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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Cunningham’s late burst leads Missouri to tight win over Missouri State

Cunningham’s late burst leads Missouri to tight win over Missouri State

Owen Krucoff November 14, 2018

Sophie Cunningham was struggling. Early in the third quarter of Tuesday’s 65-61 home-opening victory against Missouri State, she picked up her fourth personal foul and was benched. Missouri held a...

No. 24 Missouri volleyball squeezes out a tight win against Auburn

Liad Lerner November 11, 2018

No. 24 Missouri volleyball (21-5, 11-3 SEC) defeated a stubborn Auburn side 3-0 on Wednesday in Auburn, Alabama. Both Tiger teams went tic-for-tac in the first two sets of the match, but Missouri squeezed...

Tigers rely on grit, execution for crucial stops in second half

Tigers rely on grit, execution for crucial stops in second half

Adam Cole November 10, 2018

Missouri was strolling from south to north after the clock hit zero in the third quarter on Saturday. It was something of a brief calm in the middle of a storm. The defensive performance up to that point...

Rountree and Crockett lead Missouri offense

Rountree and Crockett lead Missouri offense

Andy Kimball November 10, 2018

Larry Rountree III jogged off the sideline. In the midst of a game-winning 99-yard touchdown drive, Rountree was handing duties off to his running mate for the afternoon, Damarea Crockett. After Rountree...

Missouri becomes bowl eligible after fighting off Vanderbilt down to final play

Missouri becomes bowl eligible after fighting off Vanderbilt down to final play

Bennett Durando November 10, 2018

Perception can be a cruel and often random tool in measuring a coach’s performance, a scale left to the radically fluctuating opinions of fans and media and the eyes of whatever other beholders care...

Experienced Puryear is Martin’s fallback when Missouri gets in a hole

Experienced Puryear is Martin’s fallback when Missouri gets in a hole

Emily Leiker November 9, 2018

AMES, Iowa – Benched after 11 minutes with two personal fouls, Kevin Puryear scored 0 points for Missouri while the Tigers unraveled in the first half against Iowa State Friday night. When things got...

Missouri dooms itself with 25 turnovers in 76-59 loss at Iowa State

Missouri dooms itself with 25 turnovers in 76-59 loss at Iowa State

Bennett Durando November 9, 2018

AMES, Iowa – Cuonzo Martin was watching his 2017-18 team again for a moment. His senior point guard Jordan Geist was greeted by full-court pressure after Iowa State missed a pair of free throws that...

Daniel Parker thriving after switching to tight end

Andy Kimball November 8, 2018

Drew Lock turned in the pocket, but he hesitated when he saw his target. Kendall Blanton was out with a foot injury, and a shoulder tweak had sent Albert Okwuegbunam to the locker room moments earlier,...

Missouri women cruise to 89-64 road win in opener over Western Illinois

Missouri women cruise to 89-64 road win in opener over Western Illinois

Owen Krucoff November 7, 2018

It took a 30-minute tip-off delay and a somewhat shaky first half, but the Missouri Tigers pushed through after halftime to overwhelm Western Illinois University, 89-64, on opening night of the women’s...

Transfer Omazic steps into unexpected role for MU volleyball after starter’s injury

Transfer Omazic steps into unexpected role for MU volleyball after starter’s injury

Liad Lerner November 7, 2018

Missouri volleyball middle blocker Tyanna Omazic didn’t want to become a starter. At least not in the way it happened. The 6-foot-2 Kansas City native spent the 2017 season playing for the Illinois...

Not so fast: Why Porter should consider sticking around one more year

Not so fast: Why Porter should consider sticking around one more year

Wilson Moore November 7, 2018

It’s often said that history repeats itself. No word that it would be this quickly. For the second straight year in Mizzou basketball, a Porter is injured in the fall, out for an extended period of time...

Mizzou to debut new fast-paced offense with smaller lineup

Mizzou to debut new fast-paced offense with smaller lineup

Wilson Moore November 7, 2018

The shot caromed off the rim and back towards the right side. Freshman Akira Levy flew for the board and quickly laid it in. It looked like a normal basketball play, but with two notable differences. One...