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Missouri celebrates first Big 12 wrestling championship

Matthew Fairburn • March 3, 2012

With the Big 12 Conference Championships tournament less than a week away, Missouri wrestling coach Brian Smith hung a sign in the locker of each of his starters Monday. It simply read, “Be my David.” The...

Tiger basketball seniors bid M-I-Z B-Y-E

Seth Boster • March 2, 2012

Missouri senior center Steve Moore stood at center court with the microphone down on his left side because he couldn’t seem to put it to his mouth. Each time he tried, “STEEEVE!” would roar inside...

In the NBA, only the Heat can handle themselves

Alex Smith • March 2, 2012

As we enter the second half of the NBA season, the rest of the games are more of a formality than anything else. The Miami Heat have the title locked up, after all. Don’t get it twisted: I’m no South...

Flores, Brock and Gee close out their Tiger careers

Sam Rourke • March 2, 2012

Senior leadership has been a staple on the court for the Missouri women’s basketball team this season. The team has relied on senior forwards Christine Flores and BreAnna Brock to lead the team in scoring...

Missouri wrestlers flex for final stretch

Matthew Fairburn • March 2, 2012

The Missouri wrestling team faces the most important month of the season, with the Big 12 Conference Championships Tournament on March 3 followed by the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 15. The Tigers...

With shame and glory, a final Border Showdown slowly fades away

Seth Boster • March 2, 2012

The best part of being inside Allen Fieldhouse on that Saturday evening for that superlative-worthy, spellbound game between rivals as old as the Civil War was knowing that the history pages were better...

Erwin steps up despite freshman nerves

Matthew Flores • March 2, 2012

It was a warm, humid Saturday night in Palm Springs, Calif., and the bases were loaded. Freshman pitcher Bailey Erwin was in the circle for the Missouri Tigers, watching as the four-spot batter for University...

Missouri drops home baseball opener to Ball State

Brandon Grammer • March 2, 2012

The Missouri baseball team's 5-2 loss to Ball State was not quite the ideal home opener it had in mind. Squaring off against the Ball State Cardinals, the Tigers were looking to take their minds off a...

Iowa State

February 29, 2012

NRA'd CQs: Frank Haith: http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320600142 Marcus Denmon: http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320600142 Kim English: http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320600142 Michael...

Comeback over Iowa State yields smiles for senior class

Ryan Hood • February 29, 2012

After winning for the 67th time at Mizzou Arena with a 78-72 victory over Iowa State, Missouri’s eight seniors reflected in the middle of Norm Stewart Court. “How about that ride in?” senior guard...

Missouri drops home finale to Texas

Sam Rourke • February 28, 2012

The Missouri women’s basketball team couldn’t continue its recent winning ways Tuesday, falling 75-62 to the Texas Longhorns in the team's home finale. The Tigers (12-16, 2-15 Big 12 Conference) had...

Border Showdown ends on the shot that never was

Nate Atkins, Ryan Hood • February 28, 2012

A total of 644,400 seconds ticked off the Border Showdown clock before the basketball rivalry between Kansas and Missouri finally put its Civil War vitriol to rest Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan. For...