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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Cox, freshmen carry wrestling through postseason

Cox, freshmen carry wrestling through postseason

Katherine Knott April 2, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY — J’den Cox made a name for himself at Hickman High School, winning multiple state titles and becoming an unbeatable force in the process. Cox started a similar trend as a Tiger after...

Missouri baseball sticks with small-ball tactics

Brandon Kroos April 2, 2014

Home runs used to fly out of NCAA parks four years ago in an era of beefed-up metal bats, but last year, offense reached a 40-year low in NCAA baseball. Since the switch to BBCOR-regulated bats in 2011,...

Wrestling team’s sport psychologist arrested after hotel lobby party

Katherine Knott March 26, 2014

Oklahoma City Police arrested a Missouri wrestling staff member early Sunday morning for public intoxication in the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. “We are aware of Brandon’s...

Missouri’s Cox advances to championship match

Katherine Knott March 24, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY – Words were hard to find for Missouri’s junior captain on Friday night. Top-seeded Drake Houdashelt was upset by fifth-seeded Jason Tsirtsis from Northwestern in overtime of the semifinal...

Houdashelt upset in NCAA wrestling semifinal

Katherine Knott March 24, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY — Only 10 wrestlers can stand atop the podium. Just 10 out of 330. After two days of competition at the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, dreams have been crushed as the nation’s...

Cox makes history, wins national title at 197

Katherine Knott March 24, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY – J’den Cox has always said he wanted to win four national titles when he came to Missouri. On Saturday night in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Cox accomplished step No. 1 when he beat...

Tigers sweep Wisconsin-Milwaukee midweek series

Aaron Reiss March 20, 2014

Dillon Everett ran too far. The senior leftfielder rounded third and then some after senior right fielder Eric Anderson hit a ball to right center in the second inning. When a relay throw brought the...

Love him, hate him, Bud Selig is the best ever

Nick Yahl March 20, 2014

Allen Huber “Bud” Selig is the most influential commissioner of any sport looking at his 20-plus years as boss. The strike of 1994, which brought an end to the season, was Selig’s first big task...

Hate Duke; love the Big Dance

Daniel Schmidt March 19, 2014

March Madness is glorious. The four days of the first weekend of the tournament are without question my favorite four days of the year, and that includes the premieres and finales of “The Bachelor”...

Tori Finucane showing early signs of success

Alex Schiffer March 19, 2014

How do you replace Chelsea Thomas? The softball season is only a few weeks old, coach Ehren Earleywine and his players have already heard the question: How do you fill the shoes of a four-time All-American? But...

Mizzou baseball drops series to Tennessee

Brandon Kroos March 19, 2014

Missouri (9-9, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) jumped ahead with a first-game win against Tennessee (17-2, 2-1 SEC), but an inability to salvage a split from a Saturday doubleheader led to a series loss. Missouri...

Softball sweeps doubleheader over Illinois State

Danielle Lerner March 19, 2014

No. 18 Missouri softball (18-7, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) swept Illinois State, 4-2 and 5-0, in a double-header at University Field today. Game 1 was a career game for the Tigers. Freshman pitcher...