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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

Keion Bell: How the individual found inspiration

Keion Bell: How the individual found inspiration

Nate Atkins November 2, 2012

Standing at the tip of the Tiger logo, Keion Bell takes the orange basketball in his right hand and palms it with his left, holding a fire he’s about to unleash upon the world. As he waits at the center...

Big men arrive in Columbia

Big men arrive in Columbia

Jacob Bogage November 2, 2012

At 6 feet 9 inches and 226 pounds, junior forward Tony Criswell says he has the ability to guard anyone on the court. Whether he gets switched on to a point guard off a pick-and-roll or has to step up...

The brothers from Boston

The brothers from Boston

Jacob Bogage November 2, 2012

Phil Pressey was scared. Yes, the Southeastern Conference preseason player of the year, the star point guard and the captain of the No. 15 Missouri men’s basketball team, was scared. He was a diminutive,...

Bradley makes return with Olympic pedigree

Bradley makes return with Olympic pedigree

Connor Casey November 2, 2012

For a team that is already packed with experience and talent, the biggest name returning to Missouri wrestling for the 2012-13 season is undoubtedly senior heavyweight Dom Bradley. After placing third...

Sitting down with the seasoned Tiger

Sitting down with the seasoned Tiger

Nate Atkins November 2, 2012

As the Missouri Tigers prepare for their first season as members of the Southeastern Conference, they will bring along one player who has already played two seasons in the league. Junior forward Earnest...

Crafton lifts Missouri in first exhibition

Matt Muenzberg October 31, 2012

About halfway through the second half of Missouri women’s basketball’s first exhibition game of the year, senior guard Sydney Crafton finally came back to earth. Crafton had made nine straight shots...

Transfers lead Tigers' dominant debut

Transfers lead Tigers’ dominant debut

Connor Casey October 29, 2012

Moments before the Missouri men’s basketball team took the court for its first exhibition game of the season, a commercial centered on the team’s transfers flashed on the Jumbotron. After a few seconds...

Without Dixon, Missouri looks to develop chemistry in exhibition play

Without Dixon, Missouri looks to develop chemistry in exhibition play

Jacob Bogage October 28, 2012

Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith said Friday that practices with his No. 15 Tigers have become increasingly competitive and physical, characteristics that make him cringe when someone hits...

Laurence Bowers makes return on Mizzou Madness stage

Laurence Bowers makes return on Mizzou Madness stage

Jacob Bogage October 16, 2012

Laurence Bowers waited a long time for Oct. 12. Barely more than a year prior, one of the ligaments in his knee shredded, putting his basketball career on the ropes. “That was probably one of the most...

Missouri’s youth consumes Mizzou Madness debut

Missouri’s youth consumes Mizzou Madness debut

Zach Foor October 16, 2012

On Friday, Missouri women's basketball was placed in the national spotlight before the 2012-13 season. The event, Mizzou Madness, was part of an ESPN special that granted a look into the men's and women's...

Tigers put on showcase at Mizzou Madness

Tigers put on showcase at Mizzou Madness

Jacob Bogage October 12, 2012

As the Missouri men's basketball team showed off its new threads at the first-ever Mizzou Madness, junior guard Phil Pressey and senior guard Michael Dixon showed off their own skills. Amid the festivities--including...

Missouri wrestling joins MAC

Missouri wrestling joins MAC

Brent Pearson September 19, 2012

Without a conference affiliation and a qualifying tournament, Missouri wrestling sat for nearly the last three months not knowing its future. On Wednesday, that changed. The Mid-American Conference announced...