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Brown has been driving force in Tigers’ up-and-down season

Nate Atkins • February 8, 2011

In the waning moments of overtime of the Missouri women’s basketball team’s downward spiral against Kansas State on Sunday, senior guard RaeShara Brown heaved a wild, desperate three-point attempt...

Tigers fall on the road to No. 2 Jayhawks, 103-86

John Montesantos • February 8, 2011

The Tigers got caught up in “the Phog” in Lawrence on Monday night, dropping a high-scoring shootout to the Jayhawks, 103-86. No. 20 Missouri falls to 18-6 overall and 4-5 in conference, missing another...

Missouri drops conference match to Kansas State in overtime, 60-55

Pat Iversen • February 8, 2011

Struggles from the charity stripe turned out to be the undoing for the Missouri women’s basketball team Saturday, as they watched a big lead disappear in a 60-55 overtime loss to Kansas State. The loss...

Missouri will need perfect play to take down Jayhawks

Mike Vorel • February 7, 2011

Some rivalries start over a girl. Others start over a person selfishly nabbing that last slice of pizza. The Mizzou-Kansas rivalry, on the other hand, started because of a little thing called “The Civil...

English comes off bench to lead Tigers to victory

John Montesantos • February 5, 2011

Junior guard Kim English went from leading scorer in his sophomore year to the second-worst shooter on the team as a junior. But, despite shooting 37-percent so far this year, coach Mike Anderson has started...

Brown, Crafton pave way for Tigers

Nate Atkins • February 4, 2011

Amid a crazed week of weather interference and uncertainty, the Missouri women’s basketball team came ready to play in Wednesday night’s 76-69 victory over Nebraska at Mizzou Arena. In front of a...

Super Bowl is more than just a game

Mike Vorel • February 4, 2011

For those of you who have not tried it, cosmic bowling is not just bowling. It has all the rules of the original sport, sure, but all the bells and whistles it comes equipped with make it more like a festival...

Tigers overcome Cornhuskers in front of small crowd

Pat Iversen • February 4, 2011

Almost 18 inches of snowfall may have shut down schools and businesses in Columbia this past week, but it couldn’t keep the Missouri women’s basketball team from showing up to play against Nebraska...

Preview: Tough weekend forecast for struggling Tigers

John Montesantos • February 4, 2011

A blizzard of historic proportions hit Columbia this week, resulting in the first snow days in years for the school. Today, as students return to class after three consecutive days off, the men’s basketball...

Tigers’ road troubles continue with 76-70 loss to Cowboys

Zach Mink • February 4, 2011

The No. 14 Missouri Tigers have struggled this season away from the comforts of Mizzou Arena. After battling through one of the biggest snowstorms in recent memory, the Tigers' road troubles continued...

Midseason report

Mike Vorel • February 1, 2011

Ranging from impressive to disappointing, the first half of the Missouri Tigers’ season has fallen somewhere in between. It’s been a cluster of thunderous dunks, productive newcomers, poor rebounding,...

‘Fastest 40 minutes’ gameplan won’t get Tigers to Final Four

Jake Kreinberg • February 1, 2011

There is a flaw in The Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball. It has been exposed. Again. And again. And again. Notably on the road. Coach Mike Anderson has turned Missouri into a Top 25 program where NCAA...