to take a similar position at Lee’s Summit North High School.

Carter gets pin to start tourney

After a tough way to end the state tournament last year, John Carter had a little bit of an axe to grind.

State wrestling new to three of four qualifiers for Jays

Jefferson City’s wrestlers are short on experience when it comes to the state wrestling tournament.

Missouri vows not to look past struggling Mississippi St.

The Tigers head to Starkville, Miss. today (7 p.m. KMIZ-TV) looking for their first road win of the season at Mississippi State.

Missouri starting to settle into seven-player rotation

With only seven scholarship players last season, it didn’t take long for players to find their roles for the Missouri basketball team. If for no other reason, they had no choice.

Tough at home, Missouri needs to solve road woes to impress NCAA

Sports Commentary

Once a lock to reach the postseason, Missouri’s play away from Mizzou Arena has caused a sense of panic among fans on whether this team will play itself out of the NCAA Tournament.

Tigers serve up a measure of revenge

Missouri routs Ole Miss on Saturday

Missouri raced out to a 22-point first-half lead and routed Mississippi 98-79 at Mizzou Arena in a game that turned chippy, and nearly ugly, late in the second half.

Missouri hosts Ole Miss today

No. 21 Missouri returns home to take on Mississippi at noon today (KRCG-TV), trying to bounce back after another road loss in a season that could be slipping away from the Tigers.

Four Jays move into tourney semifinals

Without three of their normal starters, there was a lot of uncertainty for the Jays heading into the district tournament. It wasn’t the best-case scenario Jefferson City had hoped for, but four Jays advanced to the semifinals of the Class 4 District 3 Tournament on Friday at Fleming Fieldhouse.

Jays limp into wrestling postseason

Jefferson City wrestling coach Phil Cagle has the philosophy that wrestling’s regular season is a massive buildup to two weekends in February.

Tigers want to break through tonight against Aggies

College basketball coaches hope their teams are playing their best basketball in February and March. Missouri is no different.

Burkett signs with Missouri

For many high school football players, the final decision made on National Signing Day can be a gut-wrenching call.

Tigers showing improvement on the defensive end

Phil Pressey has had to wear many hats for Missouri this season. In the Tigers’ 73-70 loss to LSU on Wednesday, he scored 25 points while taking 21 shots. Saturday against Auburn, the point guard took two shots and scored four points while dishing out 10 assists in a 91-77 victory. Add the role of defensive preacher to his duties.

Jackson, Wolf spark Russellville win

With his team not working as hard as he liked, Russellville coach Jamaal Tatum used an old trick to motivate his team.

Struggling Missouri hosts Auburn today

Missouri’s first tour of the Southeastern Conference has had its share of down moments, most of those coming away from Mizzou Arena.

After two struggles on road, Tigers head to LSU tonight

Missouri hopes to avoid another slow start as it travels to Baton Rouge, La., to take on LSU today.

Bell adjusting to different role since joining Tigers

Rather than see Keion Bell score 20 points a night, Missouri coach Frank Haith wanted some of the intangibles his athleticism could bring to the court.

Led by Oriakhi, MU’s big men shine in win

During Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt, Missouri coach Frank Haith had some reminders for his team on how to keep the offense running smoothly.

Early 38-4 run leads Missouri past Vanderbilt

Missouri used Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt as a way to break out of its recent funk that has taken them through the start of Southeastern Conference play.

Missouri continues SEC play today against Vanderbilt

Missouri coach Frank Haith has been preaching to his team about the need to overcome adversity.

Lady Falcons take care of business, hammer Lady Eagles

Blair Oaks led from the onset and defeated Southern Boone 69-34 on Thursday.

Haith glad probe ending

With reports the NCAA is ready to come down hard on Frank Haith, the Missouri coach said he’s glad the investigation is coming to a close.

Missouri rallies to down S. Carolina

Missouri overcame a 13-point second-half deficit and a difficult shooting effort and survived with a 71-65 victory against South Carolina at Mizzou Arena.

Fantastic finish propels Blair Oaks to 52-40 win

Following a tough opening act, the Lady Falcons didn’t disappoint in the closer.

Martin brings distinctive style back to Mizzou Arena

Not even switching conferences could get Missouri away from Frank Martin.

Tigers look for inspiration to clear hurdles

Trying to figure out a way to describe his team’s recent funk, Missouri coach Frank Haith talked about something a motivational speaker recently told his team.

Tigers look for inspiration

To overcome hurdles

COLUMBIA — Trying to figure out a way to describe his team’s recent funk, Missouri coach Frank Haith talked about something a motivational speaker recently told his team.

Missouri to host South Carolina

In men's basketball

COLUMBIA — Not even switching conferences could get Missouri away from Frank Martin.

Kelly hopes to be full-time starter for Cardinals

Called into action last year because of an injury to Jamie Garcia, Joe Kelly left a good first impression with the Cardinals. Now, he’s hoping that work lands him a full-time spot in the 2013 starting rotation.

Minus Bowers, Missouri travels to Florida

When the schedule was unveiled for Missouri’s first season in the Southeastern Conference, there were just a handful of games that seemed like they might go a long way in deciding the league race.

Missouri shows life on offense in win against Georgia

Five Tigers finished in double figures as the Tigers defeated Georgia 79-62 at Mizzou Arena.

Minus Bowers, Tigers look for others to step up

Through the first 15 games of the season, Missouri has won games largely on the strength of the play of Phil Pressey and Laurence Bowers.

Missouri looks to fix problems exposed Saturday

If there was one thing that was clear to Missouri coach Frank Haith following the Tigers’ 64-49 loss Saturday to Mississippi, it was the Tigers didn’t handle adversity when it was tossed their way.

Blair Oaks girls stop Hallsville

Hallsville was keeping things a little too close for comfort in the first half of its game Monday night against Blair Oaks.

Haith relieved Miami probe close to a conclusion

As the NCAA reportedly nears the end of its investigation into numerous alleged improprieties at the University of Miami, Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith spoke briefly on the matter Monday, saying he was glad it was nearly finished.

Jays’ Carter dominates competition at Capital City Invitational

Jefferson City’s John Carter has a history of making quick work of his opponents. That trend continued during Saturday’s Capital City Invitational.

Oprah interview another chapter in Armstrong’s act

Sports Commentary

It appears later this week some light will be shed on whether or not Lance Armstrong’s life is everything he’s had the public believe for the past 15 years, or whether or not it’s been nothing more than an act created in some laboratory.