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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

Free points: charity stripe crucial in win over Hogs

Free points: charity stripe crucial in win over Hogs

Matt Muenzberg February 13, 2014

Free throws can sometimes be seen as a trivial part of basketball. Turns out, they add up. Missouri hit 34-of-38 free throws, including its first 23 of the game, to give it a narrow 86-85 win over Arkansas...

Top-ranked Houdashelt shows model of consistency

Top-ranked Houdashelt shows model of consistency

Katherine Knott February 12, 2014

Junior Drake Houdashelt could end each of his matches after finishing his opponents off with his best Russell Crowe impression, shouting, “Are you not entertained?” The “Gladiator” impersonation...

Ditch the bigs? Haith debates going small to spark offense

Ditch the bigs? Haith debates going small to spark offense

Matt Muenzberg February 12, 2014

With freshman forward Johnathan Williams III racking up fouls instead of points and rebounds, coach Frank Haith discussed several possible lineup changes Monday, including the possibility of playing four...

Looming draft nears for Clarkson, Brown

Nick Yahl February 12, 2014

Jordan Clarkson and Jabari Brown are arguably one of the best backcourt tandems in the NCAA. They are certainly the two best players on the Missouri roster, scoring the majority of the team’s points...

Tigers wrestling, gymnastics return home in dominating fashion

Tigers wrestling, gymnastics return home in dominating fashion

Katherine Knott February 8, 2014

No. 10 Missouri had plenty to prove to the fans who braved the bitter cold to watch the wrestling team in action Friday night against Buffalo. Competing in conjunction with the gymnastics squad at the...

Big wins from Mayes, Houdashelt push Missouri over Eastern Michigan

Katherine Knott February 8, 2014

Missouri wrestling coach Brian Smith likes to schedule games back to back. He said it prepares the team for tournaments later in the season. Smith has work to do before his team is tournament-ready after...

Wrestling grapples on unfamiliar mats

Katherine Knott February 5, 2014

The home-mat advantage for the Missouri wrestling team sits on the corner of Stadium Boulevard and Mick Deaver Memorial Drive. The Tigers practice on the fourth floor of the Hearnes Center. Yet, for the...

Opportunity opens doors for DeMarre Carroll

Opportunity opens doors for DeMarre Carroll

Alex Schiffer February 5, 2014

NEW YORK — Junkyard Dog. The term has stuck with DeMarre Carroll ever since his uncle, former Missouri coach Mike Anderson, coined it for his nephew to describe his hustle on the court. “It’s carried...

Analysts unsure about Mizzou basketball

Matt Muenzberg February 5, 2014

Missouri basketball will need an impressive back nine in conference play if the Tigers want to make the NCAA tournament. After finishing the first half of Southeastern Conference play with a losing record,...

Kentucky’s Randle quiets Tiger uprising

Kentucky’s Randle quiets Tiger uprising

Jacob Bogage February 1, 2014

Missouri’s Jabari Brown may have gotten the highlight, but Kentucky’s Julius Randle got the result. It was junior guard Brown’s 33 points that led Missouri’s furious rally against the Wildcats...

No. 11 Kentucky holds off Missouri’s rally

No. 11 Kentucky holds off Missouri’s rally

Matt Muenzberg February 1, 2014

Following the game, Jabari Brown wasn’t thinking about his posterizing dunk or the four-point play he completed. Instead, what weighed on the junior guard’s mind was Kentucky guard Aaron Harrison’s...

Faith, farce surround Missouri-Kentucky game

Jack Witthaus January 31, 2014

Denouncing sex, masturbation and Kansas, members of The Antlers staged a Brother Jed-esq revival this afternoon in Speaker’s Circle to drum up support for the Missouri-Kentucky basketball game tomorrow. “Brother...