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Ryan Santoni, coordinator of programs at the SAC office, said the Los Angeles wildfires hindered communication with the offices they use for scheduling and booking. Despite the cancellation of the concert, SAC encourages students to direct their attention to one of the many upcoming live entertainment events they still have planned for the spring semester.

Missouri State Football played strong against no. 3 Montana in their season opener, but couldn't overcome their offense and fell 29-24. Sports Editor W. Paul Bohlen has the recap!

Football Bears open season with loss to no. 3 Montana Grizzlies The Missouri State University football team returned to the gridiron with an electric game against the no. 3-ranked University of Montana Grizzlies at their home in Missoula, Montana. The Bears

BASKETBALL: Redshirt Freshman Tommy Pinegar receives a scholarship at MSU Basketball Media Day. Sports Editor Kylie Colbert has more below.

Redshirt freshman Tommy Pinegar receives scholarship at MSU Basketball Media Day Hometown walk-on guard Tommy Pinegar was awarded a scholarship to play on the Missouri State men’s basketball team for the 2023-2024 season on Basketball Media Day.

BASKETBALL: MVC Freshman of the Year Jade Masogayo talks confidence with Sports Editor Kylie Colbert.

Jade Masogayo: Sophomore forward enters season confident after being named MVC Freshman of the Year “I’m just working every day trying to get better,” said Jade Masogayo. “At the end of the day, all I’m doing is playing basketball.”

BASKETBALL: Damien Mayo Jr. talks about his leadership role for the Basketball Bears this 2023-2024 season.

Damien Mayo Jr. looks to lead the Basketball Bears to 2023-24 victory The Missouri State Basketball season is now here, and Head Coach Dana Ford is looking to his young core for team leadership this season. Sophomore guard Damien Mayo Jr. is

BASKETBALL: Lady Bears look to a 14-player roster for the 2023-2024; Editor Makayla Strickland has the details.

Lady Bears basketball look to larger roster for 2023-24 season The Missouri State University Lady Bears had a different look and feel last season while under Head Coach Beth Cunningham. Despite her coaching experience, the Lady Bears finished the 2022-2023

BASKETBALL: Men's basketball Bears bring back core players, Sports Photographer Charles Sargent has the details.

Basketball Bears welcome back core players alongside new faces Missouri State Basketball is back! Coming off a back-and-forth season last year the Bears are looking to improve record-wise and make a deeper Missouri Valley Conference Tournament run.

BASKETBALL: Lady Bears' Head Coach Beth Cunningham begins her second season as Head Coach. Sports Editor Kylie Colbert has the details

The Lady Bears’ Beth Cunningham begins second season as team’s head coach Beth Cunningham is starting her second season as head coach of the Lady Bears. In her first year running the program, the team had an overall record of 20-12, ranking

BASKETBALL: Lady Bears welcome Lacy Stokes and new faces from the transfer portal. Sports Reporter Jayden Pettus has the details.

Lady Bears welcome new faces from transfer portal The Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team welcomed three transfer portal additions for the 2023-24 season. Junior guards Lacy Stokes and Angel Scott, and senior forward Katrine Jessen signed with

BASKETBALL: Our annual Basketball Preview is now on newsstands! Grab your copy today or click the link below to see all the stories from this year's issue.
https://www.the-standard.org/basketball_preview/

In case you missed the Ice Bears on military appreciation weekend, sports reporter Jayden Pettus has the recap

Ice Bears sweep University of Oklahoma on military appreciation weekend The Missouri State University Ice Bears celebrated a weekend-long military appreciation event where the team partnered with The Warrior’s Journey – a Springfield organization that connects active and former military

Ice Bears go 1-1 in a weekend against Colorado State University, our newest sports reporter, Jayden Pettus and sports editor, Kylie Colbert have the recap.

Ice Bears go 1-1 in a weekend set of games against Colorado State University Friday, Oct. 6th