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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...

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...

Candace Johnson brings mission back home

Joe Trezza • October 8, 2012

Candace Johnson has fans in faraway places. They go by Faith and Phyllis and Violet and dozens of other names, and they spend most days dancing and singing in a rural village shielded by mosquito nets...

Nice to meet you, Mr. Mayor. GO NATS.

Joe Trezza • October 8, 2012

This is a red state. Woah, wait, hold on. That’s not what I mean. Strip away all the political, ideological and literal connotations of that phrase, and it’ll be obvious Missouri is red, at least...

Tigers search for drive in preparation for top-ranked Alabama

Ryan Hood • October 8, 2012

Practice. Yes, practice. That’s what senior cornerback Kip Edwards talked about Saturday night after Missouri’s devastating 19-15 loss to Vanderbilt when asked about the team’s recent shortcomings...

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...

Tigers blank Bulldogs

Brent Pearson • October 7, 2012

Mississippi State entered its game against No. 16 Missouri with no wins this season in Southeastern Conference play. The Tigers kept it that way Sunday afternoon as they over-powered the Bulldogs 2-0 at...

Tigers edge Wildcats in overtime

Jack Witthaus • October 6, 2012

With a cannon blast, the No. 16 Missouri women’s soccer team (11-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) breeched Kentucky Friday night, 2-1, on Hometown Hero’s night. The firing tube, called Little Joe,...

Error-stricken Tigers fall to Commodores

Ryan Hood • October 6, 2012

Somebody, Missouri or Vanderbilt, had to leave the confines of Memorial Stadium victorious. And after an almost unspeakable 85-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman Corbin Berkstresser to redshirt...

Like a flash, Sheldon Richardson arrives

Seth Boster • October 5, 2012

The way defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski describes it, the play was like a streak of lightning, which occurs when all the atmospheric elements align just right, _when a cloud becomes filled with negative...