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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...

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

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...

Experienced line shares close friendships

Nate Atkins • August 16, 2011

Meet Elvis Fisher, Jason Palmgren, Austin Wuebbels and Dan Hoch. They are the sultans of the spread, the protectors of pride and the nurturers of a new-found leader. They are the four battle-hardened seniors...

Missouri newcomers shake off nerves in draw with Illinois

Ryan Hood • August 13, 2011

The Missouri Tigers and the Illinois Fighting Illini played to a 1-1 draw in Friday afternoon’s exhibition soccer match at a rain-soaked Walton Stadium in Columbia. Scoring chances were few and far...

Football team completes scrimmage amid realignment rumors

Ryan Hood • August 13, 2011

Amid swirling rumors regarding possible conference realignment, the Missouri football team held its first scrimmage of the fall Saturday morning at Faurot Field. After an ESPN report that said Missouri...

New job no worry for James Franklin

Nate Atkins • August 8, 2011

For many people, the weight of quarterbacking an offensive system that has fashioned its own model for college aerial attacks could be crushing. Following in the shoes of a top 10 NFL Draft selection might...

Kauffman vs. Busch: The battle for Missouri’s top MLB venue

Michael Bracciano • August 7, 2011

As a kid from Saint Joseph, I was pretty much required to grow up a Kansas City Royals fan. It was not the most glamorous team to root for and that still has not changed. But I’ve always enjoyed going...

Pinkel, Tigers field questions at Big 12 Media Day

Pat Iversen • July 25, 2011

When he sat down behind the microphone Monday afternoon for the Big 12 Conference Media Day, Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel probably wasn't surprised by the subject of the questions reporters threw...

Summer lacrosse camp lays foundation for future

Hunter Woodall • July 21, 2011

As co-captain of the Missouri Tigers men's lacrosse team for the past two years, senior midfielder Josh Nelson helped lead the team as it finished second in its division and gained national recognition....

Ohio State scandal just the tip of the iceberg for college football scorn

Nate Atkins • July 6, 2011

It has been roughly one month since the TatGate bombshell erupted on the campus of The Ohio State University, and an unpopular truth beats on: Jim Tressel may be gone, but the problem remains. That’s...