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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...

Tigers look inward during losing streak this season

Aaron Reiss • January 29, 2014

“Process” might be coach Robin Pingeton’s favorite word. Pingeton hates losing, but qualifying losses as steps toward something greater makes losing easier to swallow. “It’s all part of the...

Mizzou races past South Carolina

Jacob Bogage • January 25, 2014

Missouri’s matchup with South Carolina was in hand days in advance of Saturday’s game. The Gamecocks (7-12, 0-6 SEC) were a blip on the Tigers’ Southeastern Conference radar. Dynamos No. 14 Kentucky,...

Big turnaround for Missouri’s bigs

Matt Muenzberg • January 25, 2014

Missouri coach Frank Haith said Friday that the Tigers needed more production out of the post. He said he told the post players the same thing. “Yeah, more than enough,” sophomore forward Ryan Rosburg...

Tigers prepare to white out Mizzou Arena

Jacob Bogage • January 24, 2014

When Missouri coach Frank Haith strides onto Mizzou Arena’s Norm Stewart Court on Saturday, he will be lacking his routinely stylish dress shoes to match his pinstriped suit and sauve watch. “I gotta...

Second half adjustments key as Missouri women drop third straight

Aaron Reiss • January 24, 2014

Ask Texas A&M coach Gary Blair and Missouri coach Robin Pingeton for their analysis of their teams’ Thursday matchup, and the answers will contrast. “This is a beautiful win,” Blair said. But the...

Undefeated wrestling looks to continue streak

Katherine Knott • January 22, 2014

The trip to Mount Pleasant, Mich., wasn’t exactly smooth after delays pushed the travel time to over 16 hours. Yet, the trip paid off after the seventh-ranked Missouri wrestling team left with a one-point...

Missouri women remain optimistic, looks for more consistency

Aaron Reiss • January 22, 2014

Morgan Eye said she is done with moral victories. But at least for now, the junior guard will have to accept them. Over winter break, the Missouri women’s basketball team (13-5, 2-3 Southeastern Conference)...

Tigers ride defense past Alabama

Jacob Bogage • January 22, 2014

At first glance, the number seems like a mistake. Seventeen point four. Then again, so does freshman forward Johnathan Williams III switching a screen on the perimeter or running a shooter off the 3-point...