Mizzou launches full-court press vs. NCAA sanctions

Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk laughs on the sideline before the start of an NCAA college football game against Arkansas Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)COLUMBIA, MO. • As his department launches a public relations full-court press in response to the NCAA sanctions against his football, baseball and softball teams, Missouri athletics director Jim Sterk met with local media on Monday for about 40 minutes to discuss the recent penalties and the school’s looming appeals process.

Sterk and Andy Humes, MU’s executive associate AD for compliance, pulled back the curtain on how parts of the process have unfolded. A lot of what they discussed was detailed in…