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Deadspin | Oklahoma needs a turnaround as it battles No. 15 Missouri
No. 15 Missouri travels to Oklahoma for its final Southeastern Conference road game of the season on Wednesday in Norman, Okla.
The Tigers (21-8, 10-6 SEC) are one of the great redemption stories in college basketball. One year after Missouri posted an 0-18 SEC regular-season record, its first winless conference mark since 1908, Tigers coach Dennis Gates has his team on the verge of a return to the NCAA Tournament.
Missouri lost 97-93 in overtime at Vanderbilt on Saturday behind 28 points from leading scorer Caleb Grill (14.3 points). Mark Mitchell (13.9 points) added 20 points for the Tigers. It was the third straight time Vanderbilt beat a ranked opponent, and Gates said it illustrates the challenge of playing in the SEC.
“When you look at the depth of our conference, you look at the coaches, the coaching styles, you look at our nonconference record, I just hope we get 14 teams into the NCAAs,” Gates said. “Because their conference record is not indicative of who they are as a team.”
If the NCAA selection committee sees things Gates’ way, it would be an all-time record for tournament berths for a conference. It would also please Oklahoma coach Porter Moser.
Oklahoma (17-12, 4-12) has lost two straight and seven of its last eight after it dropped an 87-84 decision at Ole Miss on Saturday. The Sooners carried a lead into the last minute but continued their trend of last-second losses. Oklahoma couldn’t close out the Rebels, who canned a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.3 seconds left to pull out the win.
Last Wednesday, it was Kentucky that dashed the Sooners’ hopes when Otega Oweh flipped in a basket with 6.4 seconds left to beat Oklahoma 83-82.
Close calls have taken their toll on Moser, but he marveled at the resilience the Sooners have shown in picking themselves up off the mat after a series of tough losses. “We haven’t been able to get a defensive stop against an opponent’s top guards in these close games,” Moser said. “I’m heartbroken for our guys. I’m heartbroken because after the Kentucky game it was crushing. For them, the last two days to come back and prepare (for Ole Miss) and how tough they are. For us to fall behind by double figures a couple times and keep fighting back. I love this group, my heart breaks for them that we can’t find a way to close out and get the key stop we need.”
Despite its recent slump, Oklahoma sits squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble with eight of its SEC losses coming to ranked teams. Some experts project the Sooners as one of the last teams in, while others envision them as one of the first teams out.
That seems to make Oklahoma’s closing stretch against the Tigers and at Red River rival Texas on Saturday vital to the Sooners’ postseason hopes.
Jalon Moore leads Oklahoma in scoring and rebounding at 16.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Freshman point guard Jeremiah Fears adds 15.9 points and 4.1 assists.
Against Ole Miss, it was Dayton Forsythe, another freshman, that led the Sooners with a career-best 25 points. The local product racked up 23 points in the second half. “We had two freshman guards battling their tails off,” Moser said about Fears and Forsythe. “You don’t see that a lot in the SEC.”
–Field Level Media
A fundraiser on Friday helped raise money for a mid-Missouri family’s effort to get their daughter medical treatment.
Hurts Donut from Springfield, Mo., traveled to Ashland to help the Kroeckel family raise money for their daughter, Harper’s, life-changing medical treatment in Italy.
“After exhausting available treatment options in the United States, the family is now pursuing specialized care that offers new hope for her future,” wrote the Hurts Donut shop in a press release. “Because the treatment, travel expenses and extended medical stays are not covered by insurance, the family is facing more than $85,000 in out-of-pocket costs.”
Harper had been born prematurely at 35 weeks and admitted to the NICU, where a nurse discovered a spot that they assumed to be diaper rash on her bottom. However, further inspection led to her diagnosis of Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation, or CM-AVM.
CM-AVM is a genetic mutation at the cellular level that causes blood vessels in certain areas to be tangled, causing swelling, pressure, chronic pain and, in some instances, bleeding. In Harper’s case, it could potentially spread to her spine or brain.
The donut shop set up shop at the Ashland Optimists Club and donated 100% of its Special Tribute donut sales to the Kroeckel family, as well as 10% of the proceeds from its dozen donut sales.
The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 28, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Pick 3 numbers from June 28 drawing
Midday: 0-7-2
Midday Wild: 1
Evening: 9-9-6
Evening Wild: 7
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from June 28 drawing
Midday: 4-5-0-4
Midday Wild: 9
Evening: 1-4-6-7
Evening Wild: 0
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Winning Cash Pop numbers from June 28 drawing
Early Bird: 04
Morning: 07
Matinee: 09
Prime Time: 06
Night Owl: 15
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Winning Show Me Cash numbers from June 28 drawing
05-08-12-33-34
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- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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UPDATE: Well-known mid-Missouri attorney charged after sting expected to request home detention | 93.9 The Eagle
A prominent mid-Misssouri attorney has pleaded NOT guilty to a felony charge of enticement or attempted enticement of a child.
56-year-old Daniel Walter Follett is charged in Boone County Circuit Court. He had served as the Missouri Department of Revenue’s (DOR) general counsel until he was fired after last week’s arrest.
Court documents filed by Boone County prosecutors say Follett was allegedly using a prostitution website “to solicit sexual services from a person whom he believed to be a 16-year-old child.” The Boone County Sheriff’s Department’s probable cause statement says Follett allegedly arrived at an address in Boone County last week to pay money to have sex with a female whom he believed was under the age of 17.
Follett, who is currently jailed without bond, is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon before Judge Kimberly Shaw and is expected to request home detention, based on online court records.
939 the Eagle News contacted the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) after Follett’s arrest. DOR released a statement about Follett’s arrest and status last week. It reads: “The Department is aware of an out-of-office incident involving a staff member who was arrested and charged with criminal activity. Following departmental procedures, employment has been terminated with the individual.”
What’s next: Follett is scheduled to appear in Boone County Circuit Court on Tuesday at 1 pm for a bond hearing before Judge Kimberly Shaw. Follett is represented by defense attorney Jessica Caldera, a former Boone County assistant prosecutor. Follett is expected to request home detention from the court until his trial. Boone County prosecutors have described Follett in a court filing as a flight risk.
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