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From Harvard to Harlem: The legend of Lin evolves

Mark Bergin • February 14, 2012

The last place you would expect to find a 23-year-old Harvard graduate with a degree in economics is a basketball court, let alone playing as the starting point guard for the New York Knicks. Who knew...

Grevers scores both victory and Valentine

Brandon Grammer • February 14, 2012

The 2012 Missouri Grand Prix concluded during the weekend and Olympic silver medalist Matt Grevers ensured that it was a meet to remember. After winning the 100-meter backstroke and receiving his medal,...

Tiger swimmers compete with Olympic company

Brandon Grammer • February 14, 2012

The USA Grand Prix swimming series made its third stop of an eight-meet cross-country competition this weekend at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Drawing in competitors from all over the world, the meet offered...

Bowers, Moe headline Mizzou ’39 athletes

Nate Atkins • February 14, 2012

Together, they represented five sports, 18 years on campus and a host of athletic and non-athletic contributions to MU. And yet these sports stars still made up less than 13 percent of the Mizzou ’39...

Top 10 smoked yet again

Seth Boster • February 14, 2012

It turns out there was much more than met the eye behind the play that triggered a game-high sound decibel during Missouri’s match against Baylor on Saturday at Mizzou Arena. All anyone needed to see...

The last shoot-out: Tigers ready for last bout with Cowboys

Ryan Hood • February 14, 2012

Coach Frank Haith and the Missouri men's basketball team insist Wednesday’s rematch with Oklahoma State at Mizzou Arena is more about learning from mistakes than exacting revenge. “It’d be just...

Missouri’s upset chance slips away in loss to Texas A&M

Sam Rourke • February 14, 2012

The Missouri women’s team lost in heartbreaking fashion Tuesday as the No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies mounted a late rally to defeat the Tigers by a final of 56-52. With three minutes remaining, the Tigers...

Tiger swimmers compete with Olympic company at Missouri Grand Prix

Brandon Grammer • February 12, 2012

The USA Grand Prix swimming series made its third stop of an eight-meet, cross-country competition this weekend at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Drawing in competitors from all over the world, the meet offered...

MU enshrines six in 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame

Nick Ehrhard • February 11, 2012

While the MU Athletics Department transitions to the future as a member of the Southeastern Conference, it took time to reflect back on its history Friday night. Six former student-athletes received the...

Missouri trounces No. 6 Baylor for season sweep

Ryan Hood • February 11, 2012

In his postgame press conference, Baylor coach Scott Drew revealed that his team’s plan of attack was to force Missouri to take threes. As the old adage goes, hindsight is 20-20. The No. 4 Tigers (23-2,...

Black and Gold scrimmage provides first look at Missouri softball

Ian Frazer • February 11, 2012

To a casual observer, everything must have seemed backward during the No. 5 Missouri softball team’s Black and Gold Intersquad game, which the Black team won 8-0 on Saturday at Dan Devin Pavillion. Redshirt...

Saturday matinee pits rematch between No. 4 Missouri vs. No. 6 Baylor

Ryan Hood • February 10, 2012

With a win Saturday, No. 4 Missouri would essentially make the Big 12 Conference a two-team race between itself and Kansas. That’s just not how coach Frank Haith and his players are viewing their upcoming...