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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Andy Kimball December 7, 2018

Jordan Geist grabbed a defensive rebound, ran it coast-to-coast and flew out of bounds after finishing a tricky reverse layup. He wasn’t done. Geist jumped back in and snatched the inbound, twisting...

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Bennett Durando December 7, 2018

K.J. Santos waited nearly two years to play basketball again. When a new season in 2018 came, he spent eight more games waiting to get out of a protective boot and have his chance to debut as a Missouri...

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

December 7, 2018

Mizzou Arena held its breath. Sophie Cunningham was hobbling off the court on an injured ankle early in the first quarter. Questions of if the season were over popped in people’s heads. Then, just as...

Cunningham, Smith lead Missouri to sluggish win over UMKC

Cunningham, Smith lead Missouri to sluggish win over UMKC

Owen Krucoff December 7, 2018

The lights had dimmed a little, and the only people left in the stands were holding brooms and dustpans. But for Lauren Aldridge, the evening wasn’t over just yet. The Missouri redshirt senior was out...

Column: Odom’s raise earned, but it came too soon

Column: Odom’s raise earned, but it came too soon

Adam Cole December 6, 2018

Barry Odom looked like a new man in 2018. Moving forward, he’ll be paid like one. The UM System Board of Curators voted unanimously on Wednesday to extend the Missouri football coach’s contract. The...

Grant Leeth suffers another major injury, will miss rest of year

Grant Leeth suffers another major injury, will miss rest of year

Wilson Moore December 5, 2018

The Missouri Tigers wrestling team faced a setback on Wednesday as redshirt sophomore Grant Leeth announced on his Instagram account that he suffered a season-ending injury. A Missouri source confirmed...

Missouri extends Odom through 2024

Missouri extends Odom through 2024

Bennett Durando December 5, 2018

The University of Missouri has made its faith in football coach Barry Odom clear. The UM System Board of Curators voted unanimously to give Odom a two-year contract extension through the 2024 season in...

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Bennett Durando December 4, 2018

If the Missouri Tigers think their turnover numbers have been bad, they should look to Texas-Arlington’s numbers early in Tuesday night’s game to boost self-esteem. To say UT-Arlington started sloppy...

Commentary: Landing Bryant a culmination and beginning for Odom

Commentary: Landing Bryant a culmination and beginning for Odom

Adam Cole December 4, 2018

Kelly Bryant could have chosen to go anywhere. If he had the talent to play at Clemson – to lead Clemson to the College Football Playoff – he had the country in his hands. And he chose Missouri. Bryant...

Prized transfer Kelly Bryant chooses Missouri

Prized transfer Kelly Bryant chooses Missouri

Bennett Durando December 4, 2018

Missouri football’s gold standard in 2018 may have been even greater than its final 8-4 record, but future ceilings and floors remained unclear and dimensionless without an answer regarding one critical...

Amber Smith leads MU to dominant win at West Virginia

Amber Smith leads MU to dominant win at West Virginia

December 4, 2018

Led by a career night from junior Amber Smith, the Missouri Tigers (6-2, 0-0) women’s basketball team went into West Virginia and dominated its Big 12 hosts 68-51 on Sunday. Smith would tally a double-double,...

Geist’s shot ‘into the ocean’ leads Missouri to unforgettable win

Geist’s shot ‘into the ocean’ leads Missouri to unforgettable win

Bennett Durando December 2, 2018

Jordan Geist is still haunted by the ones that didn’t go in. The Missouri point guard couldn’t seem to escape game-deciding possessions during his junior season, and when the Tigers couldn’t score,...