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Tigers complacent on biggest stage

Jake Kreinberg • March 8, 2011

This was it. This was the game that would redeem Missouri’s season. Defeating Kansas alone would qualify as a good season for some, but add in the fact that the Tigers were on a two-game skid and staring...

Tiger gymnasts get into character during routines

Ryan Hood • March 8, 2011

Dancing and tumbling are two key components of college gymnastics. The Missouri gymnastics squad adds an additional nuance to the sport — gymnast characters. Gargoyles, spider monkeys and superheroes...

Emotions high as Tigers close season with victory

Pat Iversen • March 8, 2011

When the final buzzer ended the Missouri women’s basketball team’s win over Iowa State on Saturday, senior RaeShara Brown could hardly contain her excitement. The guard raced across the court to embrace...

Missouri baseball returns home, drop 2 to Flames

Nate Atkins • March 8, 2011

At this time of the year in Columbia, the smell of freshly cut grass intermingling with the aroma of ballpark brats can only mean one thing: Missouri Tiger baseball is back in full-swing at Taylor Stadium. Absent...

Missouri baseball drops two to UIC

Mike Vorel • March 8, 2011

It wasn’t quite the homecoming they envisioned. The Missouri Tigers, playing in their first home series at Taylor Stadium, lost two of three games to the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames over the...

Tigers narrowly avoid upset, earn win on Senior Night

Ryan Hood • March 8, 2011

The Missouri Tigers gymnastics team played host to Centenary College, Southeast Missouri State University and Temple in a quad-meet Friday at the Hearnes Center for Senior Night. It wasn't always smooth...

Missouri defeats Iowa State in regular season finale, 49-48

Nate Atkins • March 8, 2011

On several, gut-wrenching occasions, the young Missouri women’s basketball team has experienced life in the land of “that close.” But in Saturday’s Senior Night contest at Mizzou Arena, the Tigers...

If you can’t take the Heat…

Mike Vorel • March 7, 2011

Even the Missouri Tigers’ road record doesn’t show this much underachievement. The Miami Heat own three of the NBA’s best players (including two All Star starters), two of the league’s most deadly...

Tigers fall short against No. 2 Jayhawks

John Montesantos • March 5, 2011

The Jayhawks came into Mizzou Arena Saturday and did something that no Tiger opponent had done all season: beat Missouri at home. The No. 24 Tigers were a perfect 17-0 at home going into the Border War....

Thomas perfect as Missouri takes two from Drake

Pat Iversen • March 4, 2011

After coming up short in her first two appearances of the season, Tiger pitcher Chelsea Thomas finally broke through in a big way on Wednesday. Thomas tossed the first perfect game for a Missouri pitcher...

The NFL combine: a gift and a curse

Mike Vorel • March 4, 2011

Run faster. Jump higher. Leap further. Once a year, NFL hopefuls lace up their PF Flyers and look to impress pro scouts, coaches and the legendary hair of Mel Kiper. That time has arrived. The NFL combine,...

Analysis: Missouri baseball returns home for 4-game series against UIC

Mike Vorel • March 4, 2011

For the Missouri baseball team, there’s no place like home. After a disappointing 2-5 start to the season, the Tigers will be playing their first home game 6 p.m. Firday, hosting the University of Illinois-...