Grill then began to cry and bury his head into Gates' left shoulder ... I love you, and this is always home." The Missouri men's basketball team returns to action at the Southeastern Conference ...

Gates said "an elbow" to Grill's head and neck area caused the injury. Trainers surrounded Grill and placed him on the stretcher. He gave the home crowd a thumbs-up sign as he was leaving the court.

“Coach Gates is something special ... a player and believing in me as a person.” The Grill cheering section was already expansive for home games in Columbia. How big will it be in Wichita ...

Tigers coach Dennis Gates was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches Central Region Coach of the Year on Tuesday, while junior forward Mark Mitchell, graduate guard Caleb Grill and ...