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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Injury-plagued Tigers push through preseason

Injury-plagued Tigers push through preseason

Pat Iversen August 26, 2011

Even after a month of two-a-days in the vicious Missouri heat and humidity, a two-day break from practice still made senior Missouri defensive end Jacquies Smith antsy. So when the team doctors deemed...

The time has come to ‘Put in Franklin’

Nate Atkins August 26, 2011

All it took last year was a bobbled snap, an interception or an occasional incompletion for someone in the student section of Faurot Field to shout the fan-favorite line, “Put in Franklin!” I’m...

Missouri preps for pair of Big Ten showdowns

Jordan Kuehne August 26, 2011

Last weekend, a highly-touted freshman trio wreaked havoc on Eastern Illinois’ gameplan en route to eight combined shots, a goal and Missouri’s first women’s soccer victory of the season, a 4-1 home...

Tigers take youth into new season

Tigers take youth into new season

Seth Boster August 26, 2011

About this time last year, things were different for volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow. When Missouri was opening last season’s campaign with the Tiger Invitational, the roster was a comforting sight....

It’s time to pay for the plays

Michael Bracciano August 26, 2011

College recruiting has long been filled with coaches who bend the rules and, in some cases, blatant cheaters who are asking to get caught. Most of these instances include coaches indirectly giving players...

Ill-timed lockout will cost NBA

Michael Bracciano August 23, 2011

We have finally gotten on to training camps and preseason games in the NFL. Just when owners and players avoided a delayed season, the NBA started its lockout. And, while the NFL was able to start with...

Young Tigers show promise

Lindsey Davison August 23, 2011

If freshman Emily Wilson was nervous during her debut in front of her home crowd, it didn’t show. Wilson led the Tigers with 16 kills and a pair of solo blocks in the annual Black and Gold Scrimmage...

Alyssa Diggs leads the way for Missouri Tigers in 4-1 win

Jordan Kuehne August 23, 2011

The MU women’s soccer team made amends for its slow start Friday night, jumping all over the visiting Eastern Illinois Panthers Sunday evening to claim their home opener with a 4-1 result. After a season-opening...

Kaysie Clark, newcomers make impact for Missouri

Kaysie Clark, newcomers make impact for Missouri

Ryan Hood August 23, 2011

Coming off of a disappointing 7-10-2 record in 2010, the Missouri soccer team is counting on its newcomers to provide a spark. This year’s batch of freshmen is a highly touted bunch, ranked as the ninth-best...

College Football’s Great Facade

Nate Atkins August 23, 2011

The argument is over. The secret is out. There will be no more denying, no more excusing and no more turning a blind eye to the truth: _College football is broken._ As one debate is laid to rest, another...

Newcomers get experience in annual Black & Gold Game

Seth Boster August 20, 2011

Before the annual volleyball Black & Gold scrimmage even began, the theme of youth had already settled over the Hearnes Center. Children coming from a free youth clinic held at the facility’s field...

From free throws to field goals: Your guide to MU stadiums

From free throws to field goals: Your guide to MU stadiums

Pat Iversen August 17, 2011

So, there’s a big game this weekend. The game has been the hot topic on campus all week. Your professor came to class with black and gold face paint on. Everybody, their roommate and their roommate’s...