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The N.C.A.A. handed one-year postseason bans and other penalties to Missouri’s football, baseball and softball programs on Thursday after a two-year investigation revealed academic misconduct involving a tutor.
The penalties mean that the Tigers’ highly regarded football team will not be eligible for the Southeastern Conference title game or a bowl game next fall. The Tigers’ baseball and softball programs likewise will not be allowed to participate in the SEC or N.C.A.A. tournament.
The N.C.A.A.’s Division I Committee on Infractions found that the former tutor, Yolanda Kumar, admitted in late 2016 that she had “violated N.