http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/ missouritiger Fri, 19 May 2006 09:10:01 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Sports General http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/archive/5.html Fri, 19 May 2006 17:04:53 GMT Junior Hunter Mense had four hits and junior Gary Arndt added three, including a home run on Wednesday night as Mizzou snapped its three-game losing skid with a 14-2 win over Illinois at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O'Fallon, Mo. With the victory the Tigers improve to 26-24 on the season, while Illinois falls to 27-25. Mense drove in four runs on the night, going 4-for-5. Arndt was 3-for-5, driving in three and scoring three times. Missouri jumped on the Illini early with a six-run bottom of the first, as the Tigers batted around in the inning, sending 10 batters to the plate. With MU already... (more) http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/comments?id=5 http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Fri, 19 May 2006 16:55:02 GMT Missouri guard Thomas Gardner has signed with an agent, ensuring that he will remain eligible for the NBA draft and not return to school for his senior season. Gardner, a junior, signed with Los Angeles agents Bill McCandless and Happy Walters of Immortal Sports Entertainment, the agents said Thursday. The Tigers' leading scorer this past season had previously declared for the draft in March after Tigers coach Quin Snyder resigned, but delayed signing with an agent. "It was a tough decision for me to leave Mizzou," Gardner said in a statement. "I feel like it was the right time for... (more) http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:01:56 GMT Twenty-one standout student-athletes have signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to attend the University of Missouri and play football for Head Coach Gary Pinkel, as announced today by Mizzou's head coach. According to the Rivals.com rankings, Mizzou's 2006 recruiting class rates ahead of 27 other schools that participated in bowl games during the 2005 season. Five of Mizzou's 2006 class hails from the state of Missouri, including two of the state's top four players, according to Rivals. Once again, the state of Texas was a big focal point for MU's recruiting efforts, turning in 9... (more) http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:59:20 GMT The 2006 game, originally scheduled for Nov. 11th in Columbia, Mo., will now be played on Nov. 25th, with the 2007 game in Lawrence now moved to Nov. 24th, from its original date of Sept. 29th. Times and television details are not yet set, and will be determined at a later date. http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:36:15 GMT Rick Lyle, has been selected as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the NY Jets. Lyle, 34, played nine seasons in the NFL after entering the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent from Missouri in 1994. The former defensive lineman, one of the most versatile lineman in the league during his tenure, played virtually every position at one point or another during his career, which began with the Cleveland Browns in 1994, them moved with the franchise to Baltimore, where he played in 1996, and then spent five seasons with the Jets (1997-2001), before concluding with the... (more) http://missouritiger.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1