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No love for the no-no

Mike Vorel • May 6, 2011

The no-no just isn’t what it once was. On Tuesday, Twins starter Francisco Liriano tossed a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox, dispatching the cellar-dwelling South Siders in a career-high 123...

MU softball’s Thomas receives national team tryout

Pat Iversen • May 6, 2011

As far as Wednesdays go, it’s hard to imagine topping the one Chelsea Thomas had this week. The sophomore pitcher made history against Western Illinois, striking out her 287th batter to break the Missouri...

Missouri suffers déjà-vu in loss to in-state rivals

Nate Atkins • May 4, 2011

Exactly one week after in-state rival Missouri State blanked the Missouri baseball team, the Bears dealt the Tigers an eerily similar defeat Tuesday. Missouri lost by a score of 5-0 to bring its record...

Sports share close bond with patriotism

Jake Kreinberg • May 3, 2011

The date was Oct. 30, 2001, and the New York Yankees were about to play the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third game of the World Series, the first Fall Classic game played in New York City following 9/11. Former...

Missouri baseball riding offense to improved play

Nate Atkins • May 3, 2011

The worst part of the past weekend for the Missouri baseball team came when Sunday’s game against Texas A&M -- which the Aggies led 3-2 when rain forced the tarps to cover the diamond -- was changed...

Missouri baseball stuns Texas A&M in series opener

Mike Vorel • April 30, 2011

The Missouri baseball team hosted the No. 6 Texas A&M Aggies on Friday night in a battle between two teams at opposite ends of the Big 12 spectrum. The Aggies came into the game atop the conference standings...

Tigers fall to Missouri State

Nate Atkins • April 29, 2011

Equipped with all but its newfound sweet stroke, the Missouri Tigers baseball team was unable to capture victory in the battle for Missouri on Wednesday at Taylor Stadium. Missouri State took the annual...

New positions no problem for Mach

Mike Vorel • April 29, 2011

For many people, change can be a scary thing. Junior Conner Mach, on the other hand, embraces new opportunities. Last week, before Missouri’s road series against Baylor, Mach was informed that not only...

Analysis: Nebraska softball says goodbye in final matchup

Pat Iversen • April 26, 2011

Big Ten goodbyes can be rough, as the No. 8 Missouri softball team learned over the weekend. No. 14 Nebraska, set to leave for the Big Ten Conference next year, hosted the Tigers in Lincoln, Neb. over...

Analysis: Tigers claw Bears in Waco

Mike Vorel • April 26, 2011

The Missouri Tigers headed to Waco last weekend for a three-game series with the Baylor Bears, desperately searching for their first Big 12 series win of the 2011 season. Thanks to some timely hitting...

Schmidt comes through in clutch for Missouri baseball

Nate Atkins • April 22, 2011

For a two-week span covering nine consecutive losses, the Missouri baseball team searched for its man, the man that would step up to the plate with runners and scoring position and deliver with the game...

Analysis: Tigers sweep Billikens behind offensive surge

Pat Iversen • April 22, 2011

Even as the No. 8 Missouri softball team prepared to take on St. Louis University this week, the dramatic weekend with Oklahoma still lingered in their rearview mirror. After such an emotionally and physically...