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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...

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 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....

Analysis: Tigers blown out in final Big 12 road game

Nate Atkins • March 4, 2011

Needing little more than a hot start, the Baylor women’s basketball team flexed its Big 12 Conference Championship muscles Wednesday night in defeating the Missouri Tigers at home, 84-52. The loss marks...

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...

Missouri’s road struggles continue with loss to Huskers

Zach Mink • March 3, 2011

The Missouri men's basketball team had one chance left to put their road demons behind them. One last opportunity to prove that the team’s dismal record away from the comforts of Mizzou Arena was merely...

Buffaloes deal heartbreaking loss to Pingeton’s Tigers

Nate Atkins • March 1, 2011

When Colorado women’s basketball player Britney Blythe drilled a 3-point shot with 15 seconds remaining to give her Buffaloes a final lead and the victory over the Missouri Tigers, a familiar feeling...

Burke embracing superhero role for Tiger gymnastics

Ryan Hood • March 1, 2011

During her childhood, junior Mary Burke wanted nothing more than to be a gymnast, just like her two older sisters. She didn’t desire to one day be a superhero. She simply wanted to be a gymnast. That...