By Andrew DeWitt

For weeks now, Missouri fans have been discussing the upcoming “Beast Mode” Jerseys that Nike is putting out. With the jersey comes an advertisement. Here it is the text of it…It’s the Tiger Football program Mantra as created by Nike.
THIS T-SHIRT SYAS MORE THAN “BEAST MODE.” IT SAYS WELCOME TO THE TRUMAN SHOW. IT SAYS [...]

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Real Clear Sports is one of my favorite sports news Web sites. It collects a lot of different opinions and by 3 p.m., it has collected the best sports enterprise and features in the country. However, in its latest Top 10 list, Real Clear Sports calls the Telephone Trophy that Missouri and Iowa St. play [...]

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NorthJersey.com is reporting former Missouri basketball player Keon Lawrence was arrested for driving under the influence on Monday night. Lawrence transfered away from the Tiger basketball program before last season to be closer to his family and citing differences with head coach Mike Anderson.
Lawrence was driving with a suspended license and had two traffic warrants [...]

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The Yankees won the World Series. Yawn. My sports-writing idol Joe Posnanski shares his thoughts on the Yankees. I agree with Posnanski. How else did the 2006 Cardinals win the World Series? That’s the same team that almost blew a 10 game lead in September.
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Who doesn’t hate those “FreeCreditReport.com” commercials? If someone made an inflatable [...]

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ESPN’s 30 for 30 series has been great. Tonight, it featured a documentary on the death of No. 2 overall pick Len Bias. I’m a documentary junkie. Every year, Columbia hosts the True/False Film Festival. That’s what got me hooked on watching documentaries. I like true stories. I like documentaries, non-fiction books and good narrative [...]

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Here are five things that I’m thinking about on Nov. 3rd.
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Jon Stewart can make everyone look stupid. But when it’s Fox News, it’s just a little too easy.
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I had a great time at the 2009 Associated Press Managing Editors conference in St. Louis last week. Check out the coverage our team from the University [...]

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