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Tigers route Bears to claim series sweep

Joe Trezza • April 1, 2012

The No. 15 Missouri softball team defeated No. 18 Baylor 7-0 on Sunday at University Field to complete a three-game weekend sweep of the Bears and improve to 7-2 in Big 12 play. Chelsea Thomas tossed...

March everything but madness on women’s side

Alex Smith • March 30, 2012

Women’s college basketball is not doing itself any favors. As the blowout victories in the NCAA Tournament pile up, interest level goes down. All eight (!) of the top seeds in the women’s bracket...

Welcome, Tim Tebow, to the bright lights of New York City

Mark Bergin • March 27, 2012

Tim Tebow is about to find out that playing a professional sport in New York City is a gift and a curse. In America’s biggest city, team success is incredibly magnified, and championships lead to glory. On...

For Missouri men’s basketball, next year will be even better

Alex Smith • March 23, 2012

As amazing as this past season of Missouri men’s basketball was, it will eventually be remembered by fans for one moment: the Norfolk State game. “Heart-breaker” fails to do it justice. The Tigers...

Indiana State blasts Missouri 15-1

Ian Frazer • March 21, 2012

In its Wednesday afternoon matchup with Indiana State, the Missouri baseball team looked nothing like a squad that had run off 10 straight wins. The Tigers looked nothing like the team that thumped North...

Missouri sweeps doubleheader over Iowa, extends shutout streak to nine

Matthew Flores • March 21, 2012

The drizzle stayed away just long enough for the No. 10 Tigers to take both games in their doubleheader against Iowa, 8-0 and 2-0, Wednesday at University Field. Missouri’s pitching staff shined again...

Franklin to miss spring training with shoulder surgery

Pat Iversen • March 20, 2012

Missouri quarterback James Franklin will undergo surgery to repair his injured throwing shoulder and will miss the rest of spring football activities, according to a release from the MU athletics department...

An open letter to Peyton Manning: Remember the risks

Mark Bergin • March 20, 2012

Dear Peyton Manning, You are an incredible NFL quarterback. On the backstretch of your career, after multiple neck surgeries, you are attempting to make a comeback that would add a chapter to your legacy...

Haith named USBWA Coach of the Year

Nate Atkins • March 20, 2012

The Missouri men’s basketball season might have ended Friday, but the team's consistent flow of awards has not ceased. The United States Basketball Writers Association named first-year coach Frank Haith...

Missouri freshmen provide fresh power

Lindsey Davison • March 20, 2012

Missouri softball coach Ehren Earleywine gave freshman pinch hitter Kelsi Jones the scorecard to put in her scrapbook after the Tigers’ game against the Kansas Jayhawks on Friday at University Field. Earlier...

Tigers win both sets of doubleheader

Matthew Flores • March 18, 2012

Thunder and lightning Saturday led to some impressive fireworks today as the 12th-ranked Missouri softball team shutout Kansas in both sessions of a doubleheader to sweep the weekend series against the...

Tiger tennis players find positives despite losses

Sam Richmond • March 18, 2012

At one point during the Missouri women’s tennis team’s match against Texas A&M on Friday, Missouri freshman Alex Clark was playing in the only singles match yet to be completed. Clark dropped the...