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Green Bay Packers hire coach who got his start in Bolivar, Mo.

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Shawn Mennenga was hired by the Green Bay Packers to run their special teams, a unit that finished dead last in the NFL.  Mennenga broke in as a graduate assistant at Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, Mo.) in 1994 and then coached the secondary there from 1995-96. After one year as outside linebackers coach at Western Kentucky in 1997 and three years at defensive coordinator at Hutchinson Community College (Kan.), he landed at Culver-Stockton (Mo.), first as defensive coordinator in 2001 followed by three years as head coach.

Mennenga talked about his time as a player with the University of Missouri as a walk-on and special teams player.

Mennenga on Mizzou

Last season, Mennenga served as special teams coordinator for the University of Vanderbilt

Bill Pollock Show–Public enemy number 1 for #STLCards fans, plus hot takes from Cuonzo and Coach Cal #Mizzou (PODCAST)

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So the boys are in Florida and Arizona playing some catch, hitting some balls, etc etc.  Until they start playing Spring Training Games, let’s focus on the war of words between Kris Bryant of the Cubs and Yadi Molina of the Cardinals.  Bryant blows off Yadi’s comments calling the Cubs’ third baseman “stupid” and “loser.”

Plus Paul Goldschmidt’s first official day as a Cardinal.

Mizzou vs #4 Kentucky.  Hot takes from Cuonzo and Coach Cal

Da Silva named MVC Newcomer of the Week

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Missouri State junior Tulio Da Silva (F, Formiga, Brazil), was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week, the league announced late Monday.

Da Silva led the Bears to a pair of road victories and into a share of first place in The Valley after averaging 16.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in victories at Evansville and Loyola. He also fired a 56.5 percent clip from the field for the week and capped his streak of consecutive field goals made at 16 straight from Feb. 6 to Feb. 13.

The Bears (15-12, 9-5 MVC), who are tied with Loyola and Drake atop the Missouri Valley Conference standings, play three of their four remaining at home. They will host Northern Iowa on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at JQH Arena.

Bill Pollock Show–Special Bobblehead offer for listeners (PODCAST)

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Our friends at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum have come up with some cool concepts just in time for baseball season.

Matt Carpenter’s salsa and Ozzie’s backflip are featured. Plus I ask Phil Sklar if the Todd the Schmuck trophy is back for the 2019 March Madness tournament!

Check out their cool stuff

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Sophie goes over 2,000 career points as Mizzou knocks off #5 Miss. St.

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Sophie Cunningham surpassed 2,000 points plus a few more scoring 24 as the Mizzou Tigers upset 5th ranked Mississippi State with a 75-67  victory on Thursday night.

Mizzou trailed until the end of the third quarter when Akira Levy’s layup at the buzzer gave Mizzou a one-point lead.  The Tigers pushed the lead to 60-56 early in the fourth quarter and never trailed.  Missouri shot 55 percent from the field and made 11 three-pointers.

#Mizzou files notice of appeals with NCAA. A.D. Sterk: “Our cooperation went largely unnoticed”

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The University of Missouri has filed its Notice of Appeal with the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, Mizzou Director of Athletics Jim Sterk announced. The appeal was filed late Thursday afternoon.

“We believe that the Committee on Infractions abused its discretion in applying penalties to the University of Missouri Athletics program, and we look forward to appearing before the Appeals Committee in the future to present our case,” Sterk said. “Mizzou’s case involved an isolated incident within our program, however, the penalties applied are overly harsh, not in line with established precedent and negatively impact student-athletes who chose to attend the University of Missouri and had nothing to do with the actions of one rogue individual.

“It appears that our cooperation throughout this process went largely unnoticed, which I believe will have a chilling effect and force other institutions to take a different approach in dealing with these type issues, which will not be in the best interest of the NCAA or intercollegiate athletics,” he added.

The University’s appeal team will be headed by Bond, Schoeneck & King’s Mike Glazier, who has worked side-by-side with Mizzou on this case since the fall of 2016. Mizzou will also be working with other legal advisors throughout the appeals process.

The NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee will acknowledge receipt of Mizzou’s Appeal Notice in a timely manner, and the University will then have 30 days to file its written appeal. The entire process is expected to take a minimum of six months to complete.

St. Louis Co. native throws perfect game for Missouri Southern

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Missouri Southern junior righty Will Bausinger became the first pitcher in Missouri Southern school history to throw a perfect game and the Lions swept the opening day of the 2019 MIAA/GLVC Challenge on Warren Turner Field. The Lions (5-3) took out Rockhurst (0-2) in the opener, 13-3 in eight innings, while Bausinger helped the Lions to blank Washburn (4-4) in the nightcap, 9-0.

Bausinger, who attended Marquette High School in St. Louis Country,  became the ninth Lion to throw a no-hitter in program history and the first since Sean Goostree in 2015 when he no-hit Pittsburg State. He threw 122 pitches, 89 of which were strikes, and struck out 17 batters, which is the second-most in a single-game at MSSU.

Bill Pollock Show–Barry Odom with SEC coaches, #Mizzou baseball’s big disadvantage (PODCAST)

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Mizzou coach Barry Odom is gonna have a little talk with some SEC coaches about trying to poach his seniors.

Plus our guest Matt Michaels explains why Mizzou baseball is at a disadvantage against other SEC powerhouses.

Mizzou awards Ronnie Suggs with a scholarship

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Mizzou basketball’s Ronnie Suggs who sat out a year after transferring from Bradley played a key role in Tuesday’s win over Arkansas.  In his six minutes, he scored five points including a three-pointer that helped extend the Tigers lead and then he was involved in the defensive stop on the final play of the game and he did it all on his 23rd birthday.  Now the Washington Missouri native has been placed on scholarship by Cuonzo Martin.

In two years at Bradley, Suggs started 20 games and appeared in 35 before sitting out last season due to transfer rules.  Suggs is averaging eight minutes a game this season and 1.8 ppg.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Led Washington (Mo.) High School to consecutive district championships as a junior (2012-13) and senior (2013-14). Averaged 16.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game to earn all-state selection in Class 5 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association as a junior in 2012-13. Repeated as an all-state selection as a senior in 2013-14 and was one of 10 finalists for Missouri Player of the Year after averaging 23.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

Central Missouri’s Megan Skaggs reaches 1,000 career points

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It was a night of milestones for 24th-ranked Central Missouri Jennies Basketball. Not only did the Jennies clinch a spot in the 2019 MIAA Basketball Tournament, but junior Megan Skaggs scored her 1,000th career point in the 78-67 win over Northwest Missouri State. The Jennies move to 17-5 and 10-4 in the MIAA.  Skaggs becomes the 27th member of the Jennies 1,000th point club. She is the first since Paige Redmond did so last year. Redmond moved up to sixth place all-time in UCM history with 1,579 points.