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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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

Tigers upset No.16 Vandy, end 4-game skid

Alex Schiffer • January 31, 2014

Depth proved to be the difference for Missouri women's basketball Thursday night as the Tigers upsett No. 16 Vanderbilt 59-54 thanks to 30 points off the Tigers’ bench. The win snapped a four-game losing...

Freshmen propel young wrestling team

Katherine Knott • January 29, 2014

Freshman 157-pounder Joey Lavallee nervously stepped on the mat for the first time. He turned on music and tried not to think. He was hundreds of miles away at Central Michigan University on Jan. 18,...

Former Tiger Keyon Dooling retires NBA career

Alex Schiffer • January 29, 2014

Keyon Dooling always thought about his post-career during his playing days in the NBA. After a successful career of 13 NBA seasons on seven teams, Dooling, 33, is calling it a career to be a life coach...

Jabari Brown heats up, fills new role

Jacob Bogage • January 29, 2014

Ask Jabari Brown the right question, and his eyes light up. Otherwise, the junior guard — the one carrying Missouri’s mediocre-at-best basketball team on his back — keeps his head down. Talking...