Gary Lee

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LOUIS, Mo., June 17, 2025 – The National Mascot Hall of Fame today announce that Fredbird, the St. Louis Cardinals beloved mascot since 1979, has been inducted as part of their five-member Class of 2025. The announcement was made live this morning with Fredbird present on Good Morning America on National Mascot Day. Fredbird was selected for induction from a competitive ballot of 28 mascot nominees, curated by the Mascot Hall of Fame Executive Committee.

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For the first time in school history, University of Missouri men’s basketball welcomes 10 teams to Columbia that made last season’s NCAA Tournament as the Tigers released their non-conference schedule and Southeastern Conference opponents on Wednesday. Overall, Mizzou is slated to play 19 of its 31 scheduled games against schools that advanced to the national tournament in 2025.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Women’s Basketball’s 2026 Southeastern Conference opponents have been announced, as publicized by the league office on Tuesday. Missouri will play a 16-game conference slate with the Tigers welcoming Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma and conference rival Arkansas to Mizzou Arena. On the road, Missouri will face Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Arkansas.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball head coach Kerrick Jackson announced the hiring of Drew Dickinson as the Tigers’ new pitching coach on Tuesday. Dickinson joins Mizzou following a highly successful six-year tenure at the University of Virginia, where he established himself as one of the premier pitching minds in college baseball and helped guide UVA to three College World Series appearances. “Drew’s incredible track record speaks for itself,” Jackson said.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri women’s basketball will host Cal in the annual ACC/SEC Challenge contest as announced by ESPN on Thursday. The cross-conference matchup will be played at home in Mizzou Arena on Thursday, Dec. 4. The contest will be the first challenge game of the Kellie Harper era. Harper became the fifth coach in Mizzou program history this offseason. In 20 seasons as a Division I head coach, Harper has led her teams to a 393-260 record with nine NCAA Tournament berths.