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Missouri wrestling’s J’Den Cox qualifies for 2016 Olympics

Anne Rogers • April 24, 2016

J’Den Cox officially punched his ticket to the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with a first-place finish in the 86-kilogram weight class at the World Games Qualifying Tournament in Mongolia early Sunday...

Missouri baseball falls to under .500 after sweep by South Carolina

Jason Lowenthal • April 24, 2016

Missouri baseball (20–21, 4–14 Southeastern Conference) continued its slide Sunday afternoon, falling to No. 8 South Carolina by a score of 9–2. The Tigers were swept for the fourth time in SEC play...

Errors plague Tigers in 5–1 loss to South Carolina

Peter Baugh • April 23, 2016

Before the 2016 season began, hopes were high in the Missouri baseball clubhouse. The pitching duo of senior Reggie McClain and sophomore Tanner Houck seemed poised for a dominant season. Sophomore third...

Missouri implodes against No. 8 South Carolina, falls 8–5

Tyler Kraft • April 22, 2016

For the first time since its series against then-No. 15 Arkansas, the Missouri baseball team looked like it was going to beat a ranked team. Then, the sixth inning happened. The Tigers lost 8–5 to No....

Jakeenan Gant becomes fourth Missouri basketball transfer from last year’s roster

Alec Lewis • April 21, 2016

Not one player remains from Missouri basketball’s 20th-ranked recruiting class in 2014 after Thursday’s announcement that Jakeenan Gant was transferring from the program. The 6-foot-8, former 53rd-ranked...

Q&A: Mizzou great Kyle Gibson talks about his alma mater and playing in MLB

Peter Baugh • April 20, 2016

_Kyle Gibson played three seasons for the Missouri baseball team, winning 11 games as a junior in 2009. That summer, he was selected in the first round (22nd overall) of the MLB Draft by the Minnesota...

Missouri softball sweeps Iowa doubleheader in midweek matchup

Anne Rogers • April 20, 2016

The Missouri softball team had a quick turnaround from this weekend’s series with Kentucky, traveling to Iowa to play a doubleheader. The Tigers swept the doubleheader, with a first win 7–1 and a second...

Takeaways: Missouri softball dropped its series to Kentucky last weekend

Anne Rogers • April 19, 2016

The Missouri softball team dropped its latest Southeastern Conference series to Kentucky last weekend, winning one game on Saturday but losing on Friday and Sunday. The team fought hard to come back in...

Missouri men’s and women’s golf teams finish up SEC play

Alec Lewis • April 19, 2016

Missouri’s men’s and women’s golf teams teed it up last weekend in their Southeastern Conference tournaments in hopes of securing good enough finishes to propel them to NCAA regionals. The men,...

Witter is ready to shoulder the load at running back spot for Missouri football

Alec Lewis • April 19, 2016

Russell Hansbrough was supposed to man the backfield for Missouri last year, not Ish Witter. Fresh off a 1,084-yard, 10-touchdown and 5.3 yards-per-rush 2014–15 campaign, the former Missouri running...

Takeaways: Missouri baseball swept at home by LSU

Jason Lowenthal • April 18, 2016

Missouri baseball suffered its third sweep of the season this past weekend at the hands of LSU, but once again put up a good fight in the first two games of the series. Missouri (20–18, 4–11 SEC)...

Missouri football answers some questions in Black and Gold game

Alec Lewis • April 17, 2016

There was a new head coach pacing the field, and there were new offensive and defensive coordinators manning the sidelines, but the Missouri football team looked and sounded very similar to those in years...