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Forever at odds: Tigers advance to tournament challenges

Seth Boster • March 13, 2012

A couple of hours remained before the Big 12 Tournament championship game inside the Sprint Center in Kansas City and a technician was up on a reddish-orange ladder to make his measurements. His head...

Big 12 era ends with tears of triumph

Seth Boster • March 13, 2012

At about 3:45 p.m. on sun-splashed Saturday, at the loading dock location of the Sprint Center where security guards manned an iron gate as it opened and closed, a mass of Missouri fans waited. Soon,...

John Calipari a title away from greatness

Mark Bergin • March 13, 2012

John Calipari is a masterful recruiter, a skill that makes him one of the best coaches in college basketball. The man is a machine, as he has churned out Final Four appearances at the only three schools...

Missouri baseball wins ‘ugly’ to keep streak alive at seven

Brandon Grammer • March 13, 2012

Missouri baseball coach Tim Jamieson aptly described his team's play in a 10-7 victory over North Dakota on Tuesday at Taylor Stadium. “I’d rather win a game ugly than lose a game pretty,” Jamieson...

Tigers complete perfect opener weekend with another sweep

Joe Trezza • March 11, 2012

The No. 12 Missouri softball team swept a doubleheader on the final day of the DeMarini Invitational on Sunday. Missouri (16-3) defeated Alcorn State 9-0 and Northern Illinois 8-0 behind heavy hitting...

Missouri baseball sweeps Charlotte aside to extend win streak to six

Ian Frazer • March 10, 2012

In the Missouri baseball team’s Saturday doubleheader against the Charlotte 49ers at Taylor Stadium, the two games produced strikingly similar results. The Tigers overcame early leads and rode strong...

Missouri ends Big 12 road with tournament title

Ryan Hood • March 10, 2012

The great debate throughout much of the weekend's Big 12 Conference Tournament centered around who “owns” the city of Kansas City among Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri. After both teams from the...

Missouri advances to Big 12 Tournament title game

Ryan Hood • March 10, 2012

With the school's impending move to the Southeastern Conference, Missouri will never win a Big 12 Conference regular season championship. But the Tigers can win their second Big 12 Tournament title Saturday. An...

New Orleans executives anything but Saints

Alex Smith • March 9, 2012

Coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis should not be heading the New Orleans Saints right now. The Saints took their first step back toward the NFL’s boondocks this week when news broke...

Smith’s building project peaks with Big 12 wrestling title

Matthew Fairburn • March 9, 2012

Much has changed since 1998, when coach Brian Smith took over the Missouri wrestling program. Smith inherited a Missouri team that had not had a winning season since the 1991-92 campaign. In his first...

Home opener offers welcomed relief for tired Tigers

Matthew Flores • March 9, 2012

It’s been 27 days and just more than 5,000 miles since the Missouri softball team last took the field in Columbia. The Feb. 11 black and gold exhibition might seem like a whole season away for a team...

MU freshmen choose Tigers over pros

Ian Frazer • March 9, 2012

College baseball varies from basketball and football in one very important way: Major League Baseball teams can draft players straight out of high school, sign them to a contract and send them through...