Lowery gets sneak peek at new defense this weekend (The Southern Illinoisan)

27 August 2008, 8:39 am

CARBONDALE - With or without the Missouri Valley Conference's reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Chris Lowery wants to see what his defense is going to look like this winter.... read more

BU faces tough start to Valley hoops (The Pekin Daily Times)

27 August 2008, 8:33 am

PEORIA - Bradley will find the 18-game Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball schedule released Monday by the league office a tough road to navigate in the beginning.... read more

Grain Valley coach keeps a positive outlook (The Kansas City Star)

26 August 2008, 11:17 pm

The Grain Valley Eagles graduated some really good players from the team that finished with a 12-1 record, won the Missouri River Valley Conference title and advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Class 3 state playoffs.... read more

Around Conference USA (USA Today)

26 August 2008, 9:47 am

Around Conference USA... read more

WESTERN ILLINOIS VS. ARKANSAS, SATURDAY 6 P.M. : Fear not a factor (NWAnews.com)

26 August 2008, 5:26 am

FAYETTEVILLE ? Western Illinois linebacker Jason Williams doesn?t view the Leathernecks? opener Saturday at Arkansas as a mismatch of his Missouri Valley Conference team against an SEC squad. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)... read more

MSU's 2008-09 basketball schedules released (The Springfield News-Leader)

26 August 2008, 12:59 am

Missouri State's first men's basketball game against a Missouri Valley Conference opponent in the new JQH Arena will be against Illinois State, at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 28.... read more