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The parity of the NCAA will be its downfall

Kalen Wagoner • February 26, 2013

You’ve probably seen some of the horrific halftime scores come across the ESPN bottom line. Miami 19, Maryland 14. Arkansas 21, Vanderbilt 11. Eastern Michigan 18, Northern Illinois 4. And as long as...

Sixth-ranked Tigers edge Hawkeyes and Buckeyes in tight dual

Katherine Knott • February 26, 2013

The Missouri wrestling program upset No. 2 Iowa and No. 5 Ohio State as the Tigers wrestled to third place in the NWCA National Duals finals this past weekend in St. Paul, Minn. The Tigers also wrestled...

With postseason in sight, defense becomes key for Tigers

Hunter Woodall • February 26, 2013

Alex Oriakhi sat on the bench, upset that Missouri's defense collapsed to end the game. Laurence Bowers, who fouled out of the game before the end of regulation, joined him, and both could only sit back...

Men place eighth, women place ninth in SEC Indoor Track

Jacob Scholl • February 26, 2013

This weekend was full of firsts for the Tiger track and field team. Missouri competed in its first-ever Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship last weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.,...

Women’s basketball losing streak at 5 games

Matt Muenzberg • February 26, 2013

The Missouri women’s basketball team is in free fall. After beating No. 9 Tennessee on Feb. 3, the Tigers have lost five straight games, dropping to 4-10 in the Southeastern Conference as turnovers continue...

Gymnastics falls to No. 11 Georgia

Katie Pohlman • February 24, 2013

The No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs stormed into Columbia on Friday and beat the Tiger gymnastics team, winning with a score of 196.825 to Mizzou’s 194.550. Despite the snowstorm the day before, fans still...

Louisiana State pulls off overtime win over Missouri

Matt Muenzberg • February 23, 2013

With the announcement that Thursday night’s women’s basketball game between Missouri and Louisiana State would be postponed until Friday, the LSU players decided to have some fun, making snow angels...

Josh Hamilton has no room to talk

Derek Franks • February 22, 2013

Josh Hamilton and his big ego need to keep quiet. A year and a half ago, Josh Hamilton had it all. He was the batting king of baseball, one of the most recognized names in the game and he had a position...

This time, Pressey makes it count

Jacob Bogage • February 22, 2013

There’s a reason Phil Pressey was named to the preseason watch lists for the annual Wooden Award and Cousy Award, which honor the nation’s top player and point guard respectively. It’s the same...

Baseball looks to bounce back from 0-3 start against Memphis

Jack Witthaus • February 22, 2013

You wouldn’t expect the Missouri baseball team (0-3, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) to sport an upbeat attitude after getting swept away in their opening series against Southern Mississippi last weekend. At...

Tigers battle back, beat No. 5 Gators in thriller

Jacob Bogage • February 20, 2013

Laurence Bowers returned to early season form and Phil Pressey dished 10 assists and hit the go-ahead bucket as Missouri (19-7, 8-5 Southeastern Conference) erased a 13-point second-half deficit to upset...

NCAA accuses Haith of wrongdoing at Miami

Jacob Bogage • February 20, 2013

The NCAA has issued Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith a notice of allegations stemming from an investigation into the University of Miami, where Haith coached from 2004 through 2011. “I did get...