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Top 5 sports moments from the year at Mizzou

Top 5 sports moments from the year at Mizzou

####J’den Cox medals at Rio Olympics The biggest individual moment of the 2016-17 school year for a Missouri athlete may have come two days before classes even began, when, on Aug. 20, senior wrestler...

Fresh Faces: Mizzou Athletics newcomers you should know

####Jim Sterk “He is just what Mizzou needs at this time,” interim Chancellor Hank Foley said in a news release when new athletic director Jim Sterk was hired in August 2016. Sterk has quickly proven...

Catcher, coach, friend: senior Kirsten Mack’s depth brings leadership to a young Missouri softball team

Catcher, coach, friend: senior Kirsten Mack’s depth brings leadership to a young Missouri softball team

Hannah Hoffmeister May 2, 2017

“Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know…” It’s the iconic line from “Let It Go,” the anthem of Disney’s hit animated film “Frozen.” It was also part of a pregame video shown at...

Missouri softball enters homestretch of the season with series finale win against LSU

Missouri softball enters homestretch of the season with series finale win against LSU

Hannah Hoffmeister May 1, 2017

After being swept last weekend at home against the University of Kentucky, the Missouri softball team (28-23) traveled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, looking to turn things around against No.17 LSU (37-15). While...

Missouri baseball drops both games of Friday doubleheader vs. Texas A&M

Missouri baseball drops both games of Friday doubleheader vs. Texas A&M

Garrett Jones April 29, 2017

After rain in the forecast forced the cancellation of Saturday’s scheduled contest between the Missouri Tigers and the No. 22 Texas A&M Aggies, the teams played a doubleheader on Friday. Missouri was...

Kansas City Royals come into homestand with seven-game losing streak

Kansas City Royals come into homestand with seven-game losing streak

Jack Parodi April 28, 2017

After stumbling to a 2-6 record out of the gate, the Kansas City Royals rattled off four consecutive wins to right the ship and get things back on track, or so it appeared. Since those four straight wins,...

Mizzou baseball defeated by Missouri State 5-1

Mizzou baseball defeated by Missouri State 5-1

Jonathan Mitchell April 26, 2017

Missouri baseball fell to in-state rival Missouri State 5-1 in a game where the bats just never got going for the Tigers. Missouri State’s Austin Knight dominated Mizzou, allowing three hits over 6.2...

Mizzou track and field signs 13 athletes during spring National Signing Day

Mizzou track and field signs 13 athletes during spring National Signing Day

Matthew Hosler April 26, 2017

The Missouri Tigers track and field program officially signed an impressive group of athletes on April 18. The spring class of 2017 signees include a number of strong resumes and will all be valuable additions...

A lock to be selected in the NFL draft, Charles Harris carries on the D-Line Zou legacy

A lock to be selected in the NFL draft, Charles Harris carries on the D-Line Zou legacy

Eli Lederman April 26, 2017

Sheldon Richardson chuckled when he found out. It was November 2012, and Richardson, now a Pro Bowl lineman for the New York Jets, was preparing for what would be some of his final games in a Missouri...

Missouri is SEC East's best at turning low-star recruits into high draft picks, data shows

Missouri is SEC East’s best at turning low-star recruits into high draft picks, data shows

Nick Kelly April 26, 2017

If not for the microphone, even people who sat in the front row would have struggled to hear Charles Harris in the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex last December. The soft-spoken defensive end was hunched...

Cardinals cool off Pirates and Brewers, winning six of seven games

Cardinals cool off Pirates and Brewers, winning six of seven games

Alec Baris April 25, 2017

After starting the season 3-9, their worst start since 1988, the St. Louis Cardinals have bounced back and won six of their last seven games. Their record now sits at 9-10, and the Cardinals are only a...

Hard-fought series ends with Mizzou losing two of three to Ole Miss

Hard-fought series ends with Mizzou losing two of three to Ole Miss

Jonathan Mitchell April 24, 2017

Missouri baseball traveled into enemy territory over the weekend in a crucial conference series against Ole Miss. Mizzou won the opening game of the series Friday night but dropped the middle game and...