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Diggs’ late score pulls Tigers past Gamecocks

Jacob Bogage • October 18, 2013

Senior forward Alyssa Diggs may have started all of Missouri’s 15 games this year, but she only played 969 minutes; her ailing hamstring kept the Tigers’ top offensive threat hamstrung on the bench. But...

Tigers keep Bulldogs on a short leash, extend winning streak to 22

Danielle Lerner • October 18, 2013

Event staff at Hearnes Center had good reason to play pop hits by Taylor Swift after Missouri volleyball’s four-set win over Georgia on Friday. The Tigers were “feeling 22.” The No. 18 Tigers continued...

For Molly Kreklow, everlasting inspiration

Marek Makowski • October 17, 2013

The reason why senior Molly Kreklow is arguably the nation’s best setter lies past the countless dedication on the court. It lies beyond coming to practices early and staying late, beyond weekly team...

Recruiting Notebook: Mizzou rolling in good news with underclassmen

Alex Schiffer • October 17, 2013

While a decision may not come until his senior season, Dallas high school junior Elijah Thomas recently cut his list of prospective schools to 24 schools with Missouri making the cut. “I know they have...

Volleyball team adds Rick McGuire’s sports psychology regimen

Danielle Lerner • October 16, 2013

Ask any student in assistant teaching professor Rick McGuire’s Psychological Perspectives of Sport class what sports psychology is, and you will hear a resounding answer: “Thinking right in sport.” Those...

Business as usual with Maty Mauk in, James Franklin out

Matt Muenzberg • October 16, 2013

With freshman Maty Mauk set to fill in for injured starter James Franklin this week against Florida, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel was asked multiple times how Mauk’s presence would change the Tigers’...

Oh, how good it feels to be wrong

Derek Franks • October 16, 2013

Surprised. Ecstatic. Baffled. These are just some of the many crazy emotions and feelings going through anyone who has the slightest tie to Mizzou this week. To say there is a sense of optimism in Columbia...

Gold edges Black in women’s hoops scrimmage

Marek Makowski • October 15, 2013

A few months ago, Missouri senior forward Bri Kulas took on the 20,000-point challenge. It was issued to the team, but only a handful of players participated. The challenge was simple: Push yourself...

Freshman Johnathan Williams III excels in debut

Matt Muenzberg • October 15, 2013

Everyone wants to impress his or her boss on the first day. After his first time in a collegiate game situation, freshman forward Johnathan Williams III got a one-word performance review from Missouri...

Ryan Rosburg wears off 2012 jitters

Jacob Bogage • October 15, 2013

Ryan Rosburg scored 30 points total last season. Tuesday night, the sophomore forward more than halved that mark in one game alone, scoring 16 points and hauling in eight rebounds in Missouri’s annual...

Recruiting Notebook: 2014 and beyond

Alex Schiffer • October 14, 2013

While Frank Haith’s squad is still a week and a half away from its first scrimmage against Oklahoma City, the Missouri basketball program was on both sides of the unpredictable recruiting world this...

James Franklin stays positive in wake of injury

Katherine Knott • October 14, 2013

A sprained shoulder will keep senior quarterback James Franklin on the sidelines for three to five weeks, coach Gary Pinkel said at his weekly press conference. “I am not real worried about the timeline...