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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Bradley, Waters victorious, but team falls short of first place in Vegas

Ryan Williamson December 4, 2012

This weekend’s Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational was a familiar scene for senior 125-pounder Alan Waters and senior heavyweight Dom Bradley. The two wrestlers continued their undefeated seasons by winning...

Bowers powers Missouri past App. State

Bowers powers Missouri past App. State

Jacob Bogage December 2, 2012

Behind senior forward Laurence Bowers’ 23 points, the No. 15 Missouri men’s basketball team started fast and never looked back against Appalachian State on Saturday. Bowers scored the game’s first...

Michael Dixon to leave Missouri basketball team

Michael Dixon to leave Missouri basketball team

Jacob Bogage November 30, 2012

Senior guard Michael Dixon announced he would leave the Missouri basketball program Thursday after a police report implicated him in a rape investigation. Dixon wrote in text messages obtained by the...

Oriakhi’s unexpected offense a boost for Tigers

Oriakhi’s unexpected offense a boost for Tigers

Jacob Bogage November 30, 2012

Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith has held, even before the season began, that defense would be a calling card for his No. 16 Tigers. “Rebounding, defense is a big part of who this team...

Undefeated Missouri wrestling takes on first big test in Las Vegas

Undefeated Missouri wrestling takes on first big test in Las Vegas

Ryan Williamson November 30, 2012

No. 7 Missouri wrestling will hit the road this weekend for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational in Las Vegas. The tournament features seven teams ranked in the top 25 and 85 of...

Tigers overcome first half slump, beat SEMO 80-51

Tigers overcome first half slump, beat SEMO 80-51

Matt Muenzberg November 30, 2012

Missouri looked like it was on its way to another non-conference blowout. Nine minutes into the first quarter, the Tigers had taken an 18-2 lead. But Southeast Missouri State University then went on an...

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

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...

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

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

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...

Missouri stumbles late against Syracuse

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...