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SEC Media Days: Dobbs soaring into spotlight

Alec Lewis • July 15, 2015

HOOVER, Alabama — Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs thinks designing his own plane after playing in the NFL would be “awesome.” After a week that included a trip to the Elite 11 camp in Oregon,...

SEC Media Days: New Florida head coach embraces the challenge ahead

Alec Lewis • July 14, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. — It was the question regarding former Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper that awoke Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III. Hargreaves, the son of the newly hired linebackers coach at...

SEC Media Days: A tale of two Columbias

Alec Lewis • July 14, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. — Steve Spurrier hinted at it. Linebacker Skai Moore and wide receiver Pharoh Cooper did, too. South Carolina and Missouri: a brewing rivalry? Two years ago in Missouri’s Columbia, the...

Work ethic boosts MU senior Ryan Dell to world championship

Mia Chudzik • July 8, 2015

Along with the 23 women who captured the hearts of people all over the U.S. by beating Japan 5-2 in the World Cup final Sunday night was MU student Ryan Dell. The senior landed the position of assistant...

Tigers team up in Cape Cod

Peter Baugh • July 8, 2015

The moment the baseball hit his bat, Shane Benes knew it was gone. The ball soared over the fence just left of dead center field for a home run. Benes, a rising sophomore, had just notched his first hit...

Q&A with Missouri swimmer Michael Chadwick

Peter Baugh • July 8, 2015

_Swimmer Michael Chadwick is an All-American and rising junior at Missouri. As a sophomore at the NCAA Championships, he finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle, sixth in the 200-yard freestyle relay...

The symbolic importance behind the USWNT’s third World Cup win

Andrew McCulloch • July 8, 2015

Three. You may only see it as a numeral, but from the diamond to the ice and the hardwood to the pitch, the number three is the most significant across the sports landscape. The rule of thirds dominates...

Joining a new team, DeMarre Carroll’s success keeps rolling in

Bruno Vernaschi • July 8, 2015

Just married, in the best playing form of his life and a child on the way, all topped off by a $12-million-plus salary raise. Former Missouri Tiger DeMarre Carroll is on top of the world. After his most...

Missouri athletes injured in car crash

Will Jarvis • June 21, 2015

MU athlete Harold Brantley was involved in a serious car accident south of Columbia Sunday afternoon. The Tigers defensive tackle was seriously injured in the accident. He was accompanied by 21-year-old...

Earleywine at the center of heated email exchange with Missouri State

Jason Lowenthal • June 3, 2015

Missouri sports fans love a fiery, hard-nosed coach who isn’t afraid to stand up for their program. However, Tigers softball coach Ehren Earleywine might have crossed a line in a falling out between...

Missouri assistant steps down from position

Bruno Vernaschi • June 3, 2015

After the most successful season since joining the Southeastern Conference, the Missouri baseball team will be experiencing some changes. Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kerrick Jackson announced...

Mizzou baseball takes giant step forward in 2015

Jason Lowenthal • June 3, 2015

Missouri was one of the surprises of the college baseball season. In preseason polls, the Tigers were projected to finish last in the Southeastern Conference. Behind a trio of talented freshmen and a solid...