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Notebook: McCann’s on double duty

Emily Leiker • August 6, 2019

In the final minute and a half of last season’s 35-37 loss to South Carolina, Tucker McCann kicked a 57-yard field goal, the second-longest in Missouri history and the longest made in the NCAA all season. This...

Notebook: Bryant takes reigns on first day of fall camp

Emily Leiker • August 3, 2019

With a new quarterback at its helm for the first time in four years, Missouri football started fall camp on Friday. “You talk to any coach in America and they’re excited about day one, and I am too,”...

Kreklows step down after 19 seasons with Missouri volleyball

Caroline Stiefbold • July 20, 2019

Following 19 seasons with Missouri volleyball, head coach Wayne Kreklow and Director of Volleyball Susan Kreklow announced their retirement from the program. “It’s been the best 19 years that we’ve...

Notebook: Players praise Dru Smith for on-court leadership

Emily Leiker • July 20, 2019

When news broke October 2018 that Evansville had denied redshirt junior guard Dru Smith a transfer waiver to play at Missouri, tensions ran high. Smith, however, said he didn’t spend much time thinking...

Porter goes undrafted, cannot return to NCAA

Emily Leiker • June 22, 2019

When the 2019 NBA Draft concluded shortly before midnight on Thursday, 60 players had found new homes to continue their basketball careers. Jontay Porter was not one of them. “I think first and foremost...

MU softball shines in first year under Larissa Anderson

Caroline Stiefbold, Max Baker • June 4, 2019

Many expected 2019 to be a rebuilding year for Missouri softball. After former coach Ehren Earleywine was fired before the 2018 regular season, interim coach Gina Fogue took over. In 11 years as coach,...

Preview: Missouri returns strong core, adds Bryant in Odom’s fourth season

Emily Leiker, Wilson Moore, Max Baker • June 4, 2019

In its best season under coach Barry Odom to date, Missouri football finished in the No. 24 spot of the AP Top-25 Poll and tied for fourth in the SEC East at the end of the regular season. After a 3-0...

NCAA sanctions define 2018-2019 year in MU athletics

Emily Leiker • June 4, 2019

There are a number of moments that could have defined Missouri’s 2018-2019 year in athletics. Clemson graduate transfer Kelly Bryant announced his decision to transfer to MU on Dec. 4, 2018. The national...

Norman’s effort on mound not enough as Missouri falls to Auburn 3-0

Jerry Duggan • May 11, 2019

After fighting its way to a .500 record in SEC play in coach Larissa Anderson’s first season at the helm, the Missouri softball team entered the SEC Tournament as a No. 7 seed. All but guaranteed a berth...

Preview: No. 20 Missouri to face No. 2 Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee

Ben Ramirez • May 10, 2019

Coming off of consecutive series wins against South Carolina and then-No. 23 Tennessee, No. 20 Missouri will attempt to continue its momentum in Nashville, Tennessee against No. 2 Vanderbilt, arguably...

Missouri falls to South Carolina in series finale

Caroline Stiefbold • May 8, 2019

Despite a late rally, Missouri softball (32-22, 12-12) dropped its third game against South Carolina (36-16, 9-14) on Sunday, 5-2. “We tell the whole team we’re playing for our seniors,” coach Larissa...

Missouri rebounds from Friday loss, wins series over Tennessee

Owen Krucoff, Ben Ramirez, Wilson Moore • May 7, 2019

In the first of back-to-back weekend series in Tennessee, No. 24 Missouri (33-16-1, 12-11-1 SEC) took two of three from the No. 23 Volunteers (32-16, 10-14 SEC). The weekend was filled with high-scoring...