sports
Cheer
Kansas State cheerleaders Michael Kearns, right, and Kayle Vigil joke around before the Missouri-Kansas State basketball game in Manhattan, Kan.
Gymnastics
Missouri’s Allie Heizelman’s dismounts from the uneven bars during her routine while competing in the Beauty and The Beast event at the Hearnes Center.
Punches
Jarrett Buescher, 8, left, throws play punches at Braden Kelly, 12, during the Sturgeon high school basketball team’s practice at the Sturgeon Middle School gym. Jarrett is head coach Greg Buescher’s son and Braden is the team manager and brother of team standout Garrett Kelly.
Spartans
Michael Winner, center, leads a group of costumed friends into a mud pit during the XCX Extreme Cross Country event at the Midway Sandbar in Columbia, Mo. “Spartans, prepare for mud!” Winner shouted at former classmates from St. Mary’s High School in Independence in the four-mile race that featured other obstacles such as a chainsaw-wielding man posing as a maniac. The overall winner of the race was Cameron Bogue of O’Fallon.
Spoon
LOUD & PROUD: Sean Weatherspoon, the face of the Missouri football team, might be the best linebacker in school history.
Gold Teeth
Illinois running back Troy Pollard shows signs of disappointment as he sucks on his gold teeth on the sideline near the fourth quarter. Illinois lost to Missouri 37-9.
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Rodeo 3
Darrell Schulze is hit by a bull after his ride during the bull riding event at the first Boonville Jaycees Rodeo at the Brady Show Grounds in Boonville.
Rodeo 2
Colby Fletcher, right, and Bubba Fulton compete in the team roping event during the first Boonville Jaycees Rodeo at the Brady Show Grounds in Boonville.
Rodeo1
Nathaniel Skipper competes in the saddle bronc riding event during the first Boonville Jaycees Rodeo at the Brady Show Grounds in Boonville.
Powerlifting
Abraham Bahgat, 71, prepares for a bench press attempt while competing in the Show-Me State Games powerlifting event at Lange Middle School.
Kick Ballapalooza
Stimulate This! pitcher Riannon Clemons, center, collides with teammate Doug Bieller, left, as he attempts a catch after a kick by a CC Kicks Balls player in the Kick Ballapalooza finals at Cosmo Park. In the background at right is Clemons’ husband Joey. CC Kicks Balls won 2-0.