Missouri standout running back Ahmad Hardy is recovering after a weekend shooting in Mississippi.
A Mizzou Athletics spokesperson says the reigning SEC rushing leader was released from the hospital Tuesday and returned to Columbia.
ESPN reports Hardy still plans to play in 2026.
The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Sunday in Laurel, where police say Hardy was attending a concert at a biker club when gunfire broke out. Hardy and another person were hit. He underwent surgery Monday.
Police say multiple shell casings were found at the scene. No suspects have been named, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Missouri opens the upcoming season on Thursday, Sept. 3, against Arkansas Pine-Bluff.
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The Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox 6-5 last night
The Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox continue their three-game series tonight, at Rate Field in Chicago first pitch set for 6:40pm
Probable Pitchers: Royals- Seth Lugo takes on Sox- Noah Schultz
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Athletics 6-4 last night,
The win snapped a two-game skid for St. Louis and improved their major league-best road record to 14-7.
the Cardinals struck First as St. Louis scored four in the first, highlighted by RBI hits from Jordan Walker, José Fermín, and Yohel Pozo.
A’s Answered and cut it to one in the second with a Nick Kurtz RBI and Shea Langeliers’ two-run double.
JJ Wetherholt hit a two-run homer in the sixth to make it 6-3.
Langeliers homered again in the eighth, but closer Riley O’Brien locked down his 12th save.
The St. Louis Cardinals continue their three-game series against the Athletics Tonight, on the west coast first pitch set for 8:40pm
Probable Pitchers: Cards- Matthew Liberatore takes on Athletics- J.T. Ginn