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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Rhyan Loos’ journey to becoming cancer-free was a team effort

Mason Arneson February 13, 2021

Rhyan Loos looks and acts like any other 10-year-old girl at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School in Columbia. She balances basketball, softball and dance class alongside schoolwork and social life. It’s...

Basket Case: No. 10 Missouri men’s basketball allows season-worst field goal percentage in loss to Ole Miss

Mason Arneson February 11, 2021

After 16 minutes of play against Ole Miss, No. 10 Missouri men’s basketball hit its sixth 3-pointer of the game, matching the team’s season average. The Tigers shot 3-pointers at a 42.1% clip, 12...

‘Some guys didn’t show up’: Missouri’s effort wasn’t there against Ole Miss

Jack Soble February 11, 2021

Ole Miss only missed 22 shots all game in its blowout win over Missouri on Wednesday night. The Rebels corralled nine of them. In total, Ole Miss out-rebounded Missouri 34 to 19. The effort at all levels...

Dru Smith scores quietly and lives loudly

Jack Soble February 10, 2021

On Monday afternoon, Missouri guard Dru Smith took home his third SEC Player of the Week award of the season. Smith, not one to brag about individual accomplishments, didn’t tell his immediate family. “It’s...

Steal the show: Missouri men’s basketball upsets Alabama with loads of defensive hustle

Mason Arneson February 6, 2021

With the dawn of a new defensive era on the gridiron, Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz and his new defensive coordinator Steve Wilks started using new language to talk about forcing turnovers. “We’re...

Rejection: Mitchell Smith saves Tigers in win over No. 10 Alabama

Jack Soble February 6, 2021

Alabama’s Herb Jones had the ball under the basket. The Tide executed their play perfectly — having him fake a screen and slip his way to the basket — to get him there. All he had to do was put...

Pregame notebook: Missouri wants Bama

Jack Soble February 6, 2021

Missouri hasn’t circled this game — a Saturday morning showdown with SEC-undefeated Alabama — or any game on its calendar, which shouldn’t surprise anyone. As one of the more experienced teams...

Balling off the bench: Key reserves power No. 18 Missouri to home victory over Kentucky

Mason Arneson February 3, 2021

No. 18 Missouri men’s basketball took care of business a little differently than usual in Tuesday evening’s 75-70 victory over Kentucky. After a game where coach Cuonzo Martin’s squad rode the hot...

Missouri staves off Kentucky, improves to 12-3

Jack Soble February 3, 2021

Javon Pickett limped to the sideline midway through the second half, clearly in pain. Pickett grimaced, hard, as the trainers checked out his right ankle while he watched the action on the court. The...

Starting strong: Missouri first starting lineup change of the season rises to the occasion in victory over TCU

Mason Arneson January 30, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin rearranged the starting lineup for the first time this season and the results were overwhelmingly positive in a 102-98 overtime win over TCU. The Tigers'...

Flame-throwing Pinson leads Missouri to wild comeback win

Jack Soble January 30, 2021

TCU freshman guard Mike Miles initiated what appeared to be the turning point with just over seven minutes to go. He hit a tough layup, immediately stole the ball and found fellow guard RJ Nembhard for...

Martin: Lynching memorial is ‘part of American history’

Jack Soble January 30, 2021

Trigger Warning: The following content includes descriptions of rape and lynching that may be triggering for readers. Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin started to choke up as he spoke for over five and a half...