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Friday, April 26, 2013  The Tennessee Titans have continued the Southeastern Conference flavor of their NFL draft by taking Missouri outside linebacker Zaviar Gooden with the final pick of the third round.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The Denver Broncos selected defensive tackle Sylvester Williams in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The New York Jets have selected Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson with the 13th overall pick in the NFL draft.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The St. Louis Rams got help for quarterback Sam Bradford, trading up eight spots with Buffalo and taking West Virginia wide receiver Tavon Austin with the eighth overall selection in the NFL draft.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Kansas City Chiefs have taken offensive tackle Eric Fisher of Central Michigan to begin the NFL draft Thursday night.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Daniel coming "home" to play for Chiefs; MU's spring game answers no questions.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Missouri coach Gary Pinkel is providing few clues as to who's winning the competition to start at quarterback this fall.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Chiefs coach Andy Reid will make his return to Philadelphia when Kansas City visits the Eagles for a Thursday night game in mid-September.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Coming off a six-win improvement last season, the St. Louis Rams will play their first Monday night game since 2006 with a Week 8 matchup at home against the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 28.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Some former University of Missouri football stars who landed in the NFL are returning to Columbia this weekend for a charity softball game

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Joey Burkett's dream became a reality Wednesday, as the Jefferson City Jays senior signed a national letter of intent to play football for the Tigers.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Mizzou Tiger Football Coach Gary Pinkel announces 2013 recruiting class.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The University of Missouri filled the final spot of their 2013 football schedule, agreeing to play a home-and-home series with Arkansas State University.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Missouri athletics director Mike Alden says the NCAA's move to review its own investigation into possible recruiting violations at Miami "raises lots of questions."

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Send your picks to tloeffler@krcg.com prior to this week's deadline of 3 p.m. SATURDAY.