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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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’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...

Free points: charity stripe crucial in win over Hogs

Matt Muenzberg • February 13, 2014

Free throws can sometimes be seen as a trivial part of basketball. Turns out, they add up. Missouri hit 34-of-38 free throws, including its first 23 of the game, to give it a narrow 86-85 win over Arkansas...

Cold weather lures local fishermen

Jack Witthaus • February 12, 2014

When he first started, Andy Craver ice fished with a homemade bobber fitted with guitar strings. Craver, a project coordinator at the MU School of Nursing, said he watched YouTube videos to learn the...