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In College Basketball
It took most of the game for the Missouri women to catch fire, but once they did, they certainly hit their stride. Trailing by 19 late in the third quarter, the Lady Tigers came back to beat Howard, 91-88 in overtime.
McKenzie Mathurin led MU with 29 points, while three other Mizzou starters were in double digits, in the teams season opener.
Meanhile Missouri men’s head coach Dennis Gates announced today that he will be without three players for Tonight’s opening matchup with Cleveland State. Mizzou guard CJ Gunn has been ruled ineligible by the SEC, due to Gunn receiving $524 for playing three games in the Canadian Elite Basketball League in May. By letter of the SEC’s rule, Gunn is ineligible to compete.
Also, senior transfer forward Jaylen Carey has been suspended indefinitely due to a violation of team rules and forward Luke Northewather is being held out for “precautionary” reasons
The Missouri Tigers Men host the Cleveland State Vikings tonight, to open the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season tip off set for 7:00 PM.
in College Football
In college football, the initial College Football playoff rankings came out yesterday and just like the AP Poll, Missouri is slotted as #19 in the country. They’ll face #11 Texas this Saturday at Faurot Field.
in NFL
The Chicago Bears defeated the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday Night Football at Lumen Field, improving to 6-2 on the season behind a dominant defensive debut from newly acquired Jeffery Simmons and a three-touchdown performance from running back D’Andre Swift
