Eliah Drinkwitz said Tuesday during his introductory press conference in Columbia, “Our purpose is to win, make no mistake about it, but to win the right way.”

There are at least a dozen Power 5 college football programs that would gladly take a 25-25 record and two bowl appearances over the past four seasons. Yet, this was not good enough for Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk and many of the Tiger’s delusional fans.

Missouri’s football team is in free fall and a loss to lowly Arkansas in Little Rock could cost head coach Barry Odom his job.

If there is one thing the sports world has learned during the past four years is that Colin Kaepernick is not afraid of controversy and will do things his way.

With the departure of Kyrie Irving to Brooklyn via free agency in the offseason and Gordon Hayward’s broken hand that will sideline him at least six weeks, the stage is set for Jayson Tatum to step forward and become a true star.

The NFL’s popularity continues to grow, while its commitment to diversity is not traveling down the same path.

It took two weeks for Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant to go from a hero to a zero.

Let’s drop the instant revisionist history that former Cardinal Ritter football head coach Brandon Gregory is some kind of “tragic hero.”

Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers remained Major League Baseball’s only black manager after his team’s shocking demise against the Washington Nationals in a National League Division Series. However, it’s impossible to defend many of his moves in that series and, even though his team wo…

The inaugural XFL Draft will be held Oct. 15-16 and a pair of former Missouri Tigers football standouts currently find themselves without jobs in the NFL. Hmmmm.

The last time the baseball world saw Dexter Fowler in a postseason, he led off Game Seven of the 2016 World Series with a home run on the road against the Cleveland Indians.

This Jayhawks’ feathers are ruffled, and I can’t blame the NCAA.

St. Louis’ successful bid to land an MLS franchise, with an ownership group led by Carolyn Kindle Betz and other female members, will help the league raise one of its lowest grades on 2019 The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports report card.

101 ESPN’s former program director Jason Barrett was crazy enough to let me join the team as a weekend host of 101 SportsLine during its first month of operation in 2009.

During the flight home from a frustrating 37-31 loss to unheralded Wyoming on Saturday night, Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant had to be thinking “every other team I’ve played for would have won that game.” That includes Clemson, high school and youth football.

Kirkwood opens its season at home against Jefferson City on Friday night and I plan on being there – and I hope the place is surrounded by police.

It’s official. St. Louis has landed an MLS franchise and the sport with a storied history here will return on a national level in 2022.

Hopefully, a white man with red hair and the first name of Race will stir a passion among black athletes in America and move them to visibly demonstrate their opposition to racism. Maybe a black woman wearing blue lipstick with the guts to emulate American icons John Carlos and Tommie Smith …

The St. Louis Cardinals have proven that a wild-card berth into the postseason can be a path to a championship.

While the U.S. Women’s National Team won the World Cup with a roster that included three African-American players, America creates few black professional players – especially stars on the international stage.

As the St. Louis Cardinals prepare to honor third baseman Scott Rolen, and pitchers Jason Isringhausen and Mort Cooper with enshrinement into its Hall of Fame on August 24, it’s time the team consider one of the most important players in franchise history.

In the City of Brotherly Love, they now call it, “the most devastating play in Philadelphia sports history.”

A familiar name will guide the St. Louis XFL squad’s wide receiving corps – former St. Louis Rams standout Az-Zahir Hakim.

In 2016, when most athletes and team executives were running away from former San Francisco Giants quarterback Colin Kaepernick as fast as their mouths and legs could carry them, American women's soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe took a knee during the national anthem before a game.

Let’s go back to December 8, 2011. St. Louis Cardinals superstar Albert Pujols had just accepted a 10-year $254 million offer from the Anaheim Angels and Cardinal Nation sure didn’t like it.

Jackie Robinson was allowed to play Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers 72 years ago on April 15, 1947.

African-American musician and composer W.C. Handy composed “St. Louis Blues” in 1914. It chronicled the tough times he had in this city in the late 1890s as he struggled to find lasting success.

Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1’s first black driver and five-time champion, is dominating the 2019 schedule and is a heavy favorite to win his sixth driver’s title. He won his first title with McLaren and the remainder with Mercedes, for whom he still drives.

Former St. Louis Cardinals standout running back Theotis Brown has been named director of player personnel for St. Louis’ XFL franchise, the league announced last week.

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer team has not only fared much better than their male counterparts in international play, it is also more diverse.

Wayne Gretzky was 9 years old when he saw highlights of Bobby Orr’s Game Four Stanley Cup Finals goal that beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 and brought the NHL championship to Boston for the first time in 29 years.

The world will have to wait until June 20 to see if the New Orleans Pelicans select Duke one-and-done star Zion Williamson with the first pick in the NBA Draft. For now, it seems like a no-brainer but this franchise has demonstrated a lack of mental capacity throughout its history, including…

The XFL will bring something new and historic to St. Louis’ professional sports scene when it kicks off in February 2020.

Drew Lock, the former Missouri quarterback who was slated to be a first-round pick in last week’s NFL draft, is headed to the Denver Broncos.

Forget the history, emotion and sentimentality of Tiger Woods’ win at The Masters on April 14. Let’s talk about the increase in revenues, television ratings and golf interest his victory instantly created.

How historic, dramatic and spectacular was Tiger Woods’ Masters victory last Sunday?

While Missouri’s basketball season ended with a losing record and no tournament play, the school can boast that it has a rarity among the Power 5 athletic conferences.

Finally, real momentum is building in Congress to address the NCAA’s blatant use of college athletes for its – and individuals – personal gain.

Dexter Fowler started slowly in 2018, but there was no reason to believe his season would be the disaster it was.

Let's examine the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Reid Roundup style ... Congratulations to the SLU Billikens for a gutsy four-game run that ended with a scintillating come-from-behind win over St. Bonaventure to win the Atlantic 10  title and a ticket to the tournament ... Hey Earl Austin …

Don Garber, Major League Soccer commissioner, visited St. Louis Monday to meet with prospective expansion team owners Jim Kavanaugh, World Wide Technology CEO and Carolyn Kindle Betz and members of Enterprise Holdings’ Taylor family.

You ever hear a name and think, “I’ve heard of that person before, but I can’t remember from where?”

The late Don Newcombe made his first visit to Danville, Illinois in 1983.

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was purposely sent into the NFL wilderness by spiteful owners. His crime was kneeling during the national anthem.

It’s a big week for Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, who will make two appearances during the NBA All-Star Weekend, Feb. 15-17 in Charlotte.

Politics can make strange bedfellows, but the NCAA has managed to team a pair of the nation’s fiercest rivals. The tandem could lead a challenge against the NCAA that permanently alters its future.

Missouri was up 14 points with a bit more than two minutes left against LSU last Saturday and its largest crowd of the season was cheering on the host Tigers.

If I were a professional football, baseball or hockey player and could choose the city I performed in, St. Louis would not be at the top of the list. San Francisco would be first. Chicago would probably be second.

Most St. Louisans had no idea who Richard Chaifetz is until he helped privately finance the arena on the St. Louis University campus with a generous $12 million donation. It now holds his name.

Wasn’t the NFL dead about a year ago?