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The Maneater

New beginnings at first day of Missouri's camp

New beginnings at first day of Missouri’s camp

Seth Boster August 2, 2012

Not far from the traffic-jammed road beyond the Kadlec Athletic Field’s gates, where the trees are already showing signs of subtle change, junior Sheldon Richardson dove onto the football in front him. He...

Alden ushers Missouri into SEC era with ceremonial flag-raising

Alden ushers Missouri into SEC era with ceremonial flag-raising

Seth Boster July 10, 2012

Athletics Director Mike Alden played the host Monday, July 2, the day following Missouri’s official adoption into the Southeastern Conference. There were coffee and big boxes of donuts inside Mizzou...

Peoples paves her own path in strong debut season

Peoples paves her own path in strong debut season

Mihir Bhagat July 10, 2012

Redshirt sophomore Kearsten Peoples finished fourth at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., in the shot put, one spot short of qualifying for the London 2012 Summer Olympics. It marked an impressive start...

Missouri grad misses Olympic dream

Brent Pearson July 10, 2012

Shannon Leinert had a dream. The dream, which was conceived at age 10, was to run in the Olympics. Leinert, 24, graduated from MU in 2010 with a decorated collegiate track career. Before she stepped foot...

Coaches expect ‘banner year’ for SEC basketball with Missouri in mix

Coaches expect ‘banner year’ for SEC basketball with Missouri in mix

Ryan Hood July 10, 2012

Following Missouri’s first Southeastern Conference teleconference with men’s basketball coaches, it was clear the Tigers’ new neighborhood was one thing: top-heavy. The SEC is home to reigning champion...

Finally waiting for Wimbledon

Finally waiting for Wimbledon

Alex Farkas July 10, 2012

It was like the blind leading the blind. Here I was getting off the tube in the morning at Southfields Station happily heading in the same direction as the masses. My family and I followed the British...

Alden talks SEC move at ceremonial flag raise

Alden talks SEC move at ceremonial flag raise

Seth Boster July 2, 2012

On his first Monday morning of business as an athletics director in the Southeastern Conference, Mike Alden was wearing a bright yellow Mizzou Golf polo and his usual thin-rimmed glasses, and a flag was...

[STORIFY] Missouri celebrates, settles in

Ted Noelker July 1, 2012

[View the story "MIZ - SEC" on Storify] SEC extras: Map: The SEC 14 Timeline: Transitioning to the SEC

English, Denmon taken in NBA draft following successful Missouri careers

English, Denmon taken in NBA draft following successful Missouri careers

Seth Boster June 28, 2012

Two players highly responsible for one of the Missouri men’s basketball team’s most successful four years in program history were selected in the second round of the NBA draft Thursday night. After...

Mizzou Athletics announces major facility upgrade plan

Mizzou Athletics announces major facility upgrade plan

Seth Boster June 26, 2012

For just a brief moment Tuesday evening — five days before Missouri would officially become members of the Southeastern Conference — athletics director Mike Alden pardoned himself behind a glass podium. On...

Repercussions of a nearly-lost season nearly felt, forgotten

Mark Bergin June 5, 2012

The absence of an NBA season would have made a long summer feel even longer. In a bizarre world where the 2011 NBA lockout was never settled, so many “what if” scenarios would arise. Perhaps the hypothetical...

Tigers form identity with thrilling Big 12 title run

Tigers form identity with thrilling Big 12 title run

Ian Frazer June 5, 2012

The Missouri baseball’s championship at the Big 12 Conference Tournament gave the team a clean slate. When the Tigers traveled to Tucson, Ariz., for their NCAA Regional a week later, the Tigers saw...