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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Cox, freshmen carry wrestling through postseason

Cox, freshmen carry wrestling through postseason

Katherine Knott April 2, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY — J’den Cox made a name for himself at Hickman High School, winning multiple state titles and becoming an unbeatable force in the process. Cox started a similar trend as a Tiger after...

Uncertainty ahead for Haith, Mizzou hoops

Matt Muenzberg April 2, 2014

Frank Haith’s big year turned into a big dud. The third-year Missouri coach finally had his own guys, including several high-level transfers and an impressive freshman class. But instead of taking...

Former Tiger Phil Pressey wrapping up rookie season

Former Tiger Phil Pressey wrapping up rookie season

Alex Schiffer April 2, 2014

NEW YORK — Some people might have wondered what was going through Phil Pressey’s head during last year’s NBA draft. After the Missouri junior point guard gave up his final year of eligibility to...

Wrestling team’s sport psychologist arrested after hotel lobby party

Katherine Knott March 26, 2014

Oklahoma City Police arrested a Missouri wrestling staff member early Sunday morning for public intoxication in the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. “We are aware of Brandon’s...

Missouri’s Cox advances to championship match

Katherine Knott March 24, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY – Words were hard to find for Missouri’s junior captain on Friday night. Top-seeded Drake Houdashelt was upset by fifth-seeded Jason Tsirtsis from Northwestern in overtime of the semifinal...

Houdashelt upset in NCAA wrestling semifinal

Katherine Knott March 24, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY — Only 10 wrestlers can stand atop the podium. Just 10 out of 330. After two days of competition at the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, dreams have been crushed as the nation’s...

Cox makes history, wins national title at 197

Katherine Knott March 24, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY – J’den Cox has always said he wanted to win four national titles when he came to Missouri. On Saturday night in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Cox accomplished step No. 1 when he beat...

Tigers deal with disappointment, look at WNIT as opportunity

Aaron Reiss March 19, 2014

Freshman guard Sierra Michaelis got a text message. That was all. The Missouri women’s basketball team would play Creighton at 7 p.m. in Omaha, Neb., for the opening round of the WNIT. No team gathering....

Tigers escape Davidson in NIT

Matt Muenzberg March 19, 2014

Major conference teams are rarely excited to play in the National Invitation Tournament. Most have seen their dreams of playing on a national stage in the NCAA tournament morph into playing in empty arenas. So...

Williams grows as postseason wears on

Williams grows as postseason wears on

Matt Muenzberg March 19, 2014

Freshman forward Johnathan Williams III scored 11 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, blocked two shots and dished out two assists in Thursday’s Southeastern Conference Tournament game against Texas A&M. A...

Prescribing a cure for Mizzou’s woes

Prescribing a cure for Mizzou’s woes

Imagine, if you will, the Missouri basketball program felt under the weather. It was feverish, achy, congested, tired. It had a sore throat. It coughed and wheezed. It was bedridden. Now you’ve experienced...

Hate Duke; love the Big Dance

Daniel Schmidt March 19, 2014

March Madness is glorious. The four days of the first weekend of the tournament are without question my favorite four days of the year, and that includes the premieres and finales of “The Bachelor”...