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The journey of a ‘Midwest guy’: Alec Rash’s path to Missouri

Ian Frazer • November 27, 2012

Four hundred and fifteen feet is a long, long way to throw a baseball. If you were to stand at the south end zone of Faurot Field and chuck it that far, it would sail through the goal post and land at...

Women’s basketball 1-2 in Cancun Challenge

Zach Foor • November 27, 2012

If the women’s basketball three-game Cancun Challenge tournament resembled a Thanksgiving turkey, the Missouri Tigers got to indulge in a leg and a wing. During Thanksgiving weekend, the Tigers fell...

Pinkel’s reluctance to change could prove costly

Ryan Hood • November 27, 2012

Missouri’s inaugural Southeastern Conference campaign was characterized by a bevy of lowlights. Surrendering 24 consecutive points in a nightmarish second half against Georgia, the comedy of errors...

Wrestling adds stacked recruiting class to nationally ranked team

Ryan Williamson • November 27, 2012

Missouri wrestling has started the season with a perfect 5-0 start, but the No. 7 squad has also secured its future with the second-best recruiting class in the country. On Nov. 15, the official signing...

Versatile Pressey leads Missouri to bronze in Bahamas

Jacob Bogage • November 27, 2012

Senior guard Phil Pressey only scored 11 points in No. 16 Missouri’s win over Virginia Commonwealth University on Saturday, but that total already surpasses his 2011 scoring average. With the departures...

Missouri stumbles late against Syracuse

Ryan Hood • November 18, 2012

The rocks remained unchanged. Hours after the final whistle blew and the light fixtures high atop Memorial Stadium went dark, the iconic “Rock M” nestled behind Memorial Stadium’s north end zone...

Missouri passes first test of season

Matt Muenzberg • November 16, 2012

In its first two games of the young season, the Missouri women’s basketball team led by an average of 18.5 points with five minutes remaining in the second half. At that same time Thursday night against...

TIGER TRACKER: Week 12

Ryan Hood • November 16, 2012

####Favorable Coach Gary Pinkel says junior quarterback James Franklin is as healthy as he’s been all season. After tossing four touchdowns down the stretch in Missouri’s come-from-behind quadruple...

Tigers trounce Wildcats 37-0 in home opener

Connor Casey • November 14, 2012

After being awarded championship rings for its Big 12 Conference championship from one year ago, Missouri wrestling came out swinging in its first home duel Wednesday. The No. 6 Tigers throttled the Baker...

Mapping the landscape: a guide to MLB free agency

Joe Trezza • November 14, 2012

It has been less than two weeks since Marco Scutaro lofted that Phil Coke fastball into shallow center field in the 10th inning at Comerica Park in Detroit to score Ryan Theriot with the World Series-winning...

After another long sit, Bowers stands out

Jacob Bogage • November 13, 2012

When senior forward Laurence Bowers sat Saturday on the floor of Mizzou Arena during the team's season opener against Southern Illinois, he drew puzzled glances from the Missouri bench. Bowers had picked...

Receiving trio has crowning moments in Tennessee win

Ryan Hood • November 13, 2012

Missouri receivers and roommates Jimmie Hunt, Marcus Lucas and Bud Sasser have talked about “the opportunity” since their friendship was forged two years ago. Before ever stepping onto Faurot Field...