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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Tigers play as one to down the Illini, earn Braggin’ Rights

Tigers play as one to down the Illini, earn Braggin’ Rights

Lucas Smith December 24, 2018

CHAMPAIGN, Il.- The Missouri Tigers (10-3, 0-0) faced off with the Illinois Fighting Illini (8-3, 0-0) on Friday afternoon for the annual Braggin’ Rights game. Although the Illini held an 8-4 all-time...

No one has more right to brag than Jordan Geist

No one has more right to brag than Jordan Geist

Bennett Durando December 23, 2018

ST. LOUIS – The man who climbed over photographers on the baseline to grab the comically large mop transcended swagger for just a moment as he swabbed the deck. Jordan Geist cut the tension in front...

Missouri runs away from Illinois, snaps five-year Braggin’ Rights losing streak

Missouri runs away from Illinois, snaps five-year Braggin’ Rights losing streak

Andy Kimball December 23, 2018

ST. LOUIS - Jeremiah Tilmon, Mark Smith and Javon Pickett were given a loud and unwarm welcome back to their hometown on Saturday night. Their exit was much louder. Forty minutes after stepping on the...

Missouri boasts Illinois’ exes into Braggin’ Rights

Missouri boasts Illinois’ exes into Braggin’ Rights

Bennett Durando December 22, 2018

ST. LOUIS – The University of Missouri basketball team’s roster has more combined wins against itself than it has against the University of Illinois. 1-0. Illinois (4-7) has won the last five installments...

Tigers beat the Bobcats behind big night from Cunningham, spark from Roundtree

Tigers beat the Bobcats behind big night from Cunningham, spark from Roundtree

Lucas Smith December 19, 2018

Looking to return to being a top-25 team after a second absence this season, the Missouri Tigers (9-3, 0-0) hosted the Texas State Bobcats (4-5, 0-0) Monday night at Mizzou Arena. In front of a crowd...

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Andy Kimball December 18, 2018

Jeremiah Tilmon walked to the bench and looked up at the Mizzou Arena jumbotron with 1:36 left on Tuesday night. Instead of finding a seat on the bench due to fouling out late, Tilmon saw a career-high...

Comeback attempt not enough as Missouri falls at home to South Dakota

Comeback attempt not enough as Missouri falls at home to South Dakota

Owen Krucoff December 16, 2018

Winter break can seem like a dream for college basketball players and coaches. With no class for a month, teams are free to focus on practices and games without having to cope with the demanding student-athlete...

Cunningham and Smith help Missouri beat Billikens, 74-62

Cunningham and Smith help Missouri beat Billikens, 74-62

Lucas Smith December 10, 2018

ST. LOUIS – In their second consecutive in-state game, the No. 23 Missouri Tigers (8-2, 0-0) beat the St Louis Billikens (4-6, 0-0) by the final score of 74-62. With the game at Chaifetz Arena in St....

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Andy Kimball December 7, 2018

Jordan Geist grabbed a defensive rebound, ran it coast-to-coast and flew out of bounds after finishing a tricky reverse layup. He wasn’t done. Geist jumped back in and snatched the inbound, twisting...

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Bennett Durando December 7, 2018

K.J. Santos waited nearly two years to play basketball again. When a new season in 2018 came, he spent eight more games waiting to get out of a protective boot and have his chance to debut as a Missouri...

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

December 7, 2018

Mizzou Arena held its breath. Sophie Cunningham was hobbling off the court on an injured ankle early in the first quarter. Questions of if the season were over popped in people’s heads. Then, just as...

Cunningham, Smith lead Missouri to sluggish win over UMKC

Cunningham, Smith lead Missouri to sluggish win over UMKC

Owen Krucoff December 7, 2018

The lights had dimmed a little, and the only people left in the stands were holding brooms and dustpans. But for Lauren Aldridge, the evening wasn’t over just yet. The Missouri redshirt senior was out...