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The weekend that could last forever

Joe Trezza • October 16, 2012

We’re all just waiting for the end. Isn’t that what they’re saying? That in just two months' time the Earth’s going to tap out and we’re all gonna go "poof"? That’s 2012. The Mayan prophecy....

Missouri overpowers Mississippi State in 3-0 win

Jacob Bogage • October 14, 2012

Seemingly still wiping the sleep out of their eyes before a noon tipoff, the earliest of the season, the Missouri volleyball team players got off to a slow start against Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi...

Missouri taken by storm in 42-10 loss to top-ranked Alabama

Seth Boster • October 13, 2012

Missouri did get a break during its 42-10 route from Alabama on Saturday. It came after the top-ranked Crimson Tide’s 27th unanswered point with 8:40 stuck on the second quarter clock. It came with...

Alyssa Diggs on the rise leading up to Gators

Jack Witthaus • October 12, 2012

Last Friday, she was the player with the golden foot. On Monday, she was named Southeastern Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Now, despite missing four games due to a left hamstring injury,...

Elvis Fisher, Missouri brace for the tide

Seth Boster • October 12, 2012

Elvis Fisher allows for no pity. There can be no pity with the land’s most dreaded beast upon him and his team, ready to sink its jaws in. Alabama has lost only six games in the past five seasons. Through...

Tigers to debut new look at Friday’s Mizzou Madness

Nate Atkins • October 12, 2012

If it were up to Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith, Keion Bell wouldn’t challenge Phil Pressey in a dunk contest and Laurence Bowers would have to wait to make his public return to the court. In...

TIGER TRACKER, Week 7

October 12, 2012

Favorable The game’s not being played in Tuscaloosa. The Tigers will likely be impacted less by the projected less-than-ideal weather conditions. Redshirt freshman quarterback Corbin Berkstresser...

Doom is painted crimson

Kalen Wagoner • October 12, 2012

“You’ve got to say a little prayer the night before.” That was Western Kentucky coach Willie Taggart’s response when asked if his team could beat Alabama. His plea for divine intervention was...

Tigers put on showcase at Mizzou Madness

Jacob Bogage • October 12, 2012

As the Missouri men's basketball team showed off its new threads at the first-ever Mizzou Madness, junior guard Phil Pressey and senior guard Michael Dixon showed off their own skills. Amid the festivities--including...

Tigers continue split-weekend trend

Connor Casey • October 8, 2012

For the third week in a row, Missouri volleyball continued the pattern of going winless on Fridays and undefeated on Sundays. The streak originally started Sept. 21, when the Tigers fell to Florida in...

Weekend wins spell key Florida match

Jack Witthaus • October 8, 2012

The No. 16 Missouri women’s soccer team (12-2, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) knocked off both Kentucky and Mississippi State in its home stand this weekend. On Sunday, the Tigers dismantled the Bulldogs...

Missouri swim team shows early promise with Show-Me Showcase title

Andrew Graham • October 8, 2012

Throughout the Show-Me Showcase on Friday, one thing was constant. During every race, members of Missouri’s swimming team would stand on benches and chant and cheer for their teammates. This not only...