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Franklin fires Tigers in road victory over Ole Miss

Jack Witthaus • November 24, 2013

OXFORD, Miss. — Senior quarterback James Franklin refused to go down. Scrambling on his first play from scrimmage, he shook off a pass rusher and shot a BB to senior receiver Marcus Lucas for 19 yards....

Second chances help Missouri defeat Garner-Webb

Katherine Knott • November 23, 2013

The Missouri Tigers improved to 4-0 after beating the Garner-Webb Bulldogs at home, 72-63, Saturday in the opening game of the Las Vegas Invitational. It was not a pretty win for Missouri with 21 turnovers...

Matt Porter: The silent stories

Marek Makowski • November 21, 2013

It’s Tuesday afternoon, and assistant volleyball coach Matt Porter is here early, again. He’s at Hearnes Center, preparing equipment for practice. The senior from O’Fallon matches coach Wayne Kreklow,...

To pay or not to pay?

Derek Franks • November 21, 2013

Yes and no. That’s usually my answer to that very loaded question: Should college athletes be paid? Unfortunately, it isn’t just a yes or no answer. We’re talking about completely changing the...

Tania Jackson’s journey from Lawrence to Columbia about family, happiness

Aaron Reiss • November 21, 2013

Tania Jackson is a contradiction. She’s a senior, but she’s new to the Missouri women’s basketball program. Her family lives in Lawrence, but she left the University of Kansas. She’s ditching...

To Golden, college football is a blessing, not income

Katherine Knott • November 20, 2013

Markus Golden always wanted to play for Missouri, and despite a detour through junior college, he never doubted that one day he would wearing the black and gold on Saturdays. “Of course, it’s like...

Staying in school key to cash flow

Matt Muenzberg • November 20, 2013

On July 26, sophomore receiver Dorial Green-Beckham tweeted a picture from the Mizzou Store. The image showed three Missouri football jerseys hanging on display: one white, one black and one gold, all...

SEC coaches advocate further compensation

Jack Witthaus • November 20, 2013

Lucas Vincent didn’t like what he saw. The Missouri junior defensive lineman saw his likeness in EA Sport’s NCAA Football 14 — same number, same characteristics despite lacking his name on the game....

Untangling the web

Jacob Bogage • November 20, 2013

Out of the blue, Missouri football announced in July the creation of garypinkel.com, a new portal for accessing the Tigers on the gridiron through the namesake of their head coach. It was a welcome change...

Tony Criswell is back, conditionally

Matt Muenzberg • November 17, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tony Criswell’s fate hangs in the balance every game day. For unspecified off-the-court reasons, he’s been a game time decision for Missouri’s first three games, and according...

Fans flock to Kansas City for Tigers’ return

Alex Schiffer • November 16, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “This game is over,” announced ESPN’s Brent Musburger on March 10th, 2012. “Missouri will win the Big 12 championship.” Those famous words, forever etched in program history...

Mizzou trumps Hawaii in home away from home

Matt Muenzberg • November 16, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri men’s basketball team currently owns a 20-game home winning streak. But if you ask Missouri interim head coach Tim Fuller, the streak should have stood at 23 games heading...