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Coaching search continues as Painter sticks with Purdue

Brian Haenchen • March 30, 2011

Matt Painter will not be the next head coach of the Missouri men’s basketball team. After meeting with Missouri officials in Orlando on Tuesday, the 40-year-old three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year award...

Purdue works to keep Painter as Missouri makes its case

Brian Haenchen • March 29, 2011

After days of speculation that Missouri was making its final push to bring in Matt Painter to replace Mike Anderson as its men’s basketball coach, Purdue finally made its move to retain their coach Tuesday. “Last...

Anderson out: Missouri coach leaves for Arkansas

Brian Haenchen • March 23, 2011

Mike Anderson was officially named the men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas Wednesday evening, ending weeks of speculation. Anderson, who spent the first 17 years of his career as an...

Tigers out-hustled in NCAA tournament

Jake Kreinberg • March 22, 2011

After wandering listlessly through the final two months of the season, the Missouri basketball team needed to play differently in the NCAA Tournament if it wanted to advance and continue its season. It...

Missouri defeats Minnesota for 19th straight victory

Pat Iversen • March 22, 2011

The No. 13 Missouri softball team came perhaps the closest to defeat they’ve been in three weeks Sunday, but managed to eke out a 2-0 win over Minnesota due to some late-inning heroics. Missouri improved...

Former Tigers face uphill battle on road to MLB

Brendan Meyer • March 22, 2011

Former Tiger pitchers Doug Mathis and Justin James are both fighting for a chance to remain in the majors. But competing for a spot on a Major League Baseball roster is nothing new for either Mathis or...

Tiger gymnastics places 4th in Big 12

Ryan Hood • March 22, 2011

When it was all said and done Saturday, the Missouri gymnastics team found itself in fourth place out of the four teams competing in the Big 12 Championships at the Hearnes Center. Despite the last-place...

Tiger baseball seeing improvements before Big 12 play

Mike Vorel • March 22, 2011

The Missouri Tigers are playing their best baseball of the season, and the timing couldn’t be any better. After a disappointing 4-9 start to the 2011 season, the Tigers have rattled off six wins in...

Early offensive attacks lead Tigers to successful series

Nate Atkins • March 22, 2011

The Missouri Tigers baseball team continued its climb from the ground up by taking three of four games in a series with Central Michigan that began Friday at Taylor Stadium. The successful series returned...

Softball extends win streak to 14 games with shutout of Southern Illinois

Pat Iversen • March 21, 2011

The dominant play slowed, but didn’t stop for the No. 13 Missouri softball team Wednesday as it extended its win streak to 14 with a 3-0 shutout of Southern Illinois. Missouri got on the board in...

NCAA: The annual learning experience

Mike Vorel • March 21, 2011

Every NCAA tournament starts the same way. I go into the opening games with supreme confidence, believing that my bracket is the bracket. I take it with me everywhere I go, guarding my picks as if they...

Missouri gymnasts prepare for conference meet

Ryan Hood • March 18, 2011

After concluding the regular season with a second-place finish in last weekend’s tri-meet at Ohio State, the Missouri gymnastics team is preparing to host the Big 12 Conference meet Saturday. Heading...