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Mizzou soccer upsets No. 9 Auburn

Daniel Witt • September 12, 2015

The Missouri women’s soccer offense was well aware that their foe, undefeated Auburn, hadn’t allowed a goal coming into their matchup Friday night. But when sophomore forward Savannah Trujillo found...

Mizzou beats Arkansas State in Jonesboro

Alec Lewis • September 12, 2015

Kentrell Brothers leaped for the ball, arms extended and in grabbing the pigskin, he helped the Missouri Tigers grab their second win of the season against Arkansas State. It was going to be different,...

Cook, Schweizer lead Mizzou at Forest Park

Peter Baugh • September 12, 2015

For redshirt junior Jordan Cook and the men’s cross country team, Friday’s run did not seem very far. The men, who are used to running 8,000-meter races, ran a 5,000-meter course at the Forest Park...

German swimmers start to settle in at Mizzou after WKU hazing scandal

Peter Baugh • September 9, 2015

His last name has 16 letters and four syllables. He has the fastest returning 100-yard breaststroke time of anyone in American collegiate swimming. And, after two seasons at Western Kentucky University,...

Mizzou wide receivers focused on task at hand

Alec Lewis • September 9, 2015

Missouri’s wide receivers are probably tired of quarterback questions. What about the routes they run? What about the passes they catch? What about the work they put in? Of the 32 balls thrown in Saturday’s...

“The Grind” prepares Missouri for first road game

Will Jarvis • September 9, 2015

On Friday, the Missouri Tigers football team will board a bus, hop on Highway 63 due south and drive. They’ll exit Highway 63 some 290 miles later on Johnson Avenue in Jonesboro, Arkansas, head east...

Pinkel creates unnecessary, harmful QB controversy

Nate Gatter • September 9, 2015

There’s an old saying in football: “If you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have one.” I know, I know. You’ve already heard more than enough quarterback controversy. At this point, even the...

Missouri freshman class works as a family

Bruno Vernaschi • September 9, 2015

As soon as Drew Lock scored his first touchdown with a 78-yard pass to Tyler Hunt, he was in celebration mode. The freshman quarterback ran toward the sideline, greeted center Evan Boehm and starter Maty...

Cross-country starts season with Illini Challenge

Peter Baugh • September 5, 2015

Kate Smith was not nervous. Although the Illini Challenge was her first meet as a Missouri Tiger, the freshman felt eager for the race. “I was just more excited to be racing again and finally do something...

Blocked punt headlines Brothers’ record-setting day

Will Jarvis • September 5, 2015

It was one of those plays that looked more like a video game glitch than real life. As Southeast Missouri State quarterback Tay Bender swung his leg with 31 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Kentrell...

‘Magic Man’ Drew Lock impresses in debut win over SEMO

Bruno Vernaschi • September 5, 2015

As the singing of the alma mater died down Saturday night and the Missouri football players greeted fans in Faurot Field’s student section, Drew Lock panned the crowd, looking for someone. “Three!”...

Scherer brothers reunited at Mizzou

Peter Baugh • September 1, 2015

When Michael and Nick Scherer were growing up, everything was a competition. Whether in sports or even eating, the Scherer boys were always trying to win. “We had a certain amount of food, and when...