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Chiefs training camp plans just about set for St. Joe

June 4, 2009 By

Missouri Western athletic director Dave Williams says the plan is about 98% complete.  After several revisions, it appears Missouri Western and the Chiefs have agreed on plans for the new training facility.

Architects for both sides have changed and modified the original plans that were presented back in December by Williams at a press conference.  The facility will sit on the west side of Spratt Stadium.

All that needs to happen now is for the Chiefs and the state of Missouri to work out the final details so the Missouri Development Finance Board can release the $25 million in tax credits to the Chiefs.

For more on the story and to see a layout of the plans, click here .

 

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Mizzou FBl adds Miami (OH), Indiana to future schedules

June 4, 2009 By

The Missouri Tigers added Miami University (Ohio) and Indiana to future football schedules, and they’ve pushed back their dates with Wyoming possibly eliminating a showdown between Gary Pinkel and Dave Christensen.   

The series with Miami is a two-year deal that will feature games in Columbia in 2010 and in Oxford, Ohio, in 2012.  The Tigers and Redhawks have never played each other in football. 

Mizzou and Indiana agreed to a two-year home-and-home series, beginning with a game in Bloomington, Ind. in the 2013 season, followed with a return game in Columbia in 2014.  The Tigers and Hoosiers will be playing for the first time since 1992, when Indiana took a 20-10 win in Bloomington.  The Hoosiers own a 6-2-2 lead in the all-time series.   

Mizzou has agreed to push back the beginning of the scheduled series with Wyoming, at the request of the Cowboys Athletic Department.  Games scheduled for 2011 (Columbia) and 2012 (Laramie) have been pushed back to 2017 (Columbia) and 2018 (Laramie).

Former offensive coordinator Dave Christensen accepted the head coaching job at Wyoming this past off season after working for several years under MU coach Gary Pinkel.

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Number of students filing for financial aid spikes

June 4, 2009 By

The number of Missourians applying for student loans is showing a significant increase.

Anyone applying for help paying college tuition must fill out a FASFA form — free application for federal student aid.

Leroy Wade with the Department of Higher Education says when comparing the first quarter of this year to last year, Missouri has seen an overall increase of about 17.4 percent.

That percentage includes all students. But in breaking down the numbers further, the report shows that for independent students (those not under the financial support of their parents), which is it appears the economic situation to hit the hardest, the increase is about 23.1 percent.

Nationwide, the numbers increase. Missouri lags behind the national average, which shows a 20.8 percent increase in total FAFSAs filed and a 27.3 percent increase in filing by independent students.

Wade says the increase could indicate that more current students are seeking financial aid, that education officials’ efforts to make the application process easier are paying off, or that economic factors are increasing enrollment. Institutions are reporting higher enrollment rates, Wade says, and some of those enrolling for college are the same people who have lost their jobs due to lay-offs.

The U.S. Department of Education issued the following numbers for the first  quarter of the 2009-10 academic year:

Missouri: 72,614 Dependent Students; 58,177 Independent Students (130,791 Total)

Nationally: 3,723,086 Dependent Students; 2,862,921 Independent (6,586,007 Total)

First quarter 2008-09 academic year -

Missouri: 64,127 Dependent Students; 47,250 Independent Students (111,377 Total)

Nationally: 3,201,306 Dependent; 2,248,468 Independent (5,449,774 Total)


Jessica Machetta reports [Download/listen MP3]

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My run in with the law in Alabama

June 4, 2009 By

After a week’s vacation of visiting the in-laws, it was back to work this week.  I normally dread the month of June.  Baseball is in the middle two months of the season, the NFL draft is over, but training camp hasn’t started.  The NBA finals start this week, but I really have no interest in that and I don’t know where I can find the Stanley Cup Finals.

It turned out to be a busy week after all.  Missouri State announced their new athletic director Kyle Moats.  He will start July 1st and comes from Louisville, so I had to ask him about Rick Pitino’s white suit!

The Missouri Tiger softball made it to the College World Series, but lost both of their games.  Head coach Ehren Earleywine says the girls may have been just happy to be there.  My 8 year old daugther asked me if I would be able to hit a ball off freshmen pitcher Chelsea Thomas who throws 73 mph!  My wife said that would be fun to watch, so I asked coach Earleywine if we could do that sometime.  Listen to what he says.

Oh yeah, my headline says run in with the law, that wasn’t a cute play on words because I saw my in-laws.  No, I seriously got pulled over by Barney Fife in the booming metropolis of Dadeville, Alabama.  Wait until you hear what the offense was!

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Lohse leaves early in Cards loss

June 4, 2009 By

Kyle Lohse left in the third inning still bothered by a sore right forearm while trailing 3-0.  Things didn’t get much better from there as the Cardinals went on to lose 9-3 to Cincinnati on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.

Lohse didn’t appear to have much velocity or control early in the game and Tony LaRussa and team trainer Barry Weinberg came out to talk with Lohse, but were told it was just rust from not pitching.

In the third, Lohse dove after a Johnny Cueto bunt and re-aggravated the injury on the throw to first and that was it for Lohse’s night.  He left trailing 3-0.

Brad Boyer who has never pitched more than two innings this season, came on and handled five innings while giving up just one earned run.  Up 4-1 heading into the eighth, the Reds scored three off Chris Perez and then two more off Trever Miller in the ninth.  Laynce Nix hit his second homer of the game, a three run shot off Perez, then Brandon Phillips hit a two run homer off Miller.

The Cardinals had 10 hits and left 16 runners on base, but continue to struggle to drive in runs.

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