Archive for February, 2012

MIZZOU’S SENIORS COME UP BIG AS THE TIGERS LOCK DOWN IOWA STATE. Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. (The Associated Press) – Missouri seemed to be caught up in the emotions of senior night Wednesday, its porous defense allowing a flurry of 3-pointers by Iowa State that had the seventh-ranked Tigers trailing for most of the game.
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RODNEY MCGRUDER SCORED 26 POINTS AS KANSAS STATE  BEAT TEXAS A&M. Associated Press
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Rodney McGruder scored 26 points with five 3-pointers to lead Kansas State to a 76-70 win over struggling Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Texas A&M used a 6-0 run, capped by a jump shot by Dash Harris, to cut [...]

BIG 12 IMPOSES MIZZOU TIGERS, TEXAS A&M BUYOUT OF $12.41 MILLION. By David Ubben
DALLAS (ESPN.com) – Missouri’s and Texas A&M’s price tags for leaving the Big 12 will be $12.41 million each, the conference announced on Tuesday. In the fall of 2010, both schools announced they would be leaving the Big 12 on July 1, [...]

Soulful lyricist Barry Southgate dazzles fans with a series of smooth lyrics in his hit R&B single “You.”

TEEN WHO DIED AT JUVENILE CENTER HAD NO KNOWN HEALTH PROBLEMS. By Tony Rizzo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KansasCity.com) – A 16-year-old girl who died Saturday after being found unconscious in Jackson County’s juvenile detention center has been identified as Kathia Casseus. The investigation into how Kathia died was continuing today. A lawyer representing her family said [...]

Hip Hop legends DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince do a lot of complaining in “Parents Don’t Understand.”

ERYKAH BADU CONCERT CANCELED IN MALAYSIA OVER HER BODY ART. By Sean Yoong
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (HuffingtonPost.com) — Muslim-majority Malaysia on Tuesday banned a planned concert by Erykah Badu after a photograph appeared showing the Grammy-winning singer with the Arabic word for Allah written on her body.
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The American R&B singer was scheduled to perform Wednesday [...]

STEVE URKEL, SHERRI AND A GREEN BAY PACKER AMONG THIS SEASON’S CROP. Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Urkel, the Empress of Soul and one of the Green Bay Packers are waltzing onto “Dancing With the Stars.” – “Family Matters” actor Jaleel White, singer Gladys Knight and National Football League player Donald Driver will be [...]

A SECOND TEEN CONFIRMED DEAD IN CHARDON, OHIO SCHOOL SHOOTING. By NBC News
CHARDON, Ohio – A second teen was confirmed dead after a shooting at a high school in Chardon, Ohio, the medical examiner’s office said Tuesday. Russell King Jr., 17, was flown to Cleveland’s MetroHealth Medical Center where he was treated but pronounced brain [...]