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Missouri wrestlers look to meet lofty expectations

Matthew Fairburn • November 1, 2011

The Missouri Tigers wrestling team enters the 2011-12 season with high expectations, returning seven of the team-record nine wrestlers the team sent to the NCAA Championship a year ago. Former captain...

Tigers win emotional One State, One Spirit Classic

Ryan Hood • November 1, 2011

Its not often 46-point victories are afterthoughts, but such was the case Sunday night in Joplin. The Missouri Tigers defeated the Missouri Southern Lions on Sunday by a score of 114-68 in the One State,...

Tigers rout Bulldogs in exhibition opener

Sam Rourke • November 1, 2011

A host of newcomers finally got their chance to shine in Mizzou’s home opener Tuesday at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers began their 2011 campaign with an exhibition rout of Division II school Truman State,...

Tigers to take a plunge into the Southwest

Brandon Grammer • October 28, 2011

Missouri’s swimming and diving team will compete against other Big 12 Conference schools for the first time this season when it travels down to Dallas for the Southwest Plunge this weekend. Other schools...

A leader of men: Phil Pressey takes charge

Seth Boster • October 28, 2011

He’s the smallest and youngest player that takes the floor for the Missouri men’s basketball team, but make no mistake: There is something dominant about Phil Pressey. He was that 5-foot, 10-inch,...

Bowers injury raises questions at Big 12 Media Day

Seth Boster • October 21, 2011

At this time last year, men’s basketball coach Frank Haith was sitting behind a microphone at the Atlantic Coast Conference Media Day in a green and orange polo shirt talking to reporters about the turn-around...

Black & Gold Scrimmage unveils new Kim English

Seth Boster • October 21, 2011

After his team prevailed in the annual men’s basketball Black & Gold scrimmage Friday night, senior Kim English took a stat sheet from a reporter’s hand and sighed when he looked at one category. English...

Injuries, Haith controversy usher in new basketball season

Ryan Hood • October 18, 2011

Seven long, arduous months after last season came to a close, the Missouri Tigers are finally playing basketball again. The Tigers embarked on their 2011-12 campaign Friday afternoon at Mizzou Arena with...

Tigers dominate Show-Me Showdown

Brandon Grammer • October 11, 2011

The Tigers hosted the seventh annual Show-Me Showdown Invite on Saturday afternoon, inviting colleges from around Missouri to compete. The Invite gave the team a chance to promote college swimming across...

Swim team dives into new season with Black and Gold meet

Brandon Grammer • October 8, 2011

A little competition never hurt anyone. The Missouri swimming and diving team would agree, as teammates were pitted against each other for the Black and Gold intersquad meet on Friday. Divided into two...

MU swimming and diving looks to make waves in new season

Brandon Grammer • October 7, 2011

The MU swimming and diving team’s offseason work will come into play at its first Black and Gold Intersquad meet Friday and season opener Saturday. “Really, this meet is about getting ready to start...

Missouri swimmers make splash at World University Games

Ian Frazer • September 13, 2011

Two Missouri athletes, junior swimmer Dominique Bouchard and sophomore diver Loren Figueroa, represented their respective countries at the World University Games, held Aug. 12 through 23 in Shenzhen, China. Bouchard...