By Josh Neighbors We are less than 2 weeks away from actual college football being played and people seem to be obsessed with preseason rankings these days. Whether it be for teams or rankings, as fans and analysts we love to compartmentalize things with order. Rankings typically seem arbitrary, so hopefully these do not. I […]

By Kyle Jones In 1988, Vince McMahon introduced SummerSlam to fill the gap between WrestleMania in the spring and Survivor Series in the fall. On Sunday, the 32nd edition of “the biggest party of the summer” will emanate from Toronto, and the card promises an interesting show to say the least. After months of subpar […]

By: Keegan Hartman “I was hoping for more, but not surprised.” Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio didn’t mince words as he spoke to the media following rookie quarterback and former Missouri star Drew Lock’s bumpy performance in his NFL debut at the 2019 Hall of Fame Enshrinement game last Thursday.  As soon as he […]

By Cole Tussing Offensive Rookie of Year: DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks. Even though 4 of the last 6 winners have been running backs, I’m going against the grain on this one. I didn’t want to take Murray for the same reason- that feels like an easy pick. However, not all the cards are stacked […]

By Josh Neighbors UFC 240 headlined a busy, though somewhat uneventful, weekend of combat sports. Max Holloway furthered his case as the greatest featherweight of all time with a comprehensive beatdown of the resilient Frankie Edgar. Cris Cyborg dominated, but was unable to put away a game Felicia Spencer. And finally, Joe Rogan upset throngs of […]

By Josh Neighbors What a time to be a combat sports fan! Last week the five fights to watch completely delivered. At the age of 40, Manny Pacquiao turned back the clock to become the fifth oldest champion in boxing history with his split decision victory over previously undefeated WBA Welterweight champion Keith Thurman. Also […]

By Zach Berman In the baseball world, we all know how much can happen on July 31 each year. Good teams get stronger and bad teams ship away their best players for future assets. I expect these power rankings to shift a little bit next week, but as of today (July 27), here’s where things […]

*EDITORS NOTE: The win-loss record and predictions in this article are the opinion of the columnist and do not reflect the views of KCOU.fm’s editorial view nor KCOU as a whole. KCOU 88.1 FM remains nonpartisan to Missouri athletics.* By Cole Tussing Missouri Tigers @ Wyoming Cowboys (8/31) War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY All-Time Series: […]

By Lauren Rosenberg Going into the 2019 NBA offseason, no one expected this to happen. No one expected Paul George to request a trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder. No one expected Russell Westbrook, of all players, to request a trade from the Thunder. And no one expected Westbrook to actually get traded to the […]

By Garrett Jones We’ve reached the most awkward point in the PGA Tour calendar. In a year where the major championship schedule was shuffled- the PGA Championship moved to its traditional August to May- this dry spell is prolonged. Each of golf’s four most important weekends are behind us with the conclusion of Shane Lowry’s […]

By Josh Neighbors It is the best time of the year to be a combat sports fans. While most other sports are in their dog days, the fight game has a way of delivering mid-Summer action that will keep you out of the sweltering heat and in front of your television screen. This weekend is […]

By Kyle Jones   It seems as though the entire wrestling landscape has changed since WWE’s last pay-per-view, Stomping Grounds. Raw and Smackdown ratings continue to fall, WWE superstars are reportedly unhappy and AEW is on the rise. Despite the turbulent waters, WWE will attempt to right the ship at Extreme Rules on Sunday. This […]

An analysis and prediction by Nash Walker   Stats Key: WAR – Wins above replacement – This stat measures a player’s total contribution to their team. A WAR above 0 indicates that this player helps their team win. Cody Bellinger leads the MLB (6.6).  OBP – On-base percentage – This stat measures a player’s ability to […]

An analysis and prediction by Nash Walker   Stats Key: WAR – Wins above replacement – This stat measures a player’s total contribution to their team. A WAR above 0 indicates that this player helps their team win. Cody Bellinger leads the MLB (6.6).  OBP – On-base percentage – This stat measures a player’s ability to reach […]

By Chris Mitchell Before the 2019 NBA free agency even started, it had the chance to dramatically reshape the face of the league. With names like Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker and Kawhi Leonard all out in the wild, teams with enough cap space could sign not just one, but two of these superstars […]

By Ethan Salm The road to the Finals wasn’t supposed to run through Jurassic Park and the ScotiaBank Arena. Toronto wasn’t supposed to trade away DeMar DeRozan, and Kawhi Leonard wasn’t supposed to be in Toronto. Toronto wasn’t supposed to make it far in these playoffs after losing Game 1 of the first round, and […]

By Ethan Salm At 1:42 on Monday afternoon, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted out that Kevin Durant would return from the calf injury he suffered against the Houston Rockets on May 8. The Golden State Warriors were facing a 3-1 series deficit with Game 5 in Toronto and there was a lot of speculation about the […]

By Chuck Ryan and Zach Berman With the MLB season in full swing as summer approaches, staffers Chuck Ryan & Zach Berman rank their top 10 teams in MLB through the first two months of the 2019 campaign. Minnesota Twins (36-16) After the first two months of the MLB season, the Twins are the best […]

By Zach Berman The St. Louis Blues have been an incredibly resilient team over the course of their 2019 playoff run, but as the puck dropped in a sold-out TD Garden for game one of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, the Blues were faced with something they hadn’t seen before. While the Jets, Stars and […]

By Ethan Salm Before the 2019 NBA playoffs started, seven teams had never made the NBA Finals. Saturday night that number dropped to six. The Toronto Raptors won Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals by six points in the city that they call the “6ix,” eliminating the Milwaukee Bucks and clinching the first NBA […]