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Missouri women’s team’s inexperience contributes to late-game struggles

Sam Rourke • February 17, 2012

An 0-13 Big 12 Conference record could lead the casual observer to infer the Missouri women’s basketball team has been completely outmatched in league play this season. Although the Tigers (10-14, 0-13...

Sooners down Tigers in gymnastics action

Ian Frazer • February 17, 2012

In describing the night for Missouri gymnastics Friday, coach Rob Drass made it simple. “Sometimes gymnastics is a weird sport,” he said. That assertion rang true for the Tigers in their meet Friday...

Missouri completes revenge, thrashes Oklahoma State

Seth Boster • February 15, 2012

Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford could only frown and shake his head trying to explain what happened in his team’s 83-65 thwacking at the hands of No. 3 Missouri on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. He...

The last shoot-out: Tigers ready for last bout with Cowboys

Ryan Hood • February 14, 2012

Coach Frank Haith and the Missouri men's basketball team insist Wednesday’s rematch with Oklahoma State at Mizzou Arena is more about learning from mistakes than exacting revenge. “It’d be just...

Missouri’s upset chance slips away in loss to Texas A&M

Sam Rourke • February 14, 2012

The Missouri women’s team lost in heartbreaking fashion Tuesday as the No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies mounted a late rally to defeat the Tigers by a final of 56-52. With three minutes remaining, the Tigers...

Missouri trounces No. 6 Baylor for season sweep

Ryan Hood • February 11, 2012

In his postgame press conference, Baylor coach Scott Drew revealed that his team’s plan of attack was to force Missouri to take threes. As the old adage goes, hindsight is 20-20. The No. 4 Tigers (23-2,...

Waters eyes Askren in chase for honors

Matthew Fairburn • February 10, 2012

Missouri sophomore wrestler Alan Waters joined elite company Monday. The 125-pound grappler was named the Big 12 Conference’s Wrestler of the Week for the third time this season, becoming just the second...

The next shot: Denmon breaks out in crucial moment

Seth Boster • February 10, 2012

By now, the shot has become just another shot, a ghost among the other 163 three-pointers Missouri senior guard Marcus Denmon has attempted this season. Denmon has to think back on it. He has to reach...

Saturday matinee pits rematch between No. 4 Missouri vs. No. 6 Baylor

Ryan Hood • February 10, 2012

With a win Saturday, No. 4 Missouri would essentially make the Big 12 Conference a two-team race between itself and Kansas. That’s just not how coach Frank Haith and his players are viewing their upcoming...

The freshman foundation delivers hope to Tigers

Connor Casey • February 10, 2012

From the start of the season, Missouri women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton has said she and her staff are in the process of building a successful foundation for the program. After Wednesday’s...

Missouri falls to 0-11 in Big 12 with loss to Iowa State

Connor Casey • February 9, 2012

For the 11th game in a row, the Missouri women’s basketball team (10-12, 0-11 Big 12 Conference) couldn’t find a win, this time hosting Iowa State (14-8, 5-6 Big 12) on Wednesday at Mizzou Arena. Even...

Tigers roar on ‘GameDay’

Ryan Hood • February 7, 2012

As smoke from a pre-game pyrotechnic show lingered throughout Mizzou Arena, two long-time foes with hatred dating back to the Civil War went to battle on the court. It was the 266th meeting between Missouri...