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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

Collegiate hoops players need to stay in school

Nick Yahl April 2, 2014

The one-and-done rule is bogus. The NBA rule states that players must be out of high school for at least one year and be 19 years of age before they are allowed to declare for the draft. Much like any...

Ease up on Chicago fans, St. Louis

Daniel Schmidt April 2, 2014

Rivalries are one of the most unique and enjoyable aspects in all of sports. The two rival teams have a history of bad blood and are often from the same geographic region. When the two teams meet, records...

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...

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...

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...

Tigers escape Davidson in NIT

Matt Muenzberg March 19, 2014

Major conference teams are rarely excited to play in the National Invitation Tournament. Most have seen their dreams of playing on a national stage in the NCAA tournament morph into playing in empty arenas. So...

Williams grows as postseason wears on

Williams grows as postseason wears on

Matt Muenzberg March 19, 2014

Freshman forward Johnathan Williams III scored 11 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, blocked two shots and dished out two assists in Thursday’s Southeastern Conference Tournament game against Texas A&M. A...

Prescribing a cure for Mizzou’s woes

Prescribing a cure for Mizzou’s woes

Imagine, if you will, the Missouri basketball program felt under the weather. It was feverish, achy, congested, tired. It had a sore throat. It coughed and wheezed. It was bedridden. Now you’ve experienced...

Brian Smith, Mizzou reach new heights

Katherine Knott March 19, 2014

Three conference trophies adorn the glass case on the fourth floor of Hearnes Center: one from the Big 12, two from the Mid-American Conference. Those trophies are for “Tiger Style,” a catchy nickname...