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Zach Foor • October 30, 2012

Missouri senior forward Laurence Bowers hopes he'll be playing in the National Basketball Association this time next year. But if not, he has a backup plan. The 6-foot-8-inch, 227-pound dynamic man earned...

Transfers lead Tigers’ dominant debut

Connor Casey • October 29, 2012

Moments before the Missouri men’s basketball team took the court for its first exhibition game of the season, a commercial centered on the team’s transfers flashed on the Jumbotron. After a few seconds...

Without Dixon, Missouri looks to develop chemistry in exhibition play

Jacob Bogage • October 28, 2012

Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith said Friday that practices with his No. 15 Tigers have become increasingly competitive and physical, characteristics that make him cringe when someone hits...

Tigers surge for first SEC win with 33-10 victory over Kentucky

Ryan Hood • October 27, 2012

Desperate times call for desperate measures. As Missouri led Kentucky 17-10 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium, with an offense stuck in neutral following back-to-back interceptions by redshirt freshman...

Missouri hockey gets visit from Blues’ Ken Hitchcock

Jack Witthaus • October 26, 2012

The Missouri club hockey team got a new substitute coach for a day. St. Louis Blues hockey coach and Stanley Cup-winner Ken Hitchcock ran a 90-minute practice last Sunday with the Tigers at the Lindenwood...

A change in dynamic: Evan Boehm, father enjoy new roles

Ryan Hood • October 26, 2012

Much to his dismay, Evan Boehm didn’t step between the white lines of the gridiron until the seventh grade. His father, Royce Boehm, the varsity head coach at Lee’s Summit West, wouldn’t permit...

Kreklow, Henning lead Tigers with season closing

Connor Casey • October 26, 2012

It’s crunch time for Missouri volleyball. With less than a month left in the season, the Tigers sit at fourth place in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division with a conference record of 7-5. In...

Stock twins look to add to Missouri’s rising youth

Matt Muenzberg • October 26, 2012

Freshmen Maddie and Morgan Stock both play guard, both are about the same height and both were named all-state during high school before joining the Missouri women’s basketball team. So what’s different...

Missouri continues late-season skid with loss at Texas A&M

Joe Trezza • October 26, 2012

The No. 24 Missouri women’s soccer team continued its late-season plunge Thursday night, falling 2-1 in overtime to No. 13 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. The loss was the third straight for the...

James Franklin on mend, Corbin Berkstresser gets next starting nod

Ryan Hood • October 23, 2012

Only one half of Missouri’s usual center-to-quarterback exchange has recovered from his sprained MCL and will start Saturday’s homecoming game against Kentucky: redshirt sophomore center Mitch Morse. The...

Alongside longtime coach, Bonuchi dives through injury

Brent Pearson • October 23, 2012

David Bonuchi only had a 1.7-mile trip to find his new home in 2010. That home was at MU. Bonuchi, a junior diver for the Tigers, graduated from Hickman High School in Columbia, just a five-minute drive...

Bryan Blitz, Gerald Guerrieri to meet once more in pivotal contest

Jack Witthaus • October 23, 2012

In each of the 17 seasons women’s soccer coach Bryan Blitz has been at Missouri, he’s faced Texas A&M. Though the Aggies hold the all-time series with a 12-6-1 lead going into their game Thursday...