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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 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 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

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...

New coach, old tricks: Kim Anderson is head coach

Matt Muenzberg • April 29, 2014

It’s back to the future for Missouri basketball. Missouri introduced Kim Anderson, who played and served as an assistant coach at MU, as its newest head basketball coach in front of a large contingent...

Kim Anderson replaces Haith as men’s basketball coach

Matt Muenzberg, Jack Witthaus • April 28, 2014

Kim Anderson, an MU alum and the former helmsman at Central Missouri, is the new head coach of the Missouri basketball program, Mizzou Athletics announced Monday. The university will introduce Anderson,...

Fleming using patience to boost bat

Alex Schiffer • April 26, 2014

If Ole Miss didn’t know who Natalie Fleming was prior to last weekend’s series against No. 11 Missouri (35-12, 12-6 Southeastern Conference), they left Sunday evening having a good idea of what the...