National Collegiate Athletic Association

REAL Tiger Trouble: Missouri Coach Frank Haith Under Investigation

Ugh. Missouri Tigers head coach Frank Haith is currently facing allegations of improper conduct and "failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance." The NCAA is, according to various reports, planning on notifying him of the allegations soon. Which is just as mysterious and confusing to me as ... More >>

Two Arrested For Burglarizing Home of Rams Coach, Stealing Gold NFL, NCAA Rings

Two dudes in their mid-twenties have been charged with breaking into the home of Rams tight-ends coach Rob Boras and stealing electronics, video games and jewelry -- jewelry that included Boras' NFC Championship ring and three gold NCAA rings. The crooks have been arrested, but the rings are still n ... More >>

The Tigers Get Two Big Wins...Sort Of

On a day when they narrowly escaped with a tight and oftentimes frustrating win over Bucknell by the score of 66-64, the Missouri Tigers got another big bump in their own personal standings, by dint of some brilliant Big Ten play and the flat-out byzantine machinations that is the college basketball ... More >>

Do Jocks Get Breaks? UMKC Prof Says College Made Athlete's F Magically Go Away

In the fall semester of 2010, Henry Lyons, an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, gave four failing grades in his Career and Life Development class. Unfortunately, one of those happened to go to a student-athlete. The athlete appealed the grade. Mysteriously, the F was repla ... More >>

Eat Me in St. Louis: Ten Cheap Eats for March Madness Visitors

Hello, fans of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Kansas and Ohio, and welcome to St. Louis for the -- deep breath -- 2012 NCAA Division One Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Regionals! Whether you're a broke college student, a devoted alumnus or alumna or just a fan, after shelling out the ... More >>

Eat Me in St. Louis: Ten Splurge Restaurants for March Madness Visitors

Hello, fans of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Kansas and Ohio, and welcome to St. Louis for the -- deep breath -- 2012 NCAA Division One Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Regionals! You've come all the way to St. Louis to watch your beloved team fight for a berth in the Final Four. Why n ... More >>

Two to Tango: Mizzou and SLU are set to arrive at the Big Dance in style for the first time since the mid-'90s

St. Louis Novice Golden Gloves Tournament Finals Are This Friday

​There is a unique thrill that comes with watching inexperienced boxers. The fights seem raw, as if the competitors have to compensate for lack of technique with heightened will. Less sweet science, more Jackson Pollack. Exactly that will be on display this Friday, when the top rookie amateur bo ... More >>

Tigers Win Biggest Game of The Year; Now Can They Avoid the Letdown?

What the city of Norman, Oklahoma should look like to the Mizzou players flying in. ​On Saturday evening the Missouri Tigers won perhaps their biggest game of the year. Well, okay, biggest of the year so far; the games really only get bigger from here on in. Such is the life of a top five college ... More >>

Tigers Get Trapped; Fall to Oklahoma State

​This past weekend, the Missouri Tigers traveled to Waco, Texas. The played the number three Baylor Bears. They beat the number three Baylor Bears. And they left Waco on their way to a #2 national ranking and a whole heaping helping of hype. All in all, a pretty good weekend. Against tha ... More >>

Tigers a Top Two Team? Totally!

​Number five Missouri beats number three Baylor, 89-88. Number four Duke loses to Florida State. Number one Syracuse loses to Notre Dame. Number two Kentucky pulls out a victory over an unranked Alabama team. All those things happened on Saturday, and if you're keeping score at ... More >>

Frank Haith Rebounds Today After Shooting Bricks to Start the Week

Don't let this photo fool you. Haith has found some black and gold to wear. He's not that clueless.​Just eight days into his job as the new head coach of the University of Missouri basketball program, Frank Haith committed his first official foul when he violated an NCAA rule.The infraction -- a m ... More >>

RFT Exclusive: Quin Snyder Responds to Mike Anderson Leaving Missouri

Snyder to Alden: "I'd never do that to you, baby."​Daily RFT today intercepted an email sent late yesterday to University of Missouri athletic director Mike Alden. The message, sent in the hours following coach Mike Anderson's departure to University of Arkansas, appears to have been sent by Mizzo ... More >>

Mizzou Falls Flat in Quick Exit from NCAA Tourney

Mizzou had this much bounce yesterday.​Mizzou continued the lackluster play that's defined much of its 2010-2011 season last night, quickly losing to the Cincinnati Bearcats in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 78-63.Coming into the game, the Tigers had dropped four of their l ... More >>

An Angry Rant About Angry Ranting (and the NCAA Tourney)

I am, in fact, mad as hell, and I would like to request I not be required to take it any longer. ​Today is one of the holiest of days on the sporting calendar, the start of the NCAA basketball tournament. (And yes, before you even start, I'm fully aware the powers that be would like for us all to ... More >>

Rams 2011 Draft Needs, Part 4: Defensive Line

commons.wikimedia.orgChris Long has been an absolute beast in his third season on the Rams' defensive line. ​Three down, three to go. So far, we've looked at the Rams' anemic wide receiver corps, inspected their sievelike outside linebacker situation, and taken offense at the offensive line's inte ... More >>

A Time for Champions

1 p.m. Sunday, November 21, at the Tivoli

The Cardinals Draft Preview: Names to Watch

Bud Selig, the man in charge of not only the draft, but all of baseball, in fact. Really inspires confidence, eh? ​With the MLB draft just mere hours away, I thought I might try to roundup at least a few of the names I think the Cardinals just might be interested in calling. These aren't all first ... More >>

