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Missouri sends 9 wrestlers to NCAA Championship

Steve Cassidy • March 15, 2011

The Missouri Tigers are sending a team-record nine wrestlers to the NCAA Championship in Philadelphia this weekend, as they hope to claim their highest team ranking in history. The overall mark to beat...

Freshmen gymnasts fill big shoes

Ryan Hood • March 11, 2011

This season's group of freshmen gymnasts had a big void to fill entering their first season of competition at the collegiate level. The freshmen gymnasts are replacing four seniors in a class that helped...

Missouri blown out by Texas A&M in Big 12 quarterfinals

John Montesantos • March 11, 2011

Missouri was bounced from the Big 12 Tournament in blowout fashion Thursday night, falling to Texas A&M in its quarterfinal matchup, 86-71. The Tigers shot just 33 percent from the field including 3-for-15...

Unlikely heroes pave way for Missouri victory

Zach Mink • March 9, 2011

The Missouri offense bounced back from a dismal performance against Kansas as a balanced scoring attack surged the Tigers to a narrow 88-84 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday. The win...

Emotions high as Tigers close season with victory

Pat Iversen • March 8, 2011

When the final buzzer ended the Missouri women’s basketball team’s win over Iowa State on Saturday, senior RaeShara Brown could hardly contain her excitement. The guard raced across the court to embrace...

Missouri defeats Iowa State in regular season finale, 49-48

Nate Atkins • March 8, 2011

On several, gut-wrenching occasions, the young Missouri women’s basketball team has experienced life in the land of “that close.” But in Saturday’s Senior Night contest at Mizzou Arena, the Tigers...

Tiger gymnasts get into character during routines

Ryan Hood • March 8, 2011

Dancing and tumbling are two key components of college gymnastics. The Missouri gymnastics squad adds an additional nuance to the sport — gymnast characters. Gargoyles, spider monkeys and superheroes...

Tigers narrowly avoid upset, earn win on Senior Night

Ryan Hood • March 8, 2011

The Missouri Tigers gymnastics team played host to Centenary College, Southeast Missouri State University and Temple in a quad-meet Friday at the Hearnes Center for Senior Night. It wasn't always smooth...

Tigers complacent on biggest stage

Jake Kreinberg • March 8, 2011

This was it. This was the game that would redeem Missouri’s season. Defeating Kansas alone would qualify as a good season for some, but add in the fact that the Tigers were on a two-game skid and staring...

Tigers fall short against No. 2 Jayhawks

John Montesantos • March 5, 2011

The Jayhawks came into Mizzou Arena Saturday and did something that no Tiger opponent had done all season: beat Missouri at home. The No. 24 Tigers were a perfect 17-0 at home going into the Border War....

Tiger wrestling travels to Iowa for Big 12 Championship

Steve Cassidy • March 4, 2011

The No. 12 Missouri Tigers wrestling squad heads to Ames, Iowa this weekend to take on Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska and Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship at Hilton Coliseum. The Big 12 Championship...

Preview: Missouri hosts rival Kansas to close regular season

John Montesantos • March 4, 2011

The Border War between Missouri and Kansas was born in much more than sport. The rivalry can be traced back to violent disputes with roots in the Civil War, with Columbia and Lawrence often at the forefront...