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Mizzou upset by Nebraska

by Bill Pollock on March 10, 2010

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Missouri defends an inbounds pass during their 75-60 loss to Nebraska (Manny Haley)

Missouri defends an inbounds pass during their 75-60 loss to Nebraska (Manny Haley)

For just the second time in Big 12 Tournament history the 12 seed has upset the five seed. Nebraska beat the Missouri Tigers 75-60 in the opening round in The Huskers finished shooting over 56% for the game and they were 8 of 14 on three-pointers.  J.T. Tiller from Missouri called it “Murphy’s Law,” saying anything that could go wrong for the Tigers did go wrong.  Brandon Richardson who led four Huskers in double figures with 19 points said they were able to get Missouri to play their game.  Much of what has bothered the Tigers recently resurfaced again.  The Tigers under 40% shooting from the field.

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Four Missouri schools in NAIA D-I women’s tourney

by Bill Pollock 03/10/10 5:00 PM

The NAIA has officially released the bracket for the 30th Annual NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship. The 32-team championship will be held March 17 – 23 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn. Columbia College, William Woods, Evangel and William Jewell will represent the state of Missouri.

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Pujols, Holliday a no-go against Nats

by Bill Pollock 03/10/10 2:40 PM

Cardinals first basemen Albert Pujols missed his third straight game with a strained lower back and Matt Holliday was scratched right before game time with what is being reported as a rib cage injury. The Cardinals are hosting Washington in Jupiter, FL.

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Wainwright not happy with his performance

by Bill Pollock 03/10/10 9:33 AM

“It’s a matter of taking the right focus out on the mound, mental approach to each hitter. Today I didn’t do that.” That was Adam Wainwright’s opinion of his work following a 7-6 loss to the Twins.
Wainwright who finished third in Cy Young voting, gave up four earned runs on five hits, walking two and [...]

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The Royals can’t throw strikes

by Bill Pollock 03/10/10 9:05 AM

Rick Ankiel hit a three run homer for the first Royals home run of the season and thenMitch Maier smashed a two run homer as the Royals beat the A’s 11-10, but pitching continues to be a concern for manager Trey Hillman.

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