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The Protect College Sports Act is on the brink of passing in the Senate, where a handful of former college athletes who are now senators on both sides of the aisle have an extra say in the debate. Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Republican from Missouri, is determined to get it passed.

Union workers used the large tailgating crowd Thursday to spread their push for a $19 per hour minimum wage. The union is also demanding the reversal of benefit cuts announced by MU Health Care earlier this year.

The University of Kansas is rebuilding its football stadium and creating an almost billion-dollar Gateway District. The project is straining revenues for the university.

After a successful summer hosting Algeria during the World Cup, KU’s athletics department has been hustling to get ready for the Union Jack Classic. It's the first-ever college football game at the legendary Wembley Stadium, and required shipping equipment and band instruments over on a boat.

Running back MicahJo Barnett had trouble breathing after scoring a touchdown during Saturday's game, when it was 97 degrees in Liberty, Missouri. He died a short time later at the hospital.

The Liberty High School alumnus died during a game between William Jewell College and Fort Lewis College Saturday afternoon.

Since 2018, four college and one high school linemen have died in Kansas from heat-related illnesses. So far this summer, high school linemen in Arkansas and Louisiana have been severely sickened by exertional heat stroke.

The bipartisan legislation from U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Maria Cantwell of Washington state aims to “restore order in college athletics.”

The Tigers' star running back suffered a gunshot wound early Sunday, underwent surgery and is in stable condition.

The unscientific straw poll found almost 80% of 2,000 respondents have no confidence in Chancellor Doug Girod and CFO Jeff DeWitt.

The border belongs to Mizzou after facing rival Kansas for the first time since 2011. The win came on Tigers home turf, Faurot Field.

The Mizzou Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks are set to take the field on Saturday for the first time since 2011.