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08.14.2009 9:35 am

Gov. Jay Nixon lands on DL, will skip road trip to St. Louis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — Apparently, the Show Me Games were just a warm up for Missouri’s basketball player in chief.

Gov. Jay Nixon, fresh off an appearance in the Show Me Games, rekindling his love for pick-up basketball, is back to…

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07.27.2009 12:32 pm

Gov. Jay Nixon gets 60 percent — in basketball free throws

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon put his basketball shooting skills to the test Saturday at the Show-Me State Games in Columbia.

Here’s how Columbia Daily Tribune sportswriter Dave Matter described the governor’s performance:

Wearing baggy Air Jordan basketball shorts, a…

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07.09.2009 11:22 am

Have a message for Sen. Jeff Smith? Tell him on the court

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — So, maybe you’re a member of a St. Louis are teachers union and you’re unhappy about Sen. Jeff Smith’s support of merit pay for teachers? Now you can have the chance to back him down on the basketball…

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