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Miner football fans can listen in on Missouri S&T's season-opener against University of Central Missouri via the Internet. The game will be live-streamed beginning with pre-game audio at 6:30 p.m. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. To access the audio stream, go to sports.mst.edu and click on the "live audio" button in the "calendar" section. Listeners may need to download Windows Media Player 11 to tune in.

Thanks to Results Radio (KTTR-KZNN) for partnering with Missouri S&T athletics to make the live-streaming possible.

Hey, sports fans. Now you can follow Missouri S&T athletics on Facebook. Join the Miner Sports Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MinerSports. And if you're into Twitter, you can follow athletics there, too. Just go to www.twitter.com/MinerSports .

While you're at it, don't forget to join Missouri S&T on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MissouriSandT and Twitter (www.twitter.com/MissouriSandT).

A photo gallery of the new fitness center construction is now available on the athletic department's website at sports.mst.edu. It can be accessed by clicking on the "New Fitness Center" link under the athletic department heading. This photo gallery will be updated throughout the summer as construction progresses.

The Missouri S&T Athletic Booster Club will hold its second annual trivia night and silent auction on Saturday, April 25, at the Lion's Club Den in Rolla, as well as its golf tournament on Monday, May 4, at Oak Meadow Country Club.

The Missouri S&T Athletic Booster Club will hold its second annual trivia night and silent auction on Saturday, April 25, at the Lion's Club Den in Rolla, as well as its golf tournament on Monday, May 4, at Oak Meadow Country Club.

The large weight room in the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building will close on Thursday, April 2, for renovation of the fitness facilities. This will require relocation of equipment as follows:

Miner swim lesson sign-ups will be from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the S&T swimming pool in Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. Children must be at least 4-years-old. The lessons will run Mondays through Thursdays March 30 through April 16, at 30-minute intervals beginning at 4 p.m. and ending at 6 p.m. Session preference is on a first come, first served basis during sign-ups. The cost for the program is $80 per child.

Sign-up forms are available online at sports.mst.edu/sports/2009/2/19/MSWIM_Swim%20Lessons.aspx?path=mswim. Forms must be presented in person on March 17 - mailed forms will not be accepted. For more information contact Miner Swim Coach Doug Grooms at dougg@mst.edu.

Missouri S&T's athletic department has a new website design. Launched on Jan. 5, sports.mst.edu was redesigned with several new features, including the ability to sign up for a monthly newsletter from S&T athletics, receive mobile updates with scores and other news, and watch live in-game stats of home events for baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, men's and women's soccer, softball and volleyball.

For more information please contact Luke Rinne, assistant sports information director, at 341-4140 or rinnel@mst.edu.

Missouri S&T got its 2008-09 indoor track season started Friday with several high finishes at the Saluki Fast Start meet at Southern Illinois University.

The Missouri S&T swimming team finished the three-day Mizzou Invitational Sunday with 13 automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Diviision II Championships that will take place in Houston in March.