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Freshman Webb gives fresh boost to Tiger back line

Kyle Lock • September 3, 2013

Erin Webb is used to starting. In her senior soccer season in high school, she led Rock Canyon High School in Castle Rock, Colo., the 13th-ranked school in the nation, to a 16-2-1 record while battling...

Christmas in September

Joe Trezza • September 3, 2013

For the last twelve years, this has been the happiest week of the year in this gold-and-black-bonkers town. It has been only during these precious days, the few directly after opening night on the gridiron,...

Manziel doesn’t deserve the praise

Derek Franks • September 3, 2013

When this mystical, unknown super-athlete called Johnny Football started to emerge, people went to their knees to worship him. Whether they thought he was the coolest boss on earth, loved how exciting...

Missouri volleyball has ‘Something To Prove’

Marek Makowski • September 3, 2013

A simple sign wields great power. For Missouri volleyball, this sign lies in the black-coated tunnel from which players emerge into the spotlight, where years of quiet practice and patience are tested...

Fans brave the heat to tailgate

Jack Witthaus • August 31, 2013

Despite the heat, Missouri fans still showed up to tailgate before the football home opener Saturday. “This is the hottest game I’ve ever been to,” John Grisham, 49, who graduated from MU in 1986...

Battle High football picks up historic first win

Kevin Modelski • August 31, 2013

It takes a cool head to win a hot game. For a team in its first year as a football program, the Battle High School Spartans planned on having just that. There are several questions, however, to answer...

Tigers topple Murray State in opener

Matt Muenzberg • August 31, 2013

It was 2011 all over again at Memorial Stadium. Senior quarterback James Franklin and junior running back Henry Josey, both hampered by injuries last season, had vintage performances as Missouri dominated...

MU takes out Idaho State, still perfect at Tiger Invitational

Danielle Lerner • August 31, 2013

Missouri women’s volleyball (3-0) continued its opening weekend streak with a win over the Idaho State Bengals (25-19, 25-15, 25-20) in the Tiger Invitational Saturday at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers...

Missouri offense bombs Arkansas State to clinch Tiger Invitational

Marek Makowski • August 31, 2013

When a scrappy, winless Arkansas State team looked to play spoiler against Missouri (4-0, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) in Saturday’s Tiger Invitational finale, the Tigers turned to bombs. “I think...

Tigers shut out SEMO 4-0

Alex Schiffer • August 30, 2013

Despite playing in 90-degree weather and without two starters, the Missouri women’s soccer team (2-1) defeated Southeastern Missouri (0-3) 4-0 on Friday night, earning its first shutout of the season. “I...

Tigers take down South Dakota in opener

Danielle Lerner • August 30, 2013

The Missouri women’s volleyball team started its 2013 season off right, winning its first game against South Dakota (25-21, 25-17, 25-16) in the Tiger Invitational Friday at the Hearnes Center. Missouri...

For Molly Kreklow, the beginning of the end

Marek Makowski • August 30, 2013

Molly Kreklow knew it was coming. She’s known ever since she could remember — the afternoons playing volleyball in the backyard with her mom, days before she grouped numbers and studied stats. “I...