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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri runs away from Illinois, snaps five-year Braggin’ Rights losing streak

Missouri runs away from Illinois, snaps five-year Braggin’ Rights losing streak

Andy Kimball December 23, 2018

ST. LOUIS - Jeremiah Tilmon, Mark Smith and Javon Pickett were given a loud and unwarm welcome back to their hometown on Saturday night. Their exit was much louder. Forty minutes after stepping on the...

Missouri boasts Illinois’ exes into Braggin’ Rights

Missouri boasts Illinois’ exes into Braggin’ Rights

Bennett Durando December 22, 2018

ST. LOUIS – The University of Missouri basketball team’s roster has more combined wins against itself than it has against the University of Illinois. 1-0. Illinois (4-7) has won the last five installments...

Tigers beat the Bobcats behind big night from Cunningham, spark from Roundtree

Tigers beat the Bobcats behind big night from Cunningham, spark from Roundtree

Lucas Smith December 19, 2018

Looking to return to being a top-25 team after a second absence this season, the Missouri Tigers (9-3, 0-0) hosted the Texas State Bobcats (4-5, 0-0) Monday night at Mizzou Arena. In front of a crowd...

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Andy Kimball December 18, 2018

Jeremiah Tilmon walked to the bench and looked up at the Mizzou Arena jumbotron with 1:36 left on Tuesday night. Instead of finding a seat on the bench due to fouling out late, Tilmon saw a career-high...

Mizzou storms past Buffalo 30-8

Mizzou storms past Buffalo 30-8

Wilson Moore December 18, 2018

Down 9-0 two bouts into its match with Buffalo on Sunday, No. 6 Missouri wrestling needed to turn things around in a hurry. Eight consecutive wins, coupled with a Bulls bench violation that resulted in...

Comeback attempt not enough as Missouri falls at home to South Dakota

Comeback attempt not enough as Missouri falls at home to South Dakota

Owen Krucoff December 16, 2018

Winter break can seem like a dream for college basketball players and coaches. With no class for a month, teams are free to focus on practices and games without having to cope with the demanding student-athlete...

Missouri gymnastics showcases talent in preseason Black and Gold exhibition

Missouri gymnastics showcases talent in preseason Black and Gold exhibition

Caroline Stiefbold December 10, 2018

Missouri gymnastics held its Black and Gold exhibition Sunday at Hearnes Center. Coming off of a fifth place finish at the Tuscaloosa regional and a seventh place finish in the SEC championships to end...

Cunningham and Smith help Missouri beat Billikens, 74-62

Cunningham and Smith help Missouri beat Billikens, 74-62

Lucas Smith December 10, 2018

ST. LOUIS – In their second consecutive in-state game, the No. 23 Missouri Tigers (8-2, 0-0) beat the St Louis Billikens (4-6, 0-0) by the final score of 74-62. With the game at Chaifetz Arena in St....

Mizzou wrestling downs SIUE in blowout

Mizzou wrestling downs SIUE in blowout

Wilson Moore December 9, 2018

Mizzou wrestling came into its match against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville having outscored its opponents 91-19. They improved on that number Sunday afternoon. All 10 Mizzou wrestlers won...

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Andy Kimball December 7, 2018

Jordan Geist grabbed a defensive rebound, ran it coast-to-coast and flew out of bounds after finishing a tricky reverse layup. He wasn’t done. Geist jumped back in and snatched the inbound, twisting...

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Bennett Durando December 7, 2018

K.J. Santos waited nearly two years to play basketball again. When a new season in 2018 came, he spent eight more games waiting to get out of a protective boot and have his chance to debut as a Missouri...

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

December 7, 2018

Mizzou Arena held its breath. Sophie Cunningham was hobbling off the court on an injured ankle early in the first quarter. Questions of if the season were over popped in people’s heads. Then, just as...