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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri's tournament run ends with loss to Norfolk State

Missouri’s tournament run ends with loss to Norfolk State

Ryan Hood March 16, 2012

OMAHA, NEB. -- Coach Frank Haith’s first year at the helm of Missouri basketball has produced unlikely success. Friday evening in Omaha, it all came screeching to an unlikely, premature finish. Missouri...

Tigers to start tourney journey with Norfolk State

Ryan Hood March 15, 2012

At 30-4, Missouri already has the second most wins for a single season in school history. If the No. 2 seed Tigers are to get where they want to go, they’ll need six more. Game one of what the Tigers...

Missouri returns to familiar West Region

Missouri returns to familiar West Region

Ryan Hood March 13, 2012

Final Fours aren’t easy to come by. Look no further than the empty rafters at Mizzou Arena. This is Missouri’s 25th trip to the big dance. Only BYU (26) has more NCAA Tournament appearances without...

Tigers remember NCAA Tournament runs that never fade away

Tigers remember NCAA Tournament runs that never fade away

Nate Atkins March 13, 2012

They say March is a time for dancing, and Mizzou Arena threw quite the spectacle Sunday afternoon. Coach Frank Haith and his team entertained the whims of the thousands in gold they hosted to reign in...

Forever at odds: Tigers advance to tournament challenges

Forever at odds: Tigers advance to tournament challenges

Seth Boster March 13, 2012

A couple of hours remained before the Big 12 Tournament championship game inside the Sprint Center in Kansas City and a technician was up on a reddish-orange ladder to make his measurements. His head...

Missouri advances to Big 12 Tournament title game

Missouri advances to Big 12 Tournament title game

Ryan Hood March 10, 2012

With the school's impending move to the Southeastern Conference, Missouri will never win a Big 12 Conference regular season championship. But the Tigers can win their second Big 12 Tournament title Saturday. An...

Missouri ends Big 12 road with tournament title

Missouri ends Big 12 road with tournament title

Ryan Hood March 10, 2012

The great debate throughout much of the weekend's Big 12 Conference Tournament centered around who “owns” the city of Kansas City among Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri. After both teams from the...

Missouri looks to stake territory in semifinal match with Texas

Seth Boster March 9, 2012

In the middle of all the bantering of who holds claim to the territory — whether it is _Kansas_ City, Missouri, as coach Bill Self and the Jayhawk faithful will say; or whether it is Kansas City, _Missouri_,...

Smith’s building project peaks with Big 12 wrestling title

Smith’s building project peaks with Big 12 wrestling title

Matthew Fairburn March 9, 2012

Much has changed since 1998, when coach Brian Smith took over the Missouri wrestling program. Smith inherited a Missouri team that had not had a winning season since the 1991-92 campaign. In his first...

Missouri takes aim at Baylor for Big 12 finale

Seth Boster March 9, 2012

The Big 12 Conference Tournament championship game will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday in Kansas City and so many expected that the Border Showdown between top-seeded Kansas and Missouri would survive a little...

Tigers 'Sprint' past Cowboys in Big 12 Tournament opener

Tigers ‘Sprint’ past Cowboys in Big 12 Tournament opener

Ryan Hood March 8, 2012

Following a Wednesday night victory over Texas Tech, Oklahoma State seemed out of gas, and No. 5 Missouri wouldn’t let off it. The Tigers (28-4) ran up and down the court at a blistering pace in Thursday...

Frank Haith named AP Big 12 Coach of the Year

Frank Haith named AP Big 12 Coach of the Year

Nate Atkins March 6, 2012

After winning a program-record 27 regular season games and 14 Big 12 Conference games with seven scholarship players in his first year, the rewards were bound to come for Missouri men’s basketball coach...