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The Maneater

Illinois transfer Mark Smith granted immediate eligibility from NCAA

Illinois transfer Mark Smith granted immediate eligibility from NCAA

Bennett Durando October 26, 2018

Illinois transfer Mark Smith has been granted a waiver from the NCAA making him immediately eligible to play for Missouri this season, a team spokesman said. Smith, a sophomore guard, was slated to sit...

Missouri women’s basketball lands its top target in five-star Blackwell

Missouri women’s basketball lands its top target in five-star Blackwell

Max Baker October 22, 2018

A major recruiting week for MU sports is off to a winning start. Five-star 2019 recruit Aijha Blackwell committed to the Missouri women’s basketball team on Monday night, choosing Robin Pingeton’s...

Jontay Porter out for 2018-19 season with knee injury

Jontay Porter out for 2018-19 season with knee injury

Bennett Durando October 21, 2018

Missouri sophomore power forward Jontay Porter tore his right ACL and MCL Sunday afternoon and will be out for the 2018-19 season, a team spokesman said. The team released a statement at 6:45 p.m. confirming...

Mizzou Madness offers taste of men's and women's basketball seasons

Mizzou Madness offers taste of men’s and women’s basketball seasons

Andy Kimball October 20, 2018

Sophie Cunningham strutted out onto the floor to ‘Brickhouse’ by the Commodores, Jontay Porter smiled in his self-described “jolly” way and jogged out, and Grace Berg entered Mizzou Arena on a...

Four-star Tray Jackson commits to Missouri hours after backing out of Minnesota

Four-star Tray Jackson commits to Missouri hours after backing out of Minnesota

Max Baker October 20, 2018

Mizzou Madness started a little earlier than expected. Four-star basketball recruit Tray Jackson decommitted from the University of Minnesota late Friday night. Just a few hours later, he announced his...

Former NBA player Keyon Dooling speaks to MU students about battle with mental health

Former NBA player Keyon Dooling speaks to MU students about battle with mental health

Wilson Moore, Max Baker October 11, 2018

Former NBA player and MU alum Keyon Dooling spoke about mental health to nearly 1,000 students at Jesse Auditorium Wednesday evening, pulling from his own experience overcoming the mental anguish that...

A tour through historic Hearnes Center, one of MU’s most unique fixtures

A tour through historic Hearnes Center, one of MU’s most unique fixtures

Ben Ramirez October 9, 2018

Walking into MU’s Hearnes Center is comparable to taking a trip back in time. From the classic rickety seats seemingly right on top of the stripped court to the outdated jumbotron, there is a chilling...

Top Missouri 2019 target Liddell commits to Ohio State

Top Missouri 2019 target Liddell commits to Ohio State

Max Baker October 1, 2018

E.J. Liddell, a four-star 2019 recruit and top Missouri basketball target, has committed to play for Ohio State. Liddell announced his commitment Monday night at 6:10 p.m., choosing the Buckeyes over...

Editor’s picks: Time to start thinking about basketball

Editor’s picks: Time to start thinking about basketball

Bennett Durando September 30, 2018

Look, I’m not saying the first four weeks of Missouri football haven’t been entertaining, not by any means. They’ve been as jam-packed with twists and turns as that smoke-cloaked extra point fiasco...

Missouri basketball lands major target Mario McKinney

Bennett Durando, Max Baker September 24, 2018

The game has come to be known as a classic in the St. Louis prep sports community. Vashon and Webster Groves would each go on to win state championships in their respective MSHSAA classes, but school...

Five Missouri wrestlers to watch this season

Five Missouri wrestlers to watch this season

Chuck Ryan September 12, 2018

With just three returning seniors on the Missouri wrestling roster and the season under two months away, juniors and underclassmen will have to step up in order for the Tigers to secure an eighth straight...

Senior guard VanLeer medically retires

Senior guard VanLeer medically retires

Ben Ramirez, Emily Leiker September 11, 2018

Missouri guard Cullen VanLeer will medically retire from basketball and forgo his senior season after three seasons playing for the men’s basketball program, the team announced in a press release Tuesday...