Atlanta Falcons Want a New Stadium = Only a Matter of Time Before Rams Demand the Same

Georgia Dome: 18-years-old and over the hill. ​The Atlanta Falcons last week said that the Georgia Dome -- built in 1992 -- is too out-dated to suit the team's future needs. The franchise wants a new, open-air stadium  a.s.a.p. and says that ground could be broken on the new facility as soon ... More >>

Photos Video: The Elite Eight in St. Louis -- Michigan State vs. Tennessee

photo by Keegan HamiltonMagic Johnson and Korie Lucious celebrate another Michigan State Final Four​The NCAA was gracious enough to grant the RFT court-side seats on press row for the big games this weekend. We were stationed directly behind the Tennessee bench for both the Sweet Sixteen and the E ... More >>

Wash. U. Women's Basketball Team Takes National Title

Image sourceWash. U.'s Jaimie McFarlin at work.​It may lack the glamor and hoopla of the NCAA men's tournament, but the Division III women's basketball title is nothing to sneeze at. Particularly if all the men's teams in your state bombed out of the NCAA tourney early. So let's hear it for the Wa ... More >>

Mizzou Trips into Big Dance, Illinois Headed to NIT

​Despite an ugly loss last week in the first round of the Big 12 Championship, University of Missouri has earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are a No. 10 seed in the eastern bracket and play the Tigers (of Clemson, No. 7 seed) at 1:45 p.m. on Friday in Buffalo. Win that game and Mizzo ... More >>

Memphis Basketball Fans Watched the Birth of the Pastner Era Last Night in St. Louis

Last night at the Scottrade Center, University of Memphis basketball fans watched the birth of the Josh Pastner Era.Memphis played Kansas in the regular season game (and rematch of the '09 NCAA championship), with the Kansas edging the Tigers 57-55.Kansas was supposed to crush a scorched Memphis tea ... More >>

The First Baseball Game of the Year at Busch Stadium

photo by Keegan HamiltonIt wasn't played by the Cardinals (you'll have to wait till Monday, when the Pirates come to town to see the Redbirds in action) but by the Mizzou and SLU. The Tigers trounced the Billikens 19-6.If a confused spectator had wandered into the stands, there was zero chance of co ... More >>

The Dish: Hardee's Western Thickburger

Today on the Daily RFT, my colleague Chad Garrison discussed the rather racy new Hardee's ad in which model and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi expresses her love for Hardee's Western Thickburger. Here's the commercial, which aired many times during this past weekend's NCAA basketball action: So is the ... More >>

Mizzou Coach Mike Anderson to Replace John Calipari at Memphis?

mutigers.cstv.comMike AndersonThat's the rumor some media are reporting today. The speculation comes just four days after Anderson's Missouri Tigers toppled Calipari's Memphis Tigers in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tourney. (University of Connecticut knocked Mizzou out of the tournament on Saturday ... More >>

Humane Society: Missouri Among "The Five Worst States for Exotic Pets"

http://i.treehugger.com/images/2007/10/24/white-tiger-swimming.jpgWhile the Missouri Tigers are busy clawing their way through the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Humane Society of the United States says that when it comes to keeping your neighbors from housing real, live Tigers as pets, the ... More >>

Wash U. Bears Return to Div. III Tourney as Reigning Champs

bearsports.wustl.eduCoach Edwards takes Wash U. to another Div. III tourney.With all the noise being made these days about the Mizzou Tigers, Blues hockey and Cardinals spring training, arguably the best sports team in St. Louis is wrapping up its season virtually unnoticed.The Washington University ... More >>

The Rebirth of Mizzou Basketball

I hate the NBA pretty much unequivocally, and the college game is only marginally better.While it can certainly be a beautiful game at its best, when the execution is just right, most of the time modern basketball consists of a hulking giant who would be under investigation for massive steroid use i ... More >>

Local College Hoops: A Rundown on The Rundown

So what if March is still two months away? It certainly hasn't stopped ESPN's Joe Lunardi from updating his highly addictive Bracketology feature and projecting the entire 65 team NCAA tournament field despite the fact that most teams have only played one or two conference games and perhaps a pushov ... More >>

The Arch Rivalry Game: An Unreal Party

Cards Blog: Last Night was a Forcible Reminder

Cards Blog: Last Night was a Forcible Reminder

Larry Hughes: URL All-Star

Larry Hughes: URL All-Star

Hoop Raiders

Is a Christian academy in Kansas City stealing St. Louis' high school basketball players?

Our top DVD picks for the week of May 2.

Alley Cat

Somebody forgot to tell Emil Williams Jr. that bowling is for fat, beer-guzzling honkies

Events

Blatant Localism

Joe Herbert documents the skate scene

Fly Like an Eagle

To Alton

Best College Athlete

Linas Kleiza

Best Reporter (Radio Division)

Andy Strickland

Tallboys

The answer to Larry Bird's prayers for a white basketball savior might reside just off Highway 67 in Poplar Bluff

Bouton's Balls

Are chin music for MLB

Shooting Stars

Tommie Liddell plays tortoise to Darius Miles’ hare in the annals of East Side High basketball lore

Underdogs

Hoop dreams die hard for coach John Campbell and his Sanford-Brown Indians

We're Young and Board

St. Charles embraces skaters

Feed the Beast

Everybody wants Hazelwood Central's Kalen Grimes and St. Louis' junior class of hoopsters. But recruiting in the city is a courtship dance and a high-maintenance affair.

Penalty Kick

Faded soccer glory seen in a U.S. World Cup team without St. Louis talent