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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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...