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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Former Missouri men’s basketball guard Tamar Bates is one step closer toward playing his way into the NBA.

Bates was among the best performers at the NBA G League Elite Camp over the weekend, a second-tier pre-draft scouting event, and in doing so earned himself an invite to the main NBA draft combine, which starts Wednesday in Chicago.

NEW YORK — ESPN said Tuesday that its new all-encompassing streaming service will take on a familiar name — ESPN — and launch in September at an initial price of $29.99 per month.

The service will enable consumers to view all of ESPN's various networks, including ones devoted to the SEC, Big Ten and ACC college leagues, as well as content from the current ESPN+ streaming service, which will be folded in to the new product.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — After going nigh on two decades without one, quarterback battles are in vogue for Missouri football. A relatively clear lineage that ran from Brad Smith to Chase Daniel to Blaine Gabbert to James Franklin to Maty Mauk to Drew Lock has seen much more competition since Eli Drinkwitz became the Tigers’ coach ahead of the 2020 season.

Now, heading into his sixth season at Mizzou, he’s staging the fourth quarterback competition of his MU tenure. Penn State transfer Beau Pribula is battling perennial piece of potential Sam Horn for the QB1 title.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Before she completed her move to Columbia, new Missouri women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper knew she needed to get moving — with building her first roster, that is.

“People have asked me, ‘Have you found a house?’ ” Harper told the Post-Dispatch last week. “No. Look, I gotta get a team first. Let me get my team, let me get my roster done, and then we’ll find somewhere to live.”

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri men’s basketball’s final assistant coach opening is going to a familiar face.

David “Dickey” Nutt will reprise his role as one of the Tigers’ assistant coaches after spending the past year working for the program in a different capacity as he successfully fought cancer.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — So closes the portal window of depth.

Missouri football has likely wrapped up its business in the spring transfer portal window, with just a couple of open spots left and its priorities largely covered.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Has Missouri found its next 3-point shooter? Maybe, though the Tigers’ latest transfer portal addition is especially difficult to decipher.

Mizzou men’s basketball picked up a commitment from combo guard Jayden Stone this week, bringing in a perimeter presence to fill the program’s second-to-last available roster spot.