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Eastern Jackson County area sports calendar for June 19-23
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2025 Examiner All-EJC Baseball team
The Examiner's 2025 All-EJC Baseball team
Mizzou reportedly spent more than $31 million on NIL last year
The University of Missouri athletics department has spent more than $31 million on name, image and likeness compensation for its athletes during the past year, according to financial records.
New Mizzou basketball GM starts job focused on meeting players, agents
How else would the first-ever general manager of Missouri men’s basketball divvy up his early days in the role than with percentages?
Commentary: Now that House v. NCAA is settled, what comes next?
OK, so major college athletes are going to basically be pros going forward, finally getting a share of the massive revenue that college sports (primarily football and men’s basketball) have generated for so many years. What could possibly go wrong? That depends.
What’s Up Next area sports calendar
Eastern Jackson County area sports calendar for June 18-19
Blue Springs Post 499 Fike stumbles in Dakota Classic tourney
Blue Springs Post 499 Fike saved its best for last in the Dakota Classic over the weekend.
Mizzou AD Veatch confident, but vague, on revenue-sharing plans
Meeting with reporters for the first time since the college sports-altering House settlement was approved last week, Missouri athletics director Laird Veatch went heavy on optimism and light on specifics as he sought to both assert and protect a competitive advantage.
Commentary: Hope springs eternal with new NIL system in college sports, but history doesn’t lie
In case you hadn’t heard, it’s a brand new day in college sports. You’ve undoubtedly felt the tremors, the equivalent of shifting tectonic plates in a changing sports landscape.
How sweep it isn't for Royals
Austin Wynns (29) of the Athletics celebrates his two-run home run with teammates Max Muncy, left, and Jacob Wilson as Kansas City Royals catcher Freddy Fermin looks on in the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Wynns' home run tied it 2-2 and the Athletics won 3-2 with a home run by Nick Kurtz in the top of the ninth inning.