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The Maneater

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The Maneater

How Missouri softball spent its 12 days off before the NCAA Tournament

How Missouri softball spent its 12 days off before the NCAA Tournament

Bennett Durando May 18, 2018

There was no questioning the fate of Kayli Kvistad’s towering fly, even before it reached its apex over right field in the seventh inning of Missouri’s Sunday matinee against the Florida Gators on...

Climactic weekend set with Tennessee will decide Missouri’s SEC tournament fate

Climactic weekend set with Tennessee will decide Missouri’s SEC tournament fate

Jerry Duggan May 16, 2018

Missouri baseball’s back is against the wall. Entering this final week of the regular season, it was a loser of eight of its last 10 Southeastern Conference games. The Tigers have lost all their steam...

Missouri softball squeaks into 12th straight NCAA Tournament

Missouri softball squeaks into 12th straight NCAA Tournament

Gavin White May 14, 2018

The anxious wait, the conference record vs. RPI debate and all the speculation is over for Missouri softball; the Tigers have earned a bid for the 2018 NCAA tournament. In the tournament’s televised...

SEC, NCAA Tournament chances dwindle as Sunday walk-off steals series from Missouri

SEC, NCAA Tournament chances dwindle as Sunday walk-off steals series from Missouri

Jerry Duggan May 13, 2018

The Missouri Tigers entered the weekend with seven remaining regular season games on the schedule, six of which were Southeastern Conference matchups. They were one game behind the Tennessee Volunteers...

Familiar foes Missouri, Kansas State highlight 2018 Paradise Jam

Familiar foes Missouri, Kansas State highlight 2018 Paradise Jam

Bennett Durando May 12, 2018

The 2018 Paradise Jam championship matchup may prematurely appear all but determined following the release of the tournament bracket on Thursday. But whether Missouri and Kansas State coaches Cuonzo Martin...

For these two Missouri athletes, Eastern Europe is home, but Columbia is where the track is

For these two Missouri athletes, Eastern Europe is home, but Columbia is where the track is

Owen Krucoff May 12, 2018

Eastern Europe and mid-Missouri don’t have much in common. Separated by language, culture and, of course, distance, it isn’t always easy to find people who have spent significant time in both areas. Unless...

The making of Montes de Oca

The making of Montes de Oca

Adam Cole May 11, 2018

Often times in baseball, the most athletic person on the field is the shortstop. It takes a great deal of skill to do what shortstops do. For example, keeping oneself under enough control to cut off a...

Missouri volleyball adds three transfers ahead of 2018 season

Missouri volleyball adds three transfers ahead of 2018 season

Liad Lerner May 9, 2018

Missouri volleyball has added three transferring players to its roster for the 2018 season: rising junior Annika Gereau, rising sophomore Katie Turner and rising redshirt freshman Jaden Newsome. Gereau...

Florida’s sweep keeps Missouri softball out of SEC Tournament — which it’s hosting

Florida’s sweep keeps Missouri softball out of SEC Tournament — which it’s hosting

Hannah Hoffmeister May 8, 2018

The Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament will start Wednesday, May 9 at Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia. In a 13-team conference, the top 12 in the standings qualify, excluding only one school. The...

Missouri outfielder Cade Bormet in stable condition after collision with wall

Bennett Durando May 3, 2018

Missouri baseball freshman Cade Bormet is in stable condition at University Hospital after crashing into the wall in right field during Thursday night’s game. Bormet broke multiple bones in his face...

Choose your favorite Missouri sports moment of the year with this bracket

Choose your favorite Missouri sports moment of the year with this bracket

Joe Noser , Bennett Durando May 2, 2018

After a year of ups and downs for Missouri sports, here is The Maneater’s definitive seeding of the top eight moments. As for which one prevails and stands alone as the greatest moment of the year? That’s...

Missouri’s regular season success in 2017-18 dampened by postseason failures

Liad Lerner, Alex Gelabert May 2, 2018

Success can be measured in a variety of ways in athletics. There are the Alabamas of the world, primed for a college football national championship run seemingly every season, and the mid-majors like Loyola...