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  • Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

    Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can ...

  • Irwin calls the long putter controversy unanswerable

    The old Bogeyman caught up with Hale Irwin at Bellerive Country Club. Among many other credits to his name, Irwin is the player director of the Champions Tour division of the PGA Tour. He also has served on the Tour's policy board in years past.Therefore, it was especially appropriate to get Irwin's point of view on the new rule and subsequent controversy regarding the anchored club, ...

  • Tigers lose marathon opener in SEC baseball tourney

    The Missouri baseball team lasted just one game in its first Southeastern Conference Tournament, but the Tigers were hardly an easy out.In the longest game in Mizzou history, the Tigers fell to fifth-seeded Mississippi State 2-1 in Hoover, Ala., a game that ended past midnight Wednesday morning. Mitch Slauter's two-out RBI single won it for the Bulldogs in the bottom of the 17th inning.It ...

  • Clearwire board approves higher Sprint offer

    Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that shareholders vote in favor of it.Sprint upped its bid by 14 percent to $2.5 billion Tuesday for the wireless data network operator.Some shareholders have opposed the deal, including Crest Financial, which spurned the latest bid as well.Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering $3.40 per share for the half of ...

  • Indy 500 Munoz Daly in same place

    INDIANAPOLIS o Carlos Munoz's initiation to Indianapolis went relatively smoothly.Conor Daly's first week on the 2.5-mile oval was a little rougher.Either way, the two 21-year-olds will find themselves at the same place Sunday, starting their engines for the Indianapolis 500, the biggest race in the IndyCar Series."It doesn't really matter where you qualify, it's still ...


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The Wrestler [Blu-Ray]

The Wrestler [Blu-Ray]

The defining shot in Darren Aronofskys The Wrestler, a bittersweet story about a man struggling through lifes second act, is a tracking shot that follows right behind the titular character, a decaying former superstar named Randy The Ram Robinson, as he walks down various hallways a ... ...

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  • CLASS 5 BASEBALL SECTIONAL Plohr nearly perfect in CBCs win at Eureka

    o Try as he might, the thought crept into Robert Plohr's mind: he had a perfect game going."I was thinking it, and once you think about it, it goes away," the lanky CBC senior right-hander said with a laugh.Though he would lose it in the fourth inning, Plohr was as dominant as he's been all season at a time when the Cadets needed it the most, as the St. Louis University ...

  • FBI Man fatally shot in Orlando during Boston bombing investigation

    Investigators stand outside an apartment complex in Orlando, Fla., where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ...

  • Missouri gets C- for state of its bridges dams and other infrastructure

    ST. LOUIS o Missouri earned subpar grades for the condition of its primary roadways, energy-transmission systems and airports, according ...

  • Cardinals tickets on sale for $4

    ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Cardinals fans can buy select tickets to the club's upcoming home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at nearly an 80 percent discount. Starting Wednesday at 10 a.m., the team's 'Cards Win, You Save' promotion kicked in, cutting the price of $19 tickets down to $4 apiece. As part of the promotion, the team took $3 the ticket price for each victory ...

  • Game app makes algebra easier for students

    ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Summer vacation is getting into full swing and one major challenge for parents during this long stretch without sitting in a classroom is to keeping their child's math skills sharp during the break. Homework during the school year is difficult enough, so how do you motivate a child to do algebra during the summer? A math teacher named Jean Baptiste Huynh is on a mission ...

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