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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

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

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...

Missouri preps for one last Big 12 Tournament run

Nate Atkins • March 6, 2012

Kim English remembers the one and only time Missouri won the Big 12 Conference Tournament, back when a 2009 run branded the Elite Eight-bound Missouri Tigers as the talk of the league. It was the last...

Missouri celebrates first Big 12 wrestling championship

Matthew Fairburn • March 3, 2012

With the Big 12 Conference Championships tournament less than a week away, Missouri wrestling coach Brian Smith hung a sign in the locker of each of his starters Monday. It simply read, “Be my David.” The...

Tiger basketball seniors bid M-I-Z B-Y-E

Seth Boster • March 2, 2012

Missouri senior center Steve Moore stood at center court with the microphone down on his left side because he couldn’t seem to put it to his mouth. Each time he tried, “STEEEVE!” would roar inside...

Missouri wrestlers flex for final stretch

Matthew Fairburn • March 2, 2012

The Missouri wrestling team faces the most important month of the season, with the Big 12 Conference Championships Tournament on March 3 followed by the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 15. The Tigers...

Flores, Brock and Gee close out their Tiger careers

Sam Rourke • March 2, 2012

Senior leadership has been a staple on the court for the Missouri women’s basketball team this season. The team has relied on senior forwards Christine Flores and BreAnna Brock to lead the team in scoring...

Iowa State

February 29, 2012

NRA'd CQs: Frank Haith: http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320600142 Marcus Denmon: http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320600142 Kim English: http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320600142 Michael...

Comeback over Iowa State yields smiles for senior class

Ryan Hood • February 29, 2012

After winning for the 67th time at Mizzou Arena with a 78-72 victory over Iowa State, Missouri’s eight seniors reflected in the middle of Norm Stewart Court. “How about that ride in?” senior guard...

Tigers flip the page to Cyclones

Seth Boster • February 28, 2012

Much to his displeasure, Missouri senior guard Kim English and his teammates had the day off following Saturday’s crushing defeat in Lawrence, Kan., where a 19-point second-half advantage in the Border...