February 12, 2012

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Hot shooting pushes Mizzou past Baylor (AUDIO)

February 11, 2012 By

Phil Pressey scored 19 points, leading the 4th ranked Missouri Tigers who made a season best 14 three-pointers, in a 72-57 win over 6th ranked Baylor. Pressey, Michael Dixon and Marcus Denmon all made four three-pointers each as the Tigers improve to 23-2 overall and 10-2 in Big 12 play.

Baylor dominated in the rebounding department winning 40-27 on the boards including 15 offensive rebounds. While Baylor was able to score 21 second chance points, their forwards still struggled to make shots and take advantage of more of those rebounds. Perry Jones III had just four points on 2-for-12 shooting.

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#13 Mizzou wrestling set for national duals–SEC Quick Hits for 2/10

February 10, 2012 By

The 13th ranked Missouri Tiger wrestling squad begins regional action in national duals opening Saturday with Cal-Poly. Also in the region are #14  Kent State, #11 Michigan, #4 Minnesota and host Rutgers. The winner of the Missouri-Cal Poly match will get No. 2 seed Michigan in the semifinals, while the Rutgers-Kent State winner will take on top-seeded Minnesota. There are four regional sites overall, made up of six teams each. The winner of each regional will advance to next weekend’s Final Four and Championship round.

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Royals avoid arbitration with LF Gordon

February 10, 2012 By

Royals left fielder Alex Gordon turns 28 and he is celebrating with a little more money in his birthday card. The Royals avoided arbitration by signing Gordan to a one year deal worth $4.775 million. He made $1.4 million last year when he hit .303 with 45 doubles, 23 home runs, 87 RBIs, and 17 steals…very good offensiven numbers.  On top of that, Gordon won an American League Gold Glove Award, thanks to a team record 20 assists in left field. It was his first full season as an outfielder, after a switch from third base.

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Elliott saves the Blues in New Jersey

February 10, 2012 By

T.J. Oshie scored in the overtime shootout and goalie Brian Elliott stopped all three New Jersey attempts to give the Blues a 4-3 shootout win over the Devils. Elliott stopped all 15 shots he faced after he came into relieve Jaroslav Halak who gave up three goals in a period and a half. Elliot has made a case for not only the team’s MVP, but how about the NHL’s MVP? He’s 17-5-2 a league-low 1.62 goals-against average and league-best .940 save percentage.

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Missouri State wins eighth road game of the season

February 9, 2012 By

Missouri State (15-11, 8-6) picked up its eighth road victory of the season with a 56-54 win at Southern Illinois (8-17, 5-9), holding off a late surge by the Salukis to win for the second straight win at SIU Arena.  The Bears got 18 points from Caleb Patterson and 14 from Kyle Weems while firing at a 51.2 percent clip to overcome a 17-turnover night and improve to 8-6 in the league.

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