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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Tiger swimmers compete with Olympic company at Missouri Grand Prix

Brandon Grammer February 12, 2012

The USA Grand Prix swimming series made its third stop of an eight-meet, cross-country competition this weekend at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Drawing in competitors from all over the world, the meet offered...

M-I-Z discusses D-G-B: Students react to landing top recruit

Connor Casey February 3, 2012

The MU campus has been abuzz this week over National Signing Day on Wednesday, when the Missouri football team signed the Rivals and Scout No. 1 recruit, Dorial Green-Beckham. The wide receiver from Springfield,...

No. 1 football recruit anchors 2012 class

No. 1 football recruit anchors 2012 class

Nate Atkins February 3, 2012

At one point Wednesday morning, Hillcrest High School senior Dorial Green-Beckham had much of the country in silence, gaping at his 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound frame as it hovered over a podium on an ESPNU...

Top national recruit Green-Beckham selects Missouri

Top national recruit Green-Beckham selects Missouri

February 1, 2012

A year of history-making for the Missouri football program has taken another step into uncharted territory in wrapping up perhaps its top profile recruit in school history. Hillcrest High School senior...

The Missouri melting pot: foreign swimmers make their splash

Brandon Grammer January 20, 2012

Every member of MU's swimming and diving team practices together. They watch each other race, lift weights and even go running together, pushing each other to the extreme day in and day out. Watching...

Missouri slashes through North Carolina en route to Independence Bowl win

Pat Iversen December 26, 2011

It's safe to say that no matter the outcome of Monday's Advocare 100 Independence Bowl, a new era of Missouri football would begin at the final whistle. After a season where conference realignment morphed...

Tigers, Tar Heels take opposite paths to Independence Bowl

December 22, 2011

In the eyes of a football program embarking on its third trip to the Independence Bowl in a record eight consecutive bowl appearances, the quaint confines of Shreveport, La., will more closely resemble...

MU swimming and diving claims first place at Mizzou Invitational

MU swimming and diving claims first place at Mizzou Invitational

Brandon Grammer December 6, 2011

Sunday marked the end of the three-day Mizzou Invitational, and the MU swimming and diving team took first place with a combined total of 1,746 points The team competed against Kansas, Boise State, Drury,...

Missouri lands Independence Bowl bid against North Carolina

Missouri lands Independence Bowl bid against North Carolina

Nate Atkins December 4, 2011

When MU Senior Associate Athletics Director Mark Alnutt made his opening statement to the media Sunday at Mizzou Arena, he didn’t talk about the Independence Bowl and he didn’t talk about the Big 12...

Youthful Tigers head to NCAA tournament

Lindsey Davison December 2, 2011

With underclassmen making up 82 percent of the roster, the Tiger volleyball team will be the youngest team in this year’s NCAA Tournament. "We'll go in with a much different mindset,“ coach Wayne...

Memorable Border War battles

Pat Iversen November 29, 2011

Intro: Before the book is officially closed on the Border War rivalry, The Maneater takes a look back at the five games that stand out the most from the 120-year history between Missouri and Kansas. Nov....

Missouri takes Border War finale with 24-10 victory

Connor Casey November 26, 2011

In what might end up as the final game in the Border War between the Missouri Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks, the Tigers came away with a 24-10 victory Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The...