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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

NCAA practice limits have their loopholes

Mitchell Forde October 29, 2014

Imagine a typical week in your life and all the work that entails. Now imagine it being one day shorter, with all the same responsibilities. You have the life of a swimmer. On a typical week, we spend...

2014-2015 Basketball Preview

2014-2015 Basketball Preview

October 29, 2014

Who are these guys? Kim Anderson is about to begin [his first season as a Division I head coach](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/10/29/kim-anderson-ready/). He’s taking the reins of the Tigers,...

Deuce Bello’s athleticism stands out

Will Jarvis October 29, 2014

Deuce Bello is sick and tired of waiting. Five hundred seventy-four days have passed since his last college basketball game, a win in the National Invitational Tournament championship against Iowa. Over...

Following multiple injuries, Bri Porter brings skill, height

Following multiple injuries, Bri Porter brings skill, height

Bruno Vernaschi October 21, 2014

A look at Missouri freshman forward Bri Porter’s biography is almost overwhelming. A double major in physics and electrical engineering, Porter was ranked the No. 41 recruit by ESPN, awarded All-District...

Freshman guard hopes to raise game

Freshman guard hopes to raise game

Bobby Ceresia October 21, 2014

Coming in at just 5-foot-4-inches, freshman point guard Carrie Shephard is Missouri’s shortest player in a sport where height tends to be associated with talent. But Shephard uses her height to her...

Age not stopping Gill-Caesar

Age not stopping Gill-Caesar

Michael Natelli October 21, 2014

Freshman guard Montaque Gill-Caesar can do a lot. He's 6-foot-6-inches, has a knack for getting to the basket and comes from Huntington Prep in West Virginia, one of the nation's strongest high school...

Fouls a familiar foe for Rosburg

Daniel Witt October 14, 2014

Senior Keanau Post had possession of the ball, ready to finish and add to his point total. But as the 6-foot-11-inch Post went up with the ball, he was met by fellow big man Ryan Rosburg. Rosburg collected...

Competition a welcome change

Mitchell Forde October 8, 2014

We’ve been training for six weeks now, but as of Friday, the swim season has officially started. Our first meet was the Show-Me Showdown, an invitational that pits every Missouri school against one...

Taper: a swimmer’s favorite word

Mitchell Forde September 30, 2014

Swimmers everywhere consider one word sacred. It is the reason we endure five-month stretches of brutal training and get out of bed for each morning practice. I start to feel giddy just thinking about...

Gant, Allen arrested on charges of assault

Aaron Reiss September 16, 2014

Missouri basketball freshmen Jakeenan Gant and D’Angelo Allen were arrested Sunday around 2 a.m. on third-degree assault charges. According to police records, Allen and Gant were arrested with a third...

Mizzou grad serves on NBA champion Spurs’ training staff

Mizzou grad serves on NBA champion Spurs’ training staff

Michael Natelli July 9, 2014

Like a lot of young basketball fans, Carson Calkins grew up dreaming of winning the NBA Finals and hoisting the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. Unlike most basketball fans, he realized that dream...

Anderson is the right choice, if not flashy

Nick Yahl May 7, 2014

It’s been a week since Kim Anderson was introduced as the new head coach, and with the hire, a new door opens for the Missouri basketball program. While there have been mixed opinions on how he will...