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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...

Mississippi State drops Tigers in first round of SEC Tournament

Aaron Reiss • March 6, 2014

Now Missouri waits. In a game marked by lead changes and foul trouble, the No. 12 seed Tigers (17-13, 6-11 Southeastern Conference) fell to No. 13 seed Mississippi State (19-12, 5-11 SEC), 73-70, Wednesday...

Missouri will need deep conference run to bolster NCAA hopes

Aaron Reiss • March 5, 2014

Twenty-nine games and nearly five months later, it is time for coach Robin Pingeton’s team to start over. It’s time for the Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament. “It’s a fresh...

Ready for MACtion

Katherine Knott • March 5, 2014

The No. 9 Missouri wrestling squad will travel to Kent, Ohio, this weekend for the Mid-American Conference Championships, trying for its third consecutive conference title. Missouri comes into the 2014...

Earnest Ross reflects on the eve of Senior Night

Matt Muenzberg • March 5, 2014

Earnest Ross got what he wanted and a little extra. The senior guard left Auburn after his sophomore year to play in the NCAA tournament. After sitting out a year for transfer rules, he did that, but...

Keanau Post, Torren Jones help Tigers bulldoze the Bulldogs

Matt Muenzberg • March 1, 2014

Everything went Missouri’s way. It shot a season-high 62 percent, it got contributions from deep in its bench and, perhaps most importantly, it had Mississippi State on the schedule. Junior forward...