Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz and Kansas coach Lance Leipold have been teaching their players about the history behind their rivalry, known as the Border War.

Gary Colson has died.

Missouri is hiring wildly successful Cleveland State basketball coach Dennis Gates to help rebuild a long-floundering program that has churned through seven head and interim coaches since Norm Stewart prowled the sidelines in Columbia.

One of the most heated rivalries in college basketball will be renewed on Saturday when Missouri visits No. 8 Kansas in a matchup of old Big Eight foes.