by Bill Pollock | Feb 15, 2014 | Sports Features
If you happened the watch Team USA’s game against Russia this morning and you didn’t get swept up in the excitement of what Olympic hockey is all about…you have no pulse. Blues forward T.J. Oshie scored four times in the overtime shootout and...
by Bill Pollock | Jan 28, 2014 | Sports Features
St. Louis Blues players David Backes, T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk may not represent Team USA and the other seven players representing their home countries may not go to the Sochi Olympics. As security concerns mount leading up to the Winter Olympic Games,...
by Bill Pollock | Aug 3, 2012 | Sports Features
Tyrone Smith made the most of his final attempt of the afternoon Friday, using a seasonal-best jump of 7.97 meters (26 feet, 1¾ inches) to qualify for the finals in the long jump at the Summer Olympics. Smith, a 2007 Missouri S&T graduate who is representing his...
by Bill Pollock | Aug 3, 2012 | Sports Features
Eldon, Mo., native and former Mizzou shot putter Christian Cantwell, got past prelims today in London with a throw just under 67 feet, yet will have to settle for fourth place missing the bronze medal by 1.5 inches. Cantwell’s best throw was 69 feet, six inches...
by Bill Pollock | Aug 3, 2012 | Sports Features
Chantae McMillian, a Rolla, Mo. native and the Heptathlon record holder at the University of Nebraska, started day one of the Heptathlon, competing in four of the seven events. During the first two events in the morning, McMillian finished sixth in her heat in the...
