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Unheralded Tiger wide receiver corps makes name for itself

Tyler Kraft • September 20, 2016

The last time Missouri had more than five wide receivers with at least one touchdown catch was the 2013 season. That year, Missouri went to its first Southeastern Conference Championship and won the Cotton...

Quoted and Noted: Georgia coach Kirby Smart reflects on showdown with Missouri

Peter Baugh • September 19, 2016

Like Missouri, the Georgia football team is playing under a first-year head coach. Kirby Smart, the former Alabama defensive coordinator, calls the shots for the Bulldogs. Smart talked to the media after...

Mizzou volleyball wins Delaware Invitational, looks toward first SEC match

Chelsea Roemer • September 18, 2016

The Missouri volleyball team (9-3) had a strong weekend in Newark, Delaware, winning the Delaware Invitational title with wins over Delaware, Duquesne and Miami. Mizzou took on Duquesne (9-5) on Friday,...

Column: Georgia fans are among the best in the SEC

Peter Baugh • September 18, 2016

Andy Sorrells has not missed a Georgia football game since Nov. 10, 2001. After witnessing his Bulldogs edge out Missouri 28-27, the 29-year-old has been to 191 straight Georgia games. At a tailgate...

Though Tigers stop Chubb, Georgia finds a way to win

Nick Kelly • September 18, 2016

Missouri knew it would need to limit big play threat, Nick Chubb, to have a shot at upsetting Georgia. The Tigers accomplished that part. Missouri held Chubb, a Heisman trophy candidate running back,...

Column: Missouri can play with the big boys

Eli Lederman • September 18, 2016

For the better part of the week leading up to Mizzou football’s contest with Georgia, there was increasing sentiment around campus that the Tigers might have a real shot against the Bulldogs. Mizzou...

Takeaways: Tigers can’t pull off upset against Georgia

Tyler Kraft • September 17, 2016

It was heartbreaking. That is the only way to describe Missouri football’s 28-27 loss to No. 16 Georgia (3-0) on Saturday night. The Tigers (1-2) had their chances to put away the Bulldogs, but they...

Men’s, women’s cross-country teams fare well in rainy conditions at Commodore Classic

Joe Noser • September 17, 2016

The Missouri cross-country team competed in the Commodore Classic on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, where the men placed fifth in a 23-team field and the women placed fifth out of 26 teams. Junior Karissa...

Double Coverage: Maneater analysts discuss defensive line discord, Lock’s monster game and Georgia

Nick Kelly , Tyler Kraft • September 16, 2016

_The Maneater football analysts Tyler Kraft and Nick Kelly give their thoughts on Missouri’s struggling defensive line, Drew Lock’s dominant arm and take a look at what the Tigers must do to beat Georgia._

Missouri defensive line looks to overcome struggles with more complex system

Nick Kelly • September 16, 2016

Jackie Shipp, Missouri’s defensive line coach, likens his current task to that of a marriage counselor. The hiring of DeMontie Cross as defensive coordinator and Barry Odom’s promotion to head coach...

Mizzou drops first SEC game with loss to Volunteers

Langston Newsome • September 15, 2016

The difference between Missouri soccer’s first two Southeastern Conference games was drastic. Coming off of a 5-0 dismantling of Mississippi, Mizzou (5-3, 1-1) headed into Knoxville without four of...

Quoted and noted: Bennet Omalu visits Mizzou

Joe Noser • September 15, 2016

Dr. Bennet Omalu, who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy and inspired the movie “Concussion,” spoke at MU on Wednesday about the NFL’s problem with CTE and his history of studying the condition...