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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

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

Sam Weiger, Jacob Bogage, Jack Witthaus, Danielle Lerner, Matt Muenzberg, Brandon Kroos, Alex Schiffer • March 19, 2014

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”...

Wilbekin, Gators chomp Missouri in SEC Tournament

Jacob Bogage • March 14, 2014

ATLANTA — Keanau Post had a rebound underneath. Then Florida’s Will Yeguete poked it away. Jabari Brown dove on the loose ball and rolled over to throw an outlet pass, but Florida’s Scottie Wilbekin...

Tigers survive Aggies in two overtimes

Jacob Bogage • March 13, 2014

ATLANTA — As Earnest Ross’ senior year winds down at Missouri, the ever-introspective guard saw his transfer three years ago from Auburn as the start of consecutive trips to the postseason. The move...

Mizzou freshman fill in during double-OT tournament win

Jacob Bogage • March 13, 2014

ATLANTA — The gold stripe down the middle of Georgia Dome held its collective breath. Frank Haith, already prowling the bench on one knee, stuck a hand to the ground to keep his balance. The other wiped...

Mizzou’s Cox sets sights on NCAA title

Katherine Knott • March 11, 2014

At the age of 4, J’den Cox set his sights high for his career as a wrestler: He told Missouri coach Brian Smith that he wanted to win four national titles. Cox put himself in a position to achieve his...

Tigers prepare for Aggies, SEC Tournament

Matt Muenzberg • March 11, 2014

Once Missouri ended its regular season with a 28-point loss at Tennessee, it became apparent the Tigers would be on the outside of the bubble. ESPN’s bracket expert Joe Lunardi placed Missouri in...

Missouri wrestling wins conference title, qualifies seven for NCAAs

Katherine Knott • March 10, 2014

Junior Drake Houdashelt and freshman J’den Cox did what they have done all season — win. After two days of wrestling in the Mid-American Conference championships, Houdashelt and Cox finished on top...

Ross carries Tigers in final moments

Jacob Bogage • March 6, 2014

In the beginning there was no one. At the end there was Earnest Ross. When Frank Haith was named Missouri’s head basketball coach in 2011, his reign began with 11 roster spots to fill in the next two...

Quiet Senior Night ends in cheers

Matt Muenzberg • March 6, 2014

The cheers went from feigned to genuine. An all-transfer senior class and an undetermined postseason fate led to a subdued Senior Night celebration. But when senior guard Earnest Ross pioneered Missouri’s...