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Three takeaways from Missouri women’s basketball’s loss to Georgia

Alexzandria Churchill • February 5, 2016

The Tigers came out with next to no energy, and it came back to bite them. Although the team stayed competitive for the majority of the game, a few major mistakes caught up to them in the end, resulting...

UPDATED: Basketball players Jakeenan Gant and Russell Woods suspended following arrests

Alec Lewis • February 5, 2016

Following the suspension of Missouri basketball players Jakeenan Gant and Russell Woods, the Tigers headed to Alabama, where their losing streak continued. Gant and Woods average 4.5 and 3.5 points per...

William Cook loses voice, Missouri loses to Ole Miss

Alec Lewis • February 4, 2016

William Cook lost his voice echoing a former Black Eyed Peas hit song on Wednesday night. Yet, he insists he learned the term “hands up” playing basketball as a “youngin.” Missouri’s basketball...

Former Missouri wrestler Alan Waters qualifies for 2016 U.S. Olympic trials

Chase Lynn • February 4, 2016

If you don’t succeed, try, try again. That was the motto for former MU wrestler, Alan Waters, as he claimed the 57-kilogram title last Friday at the Dave Schultz Memorial tournament in Colorado Springs,...

Keys to success for Missouri men’s basketball against Ole Miss

Tyler Kraft • February 3, 2016

The Missouri men’s basketball team faces Ole Miss (13-8, 3-5 SEC) in the final game of its two-game home stretch on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers (8-13, 1-7 SEC) are also looking to put...

Missouri football locks up 2016 signing class

Alec Lewis • February 3, 2016

Many Alabama fans know Chris Black as the wide receiver who criticized his team’s system after winning two national championships. After announcing his transfer from the Crimson Tide weeks ago, [Black...

Missouri basketball falls to Ole Miss 76-73, loses seventh straight

Alec Lewis • February 3, 2016

Kevin Puryear flushed a dunk to open Wednesday night’s game against Ole Miss, but it was Missouri’s 3-point performance that kept the Tigers in the game. In front of 4,734 fans, the lowest number...

Missouri wrestlers not losing focus in ‘dark days’ of January and February

Anne Rogers • February 2, 2016

Some days, when junior Willie Miklus walks into the Missouri wrestling room, he questions why he’s even doing it. But, other days, Missouri’s 184-pound starter knows exactly why he is there and would...

Missouri men’s basketball struggles stem from lack of experience on court

Tyler Kraft • February 2, 2016

The state of the Missouri men’s basketball team has become all too familiar for the Tigers’ fans. Unfortunately for the Tiger faithful, it also appears that the current state is here to stay for the...

Stock watch: Missouri women’s basketball upperclassmen step up

Alexzandria Churchill • February 2, 2016

Over the past week, the Missouri women’s basketball team faced two unranked opponents in LSU and Ole Miss, the first week since conference play began that it didn’t see a top-25 team. The players took...

Missouri football picks up wide receiver transfer from Alabama

Alec Lewis • February 1, 2016

Alabama graduate transfer Chris Black pledged a commitment Monday afternoon to the Missouri Tigers football team and coach Barry Odom. Brandon Kiley, host of The Sports Wire on KTGR radio, tweeted a picture...

Big pins from Manley, Butler help Missouri wrestling beat No. 7 Oklahoma

Anne Rogers • January 31, 2016

Matt Manley knew he had to win big in his match against Oklahoma’s Trae Blackwell in order to pump up his team after a losing start to the dual. Manley, a redshirt junior and Missouri wrestling’s...