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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Vandy completes sweep of Tigers

Aaron Reiss May 4, 2014

Cornelius Vanderbilt was not in the Navy. The American railroad tycoon gave himself the nickname of “commodore,” and people followed his lead, addressing him with the title. Another Vanderbilt –...

Tigers lose series, fall to Alabama 2-0

Danielle Lerner May 3, 2014

Saturday was Senior Day for the Missouri softball team, but senior outfielder Mackenzie Sykes couldn’t enjoy it. “It’s not really that much different than any other game,” Sykes said. “Any emotion...

Missouri falls to Commodores, 5-1

Brandon Kroos May 3, 2014

Missouri (20-26, 6-17 Southeastern Conference) lost its starter, the game and the series in a 5-1 defeat to Vanderbilt (35-12, 13-10 SEC). Junior righty John Miles pitched a perfect two innings, but...

Tigers can’t capture SEC title, fall to Tide 3-1

Alex Schiffer May 2, 2014

Going into the seventh inning, the Missouri Tigers chances for a share of the Southeastern Conference title were alive and well. A few batters and errors later, they were all but gone. The Alabama pulled...

Tigers drop first game of Vanderbilt series, 8-3

Brandon Kroos May 2, 2014

Missouri (21-24, 6-16 Southeasten Conference) played a top-25 team close, but came up short of a win in an 8-3 loss to Vanderbilt (34-12, 12-10 SEC). That result has become a continuing theme for the...

Tigers secure first game of Alabama series, 8-6

Danielle Lerner May 1, 2014

There was only one way to describe the atmosphere at University Field on Thursday evening: electric. No. 13 Missouri softball (41-13, 15-7 Southeastern Conference) defeated No. 6 Alabama 8-6 in Game...

Poor offensive production ails Tigers in three losses to Florida

Aaron Reiss April 30, 2014

They inched closer each time, but never close enough. Missouri (19-24, 6-15 Southeastern Conference) was swept by No. 6 Florida this past weekend. It was the second straight SEC series the Tigers have...

Early offense key to Tigers’ series win over Florida

Danielle Lerner April 30, 2014

The early bird gets the worm. Well, at least two times out of three. Early leads were essential in No. 13 Missouri softball’s (38-13, 14-7 Southeastern Conference) 2-1 series win against then-No. 3...

The 2014 NBA playoffs are as good as it gets

Daniel Schmidt April 30, 2014

I pity the many people who say they hate the NBA. Their reasons can be as varied as the tattoos running up and down Chris “Birdman” Andersen's body. “They don't play defense!” “The players are...

Bigger, stronger and faster Abbington ready for Mizzou

Alex Schiffer April 30, 2014

This past fall, the Missouri football team had one of their most successful football seasons in recent memory, going to the Southeastern Conference championship game and Cotton Bowl along with a top five...

Assistant coach Fuller to stay at Missouri

Matt Muenzberg April 30, 2014

Missouri basketball reached an agreement with associate head coach Tim Fuller to keep the program’s most important assistant in Columbia under new head coach Kim Anderson, the team announced Wednesday. Fuller...

After 15 years, Kim Anderson has made it home

After 15 years, Kim Anderson has made it home

Aaron Reiss April 29, 2014

Kim Anderson made his way to the podium in the Reynolds Alumni Center, and all he could think about was time. “It took a long time to walk up those stairs,” Anderson said. A few short steps, but...