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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Tilmon’s value evident in 66-58 loss to Kentucky

Tilmon’s value evident in 66-58 loss to Kentucky

Andy Kimball February 21, 2019

Sophomore center Jeremiah Tilmon shuffled his feet and bumped into Kentucky defender Reid Travis. He committed two violations, traveling and an offensive foul, but Tilmon had a clear preference for one...

Derrick Chievous’ No. 3 added to Mizzou Arena rafters

Derrick Chievous’ No. 3 added to Mizzou Arena rafters

Emily Leiker February 20, 2019

Derrick Chievous stepped to mid-court at halftime of Tuesday’s Missouri versus No. 4 Kentucky game with his family, greeted by a standing ovation and the glow of fire spewing from the Mizzou Arena goal...

Missouri fails to put two halves together, falls 66-58 to Kentucky

Missouri fails to put two halves together, falls 66-58 to Kentucky

Emily Leiker February 20, 2019

A fast break dunk by P.J. Washington at the 11:34 mark of the second half hit fast forward on Tuesday night’s contest between Missouri and Kentucky. In the ensuing minute, Mizzou Arena erupted in boos...

Preview: Missouri to play No. 4 Kentucky

Preview: Missouri to play No. 4 Kentucky

Emily Leiker February 19, 2019

No. 4 Kentucky bested Tennessee 86-69 on Saturday night, dropping the former No. 1 Volunteers to the No. 5 spot in this week’s AP top-25. It was Tennessee’s first conference loss and snapped a 19-game...

Missouri gymnastics wraps weekend, loses to LSU

Missouri gymnastics wraps weekend, loses to LSU

Caroline Stiefbold February 19, 2019

No. 15 Missouri (5-9, 1-5 SEC) competed against No. 5 LSU twice this weekend. Following the Mardi Gras Invitational in St. Charles, Missouri on Friday, MU headed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to face off against...

Missouri and Tennessee players, coaches comment on budding women’s basketball rivalry

Owen Krucoff February 18, 2019

Missouri and Tennessee came down to the wire again. In front of a season-high crowd at Mizzou Arena, Missouri junior Jordan Chavis heaved a prayer from half-court to try and win the game for the Tigers....

Missouri wrestling suffers first loss of season 19-15 to old Big 12 rival Oklahoma State

Missouri wrestling suffers first loss of season 19-15 to old Big 12 rival Oklahoma State

Chuck Ryan February 18, 2019

The much-anticipated matchup between No. 5 Missouri and No. 2 Oklahoma State turned into a back-and-forth affair that ended in a 19-15 victory for Oklahoma State (14-0). While this loss snapped Missouri’s...

Missouri falls in rematch with Tennessee

Lucas Smith February 18, 2019

With 0.3 seconds left in the game, Missouri inbounded the ball to junior Jordan Chavis who threw up a shot from half court for the win and made it, but the shot came too late. The buzzer had sounded and...

No. 5 Missouri wrestling sets new attendance record against No. 2 Oklahoma State

No. 5 Missouri wrestling sets new attendance record against No. 2 Oklahoma State

Ben Ramirez February 17, 2019

Redshirt junior Jaydin Eierman stepped onto the mat for the third bout of the afternoon, hoping to be the spark No. 5 Missouri wrestling needed. The team had dropped its first two bouts and was in a 6-0...

Missouri wrestling taking positives out of loss to OSU

Missouri wrestling taking positives out of loss to OSU

Wilson Moore February 17, 2019

Brian Smith does not like to lose. The MU wrestling coach made that abundantly clear, mentioning it several times in the five minutes he spent with reporters following No. 5 Missouri’s 19-15 loss to...

Missouri looks for second win against Tennessee this season in Sunday rematch

Lucas Smith February 17, 2019

Missouri (19-7, 8-4) will attempt the difficult task of beating a team twice in a season on Sunday when it takes on Tennessee (16-8, 5-6). The first matchup resulted in a historic win for Missouri: its...

Tiger gymnasts end Mardi Gras Invitational in third place

February 17, 2019

No. 15 Missouri gymnastics (5-8 1-4 SEC) kicked off its two-meet weekend with a third place finish in the Mardi Gras invitational on Friday at the The Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. No. 5 Louisiana...