Town and Country Couple Donates $5 Million Plus to Support Cancer Research, Veterinary Medicine

Town and Country residents Cottrell and Kay Fox gave an estate gift of more than $5 million to the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.

National Signing Day: Ezekiel Elliott Signs Letter Of Intent With Ohio State Buckeyes

February 6 is the first day high school seniors can confirm their college choices. The University of Missouri, Ohio State and Oklahoma State are among the NCAA schools looking to St. Louis for recruits.

College coaches are getting their money's worth out of fax machines today. This is the first day high school seniors playing Football, Baseball Field Hockey, Soccer, Track and Field, Cross Country, Men's Water Polo can submit a signed letter of intent to play at the college level. Ezekiel Elliott, the John Burroughs running back who gave a verbal pledge to the Ohio State Buckeyes last spring, confirmed that decision late Wednesday afternoon in an announcement that was also carried on live local television. Ladue-Frontenac Patch was there for what was an emotional decision for the entire Elliott family Patch editors have been at schools throughout the St. Louis area as athletes celebrated the next step in their careers: We'll update this …

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Gary Pinkel Returning To Mizzou in 2013; What Would You Fix?

The Tigers' coach will look to return the team to bowl-caliber form next season.

The Columbia Daily Tribune is reporting that University of Missouri Head Football Coach Gary Pinkel will return to the Tiger sidelines in 2013. After an injury-riddled season that robbed the team of a consistent offensive line and quarterback play in Mizzou's 5-7 first season in the Southeastern Conference, Athletic Director Mike Alden told the paper Pinkel would return next fall. The Tigers will not play in a postseason bowl game for the first time since 2004. Pinkel is scheduled to review the 2012 season and look ahead to next season with reporters Tuesday morning, after a flurry of uninformed speculation had rumors flying he would resign Monday. Keeping the current Tiger coaching staff has implications for several St. Louis area Senior …

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New Mizzou Uniforms: Love 'Em or Hate 'Em?

Five University of Missouri athletic teams will wear new Nike uniforms next season in an attempt to appeal to potential recruits.

The University of Missouri football Tigers held the annual "Black and Gold" scrimmage over the weekend at Faurot Field, but the reason why many in the crowd of roughly 18,000 showed up for spring practice had little to do with what was happening between the tackles Saturday.  Of greater interest was the chance to get a look at what the Tigers will WEAR from sideline to sideline starting next fall. After months of hype, the school unveiled uniforms for the football squad along with new threads for both basketball teams, soccer and volleyball. Photo/Video Gallery From The MU Athletic Department The fashion statement comes as the school makes the move from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference, and as athletic department officials told …

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Parkway West Draft Party Watches as Gabbert Selected Tenth Overall

Check out the Parkway West NFL draft party as graduate Blaine Gabbert was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Fans and students gathered at Parkway West Thursday night for a draft watching party and to support Parkway West graduate Blaine Gabbert. Gabbert was selected tenth overall in the first round by the Jacksonville Jaguars.   View photos of the draft party in the above slideshow. Read Full Story: Gabbert Drafted by NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars See photos of Gabbert's recent visit to Parkway West: Blaine Gabbert Signs Autographs to Help Parkway West    

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Gabbert Drafted by NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars

Blaine Gabbert, who grew up in Ballwin and attended Parkway West, was drafted by Jacksonville.

Blaine Gabbert most likely wasn't banking on a career in the NFL when he was leading Parkway West High School as the Longhorns' quarterback before graduating in 2008. But, after two winning seasons as starting quarterback at the University of Missouri, and an onslaught of media hype regarding his NFL future, Gabbert’s entrance into the NFL is a reality. What few, if any, draft observers expected, however, was seeing Gabbert taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars as the 10th overall pick—a relatively low spot for the 21-year-old who many rated as the No. 1 quarterback draft prospect. "I was expecting to get drafted by the end of the night," Gabbert said on ESPN. "I had no preconceived notions coming into tonight. And hey, I'm a No. 10 overall …

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