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SEC Media Days: Gators healthy, excited

Aaron Reiss • July 14, 2014

HOOVER, Alabama — Florida was awful last season. Gators coach Will Muschamp acknowledged as much Monday during his time in front of the media at Southeastern Conference Media Days. “I really draw...

SEC Media Days: Vanderbilt men, but no QB

Aaron Reiss • July 14, 2014

HOOVER, Alabama – Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason is aware he’s the only new head football coach in the Southeastern Conference this season. “Great thing is, I’m undefeated,” he said of his first...

Heart over wins: Why it’s more fun to cheer for our less successful teams

Daniel Schmidt • July 9, 2014

Over the last couple years of my St. Louis sports fandom, I have developed a theory simply labeled the Rams Theory. This theory is what I use to explain why I am still a Rams fan to concerned friends...

As Tigers look to replace star setter Kreklow, cousin waits in wings

Bruno Vernaschi • July 9, 2014

Setter Molly Kreklow’s accolades are almost too many to count. The niece of Missouri head coach Wayne Kreklow, she was the 2013 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and a first team All-American...

College career over, former Mizzou golfer Emilio Cuartero looks forward

Jacob Seus • July 9, 2014

When Emilio Cuartero came to Missouri, he could barely speak English. “It was a challenge,” Cuartero said. “My English was really bad, but I knew I wanted to be there. My mind was set to ﬁght...

Mizzou grad serves on NBA champion Spurs’ training staff

Michael Natelli • July 9, 2014

Like a lot of young basketball fans, Carson Calkins grew up dreaming of winning the NBA Finals and hoisting the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. Unlike most basketball fans, he realized that dream...

MU Quidditch seeks to gain popularity following World Cup appearance

Jacqueline LeBlanc • July 9, 2014

Junior Taylor Korte has always been a natural athlete. In high school, she excelled at basketball, softball and track and field. However, not once in high school did a coach from any of Korte’s several...

Former Tiger Dorial Green-Beckham joins Oklahoma Sooners

Michael Natelli • July 3, 2014

The Oklahoma Sooners were once considered big players during the recruitment of then-highly touted high school receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. Three years later, it appears they’re going to get their...

Basketball coaching staff complete with hiring of Fulford

Aaron Reiss • June 23, 2014

Kim Anderson’s staff is complete. The Missouri basketball coach finalized his coaching staff Monday with the hiring of Rob Fulford. Fulford spent the past five seasons as the head coach at Huntington...

Statistics follow Missouri baseball to bottom of Southeastern Conference

Brandon Kroos • June 4, 2014

If the conditions at Taylor Stadium were unusually breezy this season, Missouri’s offense was at fault. Tiger bats swung and missed to the point of practically generating a weather front with their...

Mizzou softball looks to reload

Alex Schiffer • June 4, 2014

This May marked the first time the Missouri Tigers would not be advancing to NCAA Super Regionals since 2007. But while this year’s team ended its season earlier than expected, there are reasons to already...

A fresh beginning: Mizzou basketball will silence critics

Nick Yahl • June 4, 2014

Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Tigers basketball team this past season. From player suspensions to poor production throughout the season and missing the NCAA Tournament,...