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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri wrestling looking for ten straight conference titles as season draws near

Anthony Kristensen January 2, 2021

On Dec. 16, Missouri released its wrestling schedule. With the season kicking off Sunday, the Tigers will be back in action after finishing at No. 23 in the national rankings before the COVID-19 pandemic...

Double trouble: Tilmon and Pinson score season-highs to spark Missouri men’s basketball win over Arkansas

Mason Arneson January 2, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball found the formula for success against top Southeastern Conference teams on Saturday morning: pound the paint and defend the basket like it’s a member of their family. The...

Discrepancy in shooting ability clear for Missouri in blowout loss to Tennessee

Jack Soble December 31, 2020

he second half of No. 12 Missouri’s blowout loss to No. 7 Tennessee began much like the first one: Volunteers guard Santiago Vescovi drilled a three. Seeing Vescovi come out of the gate like that, as...

Missouri men’s basketball silenced on offense in conference opener loss to Tennessee

Mason Arneson December 31, 2020

Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin predicted this kind of game would happen in media availability before Wednesday’s game against No. 7 Tennessee. “I think you might see some sluggish legs early tomorrow...

Roundtable: Where does Missouri men’s basketball stack up in the SEC after its hot start?

Jack Soble , Mason Arneson December 30, 2020

In a year where the preseason media polls projected the Missouri men’s basketball program to finish 10th in the Southeastern Conference, the Tigers have already exceeded expectations through non-conference...

Food, family, traditions: How Missouri football players spent their holiday break

Kyle Pinnell December 26, 2020

The 2020 football season has felt like a marathon to Missouri players. They’ve spent most of their time at the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex where they practiced, prepared for games and took tri-weekly...

Missouri men’s basketball rallies in final minutes to avoid upset against Bradley

Mason Arneson December 22, 2020

When senior forward Jeremiah Tilmon went to the free throw line with the chance to win Tuesday night’s game against Bradley, it felt poetic. Here was a 36.8% free-throw shooter stepping to the line...

Missouri women’s basketball ends non-conference schedule on a high note, takes down Southern Illinois 79-43

Kyle Pinnell December 20, 2020

Missouri women’s basketball started its non-conference schedule with one game in just over two weeks. It ended it with four games in six days. The Tigers came out of that grueling stretch 3-1, capped...

Sloppy start dooms Missouri in 51-32 loss to Mississippi State

Kyle Pinnell December 19, 2020

If you were to tell any Missouri fan back in September that the Tigers would finish their 2020 season with a .500 record and bowl appearance, there’s a good chance they wouldn’t have believed you. A...

Missouri women’s basketball accomplishes 800th all-time win behind stellar three-point shooting

Sydney Dixon December 19, 2020

Oral Roberts went into its game against Missouri hoping to put an end to their losing record against Power Five schools. It could not. The Tigers’ first-half firepower propelled the Tigers to their...

The ultimate guide to Missouri’s 2020 National Signing Day

It all began with one word, tweeted on Jan. 19, 2020. “Committed.” With that tweet, defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo became the first recruit in the class of 2021 to verbally commit to Missouri. 20 total...

Missouri women’s basketball’s scoring spurts against New Orleans propels them to second victory of the season

Sydney Dixon December 17, 2020

Aijha Blackwell refused to be silenced like she was in the first half against No. 20 Missouri State Monday night. Missouri’s star sophomore led the Tigers’ offense with 16 points scored and contributed...