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After getting behind Missouri’s Justin Garrett, left, and Carl Gettis (19), Kansas’ Kerry Meier hauls in
a Todd Reesing pass for what would prove to be the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the Jayhawks’ 40-37 victory over the 12th-ranked Tigers yesterday in the Border Showdown at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
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Local Sports Stories
Put mildly, it hurts
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
KANSAS CITY - The Missouri-Kansas rivalry was nearly even after more than a century of football games, so was it any wonder that the 117th edition of the Border Showdown came down to the white-knuckle drama that unfolded at Arrowhead Stadium yesterday afternoon?
Sky’s the limit for Missouri’s do-it-all guard
By STEVE WALENTIK
of the Tribune’s staff
J.T. Tiller had always seemed content to make his mark with his defense.
In a high school all-star game in 2006, when the players around him were trying to wow the audience with their electric slam dunks, deep jumpers and crossover dribbles, he was the one trying to lock up his man and diving into passing lanes.
Crusaders come up short
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
ST. LOUIS - Following a thrilling Class 4 Show-Me Bowl championship game that featured 733 yards of offense and five lead changes, Webb City Coach John Roderique said his team’s 41-34 victory over Helias yesterday in the Edward Jones Dome probably came down to the third-ranked Cardinals making one more play than the seventh-ranked Crusaders.
One way to skin a Wildcat
By SAM MILES
of the Tribune’s staff
One day after putting on what Columbia College men’s basketball Coach Bob Burchard called one of the most amazing shooting performances he’d ever seen at the Southwell Complex, the Baker Wildcats were prepared for an encore.
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2: an alternative look at the day in sports
By JOE WALLJASPER
Is it just me, or are the New York Knicks treating Stephon Marbury as if he were strapped with explosives?
Hollins scores 1,000th point; MU falls in triple-overtime
By the Tribune’s staff
Senior Alyssa Hollins scored her 1,000th career point and the Missouri women’s basketball team missed on four chances to win in a 94-93 triple-overtime loss to Holy Cross yesterday in the DoubleTree White Invitational in Evanston, Ill.
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Columbia trounces Lyon
By the Tribune’s staff
Victoria Smith scored 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting to lead the 20th-ranked Columbia College women’s basketball team to an 81-53 victory over Lyon College yesterday in Batesville, Ark.
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