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Trump, coaches push for college football as cracks emerge President Donald Trump joined a U.S. senator and a number of coaches Monday calling to save the college football season from a pandemic-forced shutdown as supporters pushed the premise the players are safer because of their sport. by Associated Press Published Aug. 10 2020 @ 11:00pm

Mid-American Conference pushes fall sports to spring In many ways, the Mid-American Conference has little in common with Power Five leagues that first come to mind when fans think of major college football. by Associated Press Published Aug. 9 2020 @ 12:30am

SEC adds Alabama, LSU to Missouri's football slate A week ago, before the Missouri football team knew its two additional Southeastern Conference opponents in the coronavirus-altered 2020 schedule, head coach Eliah Drinkwitz posted a joke version of the schedule on Twitter. by Colin O'Brien Published Aug. 8 2020 @ 12:40am

Fall championships canceled for D-II, D-III Even if college sports are played this fall, many programs and athletes will not get a chance to participate in NCAA championship events in their respective sports. by News Tribune Published Aug. 6 2020 @ 12:25am

Porter Jr. posts second straight 30-point game in Nuggets win Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 15 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 132-126 on Wednesday. by Associated Press Published Aug. 6 2020 @ 12:20am

UConn cancels football season, pandemic disruptions continue to affect college sports First, Connecticut canceled what was supposed to be its first season as a major college football independent because it could not endure the strains of the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published Aug. 6 2020 @ 12:05am

Big 12 to allow teams to play one non-conference football game Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one non-conference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered 2020 season continued to fall into place. by Associated Press Published Aug. 4 2020 @ 12:10am

Pac-12 football players urge opt-out amid COVID-19 concerns A group of Pac-12 football players Sunday threatened to opt out of the coming season unless its concerns about competing during the COVID-19 pandemic and other racial and economic issues in college sports are addressed. by Associated Press Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

Experience a calling card for Missouri men's basketball this season The Missouri's men's basketball team will have its most experienced group in recent memory for the 2020-21 season, and possibly the most experienced team Cuonzo Martin has ever coached, if the NCAA basketball season is played this year. by Colin O'Brien Published Aug. 2 2020 @ 1:05am

SEC must navigate 10 games against league foes The Southeastern Conference has long touted itself as the nation's toughest football league from top to bottom. That begs the question: How hard will it be to win the SEC this season? by Associated Press Published Aug. 2 2020 @ 12:50am

Martin trying to teach more than basketball at Missouri Missouri men's basketball coach Cuonzo Martin was scheduled to speak with media via Zoom on Friday morning, with the alert going out about six hours before the Southeastern Conference announced a 10-game conference-only schedule for football. by Colin O'Brien Published Aug. 1 2020 @ 12:25am

SEC to play conference-only games in 2020 football season The Southeastern Conference has taken a drastic step to preserve college football games and the corresponding lucrative television contracts this fall by mandating a 10-game, conference-only schedule. by Colin O'Brien Published Jul. 31 2020 @ 12:40am

UMAC latest conference to postpone football season The Westminster Blue Jays football season will be pushed back to spring 2021, the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference announced in a press release Thursday. by Greg Jackson Published Jul. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

Former Illinois, New Mexico St. coach Henson dies at 88 Lou Henson, the plain-spoken coach who took New Mexico State and Illinois to the Final Four during a 21-year career that included nearly 800 victories and a feud with fellow Big Ten coach Bob Knight, has died. He was 88. by Associated Press Published Jul. 30 2020 @ 12:20am

ACC schedule includes Notre Dame, 10 conference games The Atlantic Coast Conference reworked its football schedule Wednesday to allow each team to play 11 games and to incorporate Notre Dame, which is giving up its cherished independence in a year turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published Jul. 30 2020 @ 12:15am

MU to use digital ticket sales for revenue sports The Missouri athletic department announced Monday morning it would be eliminating all physical ticketing for football and men's and women's basketball going forward. by News Tribune Published Jul. 28 2020 @ 12:15am