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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Tigers fall just short of second-straight SEC win

Tigers fall just short of second-straight SEC win

Nick Kelly February 9, 2017

Missouri came close on multiple occasions to taking the game from Texas A&M, but unfortunately for the Tigers, close only counts in horseshoes, not men’s basketball. Texas A&M held on to defeat Missouri...

Sports offer the best distraction of all

Sports offer the best distraction of all

Cole Bollinger February 6, 2017

Sports are meant to be an escape from the rest of the world. They give us an ability to exit our own real lives and dream the impossible. In the past year, they have done exactly that. Outside of the...

Women’s basketball five-game win streak ends with blowout loss to Mississippi State

Women’s basketball five-game win streak ends with blowout loss to Mississippi State

Titus Wu February 6, 2017

Missouri women’s basketball fell to the Mississippi State Bulldogs 70-53 Monday in Starkville, Mississippi. The loss puts Mizzou’s five-game winning streak to rest, which was the longest in the conference...

Missouri basketball picks up first SEC win of the season over Arkansas 83-78

Missouri basketball picks up first SEC win of the season over Arkansas 83-78

Joe Noser February 5, 2017

Junior forward Jordan Barnett had 17 points off the bench and sophomore guard K.J. Walton had 15 points and a huge steal down the stretch as the Missouri Tigers defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 83-78 at...

Missouri wrestling dominates Northern Illinois 38-3

Missouri wrestling dominates Northern Illinois 38-3

Langston Newsome February 5, 2017

No. 7 Missouri wrestling continued its dominance in the Mid-American Conference, dismantling Northern Illinois 38-3. The Tigers won nine of 10 matches and had three wrestlers, No. 10 John Erneste, No....

Madi Norman and Braxton Burnside star in annual Black and Gold scrimmage

Madi Norman and Braxton Burnside star in annual Black and Gold scrimmage

Dru Berry , Justin Bjorseth February 5, 2017

The Black and Gold Game gave fans a first look at the 2017 Missouri Tigers softball team. The Black team edged the Gold team 2-1 in a low-scoring affair. The Black team opened with redshirt sophomore...

In a battle between Tigers, Mizzou gymnastics falls to LSU

In a battle between Tigers, Mizzou gymnastics falls to LSU

Chelsea Roemer February 4, 2017

Friday night was a battle of the Tigers, as the Missouri gymnastics team traveled to Baton Rouge to compete against Louisiana State. The Tigers suffered a two-point loss, falling 195.425 to LSU’s 197.425,...

Missouri softball primed to continue offensive excellence in 2017

Missouri softball primed to continue offensive excellence in 2017

Hannah Hoffmeister February 3, 2017

Missouri softball enters the season hoping to pick up where it left off last year offensively after a record-breaking 2016. The Tigers posted a .327 team batting average and 165 stolen bases last season,...

Missouri adds physical size, ‘winner’ with 2017 class

Missouri adds physical size, ‘winner’ with 2017 class

Nick Kelly February 3, 2017

The Missouri coaching staff left little doubt on national signing day as to how it plans to reach the top of the Southeastern Conference. The behemoths up front will be the catalysts. Offensive and defensive...

Matt Ryan should be this year’s NFL MVP.

Matt Ryan should be this year’s NFL MVP.

Cole Bollinger February 3, 2017

There is no debate on who this year’s NFL Most Valuable Player should be. If you think there is one, you just haven’t been paying close enough attention. Yes, the Dallas rookies were phenomenal, Aaron...

Jake Allen vs. Carter Hutton: Who should the Blues start?

Jake Allen vs. Carter Hutton: Who should the Blues start?

Aidan Carlsen February 3, 2017

The St. Louis Blues are between a rock and a hard place right now. The club currently holds the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference playoff race, but they are going to need to make some improvements...

What you need to know from Missouri’s loss to Florida

What you need to know from Missouri’s loss to Florida

Nick Kelly February 3, 2017

The Florida students who wore orange and blue ponchos to Thursday’s game should have lent them to the Tigers. For the Missouri men’s basketball team, when it rained, it poured. The Gators, ranked...