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The King keeps his crown as best NBA player

Nick Yahl • February 21, 2014

LeBron James or Kevin Durant? The question every NBA fan has heard and analyzed since Durant entered the league in 2007. Before Durant entered the league, the comparison was primarily between LeBron and...

Tigers squeak past Vandy

Jacob Bogage • February 20, 2014

That wasn’t supposed to happen. Two teams vying for any sort of postseason appearance couldn’t afford to shoot 43 percent from the field or allow confused freshman forward Johnathan Williams III to...

Clark, Brown trade places in Mizzou win

Matt Muenzberg • February 20, 2014

Based on the stat sheet, freshman Wes Clark and junior Jabari Brown exchanged numbers Wednesday night. Clark, who entered the game shooting 28 percent in Southeastern Conference play, was perfect from...

Haith positive as NCAA tournament looms

Jacob Bogage • February 19, 2014

Jabari Brown hasn’t filled out an NCAA tournament bracket in years. After his half-year stop at Oregon, when Ducks didn’t make the 2012 tournament, Brown sat out the first half of last year’s campaign...

Prep school still to be determined for Mizzou commit Suggs

Alex Schiffer • February 19, 2014

Ronnie Suggs doesn’t know where he’s going to school yet. Well, sort of. The Missouri commit is currently thriving during his senior season at Washington High School, averaging 23 points per game...

Finucane, Stangel usher in new era for Tiger softball

Matt Muenzberg • February 19, 2014

One is expected to break the school’s home run record. The other is said to be more fully developed than a three-time All-American. How does softball coach Ehren Earleywine feel about these lofty expectations...

Volleyball juniors have something new to prove

Danielle Lerner • February 19, 2014

The 15 minutes of fame haven’t even begun to fade. In the wake of its historic 35-1 season, the Missouri women’s volleyball team has kept on rolling. After a shocking upset from Purdue in the second...

Male practice players play hidden role in Tiger basketball program

Aaron Reiss • February 19, 2014

It’s 2:23 p.m. on a Tuesday, and Michael Luechtefeld is practicing in Mizzou Arena. He’s wearing a custom Nike Dri-FIT T-shirt. It’s gray with a Mizzou logo over the left part of his chest, and...

Max Copeland joins students to ‘Stand with Sam’

Jack Witthaus • February 17, 2014

Max Copeland showed up alone. His hair was cut and his beard was trimmed. He wore sunglasses, a brown leather jacket, jeans and black boots loosely tied. Outside of his giant build, nothing alerted people...

Jones, Post shine in Tigers win over Vols

Alex Schiffer • February 15, 2014

Torren Jones and Keanau Post are two names Tigers fan have known all year but haven’t had a lot of reasons to cheer for, given the inconsistent and sometimes nonexistent production. But Saturday’s...

Brown, Tigers steal another against Vols

Matt Muenzberg • February 15, 2014

Missouri’s leading scorer Jabari Brown disappeared for half the game but showed up when the Tigers needed him to save a second straight contest. Brown went scoreless for 22 minutes of game time, but...

Brown’s floater boosts Mizzou in thriller

Jacob Bogage • February 13, 2014

Thursday was one of those nights for Jabari Brown. One of those nights where his steely-eyed, assassin-like gaze led him to the rim. Where he upped the ante on his already Southeastern Conference-leading...