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The Maneater

J’den Cox to stay on as assistant wrestling coach for Missouri after he graduates

J’den Cox to stay on as assistant wrestling coach for Missouri after he graduates

Joe Noser May 5, 2017

J’den Cox’s career as a wrestler at Missouri has ended, but his career as a coach and professional may just be beginning. Head wrestling coach Brian Smith announced in a press release Thursday that...

Blake Harris talks about his visit and commitment to Mizzou

Blake Harris talks about his visit and commitment to Mizzou

Chelsea Roemer April 19, 2017

When Blake Harris got to the University of Missouri, he felt like a superstar. There were cheering fans, banners hanging from fraternity houses and tons of social media buzz. Harris, a four-star point...

Men’s basketball recruiting notebook: Porter Jr. and Co. take over Mizzou for a weekend

Men’s basketball recruiting notebook: Porter Jr. and Co. take over Mizzou for a weekend

Eli Lederman April 11, 2017

If you stayed away from Greektown, downtown Columbia, campus, anywhere between Providence Road and College Avenue and off of social media last weekend, you may have missed Michael Porter Jr., Kevin Knox...

Stars on the verge of aligning for Mizzou basketball

Stars on the verge of aligning for Mizzou basketball

Brendan Lavell April 11, 2017

For the first time in years, all the pieces are falling perfectly into place for Mizzou basketball. The strange domino effect started with the firing of Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar, almost 2,000...

Season recap: Mizzou gymnastics earns best top-25 finish since 2010

Season recap: Mizzou gymnastics earns best top-25 finish since 2010

Chelsea Roemer April 4, 2017

The final chance for the Missouri gymnastics program to be represented at the NCAA Championship meet rested on the shoulders of Britney Ward. In her sophomore season, she was a crucial cog in the Tigers’...

K.J. Walton and Frankie Hughes to transfer

K.J. Walton and Frankie Hughes to transfer

Nick Kelly April 4, 2017

The Missouri men's basketball roster shakeup continues. Sophomore guard K.J. Walton and freshman guard Frankie Hughes have decided to transfer, per a statement from Mizzou Athletics. Walton has two seasons...

With Porter Jr. on board, Mizzou can add even more to its recruiting class

With Porter Jr. on board, Mizzou can add even more to its recruiting class

Brendan Lavell April 4, 2017

On March 24, nine days after the hiring of head coach Cuonzo Martin, 15 days after the Mizzou basketball team lost its final game of the Kim Anderson era and 38 months after the team’s last true road...

Missouri gymnastics is unable to advance to NCAA Championships

Missouri gymnastics is unable to advance to NCAA Championships

Dru Berry April 2, 2017

Missouri gymnastics failed to advance to the NCAA Championships on Saturday, placing third out of six teams in the Gainesville, Florida, regional. Missouri posted a team score of 196.100, finishing behind...

Cuonzo Martin intent on staying put at Missouri

Nick Kelly March 21, 2017

New Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin’s energy was completely different from that of the Mizzou Arena crowd Monday. The pep band played Missouri favorites such as the alma mater and the...

Mizzou women’s basketball eliminated in second round of NCAA Tournament

Mizzou women’s basketball eliminated in second round of NCAA Tournament

Titus Wu March 20, 2017

The Missouri women’s basketball season ended Sunday with a 77-55 loss to No. 3 seed Florida State in the second round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. With the loss, Mizzou fell...

No. 14 Missouri gymnastics places seventh at SEC Championship

No. 14 Missouri gymnastics places seventh at SEC Championship

Chelsea Roemer March 20, 2017

No. 14 Missouri gymnastics traveled to Jacksonville, Florida, to compete in the Southeastern Conference Championship meet over the weekend. The team scored a 195.825 to place seventh overall. Louisiana...

Missouri wrestling’s season ends with elation for Cox, disappointment for others

Missouri wrestling’s season ends with elation for Cox, disappointment for others

Joe Noser , Langston Newsome March 18, 2017

After running the table in Friday night’s matches, the Missouri Tigers wrestling team was looking to ride its momentum to one more day of unexpected victories at the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships...