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Volleyball busts Kansas to end drought

Seth Boster • October 13, 2011

The Missouri volleyball team found itself in familiar yet frightening territory in the middle of the fourth set during Wednesday’s match with arch-nemesis Kansas. Coach Wayne Kreklow was pacing up and...

Mistake-prone Tigers hit low point of season

Pat Iversen • October 11, 2011

The mood outside the visitor’s locker room after Missouri’s loss to Kansas State on Saturday was predictably sullen. The Tigers players put on their best game faces for the media, but there was an...

Egnew eruption jump-starts Missouri offense

Nate Atkins • October 11, 2011

Missouri senior tight end Michael Egnew stared intently at replays of himself on the Snyder Stadium video screen Saturday, waiting with both patience and nerves for the call on whether or not he crossed...

Tigers dominate Show-Me Showdown

Brandon Grammer • October 11, 2011

The Tigers hosted the seventh annual Show-Me Showdown Invite on Saturday afternoon, inviting colleges from around Missouri to compete. The Invite gave the team a chance to promote college swimming across...

History shows first pick isn’t always worth throwing games

Michael Bracciano • October 11, 2011

Every year it seems there’s always a player in every sport who is supposed to be the “next big thing.” So every year there is a race to see which team can lose the most games and get that primetime...

A midseason look at college football

Nate Atkins • October 11, 2011

That heart-sinking, heart-rising paradox that hit you Sunday? That was the realization that the college football regular season is essentially half over. It’s both slightly disappointing and slightly...

Missouri comeback falls short in loss to Kansas State

Nate Atkins • October 8, 2011

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Not even a late charge could revive the downtrodden spell placed on the Tigers as they reached the uncharted territory of a losing record in Saturday’s 24-17 loss to Kansas State...

Swim team dives into new season with Black and Gold meet

Brandon Grammer • October 8, 2011

A little competition never hurt anyone. The Missouri swimming and diving team would agree, as teammates were pitted against each other for the Black and Gold intersquad meet on Friday. Divided into two...

Never forget about the man behind the injury

Nate Atkins • October 7, 2011

The Missouri sports injury bug claimed its biggest victim yet — literally and figuratively — on Tuesday. As if fate decided it wasn’t enough to simply strike down player after player on the MU football...

MU swimming and diving looks to make waves in new season

Brandon Grammer • October 7, 2011

The MU swimming and diving team’s offseason work will come into play at its first Black and Gold Intersquad meet Friday and season opener Saturday. “Really, this meet is about getting ready to start...

Time still left for disappointing NFL teams to turn around

Michael Bracciano • October 7, 2011

While watching Monday Night Football I found myself cheering for a team that I would be rooting against in just one week. As the Indianapolis Colts received at least one extra fan that night, I started...

Road-weary Tigers looking forward to Columbia return

Lindsey Davison • October 7, 2011

After Saturday’s match against Baylor, the Missouri volleyball team will have played 15 of its 21 matches on the road. In every one of their matches thus far, the Tigers (14-6, 1-3 conference) have...