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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

Royals starter Yordano Ventura dies in car crash

Royals starter Yordano Ventura dies in car crash

Jack Parodi January 22, 2017

Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura died early Sunday morning in a car crash in the Dominican Republic. He was 25 years old. Ventura seemed to have everything going for him: He was young, had a...

Tigers gymnastics falters in top-10 matchup against Alabama

Tigers gymnastics falters in top-10 matchup against Alabama

Dru Berry January 21, 2017

A shaky bars rotation spelled doom for Mizzou gymnastics Friday night, as it fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. No. 4 Alabama came to the Hearnes Center and took care of business, leaving with a 197.225-195.500...

Mizzou wrestling takes second at Southern Scuffle, continues strong conference season

Mizzou wrestling takes second at Southern Scuffle, continues strong conference season

Joe Noser , Langston Newsome January 20, 2017

**The Missouri wrestling team had very little time to rest over winter break as a jam-packed schedule saw them go 5-1 in dual meets and take second in the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on...

Mizzou women’s basketball upsets No. 25 Texas A&M in overtime thriller

Mizzou women’s basketball upsets No. 25 Texas A&M in overtime thriller

Titus Wu January 20, 2017

All signs pointed toward Thursday night being a breeze for the Texas A&M women’s basketball team. The Aggies had just entered the national top-25 rankings as No. 25 in the Associated Press poll. They...

Missouri loses ninth in a row, falls on the road to Alabama, 68-56

Missouri loses ninth in a row, falls on the road to Alabama, 68-56

Joe Noser January 19, 2017

Sophomore guard Terrence Phillips had 16 points and 7 assists and junior forward Russell Woods added 13, but it was not enough to secure a victory for Missouri Basketball. On Wednesday, the Tigers fell...

Freshmen help break Mizzou’s losing streak with win over Vanderbilt

Freshmen help break Mizzou’s losing streak with win over Vanderbilt

Titus Wu January 17, 2017

After losing to Louisiana State University 80-71 on Thursday, Missouri women’s basketball put a stop to its losing streak with a 74-68 win over Vanderbilt on Sunday. **Against LSU:** In the game against...

Program record-breaking vault performance powers Tigers to victory at State of Missouri Meet

Program record-breaking vault performance powers Tigers to victory at State of Missouri Meet

Dru Berry January 16, 2017

Missouri gymnastics continues to impress after dominating another meet and breaking another program record. The program vault record fell to the wayside on Sunday, with the team tallying a 49.425 on the...

Recap: Chiefs’ season ends in front of home crowd with a close loss to Pittsburgh

Recap: Chiefs’ season ends in front of home crowd with a close loss to Pittsburgh

Chelsea Roemer January 16, 2017

The Kansas City Chiefs ended their season in front of their home crowd at Arrowhead Stadium in a devastating 18-16 loss against the Steelers. The Pittsburgh Steelers will now move on to the AFC Championship...

Preview: Chiefs take on Steelers with a spot in the AFC Championship on the line

Preview: Chiefs take on Steelers with a spot in the AFC Championship on the line

Chelsea Roemer January 15, 2017

After a first-round bye, the Kansas City Chiefs face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs this Sunday. The Steelers are coming off a huge 30-12 win over the Miami Dolphins...

No. 6 Missouri gymnastics remains unbeaten after defeating No. 12 Arkansas

No. 6 Missouri gymnastics remains unbeaten after defeating No. 12 Arkansas

Chelsea Roemer January 14, 2017

By Chelsea Roemer No. 6 Missouri gymnastics defeated No. 12 Arkansas 195.850-193.950 in its first away meet of the 2016-17 season. Mizzou’s score of 195.850 is the second-highest road score in program...

The 76ers are finally winning games, proving tanking in the NBA just might work

The 76ers are finally winning games, proving tanking in the NBA just might work

Cole Bollinger January 13, 2017

For three seasons under general manager Sam Hinkie, the phrase, “Trust the process,” was laughed at across the NBA landscape as the Philadelphia 76ers failed to win more than 17 games in any of the...

Just how average is Chiefs QB Alex Smith?

Eli Lederman January 13, 2017

Since Week 7 of the 2015 season, NFL team X is 21-4 and is top-three in margin of victory and point differential. Over that time, they’ve won more games than powerhouses like the New England Patriots...