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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...

Q&A with defensive end recruit Marcell Frazier

Will Jarvis • June 3, 2015

_Two years ago, defensive end Marcell Frazier was ruled ineligible before his freshman season at Nevada-Las Vegas due to a mix-up with a math class he took in high school. After being at two different...

Williams transfers to Gonzag

Will Jarvis • June 3, 2015

Former Missouri basketball star Johnathan Williams III took to social media Saturday, announcing his transfer to Gonzaga, where he will play for Mark Few and the Bulldogs. "Thanks for all of the schools...

2015 Mizzou softball in review

Jason Lowenthal • June 3, 2015

It was another tremendous year for the Missouri softball team, which finished the season 42-16 overall. The Tigers fought to the end for a Southeastern Conference East Division title, reached the NCAA...

Blatter’s resignation from FIFA a step in the right direction

Andrew McCulloch • June 3, 2015

One week after the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. attorney general announced the arrests of seven leading FIFA officials, the organization’s leader and the man once referred to as “Roger...

After injury setback, Bond makes strong return

Jason Lowenthal • May 6, 2015

Missouri freshman catcher Brett Bond didn’t do anything special during his recovery time away from the baseball field after he suffered an ankle sprain April 9 against Tennessee during a collision at...

Biggest embarassment: Men’s Basketball

Daniel Witt • May 6, 2015

The year was 1967. Thousands of Vietnam War protesters marched in the nation’s capital, the Green Bay Packers had just defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, in the first ever Super Bowl, and gas prices...

Biggest Surprise: Mizzou football wins second straight SEC East title

Andrew McCulloch • May 6, 2015

As time wound down in the final regular season game of 2014, the Missouri defense dug in for one final stand. The Tigers held a slim seven-point lead, and Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen was marching...

Most Influential Students: J’den Cox

Bruno Vernaschi • May 6, 2015

J’den Cox seemed to bounce back quickly after dropping his semifinal bout at the NCAA national championships. Despite getting upset by Ohio State’s Kyle Snyder and consequently losing hopes for both...

Top 5 sports fails

Jason Lowenthal • May 6, 2015

**1. Football loses to Indiana, blown out by Georgia** Missouri may have finished the season with a second consecutive division title in hand, but the season had its rough patches. It’s hard to forget...

Tigers look to secure NCAA Tournament bid

Jason Lowenthal • May 5, 2015

After an 18-1 drubbing of Ole Miss on Saturday, Missouri sophomore shortstop Ryan Howard was asked about the team’s prior conference series against Vanderbilt, in which Mizzou was swept. It was the biggest...

NBA’s ‘Hack-a-Shaq’ has to stop

Andrew McCulloch • May 5, 2015

The 2014-15 NBA season has made for excellent theater with the return of LeBron to Cleveland, the emergence of the Splash Brothers in Golden State and the dismantling of a dynasty in South Beach. And...