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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...

Nebraska upsets Missouri wrestling squad

Steve Cassidy • February 1, 2011

The No. 7 Missouri Tigers wrestling team fell to the No. 16 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday, 17-16. The Cornhuskers came into Sunday’s contest with a 10-3 dual record, where Missouri stood at 14-5. When...

Iowa State dismantles Missouri women’s basketball

Nate Atkins • February 1, 2011

A resilient second half would become a mere morality boost for the Missouri women’s basketball team Saturday night. The Tigers’ 71-56 road defeat by the hands of the 20th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones...

Passing the superstar torch

Mike Vorel • January 28, 2011

Today’s NBA is truly a spectacle to behold, a league jam packed with more young stars than the roster of “Backyard Baseball” could hold. In Los Angeles, Blake Griffin’s only worry is hitting his...

No. 11 Missouri to face steamrolling Texas

John Montesantos • January 28, 2011

The No. 11 Missouri basketball team will travel to the heart of the Lone Star State on Saturday to face the No. 7 Texas Longhorns. Missouri sits at 17-3 after taking two straight at home over Kansas State...

Missouri improvements evident in victory over rival Kansas

Nate Atkins • January 28, 2011

In any type of sports season, few experiences lift spirits like a classic rivalry victory. At Mizzou Arena on Wednesday, the Missouri women’s basketball team checked the experience off of its list of...

Missouri women take down Kansas 66-52

Pat Iversen • January 28, 2011

Armed with momentum going into halftime, the Missouri women’s basketball team used a 15-0 second half run to put away the Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 66-52 Wednesday night. The victory brought...

Missouri wrestling to face Nebraska in conference opener

Steve Cassidy • January 28, 2011

The Missouri Tigers' wrestling squad will take on Nebraska in the first conference dual of the season Sunday. The Tigers are 14-5 in dual meets this year and are ranked No. 7 in the nation, the second...

Dixon dominates in blowout win over Iowa State

John Montesantos • January 25, 2011

The Missouri men’s basketball team is run more like a hockey team. Coach Mike Anderson boasts ten players with starting potential, creating two interchangeable lines of attack for the Tigers. That depth...

Missouri tennis perfect in home opener

Kristen Herhold • January 25, 2011

The Missouri women’s tennis team launched its 2011 spring season against Southeast Missouri and UM—Kansas City on Sunday at the Green Tennis Center in Columbia. The day started with a match against...

Tigers blow past Cyclones

Zach Mink • January 25, 2011

The Missouri basketball team rolled to an 87-54 blowout of visiting Iowa State Saturday night, improving to 3-2 in conference play. Missouri outrebounded its opponent 61-38 in the game, but it was some...