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No. 13 Tigers upset No. 10 Sooners in dual action

Matthew Fairburn • February 5, 2012

The Missouri wrestling team celebrated senior day Sunday, and the lone senior in Missouri’s lineup against Oklahoma made the most of his final home dual at the Hearnes Center, leading the No. 13 Tigers...

Missouri tennis sweeps Arkansas Fort-Smith in home opener

Sam Richmond • February 4, 2012

After winning its first match of the year against Fresno State last Saturday in Athens, Ga., the Missouri women’s tennis team made it two victories in a row by defeating Arkansas-Fort Smith 7-0 Saturday...

Missouri completes historic ‘GameDay’ win over Kansas

Ryan Hood • February 4, 2012

When asked what went wrong for his team in the waning moments of the No. 4 Missouri's 74-71 victory over No. 8 Kansas in the Border Showdown on Saturday at Mizzou Arena, Jayhawks coach Bill Self was quick...

No. 1 Oklahoma State downs Missouri wrestlers

Matthew Fairburn • February 4, 2012

The No. 13 Missouri wrestling team came into the weekend with hopes of positioning itself for a Big 12 Conference championship, with a pair of tilts against top 10 squads on the horizon, but after Saturday’s...

M-I-Z discusses D-G-B: Students react to landing top recruit

Connor Casey • February 3, 2012

The MU campus has been abuzz this week over National Signing Day on Wednesday, when the Missouri football team signed the Rivals and Scout No. 1 recruit, Dorial Green-Beckham. The wide receiver from Springfield,...

With tents and all, Missouri preps for Kansas

Seth Boster • February 3, 2012

Already, the campers had pitched their tents. Missouri students had already formed a Technicolor line of canvas confines late Thursday afternoon on the pavilion outside Mizzou Arena, where, in the basement...

No. 1 football recruit anchors 2012 class

Nate Atkins • February 3, 2012

At one point Wednesday morning, Hillcrest High School senior Dorial Green-Beckham had much of the country in silence, gaping at his 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound frame as it hovered over a podium on an ESPNU...

ESPN analysts anticipate Border Showdown of quickness vs. size

Nate Atkins • February 3, 2012

Like everyone else, ESPN didn’t know. The 24-hour sports network feeds had no idea before the 2011-2012 college basketball season that then-No. 25 Missouri would ascend to a top-five ranking. It had...

Missouri gymnastics cruise past North Carolina State

Ian Frazer • February 3, 2012

By perusing the honors bestowed upon Missouri gymnastics this season, one might develop the concept that the Tigers have a two-athlete team. Freshman Rachel Updike has stolen the headlines by winning...

The Griner grind: Tigers dealt blow by No. 1 Bears star

Sam Rourke • February 3, 2012

At 6 feet, 8 inches with an 88-inch wingspan, national player of the year candidate Brittney Griner dwarfs her opponents on the basketball floor. Combined with athleticism rarely seen in the women’s...

With the SEC move, whom are we supposed to hate now?

Alex Smith • February 3, 2012

For all the hoopla this week about top football recruit Dorial Green-Beckham and ESPN’s campus takeover for the Missouri-Kansas basketball game Saturday, one of the biggest stories is a viral YouTube...

Top national recruit Green-Beckham selects Missouri

February 1, 2012

A year of history-making for the Missouri football program has taken another step into uncharted territory in wrapping up perhaps its top profile recruit in school history. Hillcrest High School senior...