Mizzou

Missouri college athletes could be paid under new proposals by state lawmakers.

Missouri fired football coach Barry Odom on Saturday, ending the four-year stay of a respected former player who took over a program in disarray but could never get the Tigers over the hump in the brutal SEC.

The NCAA rejected an appeal by the University of Missouri to limit or overturn sanctions for infractions tied to the case of a former tutor Tuesday, angering school officials and leaving in place postseason bans in three high-profile sports along with other restrictions.

A judge has found that the University of Missouri knowingly violated the state’s open records law by overestimating the cost to provide records to an animal rights group.

A University of Missouri fraternity chapter with a troubled history is closing for now but could reopen with new members as early as 2022.

The University of Missouri athletic department has apologized and taken down a tweet intended to promote the NCAA’s “diversity and inclusion week” after receiving complaints that it was racially insensitive.

UCM athletics is hosting a pregame reception for fans in Columbia before the Mules take on the Tigers at Mizzou Arena.

The University of Missouri has received a nearly $4 million grant to help Midwestern universities in six states turn biomedical discoveries into marketable products.

Longtime University of Missouri professor Michael Budds has donated $4 million for a music studies center at the university.

A wayward turkey vulture caused a power outage for about an hour on the University of Missouri campus.