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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...

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...

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...

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...

Relay for history: 200m freestyle record highlights historic swimming weekend

Brandon Grammer • February 28, 2012

In a weekend of many firsts at the Big 12 Conference swimming and diving Championships, perhaps none was as dramatic as the Missouri women’s team's victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Competing...

Missouri drops home finale to Texas

Sam Rourke • February 28, 2012

The Missouri women’s basketball team couldn’t continue its recent winning ways Tuesday, falling 75-62 to the Texas Longhorns in the team's home finale. The Tigers (12-16, 2-15 Big 12 Conference) had...

Return to international glory: Ostad climbs back

Ian Frazer • February 28, 2012

The path of Missouri junior gymnast Sandra Ostad’s athletic career is a bit scrambled. She has competed for the national team of her native Norway in the Northern European Championships, winning an...

Border Showdown ends on the shot that never was

Nate Atkins, Ryan Hood • February 28, 2012

A total of 644,400 seconds ticked off the Border Showdown clock before the basketball rivalry between Kansas and Missouri finally put its Civil War vitriol to rest Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan. For...

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...

Kansas students sound off on Border Showdown end

Nick Ehrhard • February 28, 2012

LAWRENCE, KAN. — After more than 100 years of basketball, a rivalry that started with blood came to an end in an 87-86 Kansas victory in overtime. And like their bitter rivals, KU students weren't shy...