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No. 20 Missouri returns home to face Oklahoma

John Montesantos • February 11, 2011

The Missouri and Oklahoma men’s basketball teams have a lot in common. Both have lost two of their last three games since Feb. 2. Both have underachieved in Big 12 play leading to 4-5 conference records. But...

Missouri gymnastics falls to Nebraska

Ryan Hood • February 8, 2011

The Missouri gymnastics team trailed the No. 10 Nebraska Cornhuskers after the opening rotation and was unable to make up the early deficit Friday night at the Hearnes Center. But in gymnastics, it’s...

Recruiting has no off-season

Jake Kreinberg • February 8, 2011

Love it or hate it, college football recruiting has taken on a life of its own, from scouting in high school all the way to the annual spring game, a glorified scrimmage designed to introduce the masses...

Missouri swimming and diving shines on Senior Day

Brendan Meyer • February 8, 2011

An electric crowd packed with friends, family, fans and a rare appearance from Truman the Tiger were treated to victory as the Missouri men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams dominated Drury University...

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...

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...